”And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the Lord has avenged my Lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants.”“ II Samuel 4:8 NKJV
a. And the LORD has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants: When they brought Ishbosheth’s severed head to David they said, “We are God’s servants, defeating your enemies as instruments of God.”
i. “Their claim, The Lord has avenged my lord the king, was presuming on God’s approval of their deed, as though they had acted on the Lord’s express orders.” (Baldwin)
b. The son of Saul your enemy: David couldn’t relate to this because he didn’t think of Saul as his enemy. The beautiful song David composed at the death of Saul and Jonathan proved that though Saul set himself as an enemy of David, David did not regard him as an enemy.
Presuming!
Notice their claim, “was presuming on God’s approval of their deed”!
They evidently forgot one of the Ten Commandments was, thou shall not murder!
But they also made an assumption that David would approve!
Presumptions concerning God’s approval is never good!
If we are seeking His guidance, we should continue praying until we receive a decisive answer from the Lord.
Blessings
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