2. Intro to 1 st & 2 nd Samuel The author :- Samuel, Nathan and Gad David, in Ist Samuel 13:14 is called "a man after God's own heart"; but King Saul, the first king of Israel, is labeled "the king like the nations around."

3. Christ as Seen in 2 Samuel ;- With the exception of his sins, David remains a type of Christ as the king of Israel. Theme :- The theme, as 2 Samuel recounts David’s reign, could be summarized as “how sin turns triumphs into troubles.” 2 Samuel portrays the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the life of King David.

5. 2 Samuel 9 & 10 Mephiboseth - The son of Jonathan, and grandson of Saul Hanun- The son and successor of Nahash, king of Moab

6. 2 Samuel 10 V:1-2 In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king. 2David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning his father.2

7. V: 9-12 Joab saw that there were battle lines in front of him and behind him; so he selected some of the best troops in Israel and deployed them against the Arameans. 10He put the rest of the men under the command of Abishai his brother and deployed them against the Ammonites. 11Joab said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you are to come to my rescue; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you. 12Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”10 1112 V:17-19 When David was told of this, he gathered all Israel, crossed the Jordan and went to Helam. The Arameans formed their battle lines to meet David and fought against him. 18But they fled before Israel, and David killed seven hundred of their charioteers and forty thousand of their foot soldiers. a He also struck down Shobak the commander of their army, and he died there. 19When all the kings who were vassals of Hadadezer saw that they had been routed by Israel, they made peace with the Israelites and became subject to them.18 a 19 So the Arameans were afraid to help the Ammonites anymore.

8. 2 Samuel 9 I.MEPHIBOSHETH'S FAMILY A. A Disgraced Family :-He was the descendant of King Saul B. A Doomed Family:- All the descendants of Saul had been earmarked for death C.A Destitute Family :- "Lodebar means "No Pasture." This was in the house of "Machir", which means "Sold". D. A Desired Family - Notice that despite all the bad blood between David and Saul, David wants to honor the covenant he made with Saul's son Jonathon,

9. I.Mephibosheth's Family II. MEPHIBOSHETH'S FRIEND A.V. 1-4 He Sought Him - When David heard that Jonathon had a son, he began the process of finding Mephibosheth. David sought him out. B. V. 5 He Sent For Him -He sent his servants to fetch Mephibosheth from the place of death, defeat, disgrace and doom.

10. c. V. 6 He Spoke To Him- David said, “Mephibosheth!” D. V. 7 He Spared Him - “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.”

11. I. Mephibosheth's Family II. Mephibosheth's Friend III. MEPHIBOSHETH'S FUTURE A.V. 13 A New Place – And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet. B.V. 7, 10-11, 13 A New Provision - Notice that we are told four times that Mephibosheth is going to eat "from the king's table.“ C.V. 11 A New Parent - Among all the things this man got, the most precious was his new relationship with David.

12. Conclusion i.David’s grace to Mephibosheth is a wonderful picture of God’s grace to us. We are Mephibosheth. ii. David’s grace to Mephibosheth is also a pattern for us in serving and ministering to others. We are David.