Solomon puts the wisdom God granted him to work. Two women are fighting over one child. Solomon says to divide it; WITH A SWORD! This has always been one of my favorite stories, even as a child. Not because of Solomon. As a child, he actually scared me. It was because of the true mother. […]
David seeks God because there is famine in the land. Bloodguilt is the reason and recompense requires more blood. Saul spilt the blood so his family pays with their lives. This is one of my least favorite stories in the bible. I hard time with it. I understand requiring a life for taking a life […]
As David is returning to Jerusalem to resume his role as king, Sheba stirs up the people into a rebellion. The road home is ‘bumpy’ and even covers the ground of murder. We left David at Gilgal where the men of Israel confronted him. They were confronting the tribe of Judah more than David directly. […]
The time has come for David to return to Jerusalem. Absalom has been defeated and the tribe of Judah have come to bring him back to Jerusalem. Several issues get addressed along the way. Looking at today’s reading and Mephibosheth’s state it seems like David was missing from Jerusalem for days or weeks, not months […]
Absalom is dead and David is devastated by it. He is weeping in an upper room as his men slink back inside the city. Joab confronts him and tells him to get a grip. David has been exiled from his throne by his son Absalom. He escapes with a number of people and Absalom chases […]