From 2 Samuel 8-12 David is described in many places as being the benchmark of Old Testament faith. He had a near perfect record, with the one famous exception. The matter with Uriah. Today we [ Read More … ]
From 2 Samuel 4-7 The kingdom is united under David. The LORD has subdued all his enemies and granted him many concubines, wives and offspring. Today’s passage is the highpoint of David’s reign. This post [ Read More … ]
From 2 Samuel 1-3 Introduction Second Samuel recounts David’s reign as king of Israel (about 1010–970 B.C.). As promised to Abraham, during David’s reign Israel’s borders were extended roughly from Egypt to the Euphrates. While [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 28-31 A significant battle is won over Israel by the Philistines. The author uses the expression ‘good news’ to describe the message the Philistines were passing around concerning their victory. This is the [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 25-27 In today’s passage David says something about the LORD rewarding a persons righteousness and faithfulness. This kind of statement is not uncommon in the Old Testament. It assumes some actions please the [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 21-24 David continues to rely on the LORD for guidance. The LORD is with him. Shamefully the people of Keilah would have surrendered David their saviour to Saul. But David’s trust is [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 18-20 In today’s passage Saul sends several teams of men to capture David. But each time they encounter a group of prophets. They end up joining them in prophesying. What the prophets [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 15-17 Saul rebelled against the LORD’s command and presumed he would prefer the sacrifice. Consequently the LORD will not establish his kingdom through his family line. This post is part of my [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 13-14 Saul is an example where disobedience is described as foolishness (1 Sam 13.13). Saul’s foolishness is a combination of not trusting God and not realising that the LORD is the one [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 9-12 At a critical moment Saul did not share what he knew about the kingdom of God. We need to question why he didn’t and what this says about Saul. I suspect [ Read More … ]