Category: 2 Samuel
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Secret Things
2 Samuel 12:12 “For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.” So often it is the things done in secret that tell the true story about a person. A humble person will not do things to bring attention to himself or herself. They will do…
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Comme ci, comme ça?
2 Samuel 11:22-25 “So the messenger went and came and told David all that Joab had sent him to tell. The messenger said to David, ‘The men gained an advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the gate. Then the archers shot…
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When One Thing Leads to Another
2 Samuel 11:16-17 “And as Joab was besieging the city, he assigned Uriah to the place where he knew there were valiant men. And the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, and some of the servants of David among the people fell. Uriah the Hittite also died.” So often the cover-up…
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Why?
2 Samuel 11: 2-8 “It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, ‘Is not this Bathsheba,…
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Influence
2 Samuel 11:2-3 “It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful. And David sent and inquired about the woman.” It’s hard to know where to begin when…
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Responding to a King’s Kindness
2 Samuel 10:1-6 “After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. And David said, ‘I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.’ So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the land…
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For Jesus’ Sake
2 Samuel 9:1-3 “And David said, ‘Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake? . . . ‘Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?’” One of the greatest proofs of the enmity of…
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Perfect Justice
2 Samuel 8:15 “So David reigned over all Israel. And David administered justice and equity to all his people.” Everywhere we turn today, people are demanding justice. We saw it in the trial concerning the death of George Floyd. We saw it in the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement. We hear it in…
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Your Kingdom Come
2 Samuel 8:13 “And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down 18,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt.” How do the kingdoms of this world advance? What are their methods? From the beginning of time there has been only one way – warfare, the taking of human life. Kingdoms rise by…
To Encourage You 