SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Samuel 21:1-14OBSERVATION QUESTIONS:
1. Why was there a famine in Israel (v. 1)?
2. Why did King David talk with the Gibeonites (v. 2-5)?
3. What did the Gibeonites want from Israel (v.6)?
4. Whose life was spared and why (v. 7)?
5. Whose sons did the king hand over to be executed (v. 8-9)
6. What did Rizpah do after hearing about the executions (v.10)?
7. What did King David do after hearing about Rizpah (v.11-14)?
8. When did the famine end (v. 14)?
APPLICATION QUESTIONS:
1. Is there anyone in your life whom you have offended?
2. If so, what, if anything, have you done to be reconciled with them?
3. Has anyone ever made a decision, without seeking your consent, that had adverse affects on your life?
4. If so, please describe what happened and how you made amends with the offending person(s).
LIFE LESSONS:
1. The Lord often allows prolonged difficulties in our lives to reveal unconfessed sin in our lives.
2. The unconfessed sins of those with whom we associate may affect us indirectly.
3. Unforgiveness is a sin that may have lasting affects until the sin is confessed and repented of.
For a devotional reading on 2 Samuel 21:10-14, please visit Writer Roxanne Rogiers' Blog.
