Back to the Gibeonitesmost people probably did not remember it. It is very clear, and very simplejust two little verses. We are getting toward the end of King David's life. It was common knowledge. That is how we overcome the dearth of the truth and the dearth of righteousness in our day. He says to watchbe aware, be awake, be vigilant; know what your spiritual state is. But, he did not. If what happened against Gibeon occurred during Saul's reign, even if it was in the latter half, it would mean it was at least (if we are in the last decade of King David's reign) that the massacre of Gibeonites occurred 40 or 50 years earlier. But it does not say so here in so many words. After that, God heeded the prayer of the land. II Samuel 21:1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. Is there something I'm missing? Much later, King Saul ignored this covenant of peace and killed some Gibeonites. Later, during a wasting famine, David, attempting a political rather than a righteous solution, yielded to the Gibeonites' request that descendants of Saul be hanged to avenge the slaughter. Why was Satan so effective in influencing the actions of Eve? Another possibility is that when Saul slew many of the priests at Nob he also executed many Gibeonites (1 Samuel 22:19). Then there is another thing. You can read about them for yourself in the Book of Joshua, chapters nine and ten. the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the He did this "in his zeal for. Even so, maybe there were even worse problems, perhaps, and David was blind to them for three years. It looks to me like he tried to work out a political solution rather than a righteous one. II Samuel 21:1-14 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David inquired of the L ORD. This is what we have to learnunderstanding the distinction between guilt for sin, and the lingering effects of sin. This cultural trait makes it difficult for many people to identify with Jesus Christ. The Gibeonites presented themselves to the invading Israelites, not as nearby neighbors, but as distant foreigners who lived in a far-off land. What might he have done? 12 Saul said, Listen now, son of Ahitub.. We would like to make a covenant with you.". He just let matters continue naturally and let it rub in for another six or seven months. It would have been the answer. Why did he not seem to notice the first year and say to himself, "Hmm. Then, they went after Jericho, and it fell. When this righteous ruler turned to God, the Lord showed him that arrogant error of his predecessor. The "Man of Steel" is just too perfect, too smart, and too invincible. All answers are REVIEWED and MODERATED. They engaged in battle, and Israel won, but the people and king Saul said, "Look at all this nice livestock! So they thought, "Hmm. Nob. And those two are questionable. The Israelites had been dealing with the Gibeonites, who were Hivitesand as it says here, they were a part of the Amorite peoplesince the first days in the land under Joshua. And if He sinned, then He could not be our Savior. God took the initiative in this matter, by afflicting the nation of Israel with a famine because the house of Saul had put the Gibeonites to death. God took the initiative in this matter, by afflicting the nation of Israel with a famine because the house of Saul had put the Gibeonites to death. [And the answer is] Because the son has done what is lawful and right, and has kept all My statutes and observed them, he shall surely live. No silver or gold from that house. It won't do anybody any good lying here dead. Davids choice of victims reflects at least the covenant between him and Jonathan, if not also the one between him God told Joshua to get rid of all these foreigners in the land. David represents usJoe Church Membertrue Christians in a time of spiritual famine, much like what Amos describes in Amos 8:11, with the famine of the word. King Saul later broke the treaty that Joshua had signed and attacked the Gibeonites. Later still, during the time of King David, a famine occurred in Israel. When David asked the Lord about the famine, God said, It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death (2 Samuel 21:1). It comes as a snare, Christ says, on everybody. In reading the Psalms, on the other hand, we get an idea of just how grateful he was for God's forgiveness and grace, because I believe he was aware of just what a rotten individual he really was. He did not negotiate at all. The consequences are not the guilt. WebA famine lasting three years hit Israel during the earlier half of David 's reign at Jerusalem. They were going to come in there and just exterminate. 1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. He wanted to go do something else. He was not really on the ball like he should have been. Joshua 9:3-6 But when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they worked craftily [remember that], and went and pretended to be ambassadors. Deceit and delusion are powerful spiritual weapons of destruction but they pale in potency compared to the creative and edifying Word of God come alive by faith in believers' hearts! The Gibeonites remained enemies and aliens to the household of God forever after. Spiritual virtues and qualities are largely unseen yet are more real and potent in lasting effects than the most formidable nuclear pile. David asked the Gibeonites what punishment would satisfy them and atone for (cover) Sauls sin of murder. WebThese lists are not concerned with the Gibeonites at Gibeon, but with the Benjaminite group which came to settle at Gibeon in the course of time. Now, turn to the episode of King David, which we introduced. Psalm 34:4-10 I sought the LORD, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Finally the light came on, and David said, "I had better ask what is going on here. II Samuel 21:7 But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. He understood it. HERALDS OF HOLOCAUST It seems as though he was spiritually sleepwalking through this whole thing. "Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? In the economy of God's providence, however, such tiny events often matter much. 2. He was setting us an example of what we should be doing in a spiritual sense. The Israelites had promised not to King David came at it from a position of weakness, not of one who knew God's law and could answer these people from spiritual strength. The Bible barely alludes to the king's mad scheme, but we know that Saul's plot miserably failed. 20, and still another between Saul and David in 1 Samuel 24. But Joshua had the final decision. Jesus Christ should be everyone's ultimate hero. DECEPTION AND COST So he said, "Whatever you say, I will do for you." There is no biblical account of this escapade of Saul and his house against Gibeon. God sent the rain, it says specifically, "from heaven," verse 10, "in the latter rains," which is their normal cycle. (Matthew 14:1921). You are getting later and later in David's life here. Based on this principle, I think we can be confident that justice was carried out in this very nasty incident, even though we are not told all the details of what happened. The person who commits a sin is guilty of that sin, and God punishes that person for that sin. What have you been thinking about?". Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa. During the time of the judges, the Israelites had repeatedly turned away, leaving them corrupt and faithless. By this time, Moses had died and was buried. BATTLE AGAINST ENVY AND JEALOUSY It is very evident from verse 4 that somebody offered money, either from the palace or from the family of Saul. The midrash states that when Saul learned of this, he was angry with his daughter and demanded of her: Why did you deceive me and let my enemy escape? Only when the Gibeonites were under siege from a common enemy and were calling in the marker on their mutual aid treaty did the Israelites turn to God for counsel and advice. When He visits the iniquity upon successive generations, He is saying is that the results and curses that come automatically often go down a handful of generations. With all the recent rebellions, he was probably worried that his alliances were going to fail, because he may have appeared to weaken. ( v.1 ) So God sent a famine to punish a kingdom for something that a former king supposedly did. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself. And it happened at the end of three days, after they had made a covenant with them, that they heard that they were their neighbors who dwelt near them. Here are guidelines to help facilitate a meaningful learning experience for everyone. However there is nothing in the text that indicates he did this. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. Therefore, one of the first things that Joshua and the Israelites do is they allow a big problem to linger in their midst. There is more space given to David's flaws than anyone else in the whole Bible. Does the devil have power to make us sick? Report God revealed that this calamity happened because of "Saul and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites ." For unknown reasons, Joshua and the elders of Israel quickly bit on this proposal. He sees the hearts of men and the hidden actions of men. It springs out when you are not ready. "Now therefore, you are cursed, and none of you shall be freed from being slaveswoodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God." THE STORY OF JOSEPH - Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec king of Eisenhower was still in office. Think about it. They didn't present themselves in a truthful light saying that they were neighbors who respected Israel's strength and godly advantage and were suing for peace. Perhaps the Scriptures are contrasting the faithless actions of Saul and his house in regard to the covenant with the Gibeonites, with the faithful actions of David in regard to the covenant with Jonathan. * 1 Samuel 18:12 KJV And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. * 1 Samuel 18:15 KJV Wherefore when S Saul, after having disqualified Had David been righteous and been crying out to God, God would have heard him. If He said that you are out of here, you are out of here. Over the years I've urged our Fellowship to check out, investigate and take to heart such biblical alarms. He realized how often, and how far, he strayed from God's way of life. And your strength shall be spent in vain; for your land shall not yield its produce, nor shall the trees of the land yield their fruit. It is his sin. It would take three or four generations for perversion to be kicked out of a society. But talk about your flawed heroes! Whatever the case, it is very plain to me that he did not pay enough attention to this matter of the famine and drought, and the Gibeonites. Verse 1 did say that it was "Saul and his bloodthirsty house" who had massacred the Gibeonites. They had advance warning. WebSaul slew the Gibeonites, not simply as the son of Kish, but as the king of Israel, and therefore involved all Israel with him in the violation of the national oath; and hence, until the evil should be put away by the execution of the immediate offender or his representatives, all Israel must suffer. Also David seems to have only spared Mephibosheth only because he made an oath, and not for the fact that he was only five years old and did not participate in killing the Gibeonites? The two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul ( v.8 ) Think about this for a moment. Evidently, this is what Saul and most of his family was like, except Jonathan. Perhaps he thought, "Hmm. The chronicler, herewhoever he wasis giving us a big hint that David's attention was elsewhere for three whole years. A brief, but important, reference to the Gibeonites can also be found in 2 Samuel 21:1-14. They do what their flesh tells them to dowhat Satan inspires them to want to doand they do it. Ezekiel 18 makes it clear that God punishes people for their own iniquity. I know that he had other family problems because the prophecies said that he would. Web11 Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelek son of Ahitub and all the men of his family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king. God sees behind the scenes. We do not know how long before II Samuel 21 this incident happened. It would be the equivalent of an event somewhere between the Korean War and the Vietnam War. It wouldnt be surprising if these people had become worshippers of God, from their exposure to the tabernacle and teaching. He does not live long past the end of II Samuel. by LeRoy Gardenier I am just going to start with the backdrop to the incident. We are talking about the possibility of only two of the seven even remotely having any guilt in this matter whatsoever. I haven't been keeping up on things. And the king said, "I will give them.". It says that they were Saul's sons. Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. Something is wrong, David. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation" Psalm 24:4-5. Why did God allow the Gibeonites to put to death seven of Sauls sons? It causes a problem in the way that the next generation is formed. Joshua 9:22-24 Then Joshua called for them, and he spoke to them, saying, "Why have you deceived us, saying, 'We are very far from you,' when you dwell near us? Throughout the centuries, the original Gibeonites continued to exist as a people, although King Saul schemed to destroy them. The Gibeonites, howev And the Gibeonites said to him, "We will have no silver or gold from Saul or from his house, nor shall you kill any man in Israel for us." We have all followed in the same way of life as our first parents Adam and Eve. We do not know when it happened. A person dies for his own sins, not those committed by someone else, whether father, son, or black sheep uncle. WebThe Gibeonites Hang Saul's Descendants 21 While David was king, there were three years in a row when the nation of Israel could not grow enough food. So, he kept his own covenant, but he did not go any further to figure out from God's law to know what should be done in this situation. Then they went back and took Ai. THE STORY OF THE GIBEONITES - One of the things He specifically mentions is famine, which happens to be the third sealphysical famine, but we remember from Amos that there is a spiritual famine as well. Share 4. But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul. God tells us that, spiritually, we have to go and wipe them out. It was as if David earlier said, "Let's just get this out of the way. WebThe alliance with the Gibeonites lasted for centuries, until Saul - in his zeal (21, 2) - decided that the ancient covenant was no longer binding. He did not perform any miracle, or any other thing to show that He was happy with the way that things turned out. He is able to judge justly. Wherever he turned, he harassed them. About two years ago, Barry Watson, our lone member in Namibia, wrote me an email message in which this incident was at the heart of it. However, there was not. And as the one righteous person in the whole nation, he could have cried out, God would have heard, and God would have saved. & "Take heed that you be not deceived." In verse 7 we see the only thing in the entire situation that was any good at all. Samuel turns away; Saul grabs at him and only catches his robe, and tears it. I know that is how I always read itas straight historyand I did not think about it very much. The higher the vote, the further up an answer is. Matt 24:4/Mk 13:5/Lk 21:8. What I am trying to show you by going through these different places is that there is plenty of law that King David could have looked back on. King Saul exhibited that hubris, that overweening pride in his own decisions and that unfounded confidence in his own good judgment that he brought certain and lasting disaster upon his own dynasty. 'Whoever kills a person, the murderer shall be put to death on the testimony of witnesses [another layer that comes in]; but one witness is not sufficient testimony against a person for the death penalty. What did David do to end the famine caused by Saul breaking a treaty with the Gibeonites? 21:1-11 ). And she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night. This famine has been going on for three years, year after year. (4:10). (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. Because he may have been still depressed by Absalom's death. A lot can happen in two years. Guilt for sin is not hereditary. Go back with me to Deuteronomy 7 and see the instruction that God gave to Israel about how to deal with these kinds of people. PHARAOH AND HAMAN - He was tired of life, tired of war, tired of all the politics, tired of all the rebellion, tired of Joab. Although he had peace at this time, I think he was worried because they just had two successive rebellions, and were almost to the point of victory over King David until they were eliminated. God did not perform a miracle to end this famine after these men were executed. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah. You had only black and white television if you had television. These cagey enemies of God's people were destined to be destroyed, so they devised a simple, but clever scheme to deceive Israel in the hope of saving their own necks. He was humble and relied on God, and was granted many victories over Israels enemies. Things started to go downhill over time however, as Saul became presumptuous and arrogant; he ignored several direct commands of God, and the last straw came when he interfered in offering a sacrifice to God, in direct contravention of what hed been told to do. Why did Herod like to listen to John the Baptist, who criticized Herods lifestyle? For a relatively small group the Gibeonites drove a hard bargain and soon it was a done deal. & "Take heed that you be not deceived." One is God's judgment upon the actual person for the actual sin; the other is God's punishment that He has automatically put into the law that allows the effects to last for a few generations. ", If you are on your spiritual game, and famine is occurring in your land, do you wait three years until thousands may have died? Deuteronomy 21:22-23 If a man has committed a sin deserving of death, and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain overnight on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day, so that you do not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God. II Samuel 21:3-6 Therefore David said to the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you? How did the spirit of God move upon the face of the waters in Genesis 1:2? Saul's bones are still in Jabesh-Gilead. By this time, having fought all his life since he was a teenagerup against Goliath when he was eighteen or soand here he was approaching 70 years old, and he was tired. The latter believed that Saul's desire was to destroy them utterly. Two years is a long time. Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! For the Gibeonites, their wily guile and deception gained them survival and nothing more. II Samuel 21:10-11 Now Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until the late rains poured on them from heaven. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. Or as the Gibeonites said Saul consumed them and tried to destroy them a people Israel had entered into a covenant with 400 years earlier. WebWe will attack Gibeon, because they have made peace with Joshua and the Israelites." Saul had four sons. * Jonathanhe befriended David, died with Saul on Mount Gilboa * Abinadabdied with Saul on Mount Gilboa * Malchishuadied with The Jewish Encyclopedia asserts that one group of rabbis felt that Saul's punishment at God's hands is a sign of his weak moral character whose only virtue was being tall and handsome. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall go out no more with us to battle, lest you quench the lamp of Israel.". I dont think it was a matter of God allowing the Gibeonites to put to death Sauls sons. The stories of such people like Abel, Seth, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, and on through the chapter give us hope that like them we can overcome and be assured of entering the Kingdom of God. It cut us off from God. God is warning here that sin has consequences. 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