2 Samuel 19:5-8
King David humbles himself before the man who disobeyed him and murdered his son. Joab tells King David that they will leave him if he doesn’t stop crying about his son (who would’ve killed them all) and go pay attention to the people who stuck by his side and protected him.
King David was very upset and could have used his power to punish Joab but the King, not being prideful, understood that Joab was right. This shows the King’s heart and wisdom. Whereas King Saul would have probably had a bad attitude and hung Joab.
2 Samuel 19:23
King David, a man after God’s own heart, shows mercy to the man who cursed him, threw stones at him, and harassed him. Shimei threw himself down before the King and repented. He admitted that he had sinned and even though he deserved to die, the King showed mercy and let him live.
2 Samuel 19:42-43
The men of Israel first had the idea to bring the King across the Jordan. However the men of Judah were the ones actually doing it. So, the men of Israel were jealous and got mad. The men of Judah said, “Look guys, the King is a close relative of ours. Why are you mad? Has he treated us with more favor than you?” To that, the men of Israel answered that they have more of a right to the King than the men of Judah. Also, it was their idea first.
Whose side are you on? Are you Judah or are you Israel? The Jews don’t believe that Jesus Christ is Lord but we Christians do. Now, there are those who are getting back to their Hebrew roots (Hebrew just means “crossed over”) and I wouldn’t call them Jews. I would call them Israel.
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