How David met Saul
Saul’s jealousy of David and attempts to kill him; David’s escape and prayerful response in a Psalm: 1 Samuel 18–19; Psalm 59 …
Tag Archives: David
The first disaster for Gad and Reuben and an Ammonite defeat
Saul the reluctant king; Ammonites defeated in battle; Samuel’s last words: 1 Samuel 9–12 The choice of Gad and Reuben to …
Crowd confusion: how could this be the Messiah?
Jesus’ brothers go to Jerusalem without Jesus, who secretly goes later; on the way, He draws opposition from Samaritans and …
Love is better than sacrifice, even on the Sabbath
Jesus heals a lame man, claims to be the son of God (and the Son of Man), explains the Sabbath …
Jesus’ ancestry
It’s impossible to miss the differences in Jesus’ ancestry as listed in Matthew and Luke: Matthew has three sets of 14 …
How important is the Sabbath
Jeremiah not allowed to marry; he seeks wisdom from God; sermons about the Sabbath, the potter and the clay; more …
Ahab’s missed opportunity
Ahab kills Naboth and gets rebuked by God (through Elijah), then forms an alliance with Jehoshaphat to recover Ramoth-gilead from …
The siege of Samaria
Elijah starts a drought, gets fed by ravens, takes on Baal and wins, calls Elisha, enrages Jezebel and Ahab and …
Solomon and tying up loose ends
Solomon becomes king, deals with Adonijah, Joab and Shimei, then asks for wisdom in a dream: 1 Chronicles 29:23–25; 2 Chronicles …
Asaph’s psalms: a reason for God’s judgement
The first of Asaph’s psalms: Psalm 75−76 Aseph was one of the musicians David appointed to lead the nation’s worship when he …
David’s psalms: the age-old question
Two sets of psalms: Psalm 144–145 (by David); Psalm 88–89 (by Heman and Ethan) King David was a prolific poet …
David’s psalms: you can’t hide from God
David’s psalms: Psalm 131, 133, 138–141, 143 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work …
David’s psalms: the cost of cursing and hatred
David’s psalms: Psalm 103, 108–110, 122, 124 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work …
David’s psalms: let God arise, his enemies be scattered
David’s psalms: Psalm 68–70, 86, 101 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work has …
David’s psalms: forgiveness from almighty God
David’s psalms: Psalm 61–62, 64–67 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work has been …
David’s psalms: who was this friend?
David’s psalms: Psalm 39–41, 53, 55, 58 King David was a prolific poet and songwriter, and some of his work …
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