Currently, David is fighting a war on three fronts. He’s battling against the Ammonites, the Syrians, and the Edomites. As I said earlier, these wars represented the most horrific conflicts Israel ever experienced. Again, Psalms 44 and 60 express the anguish and uncertainty Israel’s leaders were feeling at this time. They doubted if the Lord […]

“Sometime later, when the king of the people of ‘Amon died, his son Hanun became king in his place.  David said, ‘I will show grace to Hanun the son of Nachash, as his father showed grace to me.” So David sent his servants to pass him a message of comfort concerning his father.’”-2 Samuel 10:1-2 […]

I gotta question for you… When bad things happen in your life… What is your first response? Do you look up to the heavens and ask… “God, why oh why is this happening?” “Have you abandoned me?” “Is this happening because of this or that sin I committed?!” See, here’s the thing. In 2nd Samuel […]

Today we begin 2nd Samuel Chapter 10. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. This chapter could aptly be titled “David’s Descent.” For it represents a downward turning point in the life of this great warrior king. Things start relatively calm But then soon spiraled into a massive […]

Alrighty, let’s get our bearings on where we’re at. When we last left off, the setting was Avshalom’s attempted takeover of his father’s kingdom. During this time, the gentile servant Tziva appeared to support David by showing up bearing gifts for him in his time of need. Meanwhile, Mephibosheth was nowhere to be found, making […]