2 Samuel 9 Bible Study | Pastor Daniel Batarseh

This Bible study tonight is filled with good news.

And I'm excited to see that with you in this chapter.

So if you're not with us on a regular basis, we are in the

book of second, Samuel and we have been studying, it chapter

by chapter verse by verse. So tonight we are actually in

chapter, Which chapter Eight and nine so you're both kind of

right but let's start in chapter 9 second, Samuel chapter 9.

This is a meaningful text for many reasons, but it is

especially remarkable for the New Covenant Christian.

And the main reason for that is because in my personal opinion,

this is perhaps one of the most powerful Old Testament

illustrations in the life of David that portrays the message

of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And it's and its fullness, like

not just little hints here and there, but from beginning to

end, you just see this consistent thread of the Gospel

of Jesus, in this moment of David's life.

And if you were to just have a quick read of the verses without

Haitian. Even it would be very easy to

discover themes that you and I enjoy in our Salvation in

Christ. And you will see that.

As we read through this text, the framework for that is

David's interaction with a man by the name of what Yes, method

bichette. I'm going to try to say that

name because I'm going to say it a lot without my tongue twisting

so please show Mercy to me. That is a framework in which

we're going to see the wonderful realizations of the Gospel.

Exhibited. But before we go there, you

know, that last week, we came to second, Samuel chapter 8, and we

looked at David's summary of the campaign's that he had in war

and we stopped at a particular point.

And we're going to revisit those verses because it will flow

wonderfully into the main theme of The Gospel of chapter 9.

And so before we start in one verse year, the first verse of

chapter nine, let's go. Two verse 15 of chapter 8.

And we're going to read these verses.

The final three verses of chapter 8 and ask some important

questions. Well, we thank you tonight.

We are deeply grateful for the family of Christ who is

gathering here on this Friday evening, when there are a

thousand other things that we can do.

And we know that there are a hundred different temptations

that pull people into so many different directions to gratify

the desires of the flesh. But oh God, we are grateful that

these doors are open in your house that we can drink deeply

from your word because your word is our ultimate Delight.

We are are so grateful again for your majesty, your humility and

your provision that is in your word today in Jesus name we

pray. Amen.

Second Samuel 8:15. So, David reigned over all

2 Samuel 8:15

Israel and David administered, Justice, and Equity to all his

people. Joab.

The son of Zechariah was over the Army and Jehoshaphat the son

of a. He led was recorder and tzadik

the son of a, he tub and a he Malik, the son of a bi far were

priests and Soraya was secretary and Benaiah the son of jehoiada

was over the Cara theit's and the pellet sites and David's

Sons were priests Anything significant stands out here in

this text because this is where we stopped last time and the

snapshot that we have here of David's team teaches us in a

very general sense that this man was not just a warrior who

defended God's people. He was a leader who nurtured and

managed God's people. Well, and he did so, by

appointing eligible, subordinates to his

administration he hand-selected Certain men who had skills that

would be able to help him govern the nation and we can look at

for the next 15-20 minutes, the value and the principles, and

the importance of order and different qualifications for the

house of God today. But we're not going to do that

instead just from overview. Look at some details that you

think might be helpful in understanding.

The totality of God's word concerning God's character and

his Redemptive plan. Yeah.

Joshua very good observation. Did you guys hear Joshua?

You notice the last few words of the last verse David's.

Sons were priests and we will come to that in a moment.

That's a very good observation. Josh, anything else.

They want to kill salt. Okay, is there anybody in

particular that stands out to you?

Job was always David's man to go but go ahead.

You might be confusing them with somebody else which is okay.

Because when it comes to biblical names it's kind of

difficult to track one or the other.

But if you aren't to something, try to find that name and let me

know if that is the case. Anything else?

Look at verse 16. Rather verse 17 exotic.

The son of a. He tub and I he may like the son

of a Bea Arthur were priests. Why is that interesting?

They were not just ordinary priest, they were Chief priests.

They actually in a joint fashion occupied, the high Priestly role

And so why should that interests us?

Come on Old Testament, students. You should know this.

Why is that interesting? Why is it concerning?

How many people can become high priest?

One, how many people that we just read?

Okay, something's off here. We have two people named who are

occupying the same role. Now, why is that the case?

Does anybody have an idea? Sure, but when we go to

Chronicles, we realize that they do actually occupy.

Those Priestly roles, the chief Priestly roles and there is a

reason for that. Okay, you're on to something.

If you really want to look at the text that explains what I'm

about to say, you go to 1st chronicles, 16?

Verse 39 actually could backtrack to verse 37 to 39.

I'm not going to turn there, you can reference that later.

But the reason why we have two people here who are joined

together in some sense, sharing the responsibility of one high

priest is because we are in an interesting predicament

concerning the house of worship. When David brought the ark to

Jerusalem, did he bring the whole Tabernacle?

No, he just brought the ark and David pitched, a unique tent for

that Arc while the remaining Furnishing, resided in gibeon.

and so, what you have here is David strategically Allowing one

priest to supervise the arc while you had another priest who

is administrating, the levitical duties back where the rest of

the Furnishings were this is not speculation, you know.

I'm a big man. You guys are looking at me, like

I'm saying something that's not true.

So let's go to 1st chronicles. 16 is I know it sounds stunning

but put your seatbelts on its going to get crazier as we go

on. So if you're a first chronicles

1 Chronicles 16:37

16 verse 37, we have a parallel passage and notice what we are

told here. So David left a saphenous

Brothers there before the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord to

minister regularly before the ark.

As each day required, you see that that come to verse 39 and

he left zadok and the priest and his brothers, the priest before

the Tabernacle of the Lord in the high place that was at

gibeon to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, on the altar of the

burnt offering regularly morning, and eating to do, all

that is written in the law of the Lord, that he commanded

Israel. So you have one priest in

Jerusalem. You have another priest in

gibeon, that's why this is happening.

And so there's some, there's some Grace here to extend, but

perhaps we have never thought about this before.

This predicament here. This occurrence is somewhat of a

unique parallel to the ministry and life of Jesus.

Any idea how think about the Priestly situation during or

right before Jesus public Ministry was announced.

What was the clergy like? Among the Jews was it an order?

Okay, so Luke chapter 3, go to verse 2, and then you're going

Luke 3 · chapter mention

to see somewhat of a foreshadowing here in second

Samuel 8. It's just a little nudge, but

I'll take all that I can get about anything in the Old

Testament that might point to Jesus in Luke chapter 3, verse

Luke 3:2

2, after giving us a description of the political scene in Jesus

day, we get a description of the spiritual leadership of Jesus

day. And what are we read in verse to

Luke 3 during the high priesthood?

I'm expecting to read one name. During the high priesthood of

Anna's and Caiaphas. The word of God came to John the

son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

How many people are supposed to occupy, the high Priestly role?

How many did you just read interesting?

Now, this is going to be solved once Solomon becomes king and he

succeeds his father. Because we see here that hey,

Malik is actually going to be exiled because he's going to try

to help adonijah occupy the throne when they belong to

Solomon. So that's going to be solved but

David allows it to happen at this point and I just find it.

So interesting that during the life of Jesus, the son of David.

He also not only had to deal with a very corrupt political

realm. He also had to deal with a very

Contorted, spiritual leadership that had all kinds of things

going on and that he confronted boldly.

Now if we think that is interesting, we come down to

what Joshua mentioned. In verse 18 David's Sons were

priests who here has a translation other than the ESV

just lift your hand. I'm curious, one, two, three,

four. Okay, maybe like six seven

people, this is your translation, say priests, which

translation do you have? It says priest, which

translation says Chief rulers. Anybody have Chief rulers.

And the King James will say Chief rulers.

Yeah. And he has to be anybody of the

nasb. So what you have I'm I'm

actually surprised that the new King James has priests because

some of those new King James translation is actually have

Chief rulers of Chief Minister's right.

First Chronicles, 18:17, right? Yeah.

We'll get to that in a moment. Why is it fascinating for us

that the ESV would use the word priests to describe?

David's Sons. The suns were from the tribe of

one. And that is a prerogative.

The priesthood is a prerogative that solely belong to the sons

of who Right, Aaron, who is a levite.

And when you look at this, I think to myself, is there a

mistake here? And if we thought that David

having to high priest was irregular, it's only going to

get more interesting. When we look at what we see

before us, do you know why the ESV uses the word priests?

It's because when you go to the original Hebrew word, it's

actually and its primary definition and it's common usage

throughout the Old Testament, the word for priests.

And I'm under the persuasion that translators.

When they came to this text were a little bit confused maybe or

startled. And in order to avoid

controversy found Liberty to broaden, the definition of a

little bit to try to fix the apparent issue here, that David

was walking in blatant, Defiance to the levitical code about the

priesthood. And so, that's why in some of

these translations, you see Chief rulers, Chief ministers,

and our brother just point out while hold on.

Here's an objection. When you go to the parallel

passage in first, 18:17 what you're going to find is

something that would confirm what those translations say,

when they chose to use Chief rulers, Chief Minister's, we

just heard it and First Chronicles 1817.

It tells us and David's Sons were Chief officials in the

service of the king in the King James.

I was a Chiefs Now, that may end the argument, but it actually

makes it more complicated and I'll tell you why.

Because when you do a little digging into the Hebrew of the

chief and the Chiefs here in first Chronicles 1817, it's a

different word than the Hebrew word for priest in 2nd Samuel 8.

the word for Chiefs and First Chronicles, 18:17 simply means

primary Right, it speaks of being first, that's not what the

Hebrew word here is for priest, and 2nd, Samuel 8.

I believe that those who translated it this way and

accepted the controversy to preserve.

The purest, definition of the word, did the right thing and

I'm glad they did. I'm glad they did, no

translation is absolutely perfect but in this case I

applaud the word priest being used because it's really isn't

controversial. It isn't controversial for the

student of the Old Testament who understands that the spirit of

God has foretold of a coming priesthood.

Namely one after who now Kenzi deck.

When you see it with that lens, then you understand.

This is something powerful. David had a revelation we touch

on this and second, Samuel 6, in Psalms 110, he had a regular

Revelation. That one of his descendants

would not only be a king, he would be his Lord.

Jesus used that Jesus used that against the Pharisees, when he

said, how can David Son, also be his Lord.

So there is a Divine element to his descendant.

But more than that, when you go to verse 4 of Psalm, 110, what

do you see you see this prophecy.

You are priest forever. Ever After the order of

Melchizedek so he's not just Lord over David.

He's not just going to be a king occupying, the seat and the

Throne of David. He's actually going to be what

was so foreign to the law of Moses, this hybrid of priest and

King. Priest and King that David had

that Insight by the spirit of God.

David, we are told, was not just a song as he was a prophet.

New Testament tells us that. So as a prophet he receives this

insight and I wonder if David in this moment because he had that

Revelation initiated and delegated to his son's a unique

role simply because he was responding to that Revelation

and wanted to in some way prepare For this seed of his who

would be both King and Priests. In other words, he's not doing

this to try to obstruct the functioning of the levitical

priesthood, and I don't even think David's Sons here were

attempting to minister in the way that only the Levites could.

I believe, David is just trying his best here to respond to what

he was told about his seed, one of your son's.

He's gonna be a king, but he's also going to be a priest.

And what comforts me with that is that their arguments from

silence or not, the best David has already done quite a few

things that are very priest-like and God didn't rebuke him, God

didn't send a prophet to correct them.

God doesn't discipline him. God is silent about it.

Even up to this point here. So what did David Sons do as

priests? I'm not too sure.

One thing I know is that he feared God enough not to allow

his son to enter into the Tabernacle and assume levitical

duties. So I don't know what it looks

like. All I know is this is a

wonderful wonderful proof that David really believed that his

son would be a king and a priest.

And so be encouraged by that. This is not a contradiction in

your Bible. This is not something that the

original writers got wrong. I believe they knew exactly what

they were doing when they chose the word priest here because

that's what really happened. Now, let's continue with the

theme of Jesus. Jesus is going to dominate

chapter 9, we come now to chapter 9 and we realize that

David after so much success, everything being established has

another thing set on his heart. At one point, he wanted to build

something for God. And now he wants to do something

for another person's house verse 1 and David said, is there still

any one left of the House of Saul that?

I may show him kindness for Jonathan's.

Sake. This is what blows me away

about. That one verse the fact that

David has to inquire about any survivors from the house of Saul

indicates. Clearly of the extent of the

below that saw received from God for his sin, it almost brought

him to near-extinction. His dynasty was almost over at

an accelerating rate so much so that David actually had to send

out. A search team to try to figure

out if there are any sons of Saul left.

And here is the lesson for us, you, and I must look at this and

comprehend. The absolute severity of sin Sin

in our lives is not interested in merely making.

You feel shameful for a moment or just slightly harming you, it

wants to devour you. It wants to corrupt everything.

Good, in our lives, down to the core, like a pool of piranhas.

You put anything in there. It will chew it down to the

bone. I don't care what it is.

It will sin will do that to your body sin will do that to your

money. Sin will do that to your

marriage. Sin will do it to society as a

whole. It will bring it down to the

point where all you have left is crumbs.

Sometimes sin is so vicious and selfish, you'll take the crumbs

as well. We see here that whatever you

give unrestrained access to whatever you allow sin and

whatever permission you give it into your life, it will do what

it did with here with Saul. It will absolutely erode what it

is to the point where it will be almost unrecognizable.

If we really believe that we would be scared of it and we

should be scared of sin. But on a positive note, you

know, what David does, here we see something of his mercy and

compassion that shines throughout this chapter notice

what he says there. That I may show him what

kindness can do. We didn't do what we usually do

and that's read through the chapter before we discuss it.

But the word kindness shows up a total of three times in this

chapter that verse we just read. Now come down to verse 3.

And the King said is they're not still somewhat of the House of

Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him.

I want to show the kindness of God to him and we scroll down

what you will realize is that he says it another time he says it

here in verse First seven. Correct.

He says and David said them do not fear for I will show you

kindness three times. Kindness kindness kindness.

But do you notice verse 3? It's a particular kind of

kindness which kind of kindness kindness of God.

This is not just some moment of just sentimental, affection that

he wants to act upon, there's a deep kindness that he wants to

extend to the house of Saul. And so he's moved to do this.

I believe this was in David's heart for many, many years ever

since he made a covenant with Jonathan now is the time where I

can extend kindness. And this timing is so important.

Because what David is doing here is the exact opposite of what a

king would do in that time. I'm when a king would arise and

obtain power. One of his strategies would be

to totally eradicate any competitors are potential

threats from the preceding Dynasty.

So that there would be no future Rebellion against his throne in

Authority. David is literally doing what

you would not want to do. If you are an Eastern king of

his day. Which is astounding.

And the kindness of God here is, is really the theme of the

chapter? And here's what's so good,

because what David is ready to plan and execute for Saul's

house is what you and I understand and is magnified

concerning Jesus, not just towards one family, but towards

the family of Adam, the whole human race.

And so, when you and I look at the features here and the

details here and the acts of mercy here, look at it, in the

lens of Jesus, the son of David and what he's willing to extend

and what he's willing to offer to the most undeserving and so

that's really what's going to dominate this Bible study and so

as you and I come here we realized that kindness is the

theme. Kindness is actually a word that

the Holy Spirit uses when it talks about Jesus.

When the Holy Spirit speaks about Jesus.

He testifies of his kindness and there's many verses one of the

ones that I memorize early on that.

I hold close to my heart is Titus 3 4 because of the

goodness and loving kindness of God, our savior appeared, the

loving kindness. There's love behind that

kindness. There is a heartbeat behind

that. Kindness, it's not just a mere

Duty, there's actual affection behind that kindness And the

kindness though Titus speaks about in the past tense, it has

appeared on the cross. It's not limited to this life.

That kindness is only going to be realized in measures that you

and I cannot comprehend for all of eternity.

So let me read this to you in a fusions 27, this is glorious.

So that in the coming ages, this is what Paul says in the coming

ages Beyond this age, and the coming ages that we're

anticipating, he might show the immeasurable Riches of his grace

in kindness. Toward us in Christ Jesus.

You know what? That tells me.

The kindness of Jesus Christ will require an eternity to

experience. If we thought that the cross was

enough and it is the experience of that kindness is going to

shower over us. And after we drank of it for

1,000 years, another 10,000 years will come and you and I

will just go to higher levels of enjoying the kindness of God.

So we think we're going up to heaven and and and the Lord is

going to stand there on his throne by his throne and sit on

his throne with his arms crossed.

And okay. Now, for all the attorney show

me your appreciate your appreciation.

Okay, go No, no. In heaven.

Not only are we going to cast our crowns at his feet but God

is going to continue to overshadow us with his kindness

and an experiential way. So we're not we're not having is

not this neutral thing and it's foggy and hazy and we hear

angels and we're going to sing with them from time to time.

And after 300 years we can think.

Is this? Is it?

This is. What is there?

Nothing else here? No, you will be Spellbound.

As you realize that, once you've come to a measure of kindness

that you never knew was possible, you're only going to

be met with a greater measure of it over and over and over and

over and over. And this is why argue for one of

the reasons for a resurrected body, not just so that Jesus can

claim victory over the whole man.

That's why we believe your body, your body, your actual body will

be resurrected. You're not going to get a new

one, while the other one rots in the ground.

That one that is rotting in the ground, will be called upon And

it will be transformed so that Jesus can claim victory over sin

even over your flesh. But it's not just for that.

I believe that he's going to wire us in a certain way so that

we can we can at least enjoy the kindness and not be destroyed by

it if I can use that word. so that we can be vessels that

receive that kindness and actually be able to be put

together still We can stop here and worship.

Now, we come to this text and what do we realize?

The kindness of David which is really the kindness of God.

Tell me what things stand out to just from verse one, just from

verse one, what can you tell me about the kindness of God?

What can you tell me here as you view it, and apply it to Jesus

Christ. Is there anyone left of the

House of Saul that? I may show him kindness for

Jonathan sake. So that's he initiates it, his

kindness is the as a type of kindness that is initiated by

him. We'll get to that in a few

verses but wonderful Point any other observations?

Well, think about it, this way. I just mentioned it before.

Yes, brother. What's the inspiration in the

reason for David to show kindness to solve for Jonathan's

sake? Do you hear that ring?

Great, yes. Yes, Covenant, yes.

Exactly. And so we have David here,

honoring a covenant that he had made with Jonathan that he is

now going to extend to his, his house your there?

Yes, let's backtrack and let's go to a basic premise of the

Gospel, is the house of Saud? Deserving of the kindness of

David answer. No, the most undeserving

actually the candidate that is least expected to receive any

kindness from David. You heard one reason why and I

think that suffice has as a reason, but when you come here

and you realize it, You think to yourself This is scandalous.

This is actually scandalous. This is foreign this, you don't

do this as a king. This isn't wise, this isn't

fair, this isn't strategy, but that's what Grace is.

It doesn't make sense. It actually offends.

The Bible says, the gospel is a gospel of offense.

It just doesn't make sense to human reasoning to a certain

degree that him doing all that for me though.

I did all that to him, I must do something.

That's where the offense comes in.

I must do something to contribute to this, and that's

where that's where people don't get saved, but we see here.

That David is willing to come and reach out to the house of

Saul, those saws, the most undeserving, and that's you.

And I, as sinners, There's nothing about Saul that moves,

David and in a sense that any good that he's done to say, you

know, I think I should do something for you in return

unmerited. And then we heard it because the

real inspiration here is his, willingness is because of a

coven that he made with one of check this word out, the

representatives of the House of Saul was there anybody apart

from Jonathan? That was worthy to receive.

Mercy saw know, especially with he was a headache for seven

years. Michal even she was another

added headache headaches everywhere from the house of

Saul. But there is one man in that

house whom God, honored whom David honored.

And they shared a special bond. They shared a special friendship

and that friendship was so wonderful, so great.

So promising, that that David was willing, just because of him

to be able to reach out to those who are related to him that did

not deserve, they were unworthy members.

Of tasting, the mercy of this King.

You understand it, right? He is Christ.

He becomes our brother in the flesh.

Hebrews tells us and because he identifies with our Humanity, he

is now able to be our representative.

But at the same time just like Jonathan he holds a special and

unique relationship with God and because of that that wonderful

status that Christ held being man.

Yes but being truly God, Odd. He now can act as our

representative of also, as our mediator And so in the same way

that David can only reach saws house through Jonathan.

So it is with God, through Jesus.

And Jesus alone are the Unworthy members worthy.

Now, to receive the grace that apart from Jonathan, apart from

Jesus would not be possible. If Jonathan is not in the scene,

kindness is not on the scene. If Christ didn't step into our

world, and walk are in our world and obey on our behalf and dying

are Half kindness would not be realized, only Wrath.

And so we see your clear that there was a gospel picture of

the mediating work of Jesus Christ.

Now we come and we realized something else in verse 2.

And trust me what we're going to do in this Bible study does not

do this chapter Justice maybe we'll visit another time to

excavate more Treasures of Truth, verse 2 now there was a

servant of the House of Saul whose name was Eva and they call

them to David and the King set them.

Are you ziba and he said I'm a Sherman and the King said is

they're not still someone of the House of Saul that I may show

the kindness of God to him. The ziba said to the king, there

is still a son of Jonathan. He is crippled in his feet.

And the King said to him, where is he?

And ziba said to the king, he is in the house of Mahir.

The son of a mile at Lo debar. Pause.

Take a breath. Look at those two verses.

Anything that stands out, but keep your glasses on the glasses

of the gospel and look at it in light of that.

He sends a search party out. They find a man by the name of

ziba Z becomes Before the Throne and the King asked about any

potential remnants. And he is told of one.

Who is Jonathan son? What are we told about Jonathan

son? My fetish Seth.

He's crippled. Interesting.

Insight is a knot. We are told about his physical

condition. What else are?

We told his physical location, his physical condition, his

physical location. Both things point to spiritual

truths, that pertain to us in light of the Gospel.

Theme that we are trying to study tonight.

Does anybody remember how mephibosheth was crippled?

He fell, right? He fell his disability here

because we're told that he was lame and his feet reminds us of

our weakness in the flesh before we were summoned by Jesus.

You and I before Christ were unable to walk in Holiness.

We're unable to keep in step with the spirit, run able to

satisfy the demands of God. In fact, the scriptures tells us

that while we were weak while we were weak.

God in his perfect timing. Sends Christ to die on our

behalf. So mephibosheth crippled stayed

here is an illustration that you and I could not walk out in the

way that God called us and designed us to walk out.

Leaving us all guilty, leaving a smeared with transgression and

that's what we see here. A man who is unable a man who

could not not in his own strength and his own wisdom

because of the corruption of his flesh, could not meet the

demands of a holy God. And now when we look back and if

you're here in second, Samuel, go to chapter 4 because we

touched on it quickly. And we purposely put it aside so

that when we come to this, we can dig it up in Greater detail.

When you look at the history of this man's condition, you

discover even more truths about the gospel in 2nd, Samuel 44.

Jonathan the son of Saul had a son who was crippled and his

feet. He was five years old.

When the news about Saul and Jonathan came from dreads cereal

and his nurse took him up and fled and as she fled in her

haste, he fell and became lame. And his name was mephibosheth.

This man was crippled as a result of a fall, but it's a

very specific fall. He was dropped. by someone else

who would experience and he would experience because of that

mistake, the consequence, And would be forever, altered.

You and I in a sense were dropped.

What we, what happened in the garden?

With our first parents is called the fall of Man.

And that's where Humanity fell. And when they fell, we fell also

and we are currently suffering with a with a fractured Human

Nature. And that will be true for the

rest of this age, until the Lord regenerates.

Not just us completely, but the World As We Know It.

And so, we see here, that mephibosheth is crippled, as a

result of the cause of somebody else's failure.

That is true for you. And I, and Adam, and Eve that is

true with our ancestors. That is true with our first

parents, but I find interesting too.

Is that it happened to him at a young age.

In other words, the consequences of the Fall appeared very early

when does sin tend to surface in life, when you're 40, now, when

you're four, It's not a theological age.

I just want to sound clever. when you're very young, when

you're very young, the imaginations and Fascinations of

evil men, efest, Early in life, just like in a sense

mephibosheth script illness here is his lameness here appeared in

his youth. And we are all convinced you

that the evidence of our inability to walk in the ways of

God does not take much time, it manifest quite early.

And manifest quite early. That's the physical condition.

What about the physical location?

Remember, he was told he's in the house of Mahir, the son of a

meal at low, the bar? Okay, that's why sometimes Maps

help because they're in the back of your Bible for a reason.

If you have them. And now you're even have to go

to the back of your Bible, you can just study a bit longer and

examine and you can realize where things are.

Load. The bar is found at the east of

the Jordan. That's where the border is into

the Promised Land. Lodi bar is distant from where

David is. He's not close.

He's distant. Second to that load bar, you

know what? It means nothing without

pasture. It's a desolate land, it's a

fruit. This land.

It's a land out, lacks Harvest. And so put that together, we

have this man where he is in a distant and desolate place.

And he is the son of royalty. Is he not?

He is the Sun. As Grandpa was saw his father

was Jonathan. Is he living?

Is he living in one of Saul's homes?

No. Where is he?

He's in a he's in the house of an a man named Mahir.

The son of a mile. I believe that mephibosheth was

was very poor. Very poor.

Now put all those descriptions together, you have a man who is

bankrupt. You have a man who's living in a

remote land. You have a man who was living in

a Barren, land, a clear picture of the Sinners condition.

Auntie, fruitless Baron. Let me add wondering just

wondering Isolated far from the King, far from his table, far

from his kindness and even the physical location here points to

the spiritual reality, for all of those who are outside of

Jesus Christ. And sure in the physical sense.

You might be in this place tonight and you don't know Jesus

Christ, or you think you do and you know, some level of

emotional, he's you are surrounded by family and friends

you have more than what you need in life, your abundantly

provided for, I'm not talking about the physical things.

I'm talking about how these things point to a destitution of

the soul, and the hollowness in your soul as I speak.

Testifies to that. Because my words I'm sure are

speaking and they are bouncing around because there's no

substance in you. And I hope that would change

even at a Bible study. So what we see here about his

physical condition and its physical location is just a

wonderful portrait of The Sinner.

Who is so lost without the king. What does David do verse five?

Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Mahir, the

son of a meal at load, the bar, a brother mentioned it.

Who initiated this? David.

Go get him. Go get him.

I don't think David went himself because we find out that when he

comes. Mephibosheth, comes he falls

before David, he sent out his agents, he sent out.

He sent out the necessary Representatives on for him to go

and get the feta Chef. It's kind of like today, Jesus

is on his throne and he sending you and I to go out to people

and desolate places. Distant places, poor places

spiritually to bring them to the throne of grace.

And so he sends them. And he initiates it this is the

kindness of God throughout the Bible throughout history.

Even from the beginning, Adam and Eve fell, they realize their

nakedness. They clothed themselves with fig

leaves and what do they do after that.

What do they do? They hide they high.

And as their Sheltering from the presence of God, we read that

the Lord walked in the cool of the garden.

Cool of the day, and he calls for Adam.

Where are you? He looks for them.

He searches for them, you and I are saved tonight because at one

point you were drawn The gospel came to you, you were convicted

it spoke to you and it called you to God and you responded to

that. And so he first loved us.

That's why we can love him. He entered into our world.

He put on flesh, he died a gruesome death, when none of us

asked them to do it. Mephibosheth didn't write a

letter to David and have one of his men, send it to David so

that he can, you can maybe work out a deal so that he's not he's

not completely cut off. No, it's David.

Who goes out that this is David's plan.

And so, while you and I are living in and just destitution

and poverty, spiritually, he comes into that place and he

brings us out of it. He pulls us out of it, he pulls

him out of it and he comes. And what I want to do for the

rest of this time is simply look because there's so much to say

and I almost feel like I'm doing an injustice to these verses.

But what I'm going to do for the rest of this time you and I

together are going to look at the consequences of the kindness

of God in mephibosheth life. Meaning, what changed?

What changed from of have a chef after he comes before David and

he says, yes to what David is willing, how could he not say

yes? And they're really categorized

in three familiar words to us as Christians.

Peace Fellowship, help. Peace Fellowship.

Help. Let's read together.

Verse 6. I'm fetish at the son of

Jonathan son of Saul came to David and fell on his face and

paid homage and David said, mephibosheth.

What do you think that sounded like I wonder what it sounded

like. I wonder what the tone was.

I wonder what the delivery was. The first thing that David says,

was his name, a feather shot. And he answered behold, I am

your servant. So while his face is on the

ground, he after he hears his name, he goes, I'm your servant

and look what David says in verse 7.

David said to him, three important words do not fear.

Do not fear for, I will show you kindness for the sake of your

father. Jonathan, and I will restore to

you all the land of saw your father, and you shall eat at my

table. Always peace.

When you and I experience the kindness in Jesus Christ, that

is the moment that redefines are standing before God, and you,

and I have no reason to ever fear God in the sense of yes, we

Revere him as the Bible commands us to but never in a way.

Do we relate to him? Where we are questioning whether

or not? He will judge us like the

unredeemed that is expelled from the child of God, when they

really know. Oh the kindness of God because

the words of David are trustworthy, how much more the

words of the son of David who is the Christ?

So trustworthy, he's not one to lie.

He's not want to change his mind.

So whatever he says will come to pass.

I can take it to heart that whatever I have here is going to

be true a hundred years from now.

And when I stand Before, the Throne of God.

So what you see here is this promise of Peace, you are secure

mephibosheth You don't have to worry about anything because of

Jonathan. I will be perpetually good to

you. I will not change.

I will not flip my mind. It's a sealed deal.

It's done. And you and I know that security

in Christ and here's the thing. Mephibosheth was so grateful for

this, it's so obvious, you're going to realize that later on

when David is kicked out of his own kingdom, who comes on this

scene to just Express his loyalty to him hint.

Mephibosheth But I can't imagine how much more grateful he was

when just in a few chapters. God is going to Heap up, even

more judgment on the house of Saul.

Solve did something with the gibeonites.

He broke a very, very important Covenant that was made back in

the Book of Joshua. And because he broke that

promise, many, many years later, Divine judgment was going to

come upon his house for it will study that in great length, when

we come to that chapter, but there's something that happens

when David realizes there's a famine in the land, he seeks.

God, God says, there has to be retribution Saul's descendants

have to pay a price for what they did to the gibeonites.

And then there's this verse you have to turn there in second

Samuel. We're still in the same book and

go to chapter 21, that's where the Judgment takes place.

But look at verse 7 As judgment was going to come on some of the

descendants of Saul second, Samuel 21-7 reads.

But the king spared who with Eva chef The king spared

mephibosheth, the son of Saul's Jonathan.

Saul's son, Jonathan because of the oath of the Lord that was

between them. Between David and Jonathan, the

son of Saul. I wonder what happened to

mephibosheth heart. When he realized that if he had

not experienced the kindness of David, if Jonathan had not made

that oath with David, he would have very likely been among

those who were slain You know, I look at some Christians and I

know they love the Lord. I don't want to be judgmental.

I know they love the Lord, but when you tell him the good news,

it sounds to them. It sounds like old news, because

the way they react to her speak about, it feels like old news.

I assure you. I assure you.

That when Divine judgment comes, you're going to in that moment.

Be really, really happy, you're saved.

Then you're going to be able to really, really, really sing.

And really Rejoice, then your personality that seems to be

restrictive to your worship is not going to really matter.

When you understand? The significance of the Covenant

that Christ has made with us. Fetish Seth appreciated David

and this moment but oh, I would love to see his face.

When certain descendants of Saul were numbered to be hung and

they skipped over mephibosheth. That's going to happen to you.

If you're in Christ, judgment is going to come.

It's going to come. I know it's not popular.

It's coming. That's the message.

Actually of the book of Acts. We were told that they were told

to preach about the coming judge.

Acts 10 judgment is coming, but you and I in Christ are

protected, we're protected. Now, we will be protected then.

You and I should enjoy that security day by day.

Go back to the chapter. We're studying look at verse 11

and look what we're told about, mephibosheth.

In verse 11. We see here that David treated

him as one of the king's Sons. I was one of the king's Sons.

Verse 11. So mephibosheth ate at David's

table, like one of the king's Sons.

That's how he would be treated. Can you imagine the picture

here? I don't know if they had a long

table where all of David's Sons were sitting with all the wives

that he had and here they are eating at this, this Royal feast

and there's one out of all of them who has broken legs the

most unlikely, guest at the Kings Table.

I can't imagine the spectacle Shirley was, and you and II

believe according to the scriptures, we are a spectacle

in the sight of Heavenly Creatures and even angels, who

know who we are, who know what we've done, who know what we

deserve. And yet, we are right there,

fellowshiping with the Lord, not that, not only that, we are

considered the bride of Christ first.

Peter tells us that this salvation is something that

Angels long to look into The confounded by it.

How can it be that you would treat this family, the family of

Adam as one of your sons? And so we see here that there's

a piece that have heavy that fetishes enjoyed, not just the

piece, the second, prominent changes, founded four verses

verse 7 verse 10 verse 11, verse 13.

I'm not going to read it but I'll just tell you in those four

verses we were told repeatedly that David had mephibosheth eat

at his table. It's almost as though that's

what the Holy Spirit really wants to communicate.

Hey realize that mephibosheth has a seat at the table.

He's actually he's actually right there and this meant so

much to the reader of this time because you and I eating is not

really significant. We do it on the go we barely

have family dinners anymore but at this time, biblically

speaking, when you would sit at a table with somebody and eat it

denote it denoted, close Fellowship.

Intimacy Jesus when he spoke to the lukewarm church.

He said, if anyone would answer as I knock on this door, I will

come in with him and do what eat with him Revelation 3:20, I will

Revelation 3:20

eat with you. I will sit recline at table and

actually commune with you. What we see here is that in the

gospel, we are not just saved from wrath.

We have a seat at the table with Jesus.

That's the picture here that you and I entered.

Not just into the safety, from the wrath of God, but intimacy

with the Son of God, and we enjoy him.

And we love him, and we relate to him, and we speak to him.

We pour out to him. And he, interacts with us.

He answers us. He heals us.

He leads us. There's something.

Now that was never known before. We're no longer at a distance

anymore, we're no longer in a desk to place.

We are now in the very presence of Christ.

Just like my fetish death, always.

Always. That is what we have access to

in the gospel. Unfortunately, many professing

Believers don't experience it, but it's something that you and

I can walk in. Now Christ can be the closest

person to you in this world. I assure you of that he can be

the most real ever-present person that, you know, in this

life And I'm not satisfied in those moments where he's

distant. I know, sometimes he does clothe

himself and darkness. A scripture says to test our

faith. But my heart knows him.

Your heart should know him. That gospel purchased that.

If Jesus is just a person that you study, you're missing it.

He's to be known. He's me relish.

She's to be experienced, you know, this is a side note bear

with me because when you discover things like I had

doesn't fit, but I'm just gonna throw it out in there anyway.

I really like my fetish F. So, you know, for me, a lot of

the names that I love in the Bible.

Our with characters that have very complicated names.

Mephibosheth is one of those guys.

Mephibosheth had his son himself.

I think this is important for somebody to hear.

So, pay attention, wake up. Okay?

Pay attention lean in, what's his son's name?

Anybody know. Yeah, Micah in verse 12,

mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Myka Myka Am I

saying it right? Pastor, Daniel Mika.

I know little bit of Hebrew to Mika.

Do you happen to know what that name means?

Yes, you're on to it. Mija means who is like God.

Who is like God? You know what impresses me about

that, that makes total sense for you to name your son, who is

like God after you experience the kindness of David. but he

didn't name his son, Mika after he sat at the table, he named

his son Mica long before that Doesn't that tell you about this

man's faith? Huh.

Here's this man who was dropped as a child to be crippled

forever. Here's a man who had his father,

his grandfather. His uncle's slaughtered in war.

Here's a man who couldn't even afford his own house, but had

some Dungey room in a desolate destitute place across the

Jordan and yet he had a faith and trust in God, where he can

name his son and every time he called him for his rations for

dinner, he would be minded, who is like God, Who is like God?

You know, we get a little poked in life as Christians and we

wondered if there is a God. Is there a god?

Is there a god? I didn't get the promotion that

I thought I didn't get to go to. I didn't get the Tesla Model

that I wanted. Is there a God?

Here is a man who has been smashed in life.

And yet he could say who is like God as an act of worship.

And every time he would relate to his son, it would be a moment

of worship. I believe.

And this is before Mercy came his way.

This is before he was promoted and elevated to such a degree.

That says something. That says something.

Peace Fellowship. Help.

What do I mean by help? Those things might be obvious,

the things that we already covered, they're just so strong

with gospel truth, but this one might not be immediately

perceived. And this is where I'm going to

end. Look at verse 9 with me.

Then the king called ziba, Saul servant, and set them, all that

belong to us, all, and to all his house, I have given to your

Masters grandson, and you and your sons and your servants

shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce that

your Masters grandson may have bread to eat but mephibosheth

your Masters. Grandson shall always eat at my

table now ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants.

Keep your gospel glasses on. Here's What's Happening Here.

As a result of David's kindness, he looks at ziba, he calls him

over, he says Zeba from this moment on you're going to relate

differently to mephibosheth. And here is your new

responsibilities in your relationship to mephibosheth.

You and your son's, because I'm giving him all this property.

You're going to till the land till the soil and you're going

to produce the crops so that he can profit from it.

Zebra from now on, you will be a personal and ever-present help.

To mephibosheth. Sound familiar, mephibosheth.

Here is your inheritance all that saw loss?

All that was just kind of left in Oblivion.

I'm bringing it to you now it's yours.

Your name is on it. Here's your deed.

But my fetish show has a problem.

There's any, what's his problem? Yeah, he can't walk.

In his own strength, he cannot experience the fullness of his

inheritance. Therefore, the king calls upon a

servant to come to mephibosheth Aid.

In order to know all that the king purchased for him.

And so, what you have here in this closed context is ziba

being a very strong reflection of the inheritance of the holy

spirit. In the Christians life.

You cannot know what the king wants you to know, if you're

left to your natural condition. Just like my fetish who could

not walk, it would be just as pathetic to try to live in all

the spiritual blessings that have been purchased in Christ,

without the aid of the advocate, in the Holy Spirit, who comes to

help us. And so, in the same way that the

ziba figure here is now an A2 mephibosheth.

We have the same thing in the Holy Spirit.

He is there to do what we cannot do in our own strength.

He is there to empower because we lack that power.

And so you and I now can reach Greater Heights, you and I can

do what we could never do before this moment, we can walk in

Holiness, we can enjoy fruit. We can profit, we can escape

spiritual poverty, and actually grow in spiritual riches.

Because of the servant that has been commissioned by the king.

Oh, that excites me, that excites me because even when you

read, the number of sons and servants that ziba had I believe

that's two, that's the communicate, the great resource

the overwhelming resource. That now, mephibosheth had at

his disposal, all these servants.

All these Sons now are for you. Method is Chef Here's the thing,

the holy spirit is not just some idea.

He is rivers of living water flowing through Us, Rivers of

living water flowing through us. And what we can know about that

is that there is a distinct obvious tangible realization of

his presence in our lives. The fetishist life is never

going to be the same because of ziba.

It's never going to be the same. He doesn't have to crawl to the

fridge anymore. He doesn't have to go and dig

with his hands in the fields, from this moment on ziba, is

going to do everything that he cannot do on his own.

So here's the thing. Your call to Holiness your

called to Joy your call to prayer, without ceasing.

You're called to be a bold witness.

You can't do that on your own. Neither can I leave me to

myself? I will fail.

I will go back to sin. I will disappoint My Savior.

I will not boldly stand for Christ.

My spirit will look just like my fetish at the, in the physical

sense. I will just be laying there

useless. But because the servant has been

sent. You and I can actually know

something that we never thought we could enjoy.

And here's my charge to do because of the reality of the

presence of the Holy Spirit. People should be able to look at

us to some degree and say how is it that you're able to do what

you're doing knowing that you are a flesh like me knowing that

you're a son of Adam just like me knowing that you have the

same nature and you're dealing with the same Temptations as me

and you and I can testify of the Glorious inheritance in Christ

because he sent a Helper and that helper makes all of This

possible, I remember sitting in office with a man that I met

once, and I never saw him again. After this, he was brought by a

mutual friend, we sat down this was years ago and he was telling

me about his life, and it was a polluted life.

It was a filthy life, it was just degradation, it was just

vile. and then he looked at me, he was a very open and very

colorful individual and he looked at me and he leaned in

and he goes, you do these things, don't you I thought to

myself, how am I going to say this without sounding arrogant?

How am I going to communicate? What Jesus actually can do for

you without sounding like advocating?

Sinless, perfectionism and I leaned over and says, brother,

to be honest. No.

No. yeah, before the age of 20 when I when I was encountered by

Christ, probably I can, I can attest to what you're saying,

but something happened. When Jesus changed me.

And he looked at me with utter disbelief.

He goes, what? You can't tell me that.

You're actually you're serious. Hey, look at the mutual friend.

He goes, no, no, you're not telling the truth.

I'm like, what benefit do I have?

Like, I don't know you. I'm not asking anything from

you. I'm telling you what Christ can

do in a life? He did it in my life.

No no you're telling me and he started naming these different

since you're telling me you don't do these things.

You're the same age as me. You have the same hormones as

me. You have the same Temptations as

me. You're telling me that you don't

give yourself over these. I said, look, man, it's getting

very uncomfortable. I don't know how many more times

I gotta tell, you know, because that's what the Holy Spirit

does. And then that moment this meant

as though he met an alien. Are you from Mars?

so now I'm a Christian he didn't say the Mars thing, but he

looked at me as though I was from a different planet.

So, no, this is, this is the beauty of being a follower of

Jesus Christ. It's not just a ticket to get

out of hell, he brings the Holy Spirit into you and things

change, and you're empowered and you walk different.

You see different. You have access to different

things, the fetish of would now have ziba in his shadow for the

rest of his life. Well unfortunately the example

and the illustration of the Holy Spirit and Ziva is not going to

last too long. They might conclude here so much

to discover. I encourage you go through this

chapter yourself and with the New Covenant boundaries, look at

this text and try to discover things.

But look at the response of this man.

In verse 6. And if that bichette the son of

Jonathan, son of Saul came to David and fell on his face.

And paid homage David said, mephibosheth and he answered

behold, I am your servant. That is the appropriate response

to the kindness of the king. When you calls your name, and

you realize that the tone of your name being declared is a

tone of Mercy, compassion. And love the reaction, must be

what we see here. I'm your servant If you're

calling me the way you're calling me, if you're calling me

into what you're calling me into.

Then even though these legs are broken, I will serve you.

To the capacity in which I can serve you.

And I will give to you what you ask of me and I will do whatever

you call me to do. And so, your life and mind being

totally devoted to God in service.

Is not what we do to tap into the kindness of God.

It's what we do because we've tasted it.

It's what we do because we've tasted it.

And I hope that your energy and serving the lord.

It's not because you think that his kindness fluctuates, but

because it is so concrete and secure and so reliable that you

cannot help. But just throw yourself at his

feet and say, oh my king, I'm your servant, how can I, how can

I reserve my service tea? I'm yours.

I'm Yours. Let's pray.

Lord, we are overwhelmed by the portrait of this text that from

corner to corner with every detail.

Conveys the gospel. May it never sound like old news

to us. maybe he realized the piece, the hope, the help, the

fellowship that we have, because the King has decided to execute

kindness. To the most undeserving race.

Adams Race. and then we just pray that even if there's one

person in this house, He does not realize what Christ has done

on their behalf, that today, it would change.

And they would gladly fall before your throne.

Knowing what Jesus is done on their behalf.

Trusting that you are more than willing to invite them to your

table. And provide them that which

nothing in this world can offer. Oh Lord.

We just pray that as we sing to you. we would sing with the

revelation of how you have preserved us from Wrath, and how

you have provided for us. Not just in this age, but in the

coming ages. The immeasurable Grace and

kindness. That is toward us in Christ

Jesus. We bless you in Jesus name.

Amen. Amen.

We bless you in Jesus name. Amen.

Amen.