Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Joab Ends a Rebellion

Today I read 2 Samuel 20 where a man named Sheba who worships Belial tries to rebel against David and against Israel.  He leads 10 of the tribes away from David and starts a war.  Joab, who had been dismissed by David, comes to find Sheba and end the war.  This chapter makes wonder if Joab was like Teancum in the Book of Mormon who slew 2 men in what some would say was cold blood in order to end a war and save hundreds of thousands of lives. 

I wonder what David thought when he heard it was Joab, who he had dismissed as one of his advisers, who ended this war for him.  Was he like Lamoni who marveled at the faithfulness of Ammon?  We are not told, but Joab seems to me to be one of those unsung heroes of life who just quietly goes about his life doing what is right.  A man to be modeled after I think and emulated.  Not for his prowess with war, but in his serving of his king, his ruler.  We live in a time when the country is divided and about half if not more of the country does not like our President.  However, he is still the President and deserves our loyalty, even if we do not like the way he is doing things.  As Latter-day Saints we believe in honoring and sustaining the laws of the land and that means honoring our rulers as well.  If we don't we will be called to account for it one day.  Until tomorrow. 

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