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 […]
We get quick glimpses into four battles with the Philistines. It each of these battles, giants fall at the feet of David and his mighty men. The Philistines seem to have an unending supply of ‘giants’ in their territory. I’m sure they ran out eventually, but not while David was on the throne. David’s first […]
There is a famine in the land during David’s reign. Something is wrong, so David consults the Lord. Retribution must be paid for Saul’s sin against the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites were the people who tricked Joshua into making an alliance with them when Israel was new to the Promised Land. The words that Joshua and […]
Absalom has taken David’s palace. He asks David’s advisors for help. Ahithophel’s advice is sound. Part of it is ignored, and that is God’s grace to David. Ahithophel was David’s wisest advisor. His advice was as good as hearing from the Lord himself. As David was leaving, he heard that Ahithophel had joined Absalom. He […]
Davie is fleeing from his own son. Absalom has turned Israel to himself. Not completely away from David, but enough to choose Absalom instead. David is running away from his home. He knows the treachery of his own son; Absalom. He is in fear of his life. David doesn’t choose to stand and fight. It […]