Fragility of Leadership and the Promise of Divine Kingdom
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“Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, ‘We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!’ So all the men of Israel withdrew from David and followed Sheba the son of Bichri. But the men of Judah followed their king steadfastly from the Jordan to Jerusalem.” [00:00:16]
“And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.” [00:00:39]
“Joab said to Amasa, ‘Is it well with you, my brother?’ And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died.” [00:01:54]
“Then a wise woman called from the city, ‘Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, “Come here, that I may speak to you.”’ And he came near her, and the woman said, ‘Are you Joab?’ He answered, ‘I am.’ Then she said to him, ‘Listen to the words of your servant.’ And he answered, ‘I am listening.’” [00:03:15]
“Joab answered, ‘Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy! That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.’” [00:03:53]
“Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.” [00:04:18]
“David’s return to Jerusalem, which we’ve been anticipating—his humiliation was such that he had fled. All these things have happened in the interim period, over a short period of time. Absalom’s rebellion has ended with his death. His folks are getting him back across the Jordan into Jerusalem, but it is not a return to tranquility; it is certainly not to prosperity.” [00:07:21]
“His kingdom now is fragile; it is unstable. There’s gonna be another thousand years before the one to whom this kingdom points finally arrives, when the wise men’s question rings out as we have rehearsed it and sung it: ‘Where is he that is born the king of the Jews? We’re looking for him.’” [00:08:08]
“Because, in short order, the answer to the brokenness of our world is in this book. It’s actually, in a very specific way, in 2 Samuel. Because it is the promise that God had made first to Abraham, now reinforced to David in 2 Samuel 12, that speaks to the answer of the longings of the human heart for the one who can save and rule and who can reign, so that what we’re actually doing is at the very heart of the matter.” [00:11:22]
“Do you remember what the dream was, this great big thing? And Daniel says, ‘Well, I can tell you exactly what that is. And it is simple: all the kings and all the empires that are represented in this great statue will actually be destroyed one day.’” [00:12:50]
“‘The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed,’ and ‘it shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.’ Forever! Now, here’s the question that is posed to us by such a statement: Do we believe this?” [00:13:42]
“Throughout the world today, the kids of the kingdom are meeting in all kinds of places, sharing the same songs, declaring the same King—namely, Jesus. That’s why, you see, the Old Testament ends with a period of four hundred years of silence and darkness, where generations are left simply with the promise of God.” [00:37:41]
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“And David came to his house at Jerusalem. And the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to care for the house and put them in a house under guard and provided for them, but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as if in widowhood.” [00:00:39]
“Joab said to Amasa, ‘Is it well with you, my brother?’ And Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. But Amasa did not observe the sword that was in Joab’s hand. So Joab struck him with it in the stomach and spilled his entrails to the ground without striking a second blow, and he died.” [00:01:54]
“Then a wise woman called from the city, ‘Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, “Come here, that I may speak to you.”’ And he came near her, and the woman said, ‘Are you Joab?’ He answered, ‘I am.’ Then she said to him, ‘Listen to the words of your servant.’ And he answered, ‘I am listening.’” [00:03:15]
“Joab answered, ‘Far be it from me, far be it, that I should swallow up or destroy! That is not true. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, called Sheba the son of Bichri, has lifted up his hand against King David. Give up him alone, and I will withdraw from the city.’” [00:03:53]
“Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.” [00:04:18]
“David’s return to Jerusalem, which we’ve been anticipating—his humiliation was such that he had fled. All these things have happened in the interim period, over a short period of time. Absalom’s rebellion has ended with his death. His folks are getting him back across the Jordan into Jerusalem, but it is not a return to tranquility; it is certainly not to prosperity.” [00:07:21]
“His kingdom now is fragile; it is unstable. There’s gonna be another thousand years before the one to whom this kingdom points finally arrives, when the wise men’s question rings out as we have rehearsed it and sung it: ‘Where is he that is born the king of the Jews? We’re looking for him.’” [00:08:08]
“Because, in short order, the answer to the brokenness of our world is in this book. It’s actually, in a very specific way, in 2 Samuel. Because it is the promise that God had made first to Abraham, now reinforced to David in 2 Samuel 12, that speaks to the answer of the longings of the human heart for the one who can save and rule and who can reign, so that what we’re actually doing is at the very heart of the matter.” [00:11:22]
“Do you remember what the dream was, this great big thing? And Daniel says, ‘Well, I can tell you exactly what that is. And it is simple: all the kings and all the empires that are represented in this great statue will actually be destroyed one day.’” [00:12:50]
“‘The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed,’ and ‘it shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.’ Forever! Now, here’s the question that is posed to us by such a statement: Do we believe this?” [00:13:42]
“Throughout the world today, the kids of the kingdom are meeting in all kinds of places, sharing the same songs, declaring the same King—namely, Jesus. That’s why, you see, the Old Testament ends with a period of four hundred years of silence and darkness, where generations are left simply with the promise of God.” [00:37:41]
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