Hanun put a lot of shame on David and his men, but David didn’t flare up and take revenge right away.
OT
Go Find Me Outside the Camp
13Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured. 14For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come. Hebrews 13:13–14 (ESV) If we aren’t going to follow the law (which we know has now been made completely unnecessary from Romans 10:4 and […]
My Sermon on 1 Samuel 20
I love preaching through 1 Samuel. The way God worked in the hearts of evil and good people to bring about His king — then tried and did it all over again! This is where Jonathan and David make a covenant with one another. This is hesed at it’s finest. Jonathan puts loyalty to his […]
Non-Linear Look over David’s Life – 2 Samuel 20-24
The end of 2 Samuel is chronologically wonky. It’s not meant to be in order, but it’s like the forgotten highlights that didnt’ make into the chronological part. Another way to look at it is as an overview of his legacy. We all know King David is about to die, so let’s look over some […]
God Working to Make Real Invisible Things Visible
34 And on the lampstand itself there shall be four cups made like almond blossoms, with their calyxes and flowers, 35 and a calyx of one piece with it under each pair of the six branches going out from the lampstand. 36 Their calyxes and their branches shall be of one piece with it, the […]
Trusting the Words of the Scriptures Like Daniel and Ezra
Jeremiah 29:10-11 10″For thus says the Lord, ’When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit you and fulfill My good word to you, to bring you back to this place. 11 ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ’plans for welfare and not for calamity to […]