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All right. My Bible. In 365 brothers and sisters, we have made it to the book of second Samuel, and boy, is this a nuanced book. There is so much stuff to say about what we see in this book. And my goodness, I just want to tell you all of it. Okay, Let me. Let me make myself very clear about this book. Okay? For Second Samuel, you got to understand that most people think of this book as David's victories. You see the expansion of the kingdom and, you know, sort of a. A rise to power. You know, a lot of people look at that. That's how they understand the. The view of this book. But it means so much more. It's not just about his victories, the expansion of the kingdom of Israel. I wouldn't say the king, the whole nation of Israel, because when you say kingdom, you normally mean the northern kingdom, and the northern and southern kingdom didn't split until Rehoboam, which was David's grandson. But nonetheless, I am distracted a little bit. It really is about the turning point that takes place in the entire book. It's in chapters 11 and chapter 12.
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Look, everything before it is ascent.
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It's David climbing to the top, but then everything after it. I'm going to use a very important word.
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It's.
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It's a calculated word.
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It's consequence. Look, if I could summarize the book in a very succinct way, I would say Second Samuel tells the story of David's greatest triumphs and his greatest failures,
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proving that even God's chosen king, even his chosen king, can't escape the consequences of sin. Now, that should shock us, that should convict us. That should cause us to really think through the things that are happening in our lives and the things that are happening around the world.
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Look, let's just analyze this very simply.
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If you were to go through the first 10 chapters of the book of
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Second Samuel, you would see David becoming king.
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You would see Jerusalem becoming the capital of Israel. Yes, yes. Of the Jews, everybody. Okay? You would see the kingdom being completely united. You would see, literally, Israel growing to places that nobody ever thought. And I'll talk about this in just a minute. You would also see the Davidic covenant, which is established in chapter seven. That's an important covenant. We'll talk about that in a minute. And you would also see Israel reaching unprecedented strength. That's what you will see in the first 10 chapters. And you should study that. Everything is moving upward. But when you get into chapters 11 and 12, you will observe that the very hinge Point of the entire book is clearly obvious.
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David sins against God by doing what he did with Bathsheba.
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He murders Bathsheba's husband in order to cover up a pregnancy that. That he brought into play because he did evil. You'll see Nathan confronting David. And this is a big one. And you'll also see what real repentance looks like. You'll actually see David repenting. Now, quite frankly, in my opinion, this is the whole theological center of the book. But I want you to notice Nathan's words here. This is second Samuel, chapter 12. And I had this set aside. I wanted to read to you. This is verse 10. It says, now, therefore, this was the proclamation because of the evil that David gave himself to. It's a consequence. Listen, if you sin against God, will God forgive you? Absolutely. He'll forgive you. But will you have consequence? Yes. Look at the declaration that Nathan makes on David. He says this. Now, therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me and has taken the wife of Uriah the. The Hittite to be thy wife. What a tragic proclamation of judgment. Look, the verse that I just read
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to you, and I want you to pay close attention to this.
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The verse that I just read to
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you becomes the outline for the rest of the book.
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I'm not kidding. When you go through chapters 13, all the way through chapter 24, look at
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the stories of the sword never departing.
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Look at the fulfillment of the prophecy that. That Nathan gave to David. Shall we go through the list? Ammon, he rapes Tamar. How about Absalom gets mad, angry, vengeful, and he murders Ammon? Okay, how about then Absalom rebelling against David, and David being driven from Jerusalem. This massive civil war coming as a result of what Absalom does, and more bloodshed completely follows, including the way that Absalom actually died. And even the book ends with judgment connected to David's sinful census. When he actually counted, when he wasn't supposed to count.
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Guys, David is forgiven here.
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I want to make myself clear. But the consequences continue. And that is a powerful lesson for any one of us because it highlights a truth that many believers struggle to understand. Okay, God forgives sin immediately, make no mistake. But he does not always remove the earthly consequence of sin. You could go get high on LSD and have this weird hallucination that your arm is a dragon, and then you pick up a chainsaw and cut your arm off. Is God going to forgive you for all of that? Sure. But you still don't have an arm. That's the point.
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Look, David never lost his salvation. David never lost God's love.
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God loved David tremendously. David never even lost God's covenant promises.
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But he spiritually spent the remainder of
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the book, the remainder of his life
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in essence, under the painful effects of
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one very catastrophic decision.
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And that is something that we cannot ignore. And I have to tell you this.
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If you're looking for a real application regarding this book, understand this. The theme of it all preaches extremely
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well lessons to us, okay?
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It warns against sin while simultaneously magnifying the grace of God. God's grace has always been there. David's life, by the way, demonstrates both of those things.
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That's critical.
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That's important. Why is that critical and important?
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Why is it something that we should pay attention to? Because God is real. His word is true.
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We cannot ignore it as a matter of convenience. Listen, I. I am enthralled in a bad way by the idea that I continue to observe people in the name of Jesus sinning deeply against God in the public troposphere. Look at all of the liars, the commentators, the social media, people that call themselves Christians, but even with their own mouths prove that they're not.
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Do you think for one second God is going to let that just fall away? He's not. And alternatively, I think that I would be amiss to not talk about chapter seven for just a minute. Look, God makes a promise to David.
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This is what happens.
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David has accomplished so much of the conquest that he has put himself in the middle of.
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He realizes as he's standing probably on the balcony of his palace and looking over all of the city of David up at the Temple Mount, he sees
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that there is a tent that's up there.
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And he says, I live in a beautiful house and God is there in the tent. We need to build God a house.
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And the Nathan, you know, the prophet Nathan, he's like, oh, that's a great idea.
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Let's go do it.
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And God wakes up the prophet and
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says, sorry, you jumped the gun. David's hands are way too bloody. You tell him that he cannot, absolutely cannot build the house. His son will end up doing it. But also tell him this. I'm going to build him a house.
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And look what it says in 2nd Samuel, chapter 7, verse 16. It says, and thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee.
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Thy throne shall be established forever.
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What's he talking about? He's talking about the Messiah.
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You cannot argue that Israel is done with. You can't.
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God says There will be somebody from David's bloodline that will rule in perpetuity. And that refers to Christ ruling over Israel and the rest of the world. Look, the message becomes a very simple one. David is Israel's greatest king. Make no mistake. David falls spectacularly. Fail is probably the better term. Yet God's promise survives David's failure.
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Can I say that again?
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God's promise survives David's failure. Therefore, the ultimate king must be somebody that's greater than David. And we know who that is.
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The book points directly to Christ. That's what 2 Samuel does.
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Christ will one day rule as king. We know that. The book of Revelation tells us that. I think more than ever, we have to understand two very critical things about this book. Number one, the sword never departed because of the consequence that David brought upon himself. And that's a heavy lesson. But number two, we've been given a promise that is irrevocable. God will not revoke his promise. And if you are ever in a situation where you find yourself wondering whether or not God's promises are real for you, if you find yourself wondering whether or not salvation is real, you can go back to Second Samuel, because you will be reminded of the fact that when you put your faith and trust in Christ. That's a wrap. You have it. It's done. What an amazing thing. God is good. He's good all the time. He never, never fails his people, even though we fail Him. And that's a lot that we can take to the bank. It's exciting. I'm excited because I know where my faith comes from. I know where My help comes from. I know where my hope is, and I know that you do, too. So put your faith and trust in the Lord. Understand that he's faithful and that he's good. And then in the midst of all the craziness, he always shows up. He's never not going to show up because he's the God of Heaven. He loves us with an everlasting love, and he inspires us to do what we all are called to do. And that's fight the good fight. I love you guys.
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Keep looking to the Lord.
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And guess what?
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We got another Q and A coming. I'm looking forward to it. Great things are happening.
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God is faithful. He's good, and we can trust in Him. I love you guys. God bless you.
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And did I tell you how absolutely proud I am of you that you are reading the Word of God, you're
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engaging, and you're doing something remarkably important. I love you guys. Keep fighting a good fight.