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“Bat-Sheva went into the king in his room. (The king was very old; Avishag the Shunamit was in attendance on the king.) Bat-Sheva bowed, prostrating herself to the king. The king asked, ‘What do you want?’” -1 Kings 1:15-16 Picking up from where we left off yesterday, following Nathan’s instructions, Bathsheba goes to the palace […]

Alrighty, so let’s get our bearings. Here’s the bottom line. The curse of Adam has finally caught up with David, and his health is failing. His spiritual condition isn’t that much better either. The king of Israel is on the verge of passing to the next world. And he hasn’t named a successor. Naturally, everyone around […]

While Adoniyah is celebrating, Nathan knows he has to act quickly, or Adoniyah could very well end up becoming king. He rushes to Bathsheba and tells her to inform David that Adoniyah has declared himself king. This wasn’t really true, but Nathan thought that’s what had happened. Nathan then coaches Bathsheba, giving her the exact […]

You know what I find inspiring about Solomon becoming king? He was the least likely of all to become Israel’s next ruler. He was the youngest of David’s living sons. The Hebrew sages say he was only 12 years old at this time. I think that’s a stretch. He was probably between 17 and 19. But still […]

While Adoniyah was partying like there was no tomorrow, the Lord thrust Nathan into the middle of all the ruckus. Why? He was to be the Lord’s anointed tool to frustrate Adoniyah’s plans to become king. This leads us to a Torah principle we’d be wise to remind ourselves of: “When you have entered the […]