Category Archives: 2Samuel

Put Away (2008 Remix)

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Pete

As I look back in the archives, the format of my journaling was a little different back in the early days. Obvious this morning as I read some thoughts from 2008. But regardless of how I rendered my words, the … Continue reading →

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Where Did He Always Eat?

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Pete

No home cooking for that guy. No Door Dash or Uber Eats either. He never had to ask, “Where are we going?” or “Who’s making dinner tonight?” Hovering over 2Samuel 9 and the story of Mephibosheth this morning. He was … Continue reading →

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Where’d It Go?

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Pete

If yesterday’s readings covered one of my favorite chapters, 2 Samuel 9, this morning I endure one of my least favorite, 2 Samuel 11. What a dolt David was! He should have been where kings ought to have been, going … Continue reading →

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Always at the Table

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Pete

2 Samuel 9. Rank it among my top chapters in the bible. Mark it as a favorite story of favor shown. Wanna talk to me about types and foreshadows? David, a type of Christ the king, seeking someone to show … Continue reading →

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Submitting to God’s Permissive Will

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Pete

If I’m honest with myself, I’m prone to “kick against the goads” (Acts 26:14). Not like Paul who persecuted followers of the risen Christ despite all the evidence he was aware of which testified of a risen Christ. Instead, I … Continue reading →

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A Gospel Easter Egg

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Pete

In the MCU they are called “Easter Eggs.” In the bible it’s foreshadowing. Huh? MCU = Marvel Cinematic Universe. The increasing catalog of superhero films and shows produced by Marvel Studios based on the Marvel comics. I haven’t watched all … Continue reading →

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A Seat at the Table (2009 Remix)

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Pete

Undoubtedly his father had great hopes for him. Like father like son, he envisioned him to be a great man of God. As was the norm, dad named him in accordance with that aspiration; he would be called “Exterminator of … Continue reading →

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The Sweet Psalmist

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Pete

Is Jesus a songwriter? Hovering over the following verse has me asking the question. Now these are the last words of David: The oracle of David, the son of Jesse, the oracle of the man who was raised on high, … Continue reading →

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Perspective from the King’s Table

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Pete

If anyone had the right to demand justice and seek vengeance it was this guy. Life had been anything but easy. At the age of 5, not only was his dad killed in battle but because of a tragic accident … Continue reading →

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Are You “With Me”?

Posted on May 16, 2021 by Pete

I’ll take lesser known Old Testament characters for 1000, Alex. This “career exile”, an exile of Gath, chose exile again, this time from Jerusalem, because of his loyalty to a king. Who is Ittai the Gittite? Correct! He didn’t have … Continue reading →

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