Read 2 Samuel 4 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
4:1-3 {s} Ishbosheth’s two captains, the sons of Rimmon of Beeroth
4:4-12 {p} They murder Ishbosheth, so that only Mephibosheth remained of Saul, but David executed them
The Strong Theme:
4:1-12 {s+p} Ishbosheth’s captains murder him and defect to David, but David executed them for their crime
2 Samuel 1:1-4:12 Chiastic Structure:
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As YHVH lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity …” 2 Sam 4:9
To redeem is in Hebrew, Strong’s H6299 פדה padah, a primitive verb meaning, “to redeem.” The ancient pictographs are pey + dalet + hey.
pey פ, ף = the mouth, thus open, blow, scatter, edge
dalet ד = the door, thus enter, move, hang
hey ה = man with upraised arms, thus look, reveal, wonder, worship, breath
The parable being told by the Hebrew Root Word is of the opening (pey) of the door (dalet) of the house of bondage, which elicits thanksgiving and worship (hey) from the redeemed.
Adversity is in Hebrew, Strong’s H6869, an abstract concept; from Strong’s H6862, an adjective meaning, “narrow, tight;” from Strong’s H6887, צרר tsarar, a primitive verb meaning, “to cramp.” The ancient pictographs are tsadey + resh + resh.
tsadey צ, ץ = the trail, thus a man concealed, journey, chase, hunt
resh ר = the head of man, thus head, first, top, beginning, man
resh ר = the head of man, thus head, first, top, beginning, man
The parable is of one who lies in wait (tsadey) for a man (resh) to encroach upon the man (resh).
YHVH redeems us out of all the tight, cramped places – adversity – in which our adversary (the meaning of “satan” in Hebrew) entraps us. Aren’t you glad!
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