Tag: King David
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The Great Heart of God
2 Samuel 18:31-33 “And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, ‘Good news for my lord the king! For the Lord has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you.’ The king said to the Cushite, ‘Is it well with the young man Absalom?’ And the Cushite answered, ‘May the enemies of…
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Are You Safe?
2 Samuel 18:29 (NIV) “Is the young man Absalom safe?” In the verse above, we read King David’s anxious inquiry about his son Absalom. It was a question he asked two different messengers when they came to him to tell him that the rebellion that Absalom had led against him had been squelched. This was…
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A Father’s Heart
2 Samuel 18:33 “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” In the tragic words above, we see the deepest heart of a father for his son. These words were spoken by King David upon learning that his son Absalom had…
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Scriptural Types and Antitypes
2 Samuel 15:17 “And the king went out, and all the people after him.” The verse above is taken from the account of King David as he fled Jerusalem because of his son Absalom’s plot to usurp his throne. It was one of the lowest points of David’s life. Thankfully, for him, he didn’t leave…
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The Usurper
2 Samuel 15:4-6 “Then Absalom would say, ‘Oh that I were judge in the land! Then every man with a dispute or cause might come to me, and I would give him justice.’ And whenever a man came near to pay homage to him, he would put out his hand and take hold of him and kiss…
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The Humiliated
1 Samuel 21:10-15 “And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said to him, ‘Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, “Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten…
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Marks of a Spirit-filled Life
1 Samuel 16:18 “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.” In the verse above we are given a description of the young David soon after he had been…
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