Mephibosheth 2 Samuel 9113

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Nathan Deisem - Sermon 2-12-17 • Men's Ministry - MEPHIBOSHETH • 2 Samuel 9:1-13 • 9 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” • ******************************************************************** • [[[1 Samuel 20:12-17]]] • 12 Then Jonathan said to David, “I swear by the Lord, the God of Israel, that I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow! If he is favorably disposed toward you, will I not send you word and let you know? 13 But if my father intends to harm you, may the Lord deal with Jonathan, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the Lord be with you as he has been with my father. 14 But show me unfailing kindness like the Lord’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, 15 and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.” • 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the Lord call David’s enemies to account.” 17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself. • ******************************************************************** • (Back to 2 Samuel 9) • 2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” --- “At your service,” he replied. • 3 The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” --- Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.” • ******************************************************************** • [[[ 2 Samuel 4:4 ]]] • 4 (Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.) • ******************************************************************** • (Back to 2 Samuel 9) • 4 “Where is he?” the king asked. -- Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.” Lo Debar – “Land of Nothing” 5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel. 6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down [FELL ON HIS FACE] to pay him honor. -- David said, “Mephibosheth!” -- “At your service,” he replied. -- 7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and YOU WILL ALWAYS EAT AT MY TABLE.” • 8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?” 9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. 10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons. • 12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth. 13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; -------- HE WAS LAME IN BOTH FEET. • ******************************************************************** • DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: • • What does the story of David and Mephibosheth reveal to us about God? [God is not directly involved as character in this biblical narrative but David’s actions illustrate a lot about the forgiveness, restoration, and redemption found in God]. What are your observations? • • What things does the story of David and Mephibosheth reveal to us about ourselves in relation to God? [Mephibosheth is redeemed from humiliation, obscurity, physical malady, etc…] How is our redemption by grace through faith in Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:8-9) similar to that of Mephibosheth’s? Are there significant ways that they are different? What are your observations? • • Nathan Deisem meditates on the story of Mephibosheth from these passages in Scripture as a spiritual antidote from personal Shame and Pride! How can the story of Mephibosheth help us fight against feelings of SHAME? How can it help us fight against PRIDE? • • If you were to share the story of Mephibosheth with a non-believing spiritual-seeker what THREE things would you most strongly emphasize?

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