2 Samuel 11



2 SAMUEL 11

Introduction

2 Samuel describe the period of Israeli history, a period known as the United Kingdom. At this time, little organized society of the 12 tribes formed into a single nation under a single administration of the king. The weakness of the tribal system, which is observed during the period of the judges, was overcome. And by the time of Solomon's reign, Israel has become the most powerful nation in the region. The period began with the fact that each clan and each family worshiped God as believed correct, but ends with the construction of the Temple of Solomon, originally conceived by David. The period ends with the rule of one king in one city, leading the people in the same temple to worship the one true God. Although this era ends at 3 Kings, the story of the kingdom, and the height of the establishment of its capital, told in books 1 and 2 Kings, focusing on three individuals: Samuel, Saul and David.

Content of the Chapter

2.1 Kings explain how Israel came to the king. This reality should be interpreted in the context of what preceded it (Deuteronomy, Joshua and Judges), as well as what came after (3-4 Kings). Deuteronomy 17 contains the requirements of God to the king of Israel. The king, who must be elected by God among the Israelites not to accumulate wealth, wives or military force, but must rule based on the word of God, which he personally will read throughout his life. 2 Samuel describes the performance of this ideal in the person of David, in particular, in 2 Kings 1-10 (Unger, 1998). David came to the throne united the whole of Israel and received a promise from God that his dynasty will last forever. 3.4 However, the book describes the fall of the Kingdoms of Israel, as a result of God's judgment for their sins, mostly for the sins of his fallen leaders - kings. God judged Israel, and sent him prisoner on the grounds that its kings were not able to live according to the ideal established in Deuteronomy. The shortcomings of the kings of Israel can be seen even in the great king - David, in particular, in 2 Samuel 11-24. Thus, 1-2 Samuel is described as an ideal reign in Israel, as well as its shortcomings. Kings reign, and is in a positive light, and in the negative. The voltage, which appeared as a result of this discrepancy is not fully resolved either in the books of Kings, not even in the Old Testament, but eventually finds its solution in the Son of David, who lived his life as the perfect king, and suffered the punishment for the sins of His people (esvbible.org).

Importance of the Chapter in Relation to the Book

The first 12 chapters in a book of Kings, along with a few excerpts from the book of Judges, give hints about the benefits of mixed government of the kings of Israel. Is this good or bad, that ...