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Introduction:
I
Sam 18 & 20 records the covenant made between David and Jonathan. It is
a picture of the covenant of grace God has made through the finished
work of the Lord Jesus.
II Samuel 9 is a beautiful picture of the
fulfillment of the grace of God. Only 2 doctrines in the world:
1.
Works (you do it all and get nowhere)
2.
Grace (God did it all and you can have it all)
There are three main characters in this
passage:
1.
David the King (type of God the Father)
2.
Ziba the servant (type of the Holy Ghost)
3.
Mephibosheth (a type of a lost sinner)
I.
THE
SOURCE OF THE GRACE OF GOD (V.1)
A.
The
Initiative
of Grace ("and
David said")
Representative of when God said. Grace was
spoken from the eternal lips of God.
B.
The
Inquiry
of Grace ("is
there yet any that is left of the house of Saul.”)
The sinner does not do the inquiring, God
inquires about the sinner.
C.
The
Involvement
of Grace ("that
I may show him kindness for Jonathan sake")
Mephibosheth could not do anything for David the king. He was not worth
anything to the king. David inquired about any left of the house of Saul
because of the covenant he had made between
Jonathan and himself.
II.
THE
SEARCH
OF THE GRACE OF GOD (VV.3-4)
A.
The Person
Intended
(v.3)
·
He
was the grandson of King Saul (arch enemy of David)
·
Undeserving case, lame on his feet
·
Name means: "a breathing shame"
·
Was dropped on his head (lame as a result of a fall)
·
We
are lame in sin because of a fall (Garden of Eden)
B.
The Place
Involved
(v.4)
·
"lodebar"
means "place of no bread and no pasture"
·
It
was a wasteland and a barren land
III.
THE
SWEETNESS
OF THE GRACE OF GOD (VV.5-11)
A.
The King
Fetched
Him (v.5)
·
"fetched" means "to gather up"
·
There was the chariot of grace, mission of mercy, there was the opening
of the door and the shedding of light there was the trip back and sights
Mephibosheth had never seen
B.
The King
Forgave
Him (v.7) ("and will restore")
C.
The King
Favored
Him (v.8)
Even thou he was: Undeserving (“that
thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am")
D.
The King
Fed
Him (v.11)
("As
for Mephibosheth, said the King, he shall eat at my table, as one of the
king's sons")
Before the king found him, he was eating off
the floor
IV.
THE
SECURITY
OF THE GRACE OF GOD (VV.12-13)
A.
Ample
Provisions
(v.12) ("and all
that dwelt in the house of Ziba were ser-vants")
B.
Abundant
Protection
(v.13) ("and did
eat continually at the king's table")
Conclusion:
There is no other
way to describe God’s grace other than AMAZING!
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