Participants: Kelly Mowrer
Series Code: HWAL
Program Code: HWAL000534
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00:17 Hello, and welcome to His Words are Life.
00:19 I'm Kelly Mowrer and today we are reading together in the book 00:22 of 2nd Samuel, the story of David and his reign as king 00:27 over Israel. But before we start to read, let's pray together. 00:30 Dear God, we want to ask you please, to send your Holy spirit 00:36 to our hearts to guide us in understanding of the truth 00:40 that we are about to read. Please may it bear fruit 00:44 to your glory. We love you so much and thank you for loving us 00:47 Amen. - Beginning in 2nd Samuel, chapter 6, verse 11 00:53 This is the King James Version. 00:55 And the Ark of the Lord continued in the house of 00:59 Obed-edom the Gittite three months: and the Lord blessed 01:03 Obed-edom and all his household. 01:06 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed 01:09 the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, 01:12 because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up 01:16 the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of 01:20 David with gladness. And it was so, that when they that bare the 01:26 ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen 01:30 and fatlings. And David danced before the Lord with all his 01:34 might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 01:38 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of 01:42 the Lord with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet. 01:45 And as the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, 01:48 Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window, and saw 01:51 king David leaping and dancing before the Lord; 01:55 and she despised him in her heart. 01:58 And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in 02:01 his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had 02:04 pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings 02:06 and peace offerings before the Lord. And as soon as David 02:10 had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace 02:13 offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts 02:17 And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole 02:21 multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one 02:25 a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of 02:28 wine. So all the people departed every one to his house. 02:32 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal, 02:38 the daughter of Saul, came out to meet David, and said, 02:40 How glorious was the king of Israel today, who uncovered 02:44 himself today in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, 02:47 as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself! 02:51 And David said unto Michal, It was before the Lord, 02:55 which chose me before thy father and before all his house, 02:59 to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel: 03:03 therefore will I play before the Lord. And I will yet be more 03:08 vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: 03:11 and of the maid servants which thou has spoken of, 03:13 of them shall I be had in honor. 03:16 Therefore the Michal, the daughter of Saul, 03:19 had no child unto the day of her death. 03:23 Continuing in 2nd Samuel, chapter 7, 03:26 this is the King James version. 03:27 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house, 03:32 and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies 03:35 that the king said unto Nathan the Prophet, See now, 03:40 I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within 03:44 curtains. And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that is in 03:50 thine heart; for the Lord is with thee. And it came to pass 03:53 that night, that the word of the Lord came unto Nathan, saying, 03:57 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the Lord, shalt thou 04:02 build me an house for me to dwell in? Whereas I have not 04:05 dwelt in any house since the time that I brought up the 04:08 children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, 04:10 but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle. In all the places 04:15 wherein I have walked with all the children of Israel, spake I 04:18 a word with any of the tribes of Israel, whom I commanded 04:21 to feed my people Israel, saying, Why build ye not 04:24 me and house of cedar? Now therefore so shalt thou say 04:29 unto my servant David, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, 04:32 I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, 04:37 to be ruler over my people, over Israel: 04:40 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, 04:43 and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, 04:46 and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great 04:51 men that are in the earth. Moreover I will appoint 04:54 a place for my people Israel, and will plant them that they 04:59 may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; 05:02 neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more 05:06 as beforetime, and as since the time that I commanded judges 05:11 to be over my people Israel, and have caused the to rest 05:14 from all thine enemies. Also the Lord telleth thee that he 05:18 will make thee an house. And when thy days be fulfilled, 05:21 and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed 05:26 after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will 05:30 establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, 05:34 and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 05:37 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit 05:43 iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, 05:46 and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy 05:49 shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, 05:53 whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom 05:57 shall be established forever before thee. Thy throne 06:01 shall be established forever. According to all these words, 06:04 and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak 06:08 unto David. Then went king David in and sat before the Lord 06:14 and he said, Who am I, O Lord God? and what is my house, 06:18 that thou hast brought me hitherto? 06:21 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord God: 06:24 but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a great 06:28 while to come. And is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 06:32 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord God, 06:37 knowest thy servant. For thy word's sake, and according 06:41 to thine own heart, hast thou done all these great things, 06:45 to make thy servant know them. Wherefore thou art great, 06:50 O Lord God, for there is none like thee, neither is there any 06:54 God beside thee, according to all that we have heard 06:56 with our ears. And what one nation in the earth is like thy 07:00 people, even like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people 07:04 to himself and to make him a name, and to do for you 07:09 great things and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, 07:12 which thou redeemedst to thee from Egypt, from the nations 07:15 and their gods? For thou hast comfirmed to thyself thy people 07:20 Israel to be a people unto thee forever: and thou, Lord 07:24 art become their God. And now, O Lord God, the word that thou 07:30 hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his 07:33 house, establish it forever, and do as thou hast said. 07:37 And let thy name be magnified forever, saying, The Lord 07:41 of hosts is the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant 07:46 David be established before thee. For thou, O Lord of hosts, 07:50 God of Israel, has revealed to thy servant, saying, I will 07:54 build thee an house: therefore hath thy servant found in his 07:58 heart to pray this prayer unto thee. And now, O Lord God, 08:02 thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast 08:07 promised this goodness unto thy servant: Therefore now let it 08:12 please thee to bless the house of the servant, that it may 08:16 continue forever before thee: for thou, O Lord God, 08:20 hath spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house 08:24 of thy servant be blessed forever. 08:27 We're reading in 2nd Samuel, chapter 8, 08:31 This is the King James Version. 08:32 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines 08:37 and subdued them: and David took Methegammah 08:42 out of the hand of the Philistines. And he smote Moab, 08:45 and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; 08:48 even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one 08:52 full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's 08:57 servants, and brought gifts. David smote also Hadadezer, 09:02 the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover 09:06 his border at the river Euphrates. 09:08 And David took from him a thousand chariots, 09:11 and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: 09:13 and David hocked all the chariot horses, but reserved of them 09:17 for an hundred chariots. And when the Syrians of Damascus 09:22 came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the 09:27 Syrians two and twenty thousand men. Then David put garrisons 09:32 in Syria of Damascus: and the Syrians became servants 09:35 to David, and brought gifts. And the Lord preserved David 09:39 withersoever he went. And David took the shields of gold that 09:44 were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them 09:47 to Jerusalem. And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of 09:52 Hadadezer, king David took exceeding much brass. 09:55 When Toi, King of Hamath, heard that David had smitten all the 10:00 host of Hadadezer, then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, 10:05 to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against 10:08 Hadadezer, and had smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. 10:12 And Joram brought with him vessels of silver and vessels 10:16 of gold and vessels of brass: Which also king David did 10:19 dedicate unto the Lord, with the silver and gold that he had 10:23 dedicated of all nations which he subdued; of Syria, 10:25 and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon, and of the Philistines 10:29 and of Amalek, and of the spoil Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of 10:33 Zobah. And David gat him a name when he returned from 10:37 smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, being 18,000 men 10:42 and he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he 10:46 garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. 10:50 And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went. 10:54 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed 10:58 judgment and justice unto all his people. 11:01 And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat 11:07 the son of Ahilud was recorder; and Zadok the son of Ahitub, 11:12 and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; 11:16 And Seraiah was the scribe; and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada 11:21 was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; 11:24 and David's sons were chief rulers. 11:27 Continuing now in 2nd Samuel, chapter 9 11:31 And this is the King James Version 11:32 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house 11:39 of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake? 11:43 And there was of the house of Saul a servant, 11:47 whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, 11:51 the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? 11:53 And he said, Thy servant is he. And the king said, 11:57 Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew 12:01 the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, 12:05 Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet. 12:10 And the king said unto him, Where is he? 12:13 And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of 12:17 Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. 12:21 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house 12:24 of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. 12:27 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, 12:31 was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. 12:35 And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, 12:40 Behold thy servant! And David said unto him, Fear not: 12:44 for I will surely shew the kindness for Jonathan 12:48 thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land 12:51 of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table 12:54 continually. And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy 12:58 servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog 13:01 as I am? Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, 13:05 and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that 13:10 pertained to Saul and to all his house. Thou therefore, 13:13 and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and 13:17 thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have 13:20 food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread 13:24 always at my table. Now Ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants. 13:29 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord 13:34 the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do 13:37 As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table 13:41 as one of the king's sons. And Mephibosheth had a young son, 13:46 whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba 13:51 were servants unto Mephibosheth. 13:52 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat 13:57 continually at the King's table; and was lame on both his feet. 14:01 Continuing in 2nd Samuel, Chapter 10. 14:05 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of 14:09 Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead. 14:13 Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun 14:16 the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. 14:19 And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants 14:22 for his father. And David's servants came into the land 14:25 of the children of Ammon. 14:27 Thank you for coming apart with me to read the word of God. 14:31 Until next time, may God keep us all in His care. Goodbye. |
Revised 2014-12-17