2 Samuel 13 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read 2 Samuel 13.

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Meditate on verse 21.

 

Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.

 

When David heard about Amnon raping Tamar he was angry, but he did nothing about the heinous violation.  For two years, Tamar lived in disgrace; Amnon went unpunished; Absalom seethed at the injustice, and David still did nothing.  Finally, Absalom took matters into his own hands and had Amnon killed.

After Amnon died, Absalom fled and stayed in Geshur for three years (v. 38).  Five years passed after the rape of Tamar.  Scripture records David as angry about the assault on his daughter, grieved by the report that his sons were dead, comforted concerning Amnon’s punishment by death, and longing for Absalom.  What Scripture did not record was David doing or saying anything that a father should have.

As Christmas get-togethers are happening, what can you learn from David’s life to make you a better family member?  Speak God’s wisdom into your family.  If your family is sinning, stop it.  Seek God’s blessings instead of incurring His wrath.  If you are offended, give the offense to Jesus and seek reconciliation.  With the power and wisdom of Christ, do what you can to stop Satan from getting a foothold in your family.  And fathers, engage in your children’s lives; speak up, and stop hoping the problems will disappear.  God expects you to lead your family into Christlikeness.

Pray 2 Samuel 13:39 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, my heart longs to go out to _________.

Give me the courage to do it.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

2 Samuel 12 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read 2 Samuel 12.

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Meditate on verse 9a.

 

Why have you despised the Word of the

LORD by doing evil in His sight?

 

The LORD sent Nathan, the prophet, to confront David about his sins.  David was quick to confess, and the LORD was quick to forgive.  God even removed some of the consequences; David was allowed to live (v. 13).  However, some of the consequences remained; David and Bathsheba’s first baby died (v. 14).

Remember these facts about sin and forgiveness from 2 Samuel 12:

·      Doing evil despises the Word of God (v. 9).

·      Sin has consequences (v. 10).

·      Adultery is despising God (v. 10).

·      Confession of sin results in God removing your sin (v. 13).

·      Some consequences may remain even after confession (v. 14).

·      God gives amazing grace and forgiveness when you return to Him (vs. 24-25).

·      After God forgives and restores you, get back in the battle and obey Him (vs. 27-31).

 

Use the words from 2 Samuel 12:9-10 and 12-13 to pray over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, do not let ________ and me despise Your Word

 by doing evil in Your sight. Keep the sword out

 of our house.  Do not let us despise You by committing

adultery or any other evil.  Keep us from secret sins. 

LORD, take away our sins when we sin

 against You, and do not let us die.

Because of You, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

 

 

 

2 Samuel 11 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read 2 Samuel 11.

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Meditate on verses 11a, c and 27b.

 

Then it happened in the spring, at the

 time when kings go out to battle,

that David stayed at Jerusalem.

But the thing that David had

done was evil in the sight of the LORD.

 

Keep in mind that David is merely a foreshadowing picture of Messiah; he is NOT Jesus.  In fact, parts of his life are the reason Jesus came to the earth; to die for his sins...and your sins…and my sins…

 

Learn well from 2 Samuel 11, and let the LORD use His Truths to keep you from sinning.  Observe the path of sin David took:

·      David stayed home instead of fighting with his men (v. 1).   Where does God want you?  Stay in the trenches of God’s will, prayerfully fighting spiritual battles.

·      David was bored at home, so he went looking for something to interest him (v. 2).  Are you busy doing the LORD’s work?  It will keep you from doing and looking at things you shouldn’t.

·      David asked about the bathing woman (v. 3).  Do not even inquire about the forbidden.  Entertaining sinful ideas opens the door to disaster.

·      David sent for Bathsheba, took her, and slept with her (v. 4).  Stop yourself before it is too late.  Ask the LORD not to let sin be accomplished in your life.

·      David’s sin resulted in the murder of Uriah, one of his mighty men (v. 21; 2 Samuel 23:39).  Sin always ends in death.  Do not let it deceive you!

 

Pray 2 Samuel 11:27b to begin a prayer of confession to God.

 

“LORD, the thing that have I have done is evil in Your sight.

Forgive me by Your sacrifice, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

 

 

2 Samuel 10 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read 2 Samuel 10.

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Meditate on verse 12.

 

Be strong, and let us show ourselves courageous

 for the sake of our people

and for the cities of our God; and

 may the LORD do what is good in His sight.

 

David’s kind intentions to send condolences were misunderstood and assigned as false motives by Hanun, the Ammonite king.  Messengers sent on behalf of King David were horribly humiliated by Hanun, resulting in war between David’s armies and the combined forces of the Ammonites and Arameans.  Under the command of Joab and Abishai, the Israelites were victorious.

Have your intentions, words, and actions ever been misunderstood?  Christians are often lied about and humiliated by those who do not know God and His Word.  Be encouraged by the story of David and Hanun.  “The LORD is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one” (2 Thessalonians 3:3).  King Jesus and His armies will be victorious (Revelation 19:11-21).

Pray 2 Samuel 10:12 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, help _______ and me be strong,

and let us show ourselves

courageous for the sake

 of Your people and for You, God.

  LORD, do what is good in Your sight.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

2 Samuel 9 - Praying God's Word

Please read 2 Samuel 9.

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Meditate on verses 8 and 11b.

 

Again he prostrated himself and said,

 “What is your servant, that you should

 regard a dead dog like me?” 

So Mephibosheth ate at David’s

 table as one of the king’s sons.

 

The covenant promises David made to Jonathan extended to his family (1 Samuel 20:15).  So, after Jonathan and his father, Saul, and brother, Ish-bosheth died, David longed to show lovingkindness to a descendant of Jonathan.  Mephibosheth was the blessed recipient of that kindness, and even though David’s soul hated the lame and the blind (2 Samuel 5:8), this crippled man ate at the king’s table regularly because of covenant promises.

The remarkable story of King David and Mephibosheth is the picture of your covenant relationship with Jesus Christ.  God hates sin and cannot be in its presence. You were blind and lame in sin and could not come close to God.  Jesus became your crippling sin and died because of it (2 Corinthians 5:21).  Now you come to God the Father through Jesus the Son; He extends His lovingkindness to you, and you get to eat with the LORD regularly as one of the King’s children (John 14:6; Revelation 3:20).  Amazing!

Pray 2 Samuel 9:8, 11, and 13 in thanksgiving and commitment to your King Jesus.

 

“My LORD, I prostrate myself before You. 

What is Your servant, that You should regard a dead dog like me? 

Thank You that I get to eat at Your table as a King’s child!

Thank You that I live with You and get to eat at Your table regularly.

Because of You, King Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

2 Samuel 8 - Praying God's Word

 

Please read 2 Samuel 8.

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Meditate on this sentence from verses 6 and 14.

 

And the LORD helped David wherever he went.

 

David was quite a warrior, killing most of his enemies and enslaving the rest.  Perhaps you are thinking this is the chapter where the Christ parallels end.  However, consider these words from Revelation 19:13-16 and 21.

 

He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty.  And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.”

And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him

who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

 

Jesus, the baby born in a manger to die for the sins of the world, will return to earth as the conquering Warrior King and LORD, slaying His enemies who refused His sacrifice for their sins. That is the entire story of Christmas. Ask the LORD to help you tell the whole Christmas story this year; people must know how the story ends.

Pray 2 Samuel 8:6b and 14b over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).

 

“LORD, help _______ and me wherever we go.

LORD, help ________ and me wherever we go.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell

 

 

2 Samuel 7 - Praying God' s Word

 

Please read 2 Samuel 7.

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Meditate on verse 16.  God is speaking to David.

 

“Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever;

your throne shall be established forever.”

 

2 Samuel 7 contains the Davidic covenant, God’s forever promises to King David.  Some of those covenant promises are:

·       God will establish the kingdom of David’s descendant forever (vs. 12-13).

·       God’s lovingkindness will not depart from David’s descendant (v. 15).

·       David’s house and kingdom will endure before God forever, and his throne will be established forever (v. 16).

 

Jesus Christ is the fulfillment of the Davidic covenant:

·      Jesus was born a descendant of David (Romans 1:1-3).

·      Jesus is the Messiah, the son of David (Matthew 1:1).

·      God found David to be a man after His heart, and from his descendants, according to God’s promise, God brought to Israel a Savior Jesus (Acts 13:22-23).

 

If you are in a covenant relationship with Jesus, sit before the LORD and pray David’s words in 2 Samuel 7:18-29.  This is a prayer formed with some of those words:

 

“Who am I, O LORD God, and what is my house,

 that You have brought me this far?

Thank You for knowing me, O LORD God! 

For the sake of Your Word

 and according to Your own heart,

You have done all this greatness.

 For this reason, You are great, O LORD God;

 for there is none like You,

and there is no God besides You.

 May my family be established before You.

 May it please You to bless my family that

 we may continue forever before You.

  For You, O LORD God, have spoken,

and with Your blessing

may my family, Your servants, be blessed forever.

In Your name, Jesus~”

 

The WATCHMAN on the WALL 2 – Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell