WELCOME TO THE MESSIANIC REVOLUTION

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. And honestly, his spiritual condition ain’t that much better. The king of Israel is on the verge of passing to the next world. And he hasn’t named a successor. Naturally, everyone […]

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 […]

So Adoniyah is throwing a party to celebrate his future kingship…or so he thinks. The banquet was taking place right outside the fortress walls that surrounded the City of David. The area was only about 300 meters down the hill in the southern part of the town. The point being, not only was this celebration […]