1 In the course of time, David inquired of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked.
The Lord said, “Go up.”
David asked, “Where shall I go?”
“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
Hebron is where Abraham purchased a cave to bury his dead. To go to Hebron is to return to your roots.
2 So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
Jezreel was the capital of the Northern Tribes of Israel whereas Nabal was of the tribe of Judah being descended from Caleb. These two wives represent the two parts of the church. The church in Philadelphia is raptured as a church at the beginning of the tribulation and the Lord says that they will not have to go out again. This is typified by Abigail who was widowed. She was married to a rich fool who was descended from a mighty man of faith.
3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.
When Samuel the prophet anointed him that was a prophecy over him, this however, is the fulfillment of that prophecy. Later all of Israel will anoint him king. Little by little people came to recognize that he was the king. Ultimately every knee will bow.
When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, 5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. 6 May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. 7 Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
It is inhumane to deny burial to the dead. Is it really accidental that God would send David to the city where Abraham’s burial cave is? How ironic that the Democrats have introduced a bill that would deny Trump burial at Arlington cemetery. Consider how hateful such a bill is, they want to deny anyone who was “twice impeached”. To impeach someone simply means they stand accused, not convicted. If they were convicted the first time they would never be impeached twice. Therefore we can take from this that they are referring to someone who has been falsely accused. Therefore, in this typology these Democrats refer to the Philistines who were rejoicing in Saul’s death. When Rush Limbaugh died multiple Hollywood stars publicly rejoiced: “Happy Rush Limbaugh is dead day!” Cristela Alonzo, Anthony Rapp claimed it was unfair that Limbaugh lived to 70, Paul F. Tompkins said “I’m glad Rush Limbaugh lived long enough to get cancer and die”. Bryan Fuller said “It’s OK to celebrate Rush Limbaugh’s death.” Janelle James “Knock knock, Who’s there? Not Rush Limbaugh, he died.” To be so filled with hate indicates a root of bitterness has grown in their hearts.
War Between the Houses of David and Saul
8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.
This is pathetic. Ner is Saul’s uncle, so Abner is Saul’s cousin. He is setting up Ish-Bosheth up as a way to keep his own position because he has already been called out by David. He knows he has no future with David as king. But look at this choice, Ish-Bosheth refers to “shameful idol” and is Saul’s son through a concubine. Mephibosheth is Jonathan’s legitimate son, but since he is lame and is only five years old they choose this person instead.
10 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. 11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.
The timing of all this is very interesting. But what is very clear is that Ish-bosheth is a puppet. The reality is that Abner is ruling and the pretense of Ish-bosheth being a ruler only lasts for two years. Think of our current situation with Joe Biden, how long is he going to “rule”? If you considered Clinton and Obama to be the “house of Saul” then clearly Biden is the son of a concubine. He is an illegitimate member of this house. Abner would refer to the deep state. Perhaps Soros would refer to Ner. This would make the tribe of Judah the “deplorables”, the Christian conservatives.
12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon. 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”
“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.
15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.[a]
The field of sharp edges. Men, especially men of war do not wear their hair long enough for someone to grab. Abner refers to his men as “young men” and we can surmise their hair was long enough for real warriors to grab their hair and kill them. The verse is somewhat vague, but the next verse makes it clear that David’s men were fierce warriors and that Abner’s men were defeated by them. Anyone paying attention to what is going on in the US right now can see that a very fierce battle is brewing. For weeks it has not been clearly out in the open but that has recently changed. Cuomo is being openly attacked, Newsom is being openly attacked, Facebook and Twitter are being openly attacked, the Lincoln Project is being openly attacked. The power failure in Texas has revealed how immature and childish are those pushing the “green new deal”. Hollywood is rejoicing over Limbaugh’s death whereas Florida is going to fly the flags at half staff and Trump for the first time makes a public statement.
17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.
It doesn’t say “Abner’s men” but rather Israelites. I think there is a distinction here between those following Abner who are called “Israelites” versus those following David who are called men. Abner’s forces were not “men” and were simply “playing at war”.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. 19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”
“It is,” he answered.
21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
22 Again Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”
23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. 25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.
Finally we see some men, not of Abner but of Benjamin. It is thought that Soros has been paying for these Antifa riots, so Antifa could be considered the "young men of Abner".
26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”
This is the situation we are in now. Americans attacking Americans. Elected officials calling the 74 million people who voted for Republicans “domestic terrorists” and saying they need to “deprogram their children”.
The Lord said, “Go up.”
David asked, “Where shall I go?”
“To Hebron,” the Lord answered.
Hebron is where Abraham purchased a cave to bury his dead. To go to Hebron is to return to your roots.
2 So David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.
Jezreel was the capital of the Northern Tribes of Israel whereas Nabal was of the tribe of Judah being descended from Caleb. These two wives represent the two parts of the church. The church in Philadelphia is raptured as a church at the beginning of the tribulation and the Lord says that they will not have to go out again. This is typified by Abigail who was widowed. She was married to a rich fool who was descended from a mighty man of faith.
3 David also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in Hebron and its towns. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.
When Samuel the prophet anointed him that was a prophecy over him, this however, is the fulfillment of that prophecy. Later all of Israel will anoint him king. Little by little people came to recognize that he was the king. Ultimately every knee will bow.
When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, 5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. 6 May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. 7 Now then, be strong and brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have anointed me king over them.”
It is inhumane to deny burial to the dead. Is it really accidental that God would send David to the city where Abraham’s burial cave is? How ironic that the Democrats have introduced a bill that would deny Trump burial at Arlington cemetery. Consider how hateful such a bill is, they want to deny anyone who was “twice impeached”. To impeach someone simply means they stand accused, not convicted. If they were convicted the first time they would never be impeached twice. Therefore we can take from this that they are referring to someone who has been falsely accused. Therefore, in this typology these Democrats refer to the Philistines who were rejoicing in Saul’s death. When Rush Limbaugh died multiple Hollywood stars publicly rejoiced: “Happy Rush Limbaugh is dead day!” Cristela Alonzo, Anthony Rapp claimed it was unfair that Limbaugh lived to 70, Paul F. Tompkins said “I’m glad Rush Limbaugh lived long enough to get cancer and die”. Bryan Fuller said “It’s OK to celebrate Rush Limbaugh’s death.” Janelle James “Knock knock, Who’s there? Not Rush Limbaugh, he died.” To be so filled with hate indicates a root of bitterness has grown in their hearts.
War Between the Houses of David and Saul
8 Meanwhile, Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul’s army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king over Gilead, Ashuri and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and all Israel.
This is pathetic. Ner is Saul’s uncle, so Abner is Saul’s cousin. He is setting up Ish-Bosheth up as a way to keep his own position because he has already been called out by David. He knows he has no future with David as king. But look at this choice, Ish-Bosheth refers to “shameful idol” and is Saul’s son through a concubine. Mephibosheth is Jonathan’s legitimate son, but since he is lame and is only five years old they choose this person instead.
10 Ish-Bosheth son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned two years. The tribe of Judah, however, remained loyal to David. 11 The length of time David was king in Hebron over Judah was seven years and six months.
The timing of all this is very interesting. But what is very clear is that Ish-bosheth is a puppet. The reality is that Abner is ruling and the pretense of Ish-bosheth being a ruler only lasts for two years. Think of our current situation with Joe Biden, how long is he going to “rule”? If you considered Clinton and Obama to be the “house of Saul” then clearly Biden is the son of a concubine. He is an illegitimate member of this house. Abner would refer to the deep state. Perhaps Soros would refer to Ner. This would make the tribe of Judah the “deplorables”, the Christian conservatives.
12 Abner son of Ner, together with the men of Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, left Mahanaim and went to Gibeon. 13 Joab son of Zeruiah and David’s men went out and met them at the pool of Gibeon. One group sat down on one side of the pool and one group on the other side.
14 Then Abner said to Joab, “Let’s have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us.”
“All right, let them do it,” Joab said.
15 So they stood up and were counted off—twelve men for Benjamin and Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, and twelve for David. 16 Then each man grabbed his opponent by the head and thrust his dagger into his opponent’s side, and they fell down together. So that place in Gibeon was called Helkath Hazzurim.[a]
The field of sharp edges. Men, especially men of war do not wear their hair long enough for someone to grab. Abner refers to his men as “young men” and we can surmise their hair was long enough for real warriors to grab their hair and kill them. The verse is somewhat vague, but the next verse makes it clear that David’s men were fierce warriors and that Abner’s men were defeated by them. Anyone paying attention to what is going on in the US right now can see that a very fierce battle is brewing. For weeks it has not been clearly out in the open but that has recently changed. Cuomo is being openly attacked, Newsom is being openly attacked, Facebook and Twitter are being openly attacked, the Lincoln Project is being openly attacked. The power failure in Texas has revealed how immature and childish are those pushing the “green new deal”. Hollywood is rejoicing over Limbaugh’s death whereas Florida is going to fly the flags at half staff and Trump for the first time makes a public statement.
17 The battle that day was very fierce, and Abner and the Israelites were defeated by David’s men.
It doesn’t say “Abner’s men” but rather Israelites. I think there is a distinction here between those following Abner who are called “Israelites” versus those following David who are called men. Abner’s forces were not “men” and were simply “playing at war”.
18 The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle. 19 He chased Abner, turning neither to the right nor to the left as he pursued him. 20 Abner looked behind him and asked, “Is that you, Asahel?”
“It is,” he answered.
21 Then Abner said to him, “Turn aside to the right or to the left; take on one of the young men and strip him of his weapons.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
22 Again Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me! Why should I strike you down? How could I look your brother Joab in the face?”
23 But Asahel refused to give up the pursuit; so Abner thrust the butt of his spear into Asahel’s stomach, and the spear came out through his back. He fell there and died on the spot. And every man stopped when he came to the place where Asahel had fallen and died.
24 But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner, and as the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah on the way to the wasteland of Gibeon. 25 Then the men of Benjamin rallied behind Abner. They formed themselves into a group and took their stand on top of a hill.
Finally we see some men, not of Abner but of Benjamin. It is thought that Soros has been paying for these Antifa riots, so Antifa could be considered the "young men of Abner".
26 Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”
This is the situation we are in now. Americans attacking Americans. Elected officials calling the 74 million people who voted for Republicans “domestic terrorists” and saying they need to “deprogram their children”.