“Moreover, David defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his monument at the Euphrates River.”-2 Samuel 8:3 Today, I wanna connect Scripture with Scripture. Verse 3 tells us that David’s goal was to expand Israel’s borders up to the Euphrates River. This is directly connected to the promise God […]

“He also defeated Mo’av; making them lie down on the ground, he measured them with a length of cord; for every two lengths to be put to death he designated one length to be kept alive. The people of Mo’av became subjects of David and paid tribute.”-2 Samuel 8:2 From verse 2, we’re told of […]

I wanna show you something interesting.  Take a look at the highlighted parts from the opening verse of 2nd Samuel 8. “Some time afterwards, David attacked the P’lishtim and subdued them; David took Meteg-Amah out of the hands of the P’lishtim.” The NIV says… In the course of time, David defeated the Philistines and subdued […]

Today, we begin 2nd Samuel Chapter 8. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James version, click HERE. “Some time afterwards, David attacked the P’lishtim and subdued them; David took Meteg-Amah out of the hands of the P’lishtim.” -2 Samuel 8:1 So the last chapter was all about God’s promise to build […]

I’ve got one final point to make before I finish off 2nd Samuel Chapter 7. I want you to get just how radical a notion it was for David and the ancient Israelites to be told that… God didn’t need a house to live in… And that He wasn’t restricted by geographical boundaries. It went […]