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Daily Devotionals
Day by Day Devotional - Year 2 of 5
2 Samuel 3:1-5; 2 Samuel 5:1-9
While all this has been going on, David has been waiting patiently in Hebron for the LORD Himself to establish him as king over all Israel. Thus Jesus, now in heaven, waits for God to give Him His universal kingdom.
For Israel, the opening of ch. 5 is a milestone in their history. It is marked by the transfer of David’s throne to Jerusalem, which city is henceforth to occupy such an important place in the nation’s history and in God’s purposes. But within the city walls, upon Mount Zion, was a citadel which was virtually impregnable, held by the Jebusites since the days of Joshua. In spite of the boasting of its occupants, David takes it. However, he here forgets the grace which so often characterised him, in that he denies to the lame and the blind access to the house of God. What a contrast with the Lord who received in the temple precisely these same blind and lame and healed them (Matthew 21:14); what a contrast also with the man who "made a great supper" (God Himself), who, to fill His house, compels these unfortunate people (representing you and me) to take their place at the banquet of grace (Luke 14:21-23).
