LET'S SEARCH FOR HIDDEN PEARLS, Week May 16-22, 2022, 2 Samuel 1-3, Answers.

LET'S SEARCH FOR HIDDEN PEARLS: May 16-22, 2022, 2 Samuel 1 to 3.

Let's look for hidden pearls (10 mins.)

2Sa 1:26. Why did David call Jonathan "my brother"? (it-1 1122 para. 2).

The peace and unity of blood brothers does not depend only on their kinship. Mutual affection and interest, not kinship, is what led David to call Jonathan brother. This teaches us that we should strive to be true friends, companions, brothers to our fellow servants in the congregation.

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Because, although they did not share blood ties, what united them was the mutual affection and interest they felt for each other and what showed that their friendship was indeed very close.

The insight book explains that the term my brother is not only explained to kinship, but also to those who are united by a common cause, and have similar goals and purposes, and in the case of David Jonatan they had a great affection and interest mutual.

Since ancient times there were gossip, since surely many thought that David had ordered Abner to be killed because he was Saul's family, however, with his example David showed without defending himself with a single word, that all those rumors were false.

How important it is that we be holy in our behavior so that whatever people say about us they see that it is a lie and that we are faithful servants of Jehovah.

This term brother or sister is also applied to those who are united in a common cause and have similar goals and purposes. In the Bible, some characters who were called brothers are mentioned, such as King Hiram of Tire who called King Solomon my brother since they had the same interests in supplying mother and other materials for the construction of Jehovah's temple.

In the case of David and Jonathan it was mutual affection and interest, not kinship, that led David to call Jonathan brother. They had love for Jehovah and his laws in common. In addition to the desire to support Jehovah's purpose that David be the future king of Israel. That is why Jonathan's death has been so painful for David.

What spiritual gems have you found about Jehovah, the ministry, and other topics in this week's Bible reading?

2 Samuel 1:8,10. Undoubtedly the hatred that Saul had for David was public knowledge and this Amalekite thought that by giving him the news that Saul had died she would be happy about it. And worse was the news that the same Amalekite who pretended to be responsible for the death believing that he would be rewarded, when on the contrary he was put to death for having killed Jehovah's anointed.

2 Samuel 1:9. Saul, seeing himself defenseless and believing that his enemies would torture him before killing him, asked his armor bearer to kill him. There are those who believe that the Scriptures refer to euthanasia, that is, to affirm that it is a deliberate act to hasten the death of someone who was already dying.

2 Samuel 1:9,14. Some believe that the scriptures refer to this theme when they say that King Saul, being seriously wounded, begged his armor bearer to kill him. They claim that this was a type of euthanasia, a deliberate act to hasten the death of someone who was already dying. An Amalekite later said that she had complied with Saul's request that she be put to death. But, was that Amalekite considered to have done well by putting an end to Saul's suffering? Absolutely. David, Jehovah's anointed, ordered his execution for his "bloodguilt." So this biblical event in no way justifies a Christian using active euthanasia.

2 Samuel 1:10. We read how an Amalekite falsely boasted of having killed Saul, this was not so, because it was Saul himself who took his own life, as we saw in last week's reading. But though the Amalekite had lied, David ordered him to be put to death for claiming that he had put Jehovah's anointed to death. David, on the other hand, had respect for the one who was Jehovah's anointed and even made him a song of mourning.

2 Samuel 1:10,15. This teaches us that when we tell experiences and add true measures to them in order to have prominence, it could backfire with the congregation and especially with Jehovah. Let's be careful about inventing or telling stories that we don't know or exaggerating events to make the experiences sound better.

2 Samuel 1:11,12. It is interesting David's reaction when he heard that if his staunch enemy had been eliminated, instead of rejoicing and singing victory he showed deep regret and sadness and that is that his best friend had also been eliminated, Jonathan. This reminds us of the words of Proverbs 24:17,18, that when our enemy falls we should not rejoice, otherwise God will see it and will not like it and withdraw His fury from him.

2 Samuel 1:11, 12. David was devastated to learn that his best friend and the king he had served died in that war against the Philistines, the story says that he and his men began to scream and cry, and fasted Until the evening for Saul, for his son Jonathan, for the people of Jehovah and for the house of Israel, those same feelings of mourning are what we all experience when losing someone, so it is natural to feel that way.

2 Samuel 1:17. The expression psalmodyar has also been used to specify that David sang a song of mourning, and the psalmody can be said to be half singing and half recitation. Its sound is rather monotonous and repetitive, mainly emphasizing the rhythm. While psalmody is still very popular in some of the world's major religions, it seems to be limited to dirges in the Bible, as when David sang a dirge for the deaths of his friend Jonathan and King Saul. Only in the case of dirges, or lamentations, was chanting preferred to the melody of music or the modulation and oral emphasis of speech. This was a form of singing in biblical times and has nothing to do with the genres of many today.

2 Samuel 1:18. The Book of Hazar is spoken of here, this book is first quoted in Joshua 10:12, 13, when Joshua asks the Sun and Moon to stand still during their fight against the Amorites, and also here where a poem called "The bow," which was a dirge over Saul and Jonathan. Therefore, it is believed that it was a collection of poems, chants, and other writings, which must have been of considerable historical interest and received wide circulation in the Hebrew world.

2 Samuel 1:23. In this part of the song, David mentions that Jonathan was swift as an eagle and strong as a lion, this is a poetic way of describing Jonathan's skill in battle as a brave, capable and determined warrior, he was a skilled archer and that is why Saul he must have had a special affection for his manly qualities, and it is evident that they were very close.

2 Samuel 1:23. In this part of the song, David mentions that Jonathan was swift as an eagle and strong as a lion, this is a poetic way of describing Jonathan's skill in battle as a brave, capable and determined warrior, he was a skilled archer and that is why Saul he must have had a special affection for his manly qualities, and it is evident that they were very close.

2 Samuel 1:26. The Greek word fi-li-a that triggers affection between friends, as between two mature men or women. We have an excellent example of this in the mutual love between David and Jonathan. When Jonathan was slain in battle, David expressed this lamentation for him: “I am distressed for you, my brother, Jonathan, you were very nice. Your love was more wonderful to me than the love that comes from women. We also learn that Christ showed special affection for the apostle John, who was known as the disciple "whom Jesus loved."

2 Samuel 1:26. We can notice David's appreciation and love for Jonathan, to whom he sang these words. David had learned a lot about loyalty and honor from Jonathan, who did not abandon his friend even in very difficult moments. We should also look for friends like that and be that kind of friends. To do this, we must be loyal to Jehovah and our brothers and help others strengthen their faith in God.

2 Samuel 2:1. We see that success did not lead David to trust in himself, since he always consulted Jehovah before making decisions, which teaches us not to trust too much in our abilities or years of experience, but rather, we should always ask for guidance. of the Lord so that it may go well with us.

2 Samuel 2:1-4. Before making one of the most important decisions of his life, David consulted Jehovah and when he received God's answer he immediately proceeded to act according to what he had been told, in the same way we should consult Jehovah about important decisions in our life we ​​must take.

2 Samuel 2:5. This text is very applicable to the brothers of the liaison committee for hospitals. Just as the men of Jabesh-Gilead sought to bury Saul and help those they could even though they would receive nothing in return, David took the time to thank them. Let's do the same with these selfless brothers who do not expect much prominence but rather their intentions as the men of Jabez-Gilead is to help others in anonymity.

2 Samuel 2:6. David says that he would show kindness to the people of Jabesh-Gilead for having treated Saul's body with respect. Although in the past these men had an unacceptable attitude, David now treated them well. This teaches us to treat everyone well, not just those who have shown us kindness or our acquaintances.

2 Samuel 2:8. After the death of Saul and his other sons on the battlefield of Gilboa, Abner led Ish-bosheth across the Jordan to Mahanaim, where he was made king over all the tribes except Judah, who recognized David as king. king. By this time Ish-bosheth was forty years old, and he reigned for two years. Since the Bible does not specifically frame these two years of reign within the seven-and-a-half-year period that David ruled as king at Hebron, there is no way to resolve the scholarly differences of opinion on the matter.

2 Samuel 2:10. Let us be careful of receiving and wanting to force an appointment by familiarity or friendship, since even if it lasts a couple of years as in this case, since it is not blessed by Jehovah it will not last.

2 Samuel 2:18. It is where Joab and his two brothers are introduced as the three sons of Zeruya, his mother. Genealogies usually reflected father's ancestry. But perhaps in this case Zeruja's husband may have died prematurely or for some reason was not considered fit to be included in the Biblical account. Or maybe it was decided to mention Zeruya because she was David's sister or half-sister.

2 Samuel 2:14,26. Let's avoid those bad influences and that way of being of provoking others and then victimizing ourselves in the name of the organization does not happen in the congregation. That is what the Devil did and that is why his world is like this. May we never have anything to do with those attitudes.

2 Samuel 2:26. Fights between brothers only bring pain and bitterness, in wars it usually happens as friendly fire, something that can unnecessarily harm our brothers is gossip. Nosy gossips cause difficulty. They babble on the affairs of others, exaggerate, distort and twist them, and heap their inflammatory gossip high, when the person most needs friends and brothers, when he is in some difficulty or suffering adversity, then it is that the gossip attacks with more strength to remove friends from the one who suffers: «The gossip separates the closest friends» «He who continues to mention the matter, separates... the most intimate friend».

2 Samuel 3:1. The war between the house of Saul and the house of David continued for a long time. While David became stronger and stronger, the house of Saul became weaker and weaker, this shows that, in those days, a fight began to know who was the legitimate king of Israel, between Saul's successor or Saul's successor. the new king appointed by Jehovah, obviously the one with divine support, would be the one who would win after all.

2 Samuel 3:21. This teaches us that there could be cases where people "change" and become Jehovah's servants but not for love of Jehovah but for other intentions such as power, a love within the organization, a job, etc. As we know from our publications even in World War II there were spies who became elders in order to catch our brothers. Let's be careful what Jesus said about wolves in sheep's clothing.

2 Samuel 3:26,27. We read that Joab killed Abner. This man harbored a grudge against General Abner, for killing his brother Asahel, this hatred and grudge ended up leading him to commit murder. We can learn how dangerous it is to hold a grudge, since little by little it poisons our hearts to the point of wanting to take revenge, as happened in this case.

2 Samuel 3:27. Joab who was the head of David's army acted treacherously by killing Abner who was a relative of King Saul. It seems that this hatred and rancor came from a long time ago and as a consequence caused the death of Abner who had gained David's trust and had shown his loyalty to him.

2 Samuel 3:29. How important it is that even if we have close friends in the organization we all know that there is an order that must be followed in the organization and disciplinary measures for breaches of our principles no matter who it is. And if it is necessary to witness or to be the one who applies the discipline, we will be following a biblical example like that of David.

2 Samuel 3:36,37. Since ancient times there was gossip, since surely many thought that David had ordered Abner to be killed because he was a relative of Saul, however, with his example David showed without defending himself with a single word, that all those rumors were false. How important it is that we be holy in our behavior so that whatever people say about us they see that it is a lie and that we are faithful servants of Jehovah.

2 Samuel 3:26,39. We note that General Joab harbored a grudge against General Abner, for having killed his brother Asael in a time of civil war, and also ended up committing murder, from this we can learn how dangerous it is to hold a grudge, since little by little it goes poisoning our hearts to the point of wanting to take revenge just as it happened with Joab.

2 Samuel 3:39. Although David was the Anointed of Jehovah, he had struck down Goliath, and had seen the hand of God in his life, he kept his feet on the ground, he did not think more of himself than it was necessary to think, even in a difficult moment. was considered weak, this teaches us that whatever privileges we have, achievements achieved, we must strive to remain humble, keep our feet on the ground, because there are experiences that we all go through, such as the loss of a loved one. God blessed David for his humility, and he will bless and help us if we are humble and depend on him at all times.

2 Samuel 3:39. The final part of this verse mentions what David said, that "Jehovah give what he deserves to those who do evil" and obviously that is something that even the servants of God today expect, that he do justice and finish off all those who they have done to people and the planet and to defeat Satan, his allies and his world at Armageddon.