Saul was the first king of ancient Israel. Who was the second? - BIBLE QUIZ

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Saul was the first king

 of ancient Israel. 

Who was the second?

ANSWER: Ishbosheth and Judah ruled by King David.

2 Samuel 2:8-10 esv

 But Abner the son of Ner, commander of Saul's army, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim, 9 and he made him king over Gilead and the Ashurites and Jezreel and Ephraim and Benjamin and all Israel. 10 Ishbosheth, Saul's son, was forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and he reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.

NOTE: 

Ish-Bosheth story is in 2 Samuel chapters 2 through 4. As a result of King Saul's death, Ishbosheth, his son ruled over Israel. Two years were the reign of Ishbosheth, according to 2 Samuel 2:10. During the reign of Ishbosheth, Judah followed King David (2 Samuel 2:10). King David was crowned king of Israel after Ishbosheth was killed. The Bible records that David ruled in Hebron for seven and a half years, according to 2 Samuel 5:5.

Now the question is , when Ishbosheth ruled over Israel for only two years, how could David reign over Judah for seven and one-half years?

Five years after Saul's death, Ishbosheth was crowned king of Israel. During the reign of Ishbosheth, the Philistines had been a major obstacle in uniting the ten tribes of Israel. After the armies of Israel under Abner's command had sufficiently driven back the Philistines, Abner set up Ishbosheth as king. David reigned as king of Judah during Abner's conflicts with the Philistines, as well as during Ishbosheth's reign for two years.

ENCOURAGING WORD:

King David wrote, "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." - Psalm 119:11 .

When Satan tempted Jesus in the wilderness, he targeted his appeal to where Jesus was, at that time, most vulnerable. Jesus had fasted for forty days and
would have been very weak and hungry so Satan tempted him to turn stones into bread—a seemingly harmless thing for Jesus to do.

However, Jesus was aware of what Satan was up to so he rebuffed him by quoting God's Word, "It is written: 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'" - Matthew 4:4 .

Satan also tempts us in seemingly harmless ways—
especially where we are vulnerable. But once we take the bait, he will lead us deeper down sin's path.

Because Satan will often tempt us at a point of legitimate need, we need to make certain we get this need met in healthy ways so we won't be susceptible to his tempting us to get them met in sinful, self-destructive ways!

When Satan does tempt us, an important way to rebuff him is to know God's Word, memorize and meditate on it as David did, and quote it to him as Jesus did.

Dwight L. Moody, the renowned evangelist, knew the power of God's Word too. He had written in the fly leaf of his Bible, "This book will keep me from sin or sin will keep me from this book."

It pays to know God's Word and hide it in our heart.

Prayer: "Our Merciful Loving Father in Heaven,
Please give me a greater love for your Word with the desire to hide it in my heart—and be quick to quote it when I am tempted. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, In Jesus Loving Name I Pray, Amen."

Courtesy : Daily Dose Devotionals Team.