Rizpah: The Influence of Faithfulness
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| LESSON 9 | November 20 - 26 |
| Rizpah: The Influence of Faithfulness |  |
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Memory Text:
| | “He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart” (Psalm 91:4, NIV). |
| | The story of Rizpah is the story of an outsider playing an insider’s role. Only two biblical passages mention her explicitly, and both are connected to the early time of David’s reign, probably before the affair with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11). Most Bible commentators agree that 2 Samuel 21–24 do not unfold sequentially after 2 Samuel 20 but rather they provide further information that does not fit into the general storyline of David’s life. Rizpah exists on the edge of King David’s story. As a woman and a concubine of an earlier king, she had few options. As a matter of fact, her prospects looked bleak and dreary. Her two sons dead, the larger family of her deceased “husband” at the brink of annihilation, she nevertheless acted nobly, instead of sitting in a corner and lamenting her bad fortune. Her presence in two crucial moments of David’s history makes her a king-maker and a nation-builder. We can all learn something incredibly important from Rizpah: faithfulness is not conditioned by circumstances or good (or bad) fortunes. Faithfulness is an unconditional commitment to do what’s right regardless of the cost.
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*Study this week's lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 27.
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