We’ve seen David do some pretty questionable things. And in the chapters ahead, we’ll watch him do even more horrible things he never intended to do in the first place. Yet despite his many flaws and failures, David will go down in history as one of the Bible heroes we should emulate in our walk […]
Archives for September 2024
2S1-6: Pray, Then Move – Why Faith Needs Feet
Do you know what’s interesting about prayer? When we examine both the “Old” and New Testaments, we see that prayer is NOT an end in itself. It’s ALWAYS connected to action. And when I say “action”, I mean OUR action. Prayer is the preparation for action. As I said yesterday, God accomplishes His perfect will […]
2S1-5: The Crucial Role Of Human Partnership In God’s Plans
Saul and Jonathan are now dead. The road to David’s rise to the throne has been cleared. But here’s the thing… And this is a point the narrator of 2nd Samuel took great pains to demonstrate… David didn’t commit any evil in his rise to the throne. He had two chances to kill King Saul… […]
2S1-4: To Deny Israel’s Covenants Is To Deny the Messiah
“David said to the young man who had told him, ‘Where are you from?’ He answered, ‘I’m the son of a [resident] foreigner, an ‘Amaleki.” David asked him, ‘How is it that you weren’t afraid to raise your hand to destroy Adonai’s anointed?’ David called one of his young men and said, ‘Go over to […]
2S1-3: The Danger Of Twisting The Truth For Personal Gain
“On the third day, there came a man from Sha’ul’s camp with his clothes torn and earth on his head. He approached David, fell to the ground, and prostrated himself. David said to him, ‘Where are you coming from?’ ‘I escaped from the camp of Israel,’ he replied. ‘Tell me, please, how did things go?’ […]