2 Samuel 23:39a and Uriah the Hittite . . .
This is one of the saddest verses in the Old Testament. It is also a verse that sings the mighty work of God.
David’s mighty men. 37 elite men – empowered by the Spirit to do mighty deeds to serve and protect their king.
Among them an Ammonite and a Hittite. Proof that Our Lord has and always will except any from among the nations who will put their trust in Him.
They were supposed to be enemies of
Some of their exploits are mentioned just before the list of 30. What are the exploits of these men though? Most we will never know on this side of glory.
Except for Uriah the Hittite. . .
We find the greatness of Uriah at the same time we see David at his worst.
Back in chapter 11 we see their stories come together through Bathsheba; Uriah’s wife. We find a king who wouldn’t control himself and a soldier who deprived himself of every pleasure to uphold his king and his fellow troops.
Uriah’s true strength was in his honor. In this case an honor that was greater then God’s anointed. This coming from a Hittite!
Who acted with more reverence towards his king; David or Uriah?
Who should have known better?
Who had more to lose?
Is there a Hittite of today (a non-Christian) that is acting with more honor than you?
Are there non-Christians who have more reverence towards our Lord then you do?
David learned, to late, in this instance that God is forgiving, and ever faithful.
A child died; a family destroyed; a king whose soul was rotted to nothing until he admitted his sin, focusing once again on his Lord and not his own self.
Through this sadness the Lord’s grace shines through.
It’s not too late to turn back to God. You can say at the end just like David …
`When one rules over men in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.' “Is not my house right with God? Has he not made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part? Will he not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire?
2 Samuel 23:3-5
Blessings,
Pastor Douglas
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