David has died and sleeps with his ancestors. David’s eulogy contains his last words to the people of Israel. They speak of ruling under God. The passage we are reading today isn’t specifically ‘David’s eulogy’ but I feel like it should be. As our story of David’s live comes to a close, I want to […]
Even though God wouldn’t let David build His Temple, David has blueprints and materials to pass on to Solomon, and instructions for the people. Since we have been going through David’s life, I need to make sure this gets included in his story. I should have been coordinating the narratives in the two account, but […]
Will the real king, please stand up? David promised the throne to Solomon but Adonijah, his older brother, tries to take it for himself. We are coming to the end of David’s life. There is something very important thing that he has to do before passing on. He has to appoint his successor. David had […]
Joab has been besieging Rabbah for several years. Just before Rabbah falls, he sends word to David. “You better come or this is MY victory.” I’m sorry to say that I skipped right over this story. I got so wrapped up in David and Bathsheba’s story that I missed the end of Rabbah. David almost […]
David wants to know how many fighting men he has left, so he sends Joab on a mission to count them. David’s census was a sin and it cost Israel dearly. I’m skipping over 2 Samuel 23 for now. We will come back to it in a few days. Today, we will look at David’s […]
