Book of samuel 2 sparknotes

Watch our overview video on the book of 2 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. As 2 samuel begins, the dust is settling after the big battle between saul and the philistines. He informs saul that god will choose another man to be king of israel. David was initially acclaimed king at hebron by the tribe of judah chs.

Watch our overview video on the book of 1 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. These books demonstrate the futility and foolishness of disobedience to god as well as the humility, faith, and reward that characterizes a life lived to honour god. David is old and bedridden, and his son adonijah proclaims himself king with the help of davids commander joab and the priest, abiathar. David goes to hebron, where his followers and the southern tribe of judah anoint him as king. Hearing this news, david instructs the prophet nathan to anoint davids son, solomon, as king. The book of second samuel takes us back to a strange time, when everything was up for grabs and it was hip to be square. Summary the second book of samuel page 1 page 2 absalom enters jerusalem where, in a display of defiance, he has sex with davids concubines.

In this sunday evening sermon, pastor roger benson preaches from the book of 2 samuel. The books of 1 and 2 samuel were written to compare and contrast the rise and fall of king saul, a manpleaser, and king david, a godpleaser. In 2 samuel, david becomes gods most faithful king, but then rebels. No, not the 80s although absalom may have very well had big hair. Overview of ii samuel 2 samuel book summary youtube. The book of isaiah kjv audio holy bible high quality and best speed book 23 duration. Upon learning of sauls defeat by the philistines, david sings a song lamenting the deaths of saul and his friend, jonathan. Davids down in the dumps over the deaths of saul and jonathan, lamenting and writing a pretty catchy if sad song about it. In 1 samuel, god reluctantly raises up kings to rule the israelites. God leads samuel to the town of bethlehem to choose a new king from jesses family. The book of 2 nd samuel is a narration of david as he becomes the king of israel and the time during his reign, yet it also includes two psalms in hymns of praise in the final chapters. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form part of the narrative history of israel in the neviim or prophets section of the hebrew bibleold testament, called the deuteronomistic history, a series of books joshua, judges, samuel and kings that constitute a theological history of the israelites and aim to explain gods law for israel under the guidance of the prophets. But of course, this clears the way for him to ascend to the kingship of all israel almost.