“The army of ‘Amon came out and went into battle formation at the entrance to the city gate; the men of Aram from Tzovah and Rechov and the men of Tov and Ma‘akhah were by themselves in the open countryside.”-2 Samuel 10:8 After Hanun’s humiliation of David’s diplomats… Any goodwill on David’s part went right […]
2S10-9: When You Reject the King’s Messengers, You Reject The King
“Aware that they were utterly abhorrent to David, the people of ‘Amon sent and hired 20,000 Aram foot soldiers from Beit-Rechov and Tzovah, the king of Ma‘akhah with 1,000 men, and 12,000 soldiers from Tov.”-2 Samuel 10:6 By humiliating King David’s diplomats… There were no two ways about it… The King of Ammon had declared […]
2S10-8: The Middle East Then And Now – Same Story, Different Century
Despite David’s kind gesture toward Hanun… The existing hate was too deep to overcome. Hanun’s men advised the new king that David was up to no good. They said the real purpose of the Hebrew diplomats was to deceive… And most likely to spy on the Ammonite capital city of Rabbah (currently Amman, Jordan). Now […]
2S10-7: Some Enemies Stay Enemies—And That’s How God Wants It
“Sometime later, when the king of the people of ‘Amon died, his son Hanun became king in his place. David said, ‘I will show grace to Hanun, the son of Nachash, as his father showed grace to me.‘ So David sent his servants to pass him a message of comfort concerning his father.”-2 Samuel 10:1 […]
2S10-6: How Your Struggles Today Have Roots In The Past
I wanna share something interesting. The humiliating treatment of David’s messengers actually relates to what happened in chapter 8—the defeat of Hadad-Ezer’s Syrian army. In other words, the battle we read about in chapter 8 happened because of what we’re studying now in chapter 10. I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating… Many of the […]