Category: 2 Samuel
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King of Kings
2 Samuel 8:6 “And the Lord gave victory to David wherever he went.” The Bible tells us that man, in his natural condition, is “hostile to God” (Romans 8:7). In other words, such a person doesn’t submit to the law of God. Romans tells us that the enmity is so bad that an unbeliever cannot willingly submit…
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Do you know what God has spoken?
2 Samuel 7:25 “And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken.” How’s your reading comprehension? Do you remember those exams from high school that were used to test it? I never really liked those tests, because my thoughts could…
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Are you sitting down?
2 Samuel 7:18-19 “Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, ‘Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?’” Have you ever had someone ask you before they told you what they had to say, “Are you sitting down?” If you have, you know that…
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The House of God
2 Samuel 7:1-6 “Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, the king said to Nathan the prophet, ‘See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.’ And Nathan said to the king, ‘Go,…
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The Attitude of “the Chosen”
2 Samuel 6:16-23 “As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart . . . And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the…
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Above the Mundane
2 Samuel 6:11 “And the ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months, and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.” There are many things about the Christian life that are almost too awesome to put into words. Listen to this prayer of the apostle Paul as he…
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David’s Song
2 Samuel 22:31 “This God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.” I am thankful for those Christians who have been through very great trials and have come out the other side magnifying and praising God. Those are the people…
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Reality Check
2 Samuel 6:5-7 “And David and all the house of Israel were celebrating before the Lord, with songs and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals. And when they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah put out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen stumbled. And the anger of the Lord was…
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A Life of Communion
2 Samuel 5:18-19 “Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. And David inquired of the Lord, ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will you give them into my hand?’ And the Lord said to David, ‘Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand.’” 2 Samuel 5:22-24 “And the Philistines came…
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The Builders
2 Samuel 5:11 “And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house.” The early years of David’s reign over Israel were such a struggle. Although he had been anointed by Samuel as Israel’s new king many years earlier, he had to wait until King…
To Encourage You 