2 Sam. 5

2 Sam. 5-I really don’t have much to say here. 1) Why Hebron? Why Jerusalem? What import do they still have in the contemporary scene? If you are of the inclination, this could be a good time to look at some of the newer evidence of digs in the Jerusalem area for items that confirm or oppose the biblical accounts. 2) If Jerusalem was unconquered what do you make of the lightning conquest story in Joshua? (see though 15:63) 3) Obviously this is a good place to consider how achieving one’s goals is a mountaintop experience but also filled with danger. 4) Notice that David appears to win through finding a weak spot in the defenses instead of a frontal assault.Compare to the Goliath story or his work as a vassal of the Philistines. 5) One could go a way with the city of God/ city of mortals a la Augustine. Could compare Jerusalem to say Washington or New York or L.A. 6) As a stronghold, I think of the battle of Helm’s Deep in Lord of the Rings. 7) What penetrates our best defenses? 8) What are other examples of defenses being breached such as the Maginot Line?