Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000533
00:16 Hello and welcome to His Words are Life.
00:18 I'm Kelly Mowrer and today we're reading in the book of 2 Samuel 00:21 the story of David immediately following the death of Saul. 00:27 Abner, Sauls former body guard and assistant, has begun to 00:33 strengthen his hand in the camp of people that are faithful 00:36 to Saul and there are those who are afraid of Abner. 00:39 And we're going to pick up the story of Abner and his dealings 00:42 with David. But let's pray together first. 00:45 Dear God, we want to ask your Holy Spirit to come and to bring 00:51 to our hearts and understanding of the words that we will hear 00:54 during this time, that they may be written into our hearts 00:59 to be used for your purposes and to your glory. 01:02 We love you so much and thank you for loving us. Amen 01:05 Picking up in 2 Samuel, chapter three, verse twelve. 01:11 This is the King James Version. 01:13 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, 01:18 Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, 01:23 and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about 01:27 all Israel unto thee. And he said, Well, I will make a league 01:31 with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, 01:35 Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal 01:40 Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face. 01:43 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, 01:48 Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for 01:52 100 foreskins of the Philistines. 01:54 And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, 01:58 even from Phaltiel the son of Laish. And her husband went 02:03 with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner 02:10 unto him, Go, return. And he returned. 02:13 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, 02:17 saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you: 02:20 Now then do it: for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, 02:23 By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel 02:27 out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand 02:29 of all their enemies. And Abner also spake in the ears of 02:34 Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David 02:37 in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good 02:40 to the whold house of Benjamin: So Abner came to David to Hebron 02:45 and 20 men with him. And David made Abner and the men that 02:49 were with him a feast. And Abner said unto David, 02:53 I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord 02:57 the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou 03:01 mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. 03:03 And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace. 03:08 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from 03:13 pursuing a troup, and brought in a great spoil with them: 03:17 but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away 03:21 and he was gone in peace. When Joab and all the host that was 03:25 with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of 03:29 Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, 03:31 and he is gone in peace. Then Joab came to the king, 03:35 and said, What hast hou done? behold, Abner came unto thee; 03:39 why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone? 03:42 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive 03:46 thee and to know that going out and thy coming in, and 03:49 to know all that thou doest. And when Joab was come out 03:53 from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him 03:57 again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not. |
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