The Rise and Fall of King

David

The Book of 2 Samuel

1. Historical SettingA. In 1 Samuel, the Hebrew monarchy was

established.B. In 2 Samuel, the Davidic dynasty is

established in Israel. David rules over the “house of Judah” in

Hebron for 7 ½ years (2 Sam 2-4) David rules over “all Israel” from Jerusalem

for 33 years 1011 BC – 971 BC (David’s death)

2. The Davidic Covenant Davidic Covenant (God’s promise to raise up

a ‘seed’ of David who will rule His people in righteousness)

INTRODUCTION

A. The Lamentation of David (chap 1) How ought the two accounts be reconciled? The Amalekite is full of it!

B. Civil War in Israel (chaps 2-4)

King in the North = Ishbosheth

King in the South = David

David at Hebron: Ruler over Judah from Hebron (1-4)

Capture of Jerusalem

Didn’t we already capture this place??

Judges 1?But Judges 19:10-12

1 Sam 17David brings the head of Goliath to

Jerusalem?

The land of Israel is united under one king (5:1-25)

What is wrong here?1. The mode of transportation was wrong

2. Uzzah was not a Levite, he was not allowed to touch the ark.

Poor Uzzah; was he not just doing what he thought was right? (2 Sam 6)

Numb 1:51, “Whenever the tabernacle is to move, the Levites must take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be reassembled, the Levites must set it up. Any unauthorized person who approaches it must be killed.”

2 Sam 6:3, “they put the ark of God on a new cart” driven by oxen (cf. 6:6)

1 Sam 6:7, “So now go and make a new cart. Get two cows that have calves that have never had a yoke placed on them…6:8 Then take the ark of the Lord and place it on the cart”

Numb 4:15, ““When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.”

“Michal daughter of Saul” (6:16, 20, 23) and not “Michal wife of David”

Michal represents the desire for power and prestige exemplified in Saul—she’s ashamed of David’s seemingly self-degrading behavior (6:20)

David rightfully humbles himself by taking the form of a slave (loin cloth; 6:14) and publically celebrates the presence of YHWH entering Jerusalem

It’s all about GOD, not about david!

David Dances while Michal Denounces

A. Introduction

1) The Covenant mediates God’s kingship and kingdom through David, the human mediator.

2) The Covenant is unconditional notice the “I wills” (vv. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

3) The Covenant is related to the New Covenant

God’s Covenant with David (7:12-16)

2) The Davidic covenant consists of the following:1. God would raise up David’s seed who would

build a house (i.e. temple) (12-13)2. God would establish David’s dynasty forever

(13)3. God would be Father to David (i.e. David

would be God’s son) (14)4. God would discipline David’s son(s) when they

sin (v. 14) 5. God’s lovingkindness would not depart from

David’s seed as it did from Saul (14-15).

3) Partial fulfillment in David and Solomon; ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ

God’s Covenant with David (7:12-16)

Solomon

Physical “seed” of David

Built a “house/temple”

Had a kingdomReigned on the

throneForever??

God’s lovingkindness remain forever with Solomon??

Physical “seed” of David

Built a “house/temple” ??Matt 16:18Eph 2:19-22

Had/has/will have a kingdom

Reigns and will reign on the throne

God’s lovingkindness will remain with Jesus forever

The Son of DavidJesus

Matt 16:18, “you are Peter (i.e. ‘rock’) and upon this ‘rock’ I will build my church”

Eph 2:19-22, “You are…God’s household, having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the corner stone, in whom the whole building, being fit together is growing into a holy temple in the Lord”

C. Focus on David in the rest of the OT (and NT!)

In the rest of the OT, there is a narrowing focus on God’s promises to and through David

ProphetsNew Testament

God’s Covenant with David (7:12-16)

David and Bathsheba A. David's crime against YHWH,

Bath-sheba, and Uriah (11:1-27)

Magnitude of David’s sin! CovetAdulteryDeceitMurder

Who is Uriah?2 Sam 23:39 – one of David’s

MIGHTY MEN!

David and Bathsheba Theological AND Moral Lessons

from David and Bathsheba1. Even the best and most righteous

are not above the most heinous of sins

2. Even forgiven sin can result in a lifetime of consequences

3. No sin or situation is beyond the reach of God’s grace

4. God uses evil to accomplish his purpose

Example: David’s brutal torture of the city of Rabah (12:26-31)vs. 31!

Example: The David-Ziba-Mephibosheth Triangle (9:1-13; 16:1-4; 19:25-31)

Moral of the Story: David has lost his political and moral edge. He no longer is capable of making wise and just decisions.

David's Troubles: Years of Domestic Problems (13-21)

2. This decline is God’s “discipline” of David for his sin2 Sam 12:10-12 2 Sam 15:26; 16:10–11

David's Troubles: Years of Domestic Problems (13-21)

Chiastic Structure

The theme of this section is that God’s grace is greater than God’s wrath.

The plague is stopped; an alter is build; Jesus foreshadowed

David’s Final Years: Appendixes (21-24)

At the place where Abraham once held a knife over his son (Gen 22:1-19), David sees the angel of the Lord with sword ready to plunge into Jerusalem. In both cases death is averted by sacrifice. The temple is established there as the place where Israel was perpetually reminded that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin (Heb 9:22). Death for Isaac and for David’s Jerusalem was averted because the sword of divine justice would ultimately find its mark in the Son of God”

David’s Final Years: Appendixes (21-24)