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Introduction**
Had internet and computer problems all day, so I didn’t have but a few hours to prepare.
So, I expect that tonight will be a little shorter than usual … but maybe not.
As we saw in chapter 7, David felt that the time had come for the Temple to be built because Israel had reached a point of peace and stability.
But God told him through Nathan the prophet that the era of warfare was not over.
There, God had said, “I will appoint a place for my people” … and … “Nor shall the sons of wickedness appress them anymore.”
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Of course, we know that the reign of David would be marked with conflict … both against enemies outside and with rebellion from within.
It would be during the reign of David’s son, Solomon, that Israel would experience peace and security for a while.
David would conquer all his enemies, but there would be wars until the end of his reign.
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The chapter we are in tonight summarizes the victories of the army of Israel.
When these victories occurred, we cannot be completely certain.
Some of them may have taken place between chapters 6 and 7 of 2 Samuel (see 7:1).
And the events that are spoken of probably happened between chapters 6 and 7 of 2 Samuel (see 7:1).
Verse 1 of chapter 7 says:
The implication of that verse is that David had been very active in attacking enemies once he assumed the throne and took Jerusalem.
But since David would also be fighting wars throughout his reign, all of these victories may not have come at the beginning.
And depending on the commentaries you look at, you will find different ideas of when these battles took place.
In fact, if you look at Jewish commentaries the opinion is that these battles took place after the events of chapter 7.
In fact, if you look at the parallel chapter of , it reads:
It seems that the “after this” points back to the events of , which are the same as 2 Samuel 7.
So, there it seems to tell us that these things happened AFTER the events of .
That being said, some very intelligent Bible scholars hold to these things happening before , though I’m not quite sure why.
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Whatever the case, we’ll see that the Lord helped David to overcome Israel’s enemies on the west (v.
1), east (v. 2), north (vv.
3–12), and south (vv.
13–14).
The Lord helped David, Joab, and Abishai to overcome Israel’s enemies on the west (v.
1), east (v. 2), north (vv.
3–12), and south (vv.
13–14).
told us that King Saul had fought many of these same enemies.
And the victories and blessings that David enjoyed are what God wanted to do through Saul.
But Saul resisted God and rebelled against His Spirit.
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Now, God had made a covenant with Israel through Abraham (, ) … which God further expressed to Moses () and then as we saw last week to David ().
So, we talked about these covenants a lot last week in chapter 7.
One prominent feature of God’s promise was LAND.
The Lord had promised Israel the land from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates River back in , but the condensed version is found in
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The Lord used David to help partially fulfill the promise he had made to Abraham.
And during the reign of Solomon, Israel occupied much of that land, but there is some doubt as to whether they occupied all the land of the promise.
Of course, they will … but I believe that Israel will occupy all the land of God’s promise at a future time … during the millennial reign of Christ.
Now, there is some disagreement among Christians on this.
Abraham was originally promised that his ancestors would be given the land of Canaan in .
The book of Joshua reads:
And while Israel was in Canaan and battled to take possession of it … they certainly did not have control over all parts of it all the time.
AND, that would have only fulfilled the first land promise of .
That promise was later expanded in to include land all the way from the Euphrates to the river of Egypt to the wilderness of Lebanon.
As we know from our own study through Joshua, Judges … and 1-2 Samuel, they did not have all of this territory.
BUT there is evidence in the Bible that during the reign of Solomon they did.
Deuteronomy 18
As we know, Israel established 3 of the 6 cities of refuge on the east side of the Jordan.
AND reveals that they established the remaining 3 cities of refuge on the west side of the Jordan.
BUT, those cities may have represented only the fulfillment of the land … that is Canaan proper.
What about the land outside of Canaan … from the river of Egypt (the Nile) to the Euphrates and in the wilderness of Lebanon?
Well, reads:
Okay, now … that still leaves some land that was promised … or at least it doesn’t explicitly say it was owned by Israel.
But what if they did?
Does that in any way mean that God is done with Israel?
Does it imply that God has transferred His promises over to the church?
Of course not.
In fact, if you look back at , you will see that the land was promised to Israel “FOREVER.”
It’s a Hebrew word, olam, which means … always … for the duration of all time.
However, God warned Israel in , that if they did not obey Him, “[they] shall be plucked from off the land which [they] go to possess.”
you shall be plucked from off the land which you go to possess.
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Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
God was patient with Israel and disciplined them for generations.
But the day came when He followed through with His promise and they were uprooted from the land and scattered.
But we have seen a great re-gathering of Israel back into her land and the re-establishment of the Jewish nation.
They do not occupy all the land now … but God says it is theirs “forever” and so there is a future fulfilment coming when Israel will occupy all of the land and dwell there in security and peace.
This will not happen under any rule of man.
As we saw last week in God’s promise to David, a Messiah would come through his line, and His throne would be established forever.
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The fact that Israel is back in her land should cue us in to the fact that Jesus’ return is imminent.
And when He does return, all of God’s promises will be completely fulfilled.
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Now, back to our text … Israel had lost territory to her enemies during the reign of King Saul, and David recaptured it.
He also expanded Israel’s borders and acquired land that hadn’t been conquered in Joshua’s time.
David established many of these other nations as vassals and set up garrisons in their lands to maintain Israel’s authority.
A man of faith, David believed God’s promises and acted upon them for the blessing of his people.
But David’s victories also meant a measure of peace and safety for the people of Israel so they could live normal lives and not feel constantly threatened by their neighbors.
Israel had a great work to perform on earth in bearing witness to the true and living God and bringing the written Scriptures and the Messiah into the world.
Furthermore, David’s victories brought riches so that the material was available for Solomon to build the temple.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we thank You for everyone here this evening.
Thank You that You know each of us by name and have caused us to walk with You.
Lord, we open up Your word desiring to hear from You ... not man's word or wisdom, but Your Words and Wisdom.
Please soften our hearts to receive from You.
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This chapter summarizes the victories of the army of Israel over their enemies, events that most likely occurred between chapters 6 and 7 of 2 Samuel (see 7:1).
The Lord helped David, Joab, and Abishai to overcome Israel’s enemies on the west (v.
1), east (v. 2), north (vv.
3–12), and south (vv.
13–14).
For a parallel account, see .
King Saul had fought many of these same enemies ().
So we start with conquests in the west.
We must look at David’s military activities in the light of God’s covenants with Israel through Abraham (, ), Moses () and David ().
The Lord had promised Israel the land from the River of Egypt to the Euphrates River (; ; ; ), and the Lord used David to help fulfill the promise.
Israel had lost territory to her enemies during the reign of King Saul, and David recaptured it, but he also expanded Israel’s borders and acquired land that hadn’t been conquered in Joshua’s day ().
David established vassal treaties with most of these nations and set up garrisons in their lands to maintain Israel’s authority (v. 6).
A man of faith, David believed God’s promises and acted upon them for the blessing of his people.
But David’s victories also meant peace and safety for the people of Israel so they could live normal lives and not be constantly threatened by their neighbors.
Israel had a great work to perform on earth in bearing witness to the true and living God and bringing the written Scriptures and the Messiah into the world.
Furthermore, David’s victories enriched the treasury of the Lord so that the material was available for Solomon to build the temple (vv.
11–13; ).
The church today doesn’t use military weapons to fight God’s battles (; ; ), but we could use the faith and courage of David and his soldiers and reclaim lost territory for the Lord.
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