2 SAMUEL 9
1 Outline
2 Samuel 9
PICTURE OF GOD'S GRACE
There is nothing more amazing
than the grace of God that brings salvation.
Ephesians 2:8-9
An Old Testament picture
of New Testament grace is Jonathan's son,
Mephibosheth.
He was Saul's grandson.
When Saul and Jonathan died, his nurse fled with
him. He fell and became lame. 2 Samuel 4:4
HE WAS SEPARATED
As the Son of a former
king, Mephibosheth's life was not worth much (Vs. 8).
He was separated from
the new king and the kingdom. He remained in hiding,
for fear that the new king would want to destroy anyone who had
a claim to
the throne.
Today every sinner is
separated from God and deserves God's punishment.
Isaiah 59:2, 64:6,
Ezekiel 18:4, Romans 6:23.
HE WAS SOUGHT - Vss. 1-5
David, for the sake of
Jonathan, sought to show kindness to one of
Jonathan's descendants.
David sought out
Mephibosheth.
God seeks out sinners to
show kindness to them.
He sent his Son to die
for sinners. John
He sends the Holy Spirit
to convict sinners. John 16:8-11
He sends the church to
share the Gospel. Mark
HE WAS SAVED - Vss. 6-13
Mephibosheth was saved
from a miserable life and was given his inheritance.
He did nothing to earn
it, it was granted to him freely. All he had to do
was accept David's kindness.
We are saved from a
miserable life and given an inheritance in Heaven when
we accept God's free gift of salvation. The price for sin has
been paid. All
we must do is accept God's free gift. John 3:16, Ephesians
2:8-9
HE WAS GIVEN SONSHIP - Vss. 7, 13
David treated
Mephibosheth as a son, allowing him to eat with the other sons
at the King's table.
The moment a person is
saved, he or she becomes a son of God. John 1:12