II
Samuel 21 – Gibeonites Take Revenge
Then
there was a famine in the days of David three years. The Lord said it was
because of Saul, for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
In
the days of Joshua, the Gibeonites deceived him into making a treaty with
them.
Joshua 9. Joshua made a treaty with the Gibeonites, but Saul broke it. David
attempted to make amends for Saul’s actions, and he succeeded by giving to them
seven sons of Saul. The three years of famine came upon them as a judgement.
It
cannot be said that any nation is a Christian nation or a nation in obedience
to God. But God does deal with nations; he does judge nations. God judged Egypt;
God judged Babylon. God judged Assyria, Greece, and Rome; and God will judge
America. America is guilty of lawlessness and gross immorality, and God judges
nations for that.
David
is getting up in age. The leaders recognize this and tell him he is too old to
engage in battle.
When
David was young he killed the Giant Goliath, now there is a battle with Goliath’s
four sons. They were part of the Philistine army. If Abishai had not come to
David’s aid in this final battle with the Philistines, one of Goliath’s sons,
Ishbi-benob, would have had his revenge.
In
a marvelous way, God has delivered David from all his enemies.
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Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.
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