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DAVID WAS ANOINTED KING OVER ALL ISRAEL
TUESDAY, JULY 14
2 Samuel 5

Luke 11:15-20

 

“Every kingdom
divided against itself

is brought to desolation…”

 

DAVID WAS ANOINTED KING OVER ALL ISRAEL
 
David completed his long journey to be king of all Israel. All the elders made peace with him and they anointed him king of the whole nation. They made a league to support him in that office. Later, he sought to have a new capital for the nation, and he captured Jerusalem from the Jebusites. He called it the City of David which is also called Zion. Hiram, the king of Tyre, was friendly with him as a good neighbour. He gave David the building materials for his house and sent carpenters and masons to help him put up a royal palace. The Philistines again waged war with David. He sought God’s direction and was victorious. God’s hand was evident in his movements, and David was a successful king.
 
Following the death of Ishbosheth, the elders of Israel were of one accord and showed their support for David. They spoke well of him, and all agreed to recognise him as king of the whole nation. It was only the house of Judah that had anointed him king earlier in Hebron. Now the elders of all the tribes of Israel were of one accord to recognise David as their king because the Lord had said it. The circumstances were also moving in the same direction.
 
All the elders, including those from the house of Saul, agreed that David was to be their king. 2 Samuel 5:1-3 tells of the turn of events as follows: “Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.” They were sincere and the Lord guided them. The nation was united under David. All the promises that the Lord had made with the nation can be trusted.
 
THOUGHT: God is always faithful to His words.

PRAYER: Father, may this example give me assurance of Thy faithfulness.

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