June 5, 2025
“Asahel the brother of Joab was one of the thirty… Uriah the Hittite: thirty-seven in all.” (2 Samuel 23:24, 39 ESV). The mention of Uriah the Hittite appears at the end of a glorious roll call of David’s mighty men known as the Thirty. They were his most trusted warriors, the ones who fought fiercely
June 4, 2025
“The Spirit of the Lord speaks by me; his word is on my tongue” (2 Samuel 23:2 ESV). David’s last words began with the assertion that the Spirit of the Lord had spoken by him. He had an awareness that the multitude of psalms he had written were really from God. They were not merely
June 1, 2025
“Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran the Cushite.” (2 Samuel 18:23 ESV). “Both of them were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first.” (John 20:4 ESV). In both the Old and New Testament readings today, men ran a race with urgent news tied to
May 31, 2025
“When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself” (2 Samuel 17:23 ESV). The story of David’s betrayal by Ahithophel foreshadows that of Jesus by Judas. Once a trusted counselor of King David, Ahithophel
May 30, 2025
“But David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, barefoot and with his head covered” (2 Samuel 15:30 ESV). When David heard that his son Absalom sought to overthrow him as king, he fled from Jerusalem going East up the slope of the Mount of Olives. As he climbed
May 29, 2024
“… So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel” (2 Samuel 15:6 ESV). Absalom was the third born son of David. His mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur (2 Sam. 3:3). He was the son and the grandson of kings. He was praised above all others in Israel for
May 27, 2024
‘Nathan said to David, “You are the man!”‘ (2 Samuel 12:7 ESV). The Lord sent the prophet Nathan to rebuke King David for his sin with Bathsheba. Certainly, the focus of the story is on David’s sin and repentance, and God’s faithfulness and forgiveness. Yet, the prophet Nathan’s role in this story is worthy of
May 26, 2024
“In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem” (2 Samuel 11:1 ESV). In the Spring, when kings go to war, David stayed home. Yet, he
May 24, 2024
“…I will celebrate before the Lord. I will make myself yet more contemptible than this, and I will be abased in your eyes…” (2 Samuel 6:21-22 ESV). When David came leaping and dancing as he led the procession that brought the Ark into Jerusalem, his wife, Michal despised him for it. She spoke sarcastically to
May 30, 2023
“David walked up the road to the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and his feet were bare as a sign of mourning” (2 Samuel 15:30 NLT). When David heard that his son Absalom sought to overthrow him as king, he fled from Jerusalem going East up the slope of