Week 80, Day 5: David becomes king

Today’s Reading:  2 Samuel 5:1-25

Some thoughts from today’s reading…

David becomes king over all of Israel.  Finally he has been raised up to the place he had been promised.  Soon he takes up his seat in Jerusalem.  Up till this time Jerusalem remained in the hands of the Jebusites.  This text tells us in verse 8 how they were able to overthrow the city, “through the water tunnel”.  David now understands that God has established him as king.  God fulfilled His promise to David.

We are also told how David was able to defeat the long term enemy of the Philistines.  The Philistines have always been a danger to Israel.  But after David’s reign you do not hear of them being the same kind of danger.  God put an end to the threat of the Philistines.  And thus began the solidifying of Israel’s borders and security that would eventually come to the land.

Question:  Why was it important for David, even after becoming the king, to still inquire of God whether to go against the Philistines?

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