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撒母耳记下［第2章］|Book of 2 Samuel 2

【胜过冲动，不留后悔事】

主讲: 郑伟健同工

06/09/2023


引言：一失足成千古恨，再回头已百年身

我们做每件事前都要想清楚，免得抱憾终身，而且有的错误无法改正，错了就是错了，别做让自己良心不安的事情，等老了想回头都晚了。

一、大卫的生命树气息

1.胜过自我、谦卑顺服 (V1-3)

大卫没有因为扫罗的死、洗革拉被破毁，就急着立自己为王。而是求问神，寻求神的带领才出发。大卫不同自己做什么，神就让他作王，让犹大人起来跟随他了。让我们也学习大卫的凡事寻求神，不擅自做主。

2.胜过怨恨、饶恕宽容 (V4-7)

大卫并没有因为扫罗死了而猜忌便雅悯支派的人。凡对扫罗好的人，他就祝福他们；凡打击扫罗的，他就打击他们。大卫的心态都是祝福的心态。

二、分别善恶树的气息

1.自我中心的押尼珥 (V8-11）

押尼珥虽然知道神已经立大卫为王，但是偏偏还立伊施波设作王。他把百姓当作了私人的产业、留恋权力。他是拥兵自重，伊施波设只是被他所操控的王，押尼珥并没有尊重扫罗家，并没有伏在伊施波设的权下。

2.败给冲动的约押 (V12-17) 大卫选择选择祝福以色利人，但他的统帅约押却按耐不住。因为冲动行事，自己选择去挑拨激动押尼珥，本来想用推派士兵出来比武的方式，来决定战役的输赢，最终却引发了更大规模的战争。

3.败给血气的亚撒黑 (V18-23)

亚撒黑追赶着押尼珥，押尼珥两番叫亚撒黑离开，最亚撒黑却因为争强好胜，顽强不愿收手，最后不幸命丧在敌军元帅的手下。

4.推卸责任的约押（V24-29）

约押回答是因为押尼珥戏言而动戈干的。其实问题在于约押，他是大卫的仆人，大卫要祝福北方的百姓，但他却是带着军队，进入便雅悯的地方，最后就启动了战争。

三、结局

约押用世界的方法，作为下属的他却没有好好跟随大卫。在这场争战中，双方一共死了三百八十人。神百姓之间内战，无论谁输谁赢，受亏损的都是神的国度，高兴的都是仇敌非利士人。而约押也怀恨在心，最后因为报仇也落到悲惨的结局。

总结：

败给冲动的就是让魔鬼得胜。唯有靠着神的光，放下自己，活出生命树，才能胜过冲动，看见出路。

2 Samuel 2 Overcoming Impulses and Leaving No Regrets'
GK611 Morning Devotion
6/9/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Co- worker Asher Chang

Introduction: A single slip of the tongue can lead to a hundred years of regret, and a hundred years of looking back.

We have to think clearly before we do anything, so as not to regret it for the rest of our lives. Moreover, there are mistakes that cannot be corrected, and what is wrong is wrong, so don't do anything that will make you feel uneasy with your own conscience, and it will be too late to turn back when you are old.

1. David’s breath of the tree of life

(1) Victory over self, humility and obedience (V1-3)

David did not rush to make himself king because of Saul's death and the destruction of Ziklag. Rather, he inquired of God and sought His guidance before setting out. David didn't do anything on his own, but God made him king and made the people of Judah rise up and follow him. Let us also learn from David's seeking God in all things, and not making decisions on our own.

(2) Overcoming Resentment and Forgiving (V4-7)

David was not jealous of the tribe of Benjamin because of Saul's death. He blessed those who did good to Saul, and he struck at those who struck at Saul. David's mindset is all about blessing.

2. The Breath of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

(1) Self-centeredness of Abner (V8-11)

Although he knew that God had made David king, Daniel made Ishbosheth king. He treated the people as his private property and stayed in power. He was a self-made man, and Ishbosheth was just a king manipulated by him. Abner did not respect the house of Saul, and did not bow down to Ishbosheth's authority.

(2) Defeated due to Impulsive Joab (V12-17)

David chose to choose to bless the Ishboshethites, but his chief commander- Joab, pressed on. Acting out of impulsiveness, he chose to stir up excitement in Abner, and what was intended to be a battle to be won or lost by pushing soldiers out to compete with each other, ended up triggering a much larger war.

(3) Defeated due to bloodthirsty Asahel (V18-23)

Asahel chased after Abner, who twice told Asahel to go away, but Asahel, being competitive and stubborn, did not want to stop, and was unfortunately killed by the enemy's marshal.

(4) Joab who shirked his responsibility (V24-29)

Joab answered that it was because of the playful words of Abner that they start the fight. In fact, the problem was that Joab, who was David's servant, and David wanted to bless the people in the north, but he was the one who took the army and entered into the place of Benjamin, and finally started the war.

3. The End (V30-V32)

Joab used the world and as a subordinate he failed to follow David properly. In this battle, a total of three hundred and eighty people died on both sides. In a civil war between God's people, no matter who wins or loses, it is God's kingdom that suffers, and it is the enemy, the Philistines who are happy. And Joab held a grudge, and in the end came to a tragic end because of his revenge.

Conclusion:

To defeat the impulse is to let the devil win. The only way to overcome impulses and see the way out is to rely on God's light, put yourself down, and live out the tree of life.