David compares God to thunder! In 2 Samuel 22 we get a sample of David’s music before we even reach what he is most famous for: the book of Psalms. This song in Samuel is a beautiful example of what David did best. He turned his experiences with God into lyrics, in this case, thanking God for His...

There is no easy way out of a rebellion. In David and Absalom’s case of familial and political rebellion, there was ultimately a lot of bloodshed. In today’s reading of 2 Samuel 20, we see the failed rebellion of Sheba who had set himself against the dynasty of David. Now that David had won his t...

What a mess! David’s son Absalom created a conspiracy against his father the king, and the people supported him. It had been eleven years after Amnon’s terrible crime of assaulting Tamar. Absalom had killed Amnon for it, and now David had been persuaded to welcome Absalom back. There was no real ...

Many of the problems in King David’s life were not from external enemies, they came from within his own family. The major rebellion of his reign, one that saw him abandon his throne for a time came from his son Absalom. But before Absalom rebelled, another of David’s sons Amnon had rebelled in a ...

When I think about my youth, I can really sympathize with David’s moving of the Ark of the Covenant. I remember being so passionate and full of energy that I put everything I had into following God. The problem was that I followed God my way, how I thought it should be done. God has mercy with us...

When David found himself rejected by Saul king of Israel, he had to leave Israelite territory for his own safety. David headed to the land of Israel’s enemies: the Philistines. He and his men were allowed to settle there, but when the Philistines went to fight against Israel, they did not trust D...

When King Saul died on Mount Gilboa, things had changed dramatically for David. He prayed and asked God what his next move should be. After the recent events of his life: rejection by Saul, rejection by the Philistines, the near loss of everything at Ziklag, David had learned that nothing happens...

The LORD God gave Solomon wisdom to govern and many other blessings that Solomon did not ask for. Yet, as we will read, Solomon’s life was a divided one. His wisdom was so renowned that influential men and women from all over the world came to Israel to hear him. But for all this wisdom the autho...