David’s psalms: they hated me without cause, but Jesus told us to forgive them
David’s psalms: Psalm 68–70, 86, 101 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work has …
Category Archives: Psalms
David’s psalms: The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it
David’s psalms: Psalm 22–26 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work has been passed down …
David’s psalms: The heavens declare the glory of God
David’s psalms: Psalm 12–17; Psalm 19–21 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work has been …
Take courage and be a man
David gives his last words and then dies; a collection of David’s psalms: 1 Kings 2:1–9; 2 Samuel 23:1–7; 1 Kings 2:10–12; …
The census wasn’t even needed
Duties of Temple officials and other jobs, tribal leaders, David instructs Solomon on building the Temple: 1 Chronicles 26–28 After a …
Musicians to proclaim God’s messages
Allocating jobs in the new Temple: 1 Chronicles 23–25 When David was very old, he started allocating tasks for the Temple that …
Who led David to take a census?
David sins by taking a census, chooses a consequence that is stayed at Jerusalem, then buys a threshing floor to build …
Repent or face God’s sharp sword
Israel bickers over rights to David, then rebels against him; the Gibeonites avenged and Philistines defeated; and a psalm: 2 Samuel …
Ahithophel sees no escape
David pleads for help from God; Absalom’s rebellion fails and David returns to Jerusalem 2 Samuel 17:15–29; Psalm 2–3; Psalm 63; 2 …
The Ammonites lose
Joab sets David up to capture Rabbah, David’s family starts to fall apart with Amnon’s treatment of Tamar and Absalom’s …
Psalm 51: release from sin
The siege of Rabbah starts, but David stays behind and commits adultery with Bathsheba, is caught out, repents, then mourns …
David’s rock, fortress, and saviour
Songs of thanks from David: 2 Samuel 22; Psalm 18 After years of hiding from Saul in mountain strongholds, David …
David’s lead depends on success
David destroys Amalekite raiders, increases his army, and hears of the battle loss and of Saul’s death; the man who …
The other side of David
David spares Saul again then lives with the Philistines, who then attack Israel but refuse David’s help; in desperation, Saul …
Saul’s short-lived conciliation
David reuses to kill Saul but Saul continues his campaign; Abigail saves her husband Nabal, then he dies and David …
The start of a long civil war
Saul slaughters priests in his campaign against David; David’s prayerful response in psalms: 1 Samuel 22:1–2; Psalm 57; Psalm 142; 1 Chronicles …
