Blessings for Obedience to God
Greetings in the Lord~ Today's word comes from 2 Samuel 3:1: That was the beginning of a long war between those who were loyal to Saul and those loyal to David. As time passed, David became stronger and stronger, while Saul's dynasty became weaker and weaker. While it talks about the war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasting a long time, the interesting thing is, both Saul and his son Jonathan had already died in battle. So, at this point the war was really between David and his loyal followers in Judah, and Ishbosheth, Saul's younger son who became king over Israel. And, is often the case with many people who try to follow in big shoes, they are viewed as weaker/lessor than their predecessor. Such was most likely the case with Ishbosheth, as he felt the need to rebuke his lead commander, Abner, for sleeping with one of his father's concubines (which would indicate Abner had been vying for power or undermining him). Well, this unsubstantiated a