Tag: devo

• David Gave Amends

  7The king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul.–2 Samuel 21

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  June 7, 2025

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• Unity and Division

  1Now a troublemaker named Sheba son of Bikri, a Benjamite, happened to be there. He sounded the trumpet and shouted, “We have no share in David, no part in Jesse’s son! Every man to his tent, Israel!” 2So all the men of Israel deserted David to follow Sheba son of Bikri. But the men of…

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  June 6, 2025

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  2 Samuel 20, bible, blog, david, devo, division, Israel, jesus, judah, politics, society, solomon, unity

• What Stories Do You Carry Forward?

  9Throughout the tribes of Israel, all the people were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king [David] delivered us from the hand of our enemies; he is the one who rescued us from the hand of the Philistines. But now he has fled the country to escape from Absalom; 10and Absalom, whom we anointed to rule over…

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  June 4, 2025

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• David Refused to Deal With Absalom

  28Absalom lived two years in Jerusalem without seeing the king’s face.–2 Samuel 14

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  May 30, 2025

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• David Confessed and Repented

  11“This is what the Lord says: ‘Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity on you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. 12You did it in secret, but I will do this…

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  May 28, 2025

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• David Planned His Sin

  1In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem.–2 Samuel 11 …make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. (Romans 13:14b)

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  May 27, 2025

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• David Cared for His Men

  When David’s men came to the land of the Ammonites, 3the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun their lord, “Do you think David is honoring your father by sending envoys to you to express sympathy? Hasn’t David sent them to you only to explore the city and spy it out and overthrow it?” 4So Hanun seized David’s envoys,…

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  May 26, 2025

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• David Showed Grace

  1David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”–2 Samuel 9  “But show me [Jonathan] unfailing kindness like the Lord’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed, and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family—not even…

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  May 25, 2025

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• David’s Basic Theology

  22“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. –2 Samuel 7

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  May 23, 2025

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• Despising the Worshiper

  16As the ark of the Lord was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, she despised him in her heart.–2 Samuel 6

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  May 22, 2025

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