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From an anticipated perspective in view, we realise that The commanders of Hanun brought immense trouble to Hanun and the Ammonite community by instigating an avoidable war with David.
This war would have been completely avoided if the commanders of Hanun had simply spoken the truth.
The king of the Ammonites had been a good friend to David during his lifetime.Following the death of the Ammonite king, David sent messengers to the king’s son, Hanun, to offer condolences and show kindness.2 Samuel 10:2-3[2]David said, I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, as his father did to me. So David sent his servants to console him for his father’s death; and they came into the land of the Ammonites,
[3]But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that it is because David honors your father that he has sent comforters to you? Has he not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?
Instead of accepting the gesture, the commanders of Hanun presented a false and distorted message to their king regarding the visitors’ intentions.The commanders claimed that David did not send the messengers to honor Hanun’s father, but rather to scout, spy on, and overthrow the city.
The text highlights how easily associates can distort good intentions and cause catastrophic misunderstandings.
Hanun suffered because he listened to the paranoid and untruthful counsel of his commanders rather than recognizing David’s genuine goodwill and so The entire Ammonite nation was dragged into a destructive conflict because of the lies spoken by a few powerful advisors.
And so we should also evaluate the honesty of those we rely on, as their failure to speak the truth can ruin vital relationships and alliances.
Reflective questions about the teaching
a) According to perspective, what did the Ammonite commanders tell Hanun about the messengers that David had sent to offer sympathy to His Father?
b) What would be some of the lessons that you learn as rendered upon to our teaching in view
c) What is the applicability of this teaching as related upon to our day to day life
d) Was Hunun and the entire Ammonite community going to be dragged into this war if the commanders had spoken the truth?
Confession prayer
Dear Lord Jesus am grateful for this insight in view .. I pray that those who are around me will speak the truth about all that which they are supposed to speak the truth about in Jesus name Amen