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ANNOUNCE SHOW AND TELL
Introduction**
As we saw in the second half of 1 Samuel, David suffered much at the hands of Saul.
It would have been understandable if David had conveniently forgotten his promise to Jonathan.
That promise?
Back in , as Jonathan and David were saying their goodbyes, Jonathan elicited a promise from David:
And the promise was repeated in verse 42:
1 Samuel 20:42
But David did not forget his promise to his friend, even though many years had passed since that covenant had been made.
After all he had suffered at the hands of Saul, it would have been understandable if David had conveniently forgotten his promise to Jonathan (, , ), especially in view of the fact that Jonathan had initiated the covenant agreement.
But it was one of David’s strengths that he did not forget what he had undertaken, even though many years had passed since that covenant had been made.
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These chapters all seem to flow together and it could be easy to lose these sense of time passing.
According to chapter 4, Mephibosheth was five years old at the death of his father.
He now has a young son of his own.
And in all that time, with all the action and events … David remembered his promise.
In the years that passed from the death of Saul to now, David has defeated his enemies.
He has secured his throne and established his empire.
He was therefore in a position to fulfil the obligation he had undertaken to show loyalty to Jonathan’s descendants.
David had seen his enemies defeated, his throne secured, and his empire established.
He was therefore in a position to fulfil the obligation he had undertaken to show loyalty to Jonathan’s descendants.
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There are 2 themes in this chapter.
“The kindness of God” is the one of two themes in this chapter (vv. 1, 3, 7), and it means the mercy and favor of the Lord to undeserving people.
Paul saw the kindness of God in the coming of Jesus Christ and His work on the cross ( [3:4]; [2:7]), and we see in David’s dealings with Mephibosheth a picture of God’s kindness to lost sinners.
David had promised both Saul and Jonathan that he would not exterminate their descendants when he became king (, ; ), and in the case of Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth, David not only kept his promise but went above and beyond the call of duty.
One of them is the kindness of God.
“The kindness of God” is one of two themes in this chapter.
We see it in verses 1, 3, and 7.
In each case it’s חֶ֫סֶד Chesed: A word that means loyal love.
In the case of God, He shows His loyal love to us ‘undeserving people’ by the means of His mercy and favor.
It’s expressed wonderfully in in this way:
Titus 3:4-7
Paul saw the kindness of God in the coming of Jesus Christ and His work on the cross.
Paul saw the kindness of God in the coming of Jesus Christ and His work on the cross ( [3:4]; [2:7]), and we see in David’s dealings with Mephibosheth a picture of God’s kindness to lost sinners.
David had promised both Saul and Jonathan that he would not exterminate their descendants when he became king (, ; ), and in the case of Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth, David not only kept his promise but went above and beyond the call of duty.
And in our chapter for tonight, we see in David’s kindness toward Mephibosheth a picture of God’s kindness to lost sinners.
In the case of Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth, David not only kept his promise, but he went above and beyond the call of duty.
The second theme is the kingship of David.
- 6 times in the chapter he’s called just “David.”
- Another 6 times he’s called “the king.”
- And one time “king” and “David” are united into “King David.”
Because David was king, he was able to show this kindness to Mephibosheth.
Nobody else could.
David had inherited all that had belonged to King Saul and could dispose of it as he saw fit.
He had inherited all that had belonged to King Saul (12:8) and could dispose of it as he saw fit.
So then, we have a picture of Jesus Christ, who through His death, resurrection, and ascension has been glorified on the throne of heaven and can now dispense His spiritual riches to needy sinners.
But David could not act as priest … Saul had presumed to act as both and had lost his kingdom.
Later kings would do the same and also suffer judgment by God.
So, David had his own High Priest, Abiathar.
But Abiathar, like all other Aaronic Priests under the Mosaic System could only make imperfect sacrifices to temporarily atone for sin … not permanently clean away sin.
As we saw in chapter 5 of Hebrews this past Sunday, Christ is both priest and king.
The name “David” means “beloved,” and Jesus is God’s beloved Son (; ), sent to earth to save lost sinners.
The name “David” means “beloved,” and Jesus is God’s beloved Son, sent to earth to save lost sinners.
As Priest, Jesus presented the perfect sacrifice for our sins … that sacrifice was Himself.
As King, Jesus rules.
Because Jesus is both High Priest and King, we can, “Come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need” as says.
Do not read below:
Hebrews 4:16
The Aaronic priesthood, with all of its sacrifices and ceremonies, could not give a sinner into rest.
Finding Mephibosheth (vv.
1–4).
It’s important to note that David’s motivation for seeking Mephibosheth was not the sad plight of the crippled man but David’s desire to honor Jonathan, the father.
He did what he did “for Jonathan’s sake” ().
Mephibosheth was five years old when his father died in battle (4:4), so he was now about twenty-one years old and had a young son of his own (v.
12).
David couldn’t show any love or kindness to Jonathan, so he looked for one of Jonathan’s relatives to whom he could express his affection.
So it is with God’s children: they are called and saved, not because they deserve anything from God, but for the sake of God’s Son, Jesus Christ (; ).
God in His grace gives us what we don’t deserve, and in His mercy doesn’t give us what we do deserve.
The Aaronic priesthood, with all of its sacrifices and ceremonies, could not give a sinner into rest.
Rather, it promised more and more work, none of which could affect salvation.
But the priesthood of Christ, which offers salvation by grace through faith and not of works, DOES bring rest.
And Jesus’ kingship means we are safe from our enemy, and gives our Lord the right to extend His loyal love to us.
A great reminder for us this evening.
Let’s pray and dig into God’s Word.
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.
v1-4
The promise that David had made to Jonathan dealt with Jonathan’s immediate family.
But David extends that promise even wider … willing to include any of Saul’s surviving sons or grandsons.
His motive, however, is most definitely to do this for Jonathan’s sake.
Now, as you may remember, Jonathan was Saul’s son and David’s best friend.
He stuck by David and helped David to escape Saul.
He was later killed fighting with his father against the Philistines.
He was entitled to his father’s throne, but understood that God had anointed David to be king.
David and he had planned on Jonathan serving in his administration … but that would never be.
Jonathan was killed fighting with his father against the Philistines.
Surely David missed his friend and wished Jonathan was with him to help in ruling the kingdom.
With the demise of Saul’s kingship, members of the king’s household had made themselves scarce.
This is why David is fishing for information.
And he found one servant remaining from the house of Saul … Ziba.
And Ziba was aware of the whereabouts of a son of Jonathan.
That son was Mephibosheth.
His name means “Dispeller of Shame.”
And this son of Jonathan was “lame in his feet.”
speaks of how this happened.
Although it’s not clearly spelled out, it is likely that the battle at Mount Gilboa in which Saul was killed led to Philistine control of the entire central region.
Although it’s not clearly spelled out in the Biblical account, it is believed by most that the battle at Mount Gilboa in which Saul was killed led to Philistine control of the entire central region.
The Philistines then would have probably sacked Saul’s capital at Gibeah.
That would explain the frantic retreat of Saul’s household and the tragic injury to Mephibosheth.
The nature of Mephibosheth’s injury, we don’t know, other than that he was lame in his feet.
A neck or spine injury could have done it, but in that time it didn’t have to be something as severe as that.
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