Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time. David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
David answered Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, "As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of all trouble."
"How much more--when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed--should I not now demand his blood from your hand and rid the earth of you?"
From 2 Samuel 2-4 NIV
We continue to see David, the anointed king of Judah, displaying his trust and faith in the Lord. This faith and trust in the Lord is clearly shown in 2 Samuel 4:9; by David's statement that the Lord has delivered him out of all trouble.
Rather than Recab and Baanah receiving thanks and praise and favor from David for their work in the murder of Ish-Bosenth, David is furious and upset to and including the point of ordering the death of Recab and Baanah.
Think of David's leadership role. He is continually reliant upon the Lord, not on man's scheming, to deliver him from trouble.
One might consider that Ish-Boseth was a king in name only as it appears that Abner held the most power, for Ish-Boseth had fear of Abner. Recab and Baanah do not display any respect for the corpse of Ish-Boseth, for they decapitate Ish-Boseth and bring the head to David.
Think about what might have happend in David's government had he rewarded the scheming Recab and Baanah. The word corruption comes to my mind.
What do you think of David's order for the death of Recab and Baanah?
How can others tell that you are trusting in the Lord?
Pray for the opportunity to share your story with others and for the gospel message to reach the end's of the earth.
In Christ,
David P.
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