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2 Samuel 4–6: On Being Blameless in the Battlefield . . . But Not in the Bedroom (Ep. 99)

Bible Talk β€” A podcast by 9Marks

9Marks

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 β€’ 718 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

After the squelching of Ish-bosheth's insurrection, David is anointed king over a united kingdom and the nations are streaming to the city of Zion. And yet . . . the author wants us to know that something's not quite right in the state of Israel. Alex Duke, Jim Hamilton, and Sam Emadi discuss 2 Samuel 4–6.

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When Uza gets struck down, David is angry.

0:05.5

So verse 7 tells us, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uza and God struck him

0:10.9

down there because of his error.

0:12.9

So the author is clearly saying, Uza made an error.

0:17.1

So it's David's responsibility ultimately to protect the people by keeping the law.

0:21.6

Azah also is supposed to know.

0:23.5

Nobody touches the ark.

0:24.8

We carry it on polls.

0:26.4

He makes an error.

0:27.4

He touches it.

0:31.7

Welcome to episode 99 of Bible Talk, a podcast brought to you by Nine Marks. Nine Marks

0:41.4

exists to help pastors build healthy churches. For more, you can visit Nine Marks.org.

0:45.0

My name is Alex Duke, and with me are my two friends, Sam and Lottie, Jim Hamilton.

0:49.0

All right, guys, so last week we talked about Second Samuel 1 to 3. We talked about how much of it,

0:53.6

at least, is kind of a revenge flick. And talked about how, you know, much of it at least is kind of

0:54.4

a revenge flick. And so remind us, who killed who and why did they kill them? Just remind us

0:59.7

briefly. Go ahead, Jim. Oh, okay. You gesture at one another. Well, so in chapter 1,

1:07.4

this Amalekite claims to have killed Saul. He didn't kill Saul. David winds up having him put to

1:13.1

death. And then in chapter two, Joab and Abashai and Asahel are pursuing after Abner. And Abner is the

1:23.7

general uncle of Saul. Yep, that's right. Saul's uncle, Ishpochev's general.

1:28.8

And Abner kills Asahel, Joab's brother.

1:32.5

And then, as a result of that, in chapter three,

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