Mercy Beats Depression After Trauma
[1] It was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.” [2] So the victory that day was turned into...
Welcome, Foreigner that is Loyal to the King
[1] Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. [2] And David sent...
Advice that Appeals to Our Pride or God’s Glory
[11] But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to...
Cursed Directly or Cursed through Gossip
[2] And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s...
Loyalty as the King Loses His Throne
[19] Then the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why do you also go with us? Go back and stay with the king, for you are a foreigner...
Playing the Long Game in a Sanctuary City
[6] And your servant had two sons, and they quarreled with one another in the field. There was no one to separate them, and one struck the...
Seeking Jesus First and Avoiding a National Calamity
[1] Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. [2]...
Treating People Right When They Sin
[9] Why have you despised the word of the LORD, to do what is evil in his sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and...
Listening to God and Staying Out of Trouble
[1] In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they...