撒母耳記下第15課：示巴反叛大衛和基遍人報仇
一。撒母耳記下20章：示巴反叛大衛
1. 示巴是誰？請述說示巴怎麼樣反叛大衛，及您認為他為什麼反叛大衛。
2. 4節：大衛為什麼吩咐亞瑪撒把軍隊集合，而不叫約押？（參看撒母耳記下19:13。）
3. 約押反應如何？請描述亞瑪撒悲慘的結局。
4. 請描述示巴反叛大衛的結局，包括示巴如何死亡。
5. 約押的計謀成功了沒有？約押是否還是大衛的元帥？
6. 大衛剛剛回到耶路撒冷，回到皇宮，願意使得以色列和猶大兩個地區完全合二為一。您認為本章所記載的事情是否讓大衛心滿意足？
7. 在本章，您認為作者要我們覺得最有智慧的人是誰？
二。撒母耳記下21章：基遍人於掃羅家族復仇
1. 1-14節：我們不知道此段話所記載的事情是什麼時候發生的，不過大概是撒母耳記下9章（大衛恩待米非波設）之後。也許您認為本章所記載的事情很奇怪，很殘忍。也許您會審問“施恩的耶和華怎麼能這樣？”
大衛王向神禱告，問神為什麼有三年的饑荒；請說明神的答案。
2. 基遍人是誰（參看約書亞記9章）？我們不知道掃羅什麼時候試着殺滅他們，但是掃羅這樣做，就違反約書亞與基遍人所立的約。約書亞指着誰的名與基遍人起誓？所以違背此約是個___。（參看出埃及記22:21；利未記19:34。）
3. 大衛王問基遍人何事，給他們什麼機會？
4. 基遍人怎麼回答，要求何事？（注意：在古代以色列中“七”象徵著“完全”的意思。）
5. 大衛王保護誰，不把他交出來？為什麼？
6. 請參閱民數記35:29-34.
7. 10節：這七位死亡後，發生什麼事？下大___。
8. 利斯巴是誰？她做了什麼好事使得大衛羨慕？
9. 之後，大衛王為掃羅和約拿單做了什麼善事？
10. “此後神垂聽國民所___的”。
11. 亞比篩怎麼樣拯救了大衛？
12. 但洗魯雅是誰？是男人還是女人？（參看歷代志上2:13-17）
13. 18-22節：請述說幾次以色列人與非利士人打仗的情況。
圖片：當我在以色列的伯示麥作考古學家的助手時，我們小組（三人）其中的一位女士在挖土時就發現此瓶子。考古學家，Dr. Dale Manor，說此瓶子屬於公元前1100年左右。換句話說，三千年來，沒有人拿過、用過或看過此瓶子！我們都很興奮！Photo ©Edward Short.
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Bible Study Questions: 2 Samuel Lesson Fifteen
2 Samuel 20-21
2 Samuel 20: Sheba’s Rebellion
1. Describe how Sheba rebelled and why you think he rebelled.
2. Vs. 4: Why did David tell Amasa to muster the troops and not Joab? (See 2 Samuel 19:13.)
3. How did Joab react? Detail Amasa’s tragic ending.
4. Describe how Sheba’s rebellion ended, including how he died.
5. Did Joab’s plan succeed? Is he still David’s commander?
6. David has just returned to Jerusalem and to his palace; David wants to unite the two sections of the country, Israel and Judah. Do you think the events recorded in this chapter gave David satisfaction?
7. Who do you think the author wants us to consider as the wisest person in this chapter?
2 Samuel 21: The Gibeonites get Revenge from the House of Saul
1. Vs. 1-14: We do not know when this event happened, but it probably was after 2 Samuel 9 (when David extended kindness to Mephibosheth). You may think the contents of this chapter very strange or even ruthless. You may ask, “Where is the God of grace?” King David prayed and asked God why there had been famine for three years; relate God’s reply.
2. Who were the Gibeonites (see Joshua 9)? We do not know when Saul tried to annihilate the Gibeonites, but his so doing was in violation of the covenant that Joshua made with them. By whose name did Joshua swear his oath? Therefore for Saul to break this would be a s___. (See Exodus 22:21 and Leviticus 19:34.)
3. What did King David ask the Gibeonites; what opportunity did he give them?
4. How did the Gibeonites answer; what did they demand? (Note: In ancient Israel, “seven” symbolized “complete.”)
5. Who did King David spare and not turn over to the Gibeonites? Why?
6. Read Numbers 35:29-34.
7. What happened after these seven men died? It r___.
8. Who was Rizpah? What did she do that David admired?
9. Afterward, what good thing did David do for Saul and Jonathan?
10. After that, God heeded p___ for the land.”
11. How did Abishai save David?
12. Who was Zeruiah? Man or woman? (See 1 Chronicles 2:13-17.)
13. Vs. 18-22: Describe the several battles between the Israelites and the Philistines.
聖經問答
撒母耳記下第15課：示巴反叛大衛和基遍人報仇
撒母耳記下20-21章
Bible Study Questions: 2 Samuel Lesson Fifteen
2 Samuel 20-21:
Sheba’s Rebellion and the Gibeonites’ Revenge
作者：謝德華 ©By Edward Short
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Photo: I served as an “archaeologist’s assistant,” i.e, a volunteer digger, in Tel Beth Shemesh, Israel. We were divided into groups of three and each given an area to dig. As we dug, a young lady in my group discovered this small jar. Professional archaeologist Dr. Dale Manor, field director at Tel Beth Shemesh and professor of Bible and archaeology at Harding University, determined that this jar dated at about 1100 B.C.! How exciting to think that the jar in our hands had not been touched, used or seen in three thousand years! Photo ©Edward Short.