Now there was a famine within the days of David for 3 years, 12 months after 12 months; and David inquired of the LORD.
Background
Within the aftermath of Absalom’s riot and his subsequent dying, David had a lot to do. His response to Absalom’s dying had harm his standing together with his folks. His military questioned his management, the northern tribes had been lower than positive about him, and Judah, the tribe the place Jerusalem was located, needed its King again. David, with talent and humility, offers with the issues and returns to Jerusalem to renew the throne. All was nonetheless not properly, nonetheless. The strain between northern Israel and Judah within the South resulted in a minor riot below a person named Sheba. There have been no battles fought, and the residents took care of it by killing Sheba.
Whereas a lot of the story of David’s kingship has handled navy and political turmoil, there have been additionally pure disasters to handle as properly. This prayer comes after three years of a drought. David “inquires” of God about it. As we’ve famous earlier than, this was a observe amongst all folks within the historical close to east. It concerned divining, normally by a priest, a “sure” or “no” (“this” or “that”) reply to a query put earlier than a god or earlier than God.
- For extra on the precise practices, see “Prayer and Casting Heaps (1 Sam 10.22).”
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