Tears Of David Series

Text: 1 Samuel 30:1-6

Theme: Tears of David

Greetings: The Lord is good; and his love endures forever!

Introduction:

The holy family should take care to be a model family with seven qualities of life based on Hebrews 13:1-8. Morning I had talked about the missing qualities in David family. Such as, family interactions, family integration, and family intercessions.

A home can be classified as : ‘A home could be a cage of social animals living together or a palace of godly people living together. A house could be a place of shelter of many individuals or could be a home of love, affection, fellowship with feelings.’ No house can be neither a military academy nor a chaotic accommodation where everyone does whatever he wants.

David’s Family Life:

The synopsis of David’s family is recorded in 2 Samuel 3:2-5, 5:13-16, and 1 Chronicles 3:1-9.

The sons of Bathsheba: The infant who died without being named by Bathsheba then she gave birth to Shimea, Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, (the ancestor of Jesus possible) father of Mary (Luke 3:31), Solomon (Jedidiah).

Nine other sons were: Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet, and one further unnamed son, who would also have died in infancy.

His sons were 6+4+9=19, and he had many sons a daughter known as Tamar.

“A numerous offspring was always accounted a very great blessing; and it must be very pleasant to a parent to see his children round about his table, placed in their proper order according to their age, partaking of what it is furnished with” as we read in Psalm 128:3. (John Gill in open Bible commentary).

Proverbs 22:6- “train up the child the way he should go”. He didn’t train up the children the way they should go. Deuteronomy 6:7 says you speak, talk and teach your children while you sit, while you walk, while you lie down, while you rise up. The Israelites were taught to talk to their children and converse with them.

Abram was chosen because he would be a great and powerful nation, he would instruct his children to keep the way of the Lord and do the right and just things (Genesis 18:18-19).

But King David:

- failed to train up his children

- failed to resolve the disputes among his children

- failed to do the settlement among his children

David was not able to enjoy the meaningful family life.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh in Forerunner commentary says that the godly fear practiced and taught in Christian families are the real sources of church well-being, prosperity and peace. They bring an environment of peace. Such homes produce productive individuals who build church, society without hostile, and peace to the whole nation.

Tears of David

David wept over many occasions. He wept for his inability to, for his indiscipline, for his failures to raise up the children. Psalm 42:3 my tears have been my food day and night. Psalm 56:8 put my tears into your bottle.

David wept for his wives and children at Ziklag until he he no more strength to weep. 1 Samuel 30:4. But it went in vain by saving these children who were not in the Lord. Children became indiscipline, self focused and trouble makers.

Secondly we see David wept and prayer for his son who was born through illicit relationship. The Lord struck the child (2 Samuel 12:15, 16,21-23).

David weeps for Amnon: 2 Samuel 13:30-36.

Amnon was the firstborn. But he did a wicked thing among the Israelites (2 Samuel 13:3,12). He abused his sister Tamar who was a sibling of Absalom. Amnon had a best friend known as Jonadab who was worst in character.

Kileab or Daniel, second son, not known what happened to this Daniel.

David weeps for Absalom : 2 Samuel 13:39 &18:33.

Absolam was the third son of David. He was very handsome and excellent in stature. He killed his own brother Amnon and he fled into the land of grandmother and lived there for three years (2 Samuel 13:37-38). He built his own kingdom within David’s kingdom (2 Samuel 15:1-12). Absolam came to Jerusalem but lived away from his father for two years (2 Samuel 14:12-28), cunningly behaved, cheated, went against his father David. He covered the innocent people (2 Samuel 15:1,6). He lied to the people during the poll campaign (2 Samuel 15:7-8). He decided to kill his father (2 Samuel 16:11). Played harlotry with his stepmothers ( Leviticus 18:8). Due to war between David and Absolam many died (2 Samuel 18:8). He had sad end (2 Samuel 18:9, 10,14,15). He was killed by Joab (1 Chronicles 3:1-2) after he mounted a rebellion against his aging father David. David wept (2 Samuel 18:33)

Adonijah fourth son (2 Samuel 3:4, 1 Kings 1:11ff, 32-35, 50-53, 2 kings 2:13-25). Adonijah (1Kings 1:5) exalted himself to become a king against the wish of the father and the will of God. David never asked why have you done thus and so (1 Kings 1:6). He was later killed by King Solomon (1. Kings 2:23-25).