The Influence of Faithfulness
Rizpah: The Influence of Faithfulness Sabbath School Lesson for Nov 27, 2010 Presented by Larry Evans Some Background Information Rizpah (rĭz̀pȧ) . . . .A concubine of Saul. After Saul’s death Ish-bosheth accused Abner of taking her, and rebuked him for it, fearing that Abner planned to usurp royal power. Being offended, Abner deserted to David, but then lost in his life through the treachery of Joab (2 Sa 3:6–28). During David’s reign Rizpah’s sons, Armoni and Mephibosheth, were put to death, with 5 other descendants of Saul, to expiate a crime committed by Saul against the Gibeonites. Rizpah watched over their bodies and protected them from beasts and birds until David, upon hearing of her deed of love, had their remains gathered and honorably buried in the family sepulcher of Saul’s house (ch 21:1, 8–14). (p.944, SDA Bible Dictionary) Concubine. An inferior wife in the system of polygamy. Concubines were sometimes taken from among slaves (Gen 16:2, 3), and could be divorced more ea