David and Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:1-13)

Speaker: Soon-Bok Lee                             Sunday July 2, 2017

 David and Mephibosheth

 2 Samuel 9:1-13

 

1. David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

 

2. Now there was a servant of Saul's household named Ziba. They called him to appear before David, and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" "Your servant," he replied.

 

3. The king asked, "Is there no one still left of 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 crippled in both feet."

 

4. 'Where is he?' the king asked. Ziba answered, 'He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.'

 

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 to pay him honor. David said, 'Mephibosheth!' 'Your servant,' 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 servant, 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 Mica, 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, and he was crippled in both feet.

 

 

 

 

Outline of the message: David and Mephibosheth

 

I. Background (2 Samuel 9:1-3)

 

1.1 Saul chased David to kill but died with his three sons at the battle         field against Palestine army.

1.2 Mephibosheth grandson of Saul, son of Jonathan became orphan and      crippled at five and Hided at Lo Debar.

1.3 David became the Great King of Israel and wanted to show the God’s      kindness to the Saul’s household for the sake of Jonathan.                 (Psalms 2 3 :1-6  Psalms 86:12-13)

 

II. Mephibosheth is restored (2 Samuel 9:3-13)

 

2.1 Mephibosheth is searched and found  (2 Samuel 9:3-5)

 

2.2 Mephibosheth was afraid had low self-esteem  (2 Samuel 9:6-8)

 

2.3 Mephibosheth is restored financially and ate at palace with David  

 

III. God's kindness is amazing (2 Samuel 9:7,10)

 

3.1 Mephibosheth’s emotion: Thanks giving, Joy, willingness to worship.

                    (John 5:24, Luke 15: 10-24, 2 Kings 5:15-19)

3.2 The old life and the new. (Colossians 3:8-10)

         Put off the old self and put on the new self.

3.3 God’s will. Joyful, pray, thanks (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

 

SMALL GROUP STUDY ON THE MESSAGE: “ David and Mephibosheth”

Based on today’s message, let us consider the following questions in sharing with one another the understanding and insight we have received from the Word of God. We are also encouraged to share with others how we want to apply the meaning of today’s message in our personal Christian life.

1. Whom David represents in this story? 

 

2. Why Mephibosheth was afraid when he met David ?

 

3. How did Mephibosheth feel after he was restored?