David: God's own heart Chapter 2: Ishoboshteh

 Man of Shame

Really I cannot move on with the word "shame" as another character comes into the picture, we rewind how David became a superpower in reuniting two bloody kingdoms into one. Israel and Judah. 10 tribes versus a standalone tribe. Ishobosheth strengthens this cord and eventually lets David claim its legitimacy to the throne.

We can compare Ishobosheth as the crown prince at this time. Because King Saul's son, he was the crown prince to succeed him, and true to its account, Ishobosheth sat on the throne for two years. Not until David gathered all military might and vied all of its forces to ally with him, which is safe to tell, David was the first king of Judah but David being the third King under a united Israel.

His story was cut short after his guards cut his head while he was napping in his afternoon delight. Uncaringly presented its head to David. Isho-bosheth being a man of shame shares the accounts of violent wars and unending bloodshed under his reign which his uncle Abner the commander in chief and cousin of King Saul made his reign possible, there was unrest in their ranks and a plot to kill his life. 

Nothing much to be known, the fast kill did not impress David at all. Instead, David ordered these men to be killed and sternly rebuked them for taking their lives, following the ways of cold-blood killing with no fear for their high-ranking commander-in-chief is not a good practice.

As we can see, David has to sharpen its axe. Another violence to pass. It must be done swiftly with no possible middleman to come in between, no justice allowed only pure punishment. A tooth for its tooth. A life they took without high regard or fear for their king and commander-in-chief of their army must be put to shame. This shame forever silenced the heavens and God watched its defiance to a leader, needs no more explanation. David feels and knows how God's heart treats this. God must have impressed David with this: the untimely death makes me unhappy. Do it or you will not like mine! 

So David taught them the perfect example of this: Shame on you, you did not even spare your man of shame any shame! Now you must be shamed as well! Roll the heads!🔪

Man of Shame

There is nothing much to know and remember about the short-lived crown prince life named Ishobosheth. Yet his life of shame perfectly portrayed the high price of loyalty and the repercussions of high treason in his army. While his name spells his destiny as a Man of shame, it really was fulfilled and pitiful to read up to this day.

But through this, David has to remind its military, to become violent once again, understanding what to teach Israel's soldiers at their time who made up 90 percent of its military not to defy and kill your commander in chief while he is caught off guard and sleeping is a total scene of the shame. Where is the honor in this? In military terms tell me, its all shame.

The two captains' only reason was to avenge David and free Israel's Throne for him to reign and maybe these two were expecting a promotion. Deep inside God's heart, this is not what must happen for David to become a superpower, the enemy interfered in its affairs again. 

What now? God looks at David, innocent blood was spilled, and the slain spirit awaits David's retribution in 2 Samuel 4:11.

David resolved this injustice on earth saying it is the Lord who redeemed him out of all adversity, knowing that the blood of Israel's deposed king Ishibosheth would echo in the far side of the afterlife screams of justice, required these two captains' heads to be cut, hands and feet too and publicly show shame to pay the price of retribution. A punishment inflicted on someone to avenge a wrong criminal act. Their killing was meant to use Ishobosheth's head to obtain promotion. 

The two captains had the wrong idea of retribution. King David impressed both God and men that it is wrong to promote someone who killed his enemy while caught in shame sleeping with no might to defend himself. To David, this is a bloodbath and only coldly killing stated, "a righteous person in his own house, upon his bed."

 

David displayed God's own heart by feeling it as humanely as possible. Even though Ishobosheth is considered an enemy of its Throne that doesn't mean humans will take its life in evil ways and become savage killers. This is David showing mercy to a dead enemy as the king ends his shame.

AC

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