We continue our review of the key events leading up to the Book of Kings. Saul is preparing to battle the Philistines and is filled with dread. So what does a man do who has abandoned the one and only true God of Israel? He turns to idolatry, that’s what he does. To soothe his […]

“Gad came to David that day and said to him, ‘Go, set up an altar to Adonai on the threshing-floor of Aravnah the Y’vusi.’”-2 Samuel 24:18 Today, we’re gonna finish up 2nd Samuel 24. This also means we’re gonna finally complete our study of the books of Samuel! YAY! As we say here in Japan […]

“But when the angel stretched out his hand toward Yerushalayim to destroy it, Adonai changed his mind about causing such distress and said to the angel destroying the people, “Enough! Now withdraw your hand.” The angel of Adonai was at the threshing-floor of Aravnah the Y’vusi.”-2 Samuel 24:16 So one thing is crystal clear. David […]

“But when the angel stretched out his hand toward Yerushalayim to destroy it, Adonai changed his mind about causing such distress and said to the angel destroying the people, ‘Enough! Now withdraw your hand.’ The angel of Adonai was at the threshing-floor of Aravnah the Y’vusi.”-2 Samuel 24:16 In verse 16, we encounter the controversial […]

“Go and say to David that this is what Adonai says: ‘I am giving you a choice of three punishments. Choose one of them, and I will execute it against you.’”-2 Samuel 24:12 So the divine gameshow has begun. The Lord tells David, as a “reward” for his sin of conducting the census, that he […]