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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2009 11:01 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Monday March 30 >2 Samuel 4-6 (The Message) > > 2 Samuel 4 > > The Murder of Ish-Bosheth > 1 Saul's son, Ish-Bosheth, heard that Abner had died in Hebron. His heart > sank. The whole country > was shaken. > > 2-3 Ish-Bosheth had two men who were captains of raiding bands-one was > named Baanah, the other > Recab. They were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, a Benjaminite. > (The people of Beeroth had been assigned to Benjamin ever since they > escaped to Gittaim. They still > live there as resident aliens.) 4 It so happened that > Saul's son, Jonathan, had a son who was maimed in both feet. When he was > five years old, the report > on Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked > him up and ran, but in her hurry to get away she fell, and the boy was > maimed. His name was > Mephibosheth. > > 5-7 One day Baanah and Recab, the two sons of Rimmon, headed out for the > house of Ish-Bosheth. They > arrived at the hottest time of the day, just as he > was taking his afternoon nap. They entered the house on a ruse, pretending > official business. The > maid guarding the bedroom had fallen asleep, so Recab > and Baanah slipped by her and entered the room where Ish-Bosheth was > asleep on his bed. They killed > him and then cut off his head, carrying it off as a > trophy. They traveled all night long, taking the route through the Arabah > Valley. > > 8 They presented the head of Ish-Bosheth to David at Hebron, telling the > king, "Here's the head of > Ish-Bosheth, Saul's son, your enemy. He was out to kill > you, but God has given vengeance to my master, the king-vengeance this > very day on Saul and his > children!" > > 9-11 David answered the brothers Recab and Baanah, sons of Rimmon the > Beerothite, "As surely as God > lives-the One who got me out of every trouble I've > ever been in-when the messenger told me, 'Good news! Saul is dead!' > supposing I'd be delighted, I > arrested him and killed him on the spot in Ziklag. That's > what he got for his so-called good news! And now you show up-evil men who > killed an innocent man in > cold blood, a man asleep in his own house! Don't think > I won't find you guilty of murder and rid the country of you!" > > 12 David then issued orders to his soldiers. They killed the two-chopped > off their hands and feet, > and hung the corpses at the pool in Hebron. But Ish-Bosheth's > head they took and buried in Abner's tomb in Hebron. > > 2 Samuel 5 > 1-2 Before long all the tribes of Israel approached David in Hebron and > said, "Look at us-your own > flesh and blood! In time past when Saul was our king, > you were the one who really ran the country. Even then God said to you, > 'You will shepherd my people > Israel and you'll be the prince.'" > > 3 All the leaders of Israel met with King David at Hebron, and the king > made a treaty with them in > the presence of God. And so they anointed David king > over Israel. > > 4-5 David was thirty years old when he became king, and ruled for forty > years. In Hebron he ruled > Judah for seven and a half years. In Jerusalem he ruled > all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years. > > 6 David and his men immediately set out for Jerusalem to take on the > Jebusites, who lived in that > country. But they said, "You might as well go home! Even > the blind and the lame could keep you out. You can't get in here!" They > had convinced themselves > that David couldn't break through. > > 7-8 But David went right ahead and captured the fortress of Zion, known > ever since as the City of > David. That day David said, "To get the best of these > Jebusites, one must target the water system, not to mention this so-called > lame and blind bunch that > David hates." (In fact, he was so sick and tired of > it, people coined the expression, "No lame and blind allowed in the > palace.") > > 9-10 David made the fortress city his home and named it "City of David." > He developed the city from > the outside terraces inward. David proceeded with a > longer stride, a larger embrace since the God-of-the-Angel-Armies was with > him. > > 11-12 It was at this time that Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers to > David, along with timbers of > cedar. He also sent carpenters and masons to build > a house for David. David took this as a sign that God had confirmed him as > king of Israel, giving > his kingship world prominence for the sake of Israel, > his people. > > 13-16 David took on more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he left > Hebron. And more sons > and daughters were born to him. These are the names of > those born to him in Jerusalem: > Shammua, > Shobab, > Nathan, > Solomon, > Ibhar, > Elishua, > Nepheg, > Japhia, > Elishama, > Eliada, > Eliphelet. > > 17-18 When the Philistines got word that David had been made king over all > Israel, they came on the > hunt for him. David heard of it and went down to the > stronghold. When the Philistines arrived, they deployed their forces in > Raphaim Valley. > > 19 Then David prayed to God: "Shall I go up and fight the Philistines? > Will you help me beat them?" > > 20-21 "Go up," God replied. "Count on me. I'll help you beat them." > > David then went straight to Baal Perazim, and smashed them to pieces. > Afterward David said, "God > exploded on my enemies like a gush of water." That's > why David named the place Baal Perazim (The-Master-Who-Explodes). The > retreating Philistines dumped > their idols, and David and his soldiers took them away. > > 22-23 Later there was a repeat performance. The Philistines came up again > and deployed their troops > in the Rephaim Valley. David again prayed to God. > > 23-24 This time God said, "Don't attack them head-on. Instead, circle > around behind them and ambush > them from the grove of sacred trees. When you hear > the sound of shuffling in the trees, get ready to move out. It's a signal > that God is going ahead of > you to smash the Philistine camp." > > 25 David did exactly what God told him. He routed the Philistines all the > way from Gibeon to Gezer. > > 2 Samuel 6 > 1-2 David mustered the pick of the troops of Israel-thirty divisions of > them. Together with his > soldiers, David headed for Baalah to recover the Chest > of God, which was called by the Name God-of-theAngel-Armies, who was > enthroned over the pair of > angels on the Chest. > > 3-7 They placed the Chest of God on a brand-new oxcart and removed it from > Abinadab's house on the > hill. Uzzah and Ahio, Abinadab's sons, were driving > the new cart loaded with the Chest of God, Ahio in the lead and Uzzah > alongside the Chest. David and > the whole company of Israel were in the parade, singing > at the top of their lungs and playing mandolins, harps, tambourines, > castanets, and cymbals. When > they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, the oxen stumbled, > so Uzzah reached out and grabbed the Chest of God. God blazed in anger > against Uzzah and struck him > hard because he had profaned the Chest. Uzzah died > on the spot, right alongside the Chest. > > 8-11 Then David got angry because of God's deadly outburst against Uzzah. > That place is still > called Perez Uzzah (The-Explosion-Against-Uzzah). David became > fearful of God that day and said, "This Chest is too hot to handle. How > can I ever get it back to > the City of David?" He refused to take the Chest of God > a step farther. Instead, David removed it off the road and to the house of > Obed-Edom the Gittite. > The Chest of God stayed at the house of Obed-Edom the > Gittite for three months. And God prospered Obed-Edom and his entire > household. > > 12-16 It was reported to King David that God had prospered Obed-Edom and > his entire household > because of the Chest of God. So David thought, "I'll get > that blessing for myself," and went and brought up the Chest of God from > the house of Obed-Edom to > the City of David, celebrating extravagantly all the > way, with frequent sacrifices of choice bulls. David, ceremonially dressed > in priest's linen, danced > with great abandon before God. The whole country was > with him as he accompanied the Chest of God with shouts and trumpet > blasts. But as the Chest of God > came into the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, > happened to be looking out a window. When she saw King David leaping and > dancing before God, her > heart filled with scorn. > > 17-19 They brought the Chest of God and set it in the middle of the tent > pavilion that David had > pitched for it. Then and there David worshiped, offering > burnt offerings and peace offerings. When David had completed the > sacrifices of burnt and peace > offerings, he blessed the people in the name of God-of-the-Angel-Armies > and handed out to each person in the crowd, men and women alike, a loaf of > bread, a date cake, and a > raisin cake. Then everyone went home. > > 20-22 David returned home to bless his family. Michal, Saul's daughter, > came out to greet him: "How > wonderfully the king has distinguished himself today-exposing > himself to the eyes of the servants' maids like some burlesque street > dancer!" David replied to > Michal, "In God's presence I'll dance all I want! He chose > me over your father and the rest of our family and made me prince over > God's people, over Israel. Oh > yes, I'll dance to God's glory-more recklessly even > than this. And as far as I'm concerned...I'll gladly look like a > fool...but among these maids you're > so worried about, I'll be honored no end." > > 23 Michal, Saul's daughter, was barren the rest of her life. > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
