God removes Saul’s son – 2 Samuel 4 Ish-bosheth is exposed A loose end The rise and fall of kingdoms Questions: Why does the author tell us about this young man, Mephibosheth? What tension is this adding into David's rise to kingship? Was the whole kingdom of Israel delivered over to David simply because two men decided to assassinate Ish-bosheth? Was God behind any of this? Why or why not? Read Isaiah 10:5-6, 12-15. Does the Bible show us a God who is desperately trying to keep up with an out-of-control world? Or is God powerfully presiding over all of it? How does this impact our ability to trust God and not live in perpetual worry?