9/26/2010 9:33:14 AM
SPIRITUAL DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: The Conquering
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: 2Sam. 12:26-31; 1Chr. 20:1-3
Message of the verses: “26 ¶ Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon and captured the royal city. 27 Joab sent messengers to David and said, "I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters. 28 "Now therefore, gather the rest of the people together and camp against the city and capture it, or I will capture the city myself and it will be named after me." 29 So David gathered all the people and went to Rabbah, fought against it and captured it. 30 Then he took the crown of their king from his head; and its weight was a talent of gold, and in it was a precious stone; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city in great amounts. 31 He also brought out the people who were in it, and set them under saws, sharp iron instruments, and iron axes, and made them pass through the brickkiln. And thus he did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.
“1 ¶ Then it happened in the spring, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the sons of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. And Joab struck Rabbah and overthrew it. 2 David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. And he brought out the spoil of the city, a very great amount. 3 He brought out the people who were in it, and cut them with saws and with sharp instruments and with axes. And thus David did to all the cities of the sons of Ammon. Then David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.”
It is kind of a mystery to me as to how long this battle was going on with Ammon, for when it began in the spring is when David sinned with Bathsheba and now this is at least ten months later if this part was done in the order that the chapter was written.
I think that the point of this section is the grace of God, for even though there was this great sin in the life of Israel’s king God was gracious to give Israel the victory over Ammon, but the hammer is going to come down on David with members of his family in the next chapter of 2Samuel.
The crown that the king of Ammon had on his head weighed between fifty and seventy-five pounds so it was not on his head for long, and after wearing it for a short time it would go into the treasury for Solomon to use to build the Temple of God.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: I am thankful for the grace that God gives to me each day, and for the mercy that He gives to me each day. I could never earn my salvation that the Lord provided for me through Jesus Christ, and if I got what I deserved it would be hell, but God is rich in His mercy towards me and for that I am thankful and praise the Lord.
My Steps of Faith for Today:
1. I trust the Lord will see us through to Kauai and that He will have work for us to do when we get there to His glory.
2. I give myself to the Lord for worship and service today.
9/26/2010 9:53:39 AM
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