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 without God’s approval. At the opening of the book of 2 Samuel, we see a fascinating display of God’s provision for this rejected David: he became king of the tribe of Judah. Keep in mind that this is years after he was anointed by Samuel to be the future king of all Israel. I’m sure this wasn’t the way David expected his life to unfold, and the reader gets to learn alongside him that God’s plans include everyone, not just our needs. In 2 Samuel 2, David asks the LORD when and where he should move. The answer is Hebron, where he ruled over his tribe for seven years and six months before he would finally be made full king of Israel.
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Wisdom to Rule 1 Kings 1-4
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...
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A Turn of Events 1 Kings 1-49-12
Solomon failed as a godly king. He was wise because God gave him wisdom. He was wealthy because God gave him wealth. But how did he spend that wisdom and wealth? He had hundreds of wives and concubines and had set up systems of idolatry within Israel so that they could worship their national gods...
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Evil Kings of Israel 1 Kings 13-16
Too often we assume that we know what the Bible teaches, and what history it records. When we carefully read the Bible, these assumptions get corrected and we better understand who God is through what He has done. In our study today, we are looking at the reign of Northern Israel’s King Baasha, a...
