After David has assembled much of the needed items for the Temple he tasks Solomon with its building. “It was in my heart but it is your task now.” David longed to build a house for the Lord. One that would reunite all the pieces of the Tabernacle. But he wanted it near him too. […]
God told David that he couldn’t built His Temple but He never said David couldn’t get things ready for it. David lays the groundwork for Solomon. In the past, when I have read about Solomon building the Temple of God I didn’t realize how much David had contributed to that project. I knew David had […]
David committed a grievous sin when he numbered Israel. He had to choose his punishment from God. Now God halts it. David was enticed by Satan into this sin but he still bears responsibility for committing it. He was warned explicitly by Joab but he chose not to listen. He could have halted it anytime […]
David started listing to the wrong ‘advice’. He was incited to number Israel when God had said not to. It cost him and Israel dearly. We heard this story when we covered 2 Samuel 24. In that account we were told that God was angry with Israel BEFORE we heard about David’s decision to take […]
David broke onto the scene with his victory over Goliath. But Goliath wasn’t the only giant the Philistines had. We see the downfall of several more today. Gath seems to be the ‘gathering place’ for the giants in bible stories. I wonder if they were all related. Did they come from a family that produced […]
