by Paul Apple | Mar 26, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE BLESSING OF GOD REACHES MAJESTIC HEIGHTS AS DAVID REIGNS OVER ALL OF ISRAEL AS A TYPE OF THE MESSIAH TO COMEINTRODUCTION: This should be a tremendously exciting chapter. We see the blessing of God operating in super abundant fashion. We see God’s program...
by Paul Apple | Mar 26, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: THE COLD-BLOODED MURDER OF ISHBOSHETH WINS NO FAVOR FROM THE RIGHTEOUS KING DAVID(:1) INTRODUCTION: DEATH OF ABNER CHANGED THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE “Now when Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was...
by Paul Apple | Mar 26, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: DAVID WISELY EXCELS AT DAMAGE CONTROL AFTER JOAB JEOPARDIZES KINGDOM CONSOLIDATON BY TAKING PERSONAL REVENGE ON ABNERReview: remember from Chap. 2 the confrontation between Joab and Abner at the pool of Gibeon; Asahel, Joab’s brother had pursued after Abner;...
by Paul Apple | Mar 26, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: LEADERSHIP TRANSITION SPARKS CIVIL WAR BETWEEN HOUSE OF JUDAH – Southern Tribe (DAVID AND JOAB = military leader) AND HOUSE OF ISRAEL (ABNER= Saul’s military leader AND ISHBOSHETH = puppet king) 11 other tribes to the NorthLast Week (Handout) – 2 very...
by Paul Apple | Mar 26, 2020 | Bible-OT
BIG IDEA: TRAGIC SETBACKS TO GOD’S SOVEREIGN PROGRAM SHOULD BE OCCASION NOT FOR OPPORTUNISTIC SELF-ADVANCEMENT BUT FOR MOURNFUL LAMENT ON THE PART OF SUBMISSIVE LOYALISTSINTRODUCTION: When it comes to God’s kingdom program for this earth – how much skin do we have in...
