Category Archives: 2Samuel

As I read 2Samuel 22 I can’t help but think, at first, that David seems pretty self-centered. If I’m counting right, in my ESV bible, the word “my” or “me” is used upwards of 75 times in these 51 verses. … Continue reading →

What a jerk!! No, what a two-faced liar!! No, what a hypocrite!! No, what a murderer!! Ok . . . so I’m reacting to 2Samuel 11 and the well known account of David’s sin with Bathsheba. It’s starts with a … Continue reading →

It reads like the credits at the end of a movie . . . a list of names scrolling through the last half of 2Samuel 23. It starts out, “These are the names of the mighty men whom David had … Continue reading →

Ok . . . so I met somebody new this morning . . . somebody whose name I have glossed over for decades . . . whose story I couldn’t have told though I’ve probably read it a number of … Continue reading →

It startled me for moment as I read it this morning. I know I’ve read it before . . . I was pretty sure I knew “the rest of the story” . . . that it was just a lie. … Continue reading →

Undoubtedly his father had great hopes for him . . . 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 … Continue reading →

It’s one of those questions that causes you to pause. Although the details and circumstance are different, the question resonates deep within . . . you can enter into the mind and heart of the asker and along him inquire … Continue reading →

She’s a bit of a tragic figure. Life started off pretty good. Born a king’s daughter . . . falls in love with a young military up-and-comer in her father’s army . . . and this young guy was kinda … Continue reading →