[:en]Before David died, he gave wise counsel to Solomon. Adonijah tricked Bathseheba to convince Solomon to give him Abishag, one of David’s concubines as his wife. If the request was granted, the kingdom would belong to Adonijah. So Solomon gave orders to strike down Adonijah, Abner and Shimei. Now the kingdom was firmly established in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 2[:]
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[:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 1[:]
[:en]Adonijah, the brother of Absalom was handsome and popular. Joab and Abiathar, the priest supported him. But Zadok, the priest, Nathan, the prophet, did not join Adonijah (vs. 7-8). Adonijah invited Joab, Abiathar all his brothers except Solomon, Zadok, the priest, and Nathan, the prophet to a feast to declare himself king of Israel. When… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Kings 1[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 24[:]
[:en]David’s pride had made him count the fighting men without paying the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted (Exo. 30-11-16). Later, David was conscience stricken and he confessed his sin” (v. 10). The Lord forgave him but he had to face the consequence of his sin. God gave him… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 24[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 23[:]
[:en]The last words of David gave us the requisites of a true leader: He is anointed by God (v. 1) The Spirit of the Lord spoke to him the Word of God (v. 2) He must fear God and rule in righteousness (vs. 3-4) David was surrounded by people of ability and loyalty. He had… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 23[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 22[:]
[:en]David sang a song of praise for all the victories that God had given him. He declared the majesty of God who protected him from all his enemies. He gave God all the glory for his successes. As he look back on those years of hardship, he saw the gentleness of God and trusted Him… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 22[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 21[:]
[:en]There was a famine for 3 successive years during the reign of David. When he sought the Lord, the Lord told him that was because of Saul’s bloodstained by putting the Gibeonites to death. He did not honor the treaty of peace sworn by Joshua with the Gibeonites. (Johua 9:15), So David corrected the mistake… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 21[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Luke 18[:]
[:en]The Parable of the Persistent Widow: A widow kept coming to the unjust judge to grant her justice. She finally got justice because of her persistence, *If you constantly come to our Heavenly Father and present your pleadings, He will meet your needs and fulfill His promise* The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Luke 18[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 20[:]
[:en]Inter tribal jealousy aroused between Judah and Israel. Sheba rebelled against David and took this opportunity to promote himself. Joab proceeded to capture Sheba. Then a wise woman ended the war and prevented many innocent people from being killed by convincing the people to handover the head of Sheba to Joab.[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 19[:]
[:en]Instead of celebrating victory, David was mourning for his son. Joab had to rebuke and tell him that he had regarded his son’s life more important than all the commanders and men of his army. He urged him to go out and encourage their men. David returned to Jerusalem and won over the hearts of… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 19[:]
[:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 18[:]
[:en]While Absalom met David’s army, his head got caught in a tree hanging in midair. Joab took three javelins in his hand and plunged them into Absalom’s heart while he was still alive in the oak tree. (v. 14) Then he threw him in to a big pit. When David knew about it, he was… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 2 Samuel 18[:]