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Guess Who’s Coming For Dinner - Pastor Earl McClellan 2 Samuel 4:4 (Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.) (NIV) 2 Samuel 9:1 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” (NIV) 2 Samuel 9:2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “At your service,” he replied. (NIV) 2 Samuel 9:3 The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.” (NIV) Romans 2:4 “… God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance” (NIV) 2 Samuel 9:4 “Where is he?” the king asked. Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.” (NIV) Lo Debar = No thing He’s in the middle of nowhere 2 Samuel 9:5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel. (NIV) Luke 14:21-23 “The servant came back and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’ 22 “ ‘Sir,’ the servant said, ‘what you ordered has been done, but there is still room.’ 23 “Then the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full. (NIV) God isn’t intimidated by the depth of your sin and shame because He understands the breadth of His glory and goodness 2 Samuel 9:6-8 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “At your service,” he replied. 7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.” 8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?” (NIV) Who’s welcome at the king's table? Hagioscope = Leper window Is this your table or the King’s table? Are you willing to make room at the table of the king? 2 Samuel 9:11b “... sat like one of the king's sons.” (NIV) Who brought him to the table?