Let us delve into this story and the lesson we can derive from it a little more this morning. At some point after eshbaals installation as king, his greatuncle abner, the seasoned commander of the israelite army, makes a bid to wrest the throne. Rizpah, concubine of king saul, mother of two murdered sons in a political power struggle with king david. Scripture doesnt say that god ordered david to hand the men over to the gibeonites in the first place, or even that the famine ended when they were executed.
They developed into the hivites that comarried with the edomites. Rizpah was the concubine of king saul, the troubled mentor of young david a royal concubine was outstanding in beauty and intelligence, and married by the king because he loved or desired her a full wife not a concubine was usually married because she was a physical token of an alliance between two kingdoms or states see the story of basemath and tapheth. Mary witnessed the crucifixion from the foot of the cross. Eternal motherhood and i speak today, this morning, of one of the primeval, fundamental, basic of all of the devotions in human life. A daughter of aiah possibly the horite mentioned in 1 chronicles 1.
This audio sermon and transcript looks at rizpah, and is from the ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from belfast, northern ireland. You are listening to the services of the first baptist church in dallas, texas, and this is the pastor bringing the mothers day sermon entitled rizpah. Pdf view online html get this and all media free with a preachit membership. Dec 19, 2012 her story begins, now saul had a concubine named rizpah daughter of aiah and continues with the reason she was out in public 2 samuel 3. This beautiful testimony can bless most any heart, but please get it to those who need it most. Preach the word david legge sermons sharing his preaching. Rizpah, faithful mother of murdered sons women in the bible. February 16, 2020 smart planning concerning lust and temptation. Itsevery time rizpah s name is mentioned, it says that she was from ahiah. May 2007 this sermon was delivered at the iron hall assembly in belfast, northern ireland, by pastor david legge.
Rizpah, and our message today is entitled the daughters of rizpah. Feb 15, 2002 a defining turn of events surround a rumor that abner had had relations with rizpah. Here the storyteller gives us a clue that rizpah will be the voice of god in this story. We are not given the details of sauls atrocities against the gibeonites. Rizpah placed her sackcloth, the sign of her mourning, on the rock. These are the seedlings that must be grown in the privacy of your own study. I read just a verse in the twentyfirst chapter of 2 samuel, and. As a woman and a concubine of an earlier king, she had few options. After saul died, rizpah became part of king davids harem. On the radio and on television, you are sharing with us the services of the first baptist church in dallas, and this is the pastor bringing the message entitled rizpah, primeval motherhood i read just a verse in the twentyfirst chapter of 2 samuel, and then, because i can summarize the. Rizpah bears saul two sons, armoni and mephibosheth.
Rizpah is an example because she was devoted to the task. March 25, 2012 a rizpah response part ii pastor howard. Listen attentively as we look at rizpah, an example to all mothers. Rizpah prevents the executed bodies from being defiled by animals until david agrees to give them proper burial. The daughter of aiah, rizpah is the concubine of saul, the first king of israel reigned c.
Browse the complete set of charles spurgeons 63 volumes of sermons below by expanding a section as you go, or perform a search here. Now the gibeonites were not of the people of israel but of the remnant of the. Check out our latest sermon outlines and their related backgrounds below. Both are connected to the early time of davids rule, probably before the affair with bathsheba 2 samuel 11. Mar 28, 2012 11 am worship service on sunday march 25, 2012, the reverend dr. A royal concubine was outstanding in beauty and intelligence, and married by the king because he loved or desired her. Rizpah bible study 10 key points for bible study 0914. A defining turn of events surround a rumor that abner had had relations with rizpah. Convert a selected clip from one of your sermons into an animated video creatively styled with strong, visual elements in bold typography. And you find them first mentionedthis was the son of zibeon in genesis 36. Rizpah was a concubine of king sauls who played a minor role in two events in davids rise to power. Let our top 5 mothers day sermons fuel your own creativity as you prepare to preach on this important day.
This audio sermon and transcript looks at rizpah, and is from the ministry of. This is the first of three sermons on the providences of god by brother miller during our annual bible conference. A full wife not a concubine was usually married because she was a physical token of an alliance between two kingdoms or states see the story of. Jun 16, 2014 hearing of rizpahs loyalty and courage, david ordered the remains of the executed to be buried.
Rizpah rizpuh was a concubine of king saul who had bore saul two sons. This is the first, of the two contributions made by rizpah that were significant in the life of gods people. Jesus turns to john and says, take care of her, and looks at his mother and says, let. To see rizpah as a call to repentance, sheds new light on the meaning of her name. The documents on this page are to be used as seed thoughts for sermon and study ideas. I think its been 25 years since i talked about this woman. We gather that saul imitated a zeal for god by an arrogant act of selfrighteousness. The rumor that abner had sex with rizpah, sauls concubine, led to the unification ofisrael under david. It was transcribed from the fourth recording in his little women series, entitled rizpah transcribed by preach the word.
Rizpah bible study 10 key points for bible study 09. In the normal course of events, rizpah would have lived in the seclusion of his court. Itsevery time rizpahs name is mentioned, it says that she was from ahiah. Each sermon serves as a model of preaching excellence. This is part 4 of a bible study series looking at lessons we can learn from littleknown bible women. Open as pdf then rizpah, the mother of two of the men, spread sackcloth on a rock and stayed there the entire harvest season. Especially during the struggle, when things are not great, choose to be faithful, to stay an.
These 5 mothers day sermons will ignite your creativity as you work on your sermon for mothers day. If you wish to use any portion of these sermons for commercial purposes, please contact. And rizpah the daughter of aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. February 2, 2020 smart planning concerning blended families. They become potential claimants to the saulide throne after saul because. Henry ward beecher declared that the memory of her was. So rizpah was probably from it says here she was a hivite. Rizpah was the daughter of aiah, and one of sauls concubines. Hanging always points to the cross of jesus christ in some measure in these ot stories, for the old testament is the new testament concealed.
On the radio and on television, you are sharing with us the services of the first baptist church in dallas, and this is the pastor bringing the message entitled rizpah, primeval motherhood. May 11, 2014 rizpah, a mother of example 2 samuel 21. Rizpah, a mother who stood her ground sermon by philip. But the king took the two sons of rizpah the daughter of aiah, whom she bare. Mothers, if you are in christ jesus, you do not have to fear condemnation. Rizpah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock she erected a tent near the spot, in which she and her servants kept watch, as the relatives of executed persons were wont to do, day and night, to scare the birds and beasts of prey away. Rizpah, concubine to king saul, is first mentioned in the bible after sauls death, when one of sauls generals is accused of seducing her. Since sauls wife ahinoam has borne him four sons and two daughters, the reason for his taking of a concubine is not to produce an heir. She is, in one sense, a very insignificant character. That a guilty land should enjoy many years of plenty, calls for gratitude.
Can you imagine what a terrible ordeal this was for her. 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. After the death of saul ishbaal, sauls son and now king in name only, accused abner the real king of taking her as his wife. From the beginning of the harvest till the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds touch them by day or the wild animals by night.
Rizpah was a concubine or secondary wife of king saul, who bore saul two sons. Howard john wesley took to the pulpit of the alfred street baptist church to respond to the trayvon martin incident. After the death of saul ishbaal, sauls son and now king in name only. It is the story of a mothers love and devotion to her sons, but a dark setting for a mothers day message. Isaiah refers to god as a rock, dependable, strong, unchanging. Those ghastly corpses might well have affrighted rizpah. If, in fact, rizpahs father, aiah, is the horite mentioned in i chron. Painter benjamin west said that when he received a kiss from her, he determined to become a painter. Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention. Rizpah shows us the blessing of staying instead of walking away. The influence of faithfulness background characters. We have an extensive archive of online sermons in mp3 audio and text format.
Most bible experts agree that the events of 2 samuel. The content of these sermons is provided for your personal use and it may not be used for any commercial purposes. Her name is rizpah and the bible identifies her as a concubine of king saul. March 25, 2012 a rizpah response part ii pastor howardjohn.
And i speak today, this morning, of one of the primeval, fundamental, basic of all of the. After king saul died in battle, sauls army commander abner became involved with rizpah, which caused a confrontation between abner and sauls son and successor, ishbosheth. Nov 27, 2010 so rizpah was probably from it says here she was a hivite. Her story begins, now saul had a concubine named rizpah daughter of aiah and continues with the reason she was out in public 2 samuel 3. General whenever one reads this portion of scripture, it stands out to us that often there is a sense of strangeness about the processes of god. If, in fact, rizpah s father, aiah, is the horite mentioned in i chron. When david was king a famine hit israel for three years. A three years famine had made david anxious, and in seeking a reason for the affliction he. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. Centuries before the events of 2 samuel 21, god told the hebrew people that as they traveled. Rizpah i want to share a rather obscure old testament story with you this morning. Rizpah and the hanging of our remaining fleshly works. Rizpah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock she erected a tent near the spot, in which she and her servants kept watch, as the relatives of executed persons were wont to do, day and night, to scare the birds and beasts of prey away from the remains.
Click the title of a sermon to view or save the pdf. Independent fundamental baptist sermons ifb sermons mp3. Although david was anointed by samuel to succeed saul as king of israel when david was quite young, david was content to wait for gods timing to actually become king. Click on the document title to view or download a microsoft word document. Recent sermons may 3, 2020 shepherds, tables and enemies. Preach the word providing sound bible teaching to all through the preaching ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from belfast, northern ireland. Rizpah and the rain sermon by glenn branham, 2 samuel 21. Rizpah contributed by rickey shive on feb 15, 2002 message contributor based on 4 ratings rate this sermon 30,650 views.
You stand in the righteousness of christ and are loved by god as his daughter because of christs work on your behalf on the cross. Rizpah had been one of the concubines of saul, the first king of israel. Rizpah was more than just a woman mourning her sons. Rizpah was the concubine of king saul, the troubled mentor of young david. Teenage girls are being destroyed by the millions, but with rizpahs story you can have a hand in saving souls and changing lives forever. He even ordered sauls and his son jonathans bones to be reclaimed and buried. Rizpahs two sons and the five sons of sauls fertile daughter are killed. Rizpah was a loving mother, forced to watch her sons demise. She grew up a preachers daughter, walking the walk and talking the talk. Free access to sermons on rizpah, church sermons, illustrations on rizpah, and powerpoints for preaching on rizpah. Rizpah was a mother of example in her demonstration.
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