2 Samuel

What made David a man after God’s heart?

David’s compassion

Who killed Saul? 

u 1 Sam 31:4f says Saul killed himself

u 2 Sam 1:10 says Amalekite did it (irony)

u Options

If a person commits suicide do they go to hell because of unconfessed sin?

Implications for euthanasia

David’s eulogy for Saul/Jonathan (2 Sam 1)

What does 1:26 have to do with homosexuality?

Abner & Ishbosheth

Splitting the kingdom: Was Ish-bosheth really his name?  (1 Chr 8:33 Ish-baal; cf. 2 Sam. 2:8f)

Joab, the hit man, kills Abner--revenge for his younger brother—ch. 3.

David’s response (3:32ff)//people’s response (3:36)

Mephibosheth

Story line (2 Sam. 9)

Goodness of a person can be measured on how they treat people who cannot pay you back anything

Absalom (2 Sam 13)

Amnon’s love or was it lust??? (Story of the trap 13:1ff)

How do you tell?

Father administrator of justice between kids—Absalom kills Amnon—13:28

Wise woman of Tekoa (2 Sam 14)

Partial forgiveness & Oedipus complex

Hebron Revolt (2 Sam 15)—David flees

Hushai and Ahithophel (15:32ff; ch. 17)

Barzillai and aging (19:34; cf. Eccl. 12)

David’s order to Joab and the boys—
2 Sam. 18:5

Absalom’s death & David’s reaction (18:14, 33)

Joab’s identification of David’s “Problem”:  2 Sam 19:5f

David’s Passion: Ark

David’s joy (2 Sam 6) 

Uzzah:   motives right then behavior doesn’t count...don’t think so

David’s ark dancing (6:14)

Michal’s response:  on humility and honor (6:20f)

Davidic Covenant & God’s House pun (2 Sam. 7)

David’s hatred of Evil

Slays Amalekite for killing the Lord’s anointed (2 Sam. 1)

David’s Evil

David’s Sin with Bathsheba

u 2 Sam 11:1ff   setting and story line

Process of temptation: 

u Eyes & second looks

u Action based on desire

u Blaming Bathsheba?

Uriah’s uprightness & David’s schemes

Nathan’s parable (12:2)

Judgment:  death of son (2 Sam. 12:14ff)

u On the nature of fasting

Stages of Repentance  (Ps 51)

u I – It  (I did it and it was wrong) 51:1-2

u I – you (I did it and it hurt you)

u I wholly I  (51:5)

u I - Thou  (51:4)

Power of cleansing 51:7, 10f

Can God use a person after immorality?

One step principle…

Do babies go to heaven?  (12:23)

All humans are sinners through Adam’s sin

Babies are human

Therefore babies are sinners...

All sinners must face penalty of eternal punishment unless they believe

Isaiah 7:15 age of accountability?
Gen. 18:25 judge of all earth do right

Why didn’t God make it clear?

David’s Numbering the people

Did God make him do it?  24:1 cf. 1 Chron. 21:1ff

David says he sinned (24:10)

Three options: 3 yrs. Famine, 3 months enemies, 3 days plague

Threshing floor of Araunah (24:24)-Temple