#35 – People Getting Shanked: 2 Samuel 3-5

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk about all of the death and drama in 2 Samuel chapters 3 through 5.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• In the last discussion of 2 Samuel we looked at the fading of Saul’s kingship and the emergence of the Davidic kingship, but 2 Samuel 3:1 captures that even clearer doesn’t it?
• Who is Abner in 2 Samuel and why does he matter?
• Let’s talk about 2 Samuel 3:14.
• Then the murders start happening: Abner is murdered, then Ish-bosheth (Saul’s son)...why does this matter? Why is God ok with all this bloodshed?
• In 2 Samuel 5 we have David anointed king of Israel, but hadn’t he already been anointed? 
• The defeat of the Philistines...why is it important that Israel fight and defeat people like the Philistines?

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• 2 Samuel 3-5, Genesis 50:20, Ephesians 6
• “The Gatekeepers” by Chris Whipple
• “David: A Man Chosen According to God’s Heart” by Layton Talbert
• “a man of God’s own choosing, a man God has set his heart on. [It is] talking about the place the man has in God’s heart rather than the place God has in the man’s heart”. (Woodhouse, 1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader, page 287)
• “Is God a Moral Monster” by Paul Copan

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Jen Wilkin, JT English and Kyle Worley talk about all of the death and drama in 2 Samuel chapters 3 through 5.

Sponsored by:

You can learn about the Bible through the eyes of its people. Or, you can take a journey to see Christ as central to the storyline of scripture. Find out more about the Bible studies at lifeway.com/characters and lifeway.com/gospelfoundations.