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NORTHEAST HOUSTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
*Sermon – Disobedience Can Be Lasting*
*Scripture –     **2 Sam 1:1-16*
*4-13-08*
 
   
2 Sam 1:1-16
*1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag.*
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The last chapter of 1 Samuel (Chap 31) tells of the death of King Saul and his three sons.
Among them was David’s best friend, Jonathan.
This verse has a lot of meaning to those that have been reading the Bible and know of the History of Israel.
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We last spoke about David at his lowest point because all their families were taken captive by the Amalekites.
Some of David’s own men thought of stoning David in their grief.
1 Sam 30:6 But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
David inquired of God and God granted David victory against the Amalekites.
David recovered everything and everyone that was taken.
God gave the victory.
Lesson: in our darkest hour let us take strength in God and look for the victory.
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In the battle with the Philistines, Saul was killed and his sons.
This opened the way for David to be king without a dispute or challenge from the sons of Saul.
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While David and his men were resting at Ziglag a messenger came to the camp,
*2** on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from Saul's camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head.
So it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
3 And David said to him, "Where have you come from?"
So he said to him, "I have escaped from the camp of Israel." 4 Then David said to him, "How did the matter go?
Please tell me."
And he answered, "The people have fled from the battle, many of the people are fallen and dead, and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also."
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The torn clothes and dust on the head was a sign of bad news.
You will often read that the tearing of the clothes and covering oneself with ashes was a sign of grief.
The sight of this person prompted David to inquire as to where he came from.
Heard that he came from the battle between the Philistines and Israel, David became more anxious for information.
The worst news was given.
The death of Saul meant that Israel was defeated.
The death of Jonathan meant the loss of a dear best friend.
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In a space of about 4-5 days David’s emotions had gone from extreme grief at the loss of his family, to great joy in their recovery and now to grief again at the defeat of Israel and the loss of his good friend Jonathan.
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Life is full of tribulations such as this.
The only constant in our lives is God.
If God is our anchor, we can weather these ups and downs.
Sometimes it seems that as soon as I get one problem solved that there is another over the horizon.
I have learned to expect it and to except it knowing that God is still in control and He loves me and is concerned only for my good.
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In this man’s story He only mentions the death of Saul and Jonathan.
He does not mention the death Saul’s other sons.
These two men are the ones that he felt would be of most interest to David; Saul, because he was constantly seeking to kill David and Jonathan, because of the close relationship.
His intent I believe, was to incur favor with David.
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*5** So David said to the young man who told him, "How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?"
6 Then the young man who told him said, "As I happened by chance /to be /on Mount Gilboa, there was Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
7 Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me.
And I answered, 'Here I am.' 8 And he said to me, 'Who /are /you?'
So I answered him, 'I /am /an Amalekite.' 9 He said to me again, 'Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still /remains /in me.' 10 So I stood over him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen.
And I took the crown that /was /on his head and the bracelet that /was /on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord."
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The story this man tells is far different from that which is recorded in 1Sam 31.
This man was lying in order to ingratiate himself with David.
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I am still amazed at the ease and frequency and boldness about people that will lie as if it a natural thing to do.
Even at our highest levels of government leaders and potential leaders.
When caught, they say things like, “I misspoke” or their leader was being disingenuous, or I was mistaken 3 or 4 times.
I am not saying that I have never lied but when I did I know it bothered me.
Today it seems like people lie and don’t give it a second thought.
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The lies of this young man:
Lie #1 He said he just happened to be on the battle field   
/1 Sam 31:8      8 So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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Just as there were Amalekites among Israel there were some among the Philistines.
He was with those who were to strip the dead.
Lie #2    there was Saul, leaning on his spear;
Lie #3    He said Saul asked him who he was
Lie #4    He said Saul asked him to kill him
Lie #5    He said he stood over Saul and killed him.
Saul had asked his armor bearer to kill him.
Saul fell on his own sword.
He was already dead when this man came upon him.
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Here is a young man thinking he will be rewarded for doing want he thinks David would be pleased with.
Sometimes people will do something or say they did something only to impress.
Often what they say is a lie.
Many people lie on resumes, application and interviews to impress and elevate themselves.
Little do they realize that in the small print on many applications it says that if they find any false statements the results will be immediate termination.
I have heard of cases where years later a lie is found out and the person whjo may have advanced but must be fired for lying on the application.
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*11** Therefore David took hold of his own clothes and tore them, and /so did /all the men who /were /with him.
12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and for Jonathan his son, for the people of the Lord and for the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
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David included in his mourning the death of Saul.
He demonstrated this by the tearing of his clothes as did all the men with him.
David took no pleasure in the death of Saul.
We must be careful in rejoicing in the death or punishment of even our enemies.
This is not to say that the punishment is not worth the crime or should not be exacted, but that should not be a cause for our celebration.
Christ died for that sinner or bad person also.
God does not take delight in the punishment of the wicked; neither should we.
David turns his attention to the messenger.
*13** Then David said to the young man who told him, "Where /are /you from?"
And he answered, "I /am /the son of an alien, an Amalekite."
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This little verse does not seem like much but there is a profound irony in it.
This man is an Amalekite.
So what, you might say?
Let me show you the irony.
It is connected to the statement that this man brought to David the king’s crown (v10).
I believe that act of this particular man bringing the crown to David is the direct result of disobedience by Israel and by Saul.
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When the people came out of Egypt God gave them instructions concerning the people in the land he was going to give to them*.*
/Deut 7:1-3       *7 *"When the Lord your God brings you into the land which you go to possess, and has cast out many nations before you, the Hittites and the Girgashites and the *Amorites* and the Canaanites and the Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than you, *2 *and when the Lord your God delivers them over to you, *you shall conquer*/* /them and utterly destroy them.
You shall make no covenant with them nor show mercy to them/*/.
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Joshua followed Gods instruction, but after Joshua died the people did not fully obey the command to utterly destroy those in the land.Now we fast forward to the time of Saul.
Saul was commanded to utterly destroy the Amalekites.
/1 Sam 15:18-20           *18 *Now the Lord sent you on a mission, and said, *'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed*.'
*19 *Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord?
Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the Lord?" *20 *And Saul said to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, and brought back *Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.*
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