Tag: saul
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Solomon’s Second Moment With God
4“As for you [Solomon], if you walk before me [God] faithfully with integrity of heart and uprightness, as David your father did, and do all I command and observe my decrees and laws, 5I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised David your father when I said, ‘You shall never fail to…
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A You More Like Boaz or Saul?
49At this, all Adonijah’s guests rose in alarm and dispersed. 50But Adonijah, in fear of Solomon, went and took hold of the horns of the altar. 51Then Solomon was told, “Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and is clinging to the horns of the altar. He says, ‘Let King Solomon swear to me today that he will…
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David Sang God’s Uniqueness and Power
1David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2He said: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 3my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge…
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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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Mephibosheth and Humility
28All my grandfather’s [Saul’s] descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table. So what right do I [Mephibosheth] have to make any more appeals to the king?”–2 Samuel 19 …for all have sinned and fall short of the glory…
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David Put Another Boundary on Himself
9Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head.” 10But the king said, “What does this have to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, ‘Curse David,’ who…
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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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David’s Theological and Political Response
9David answered Rekab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble, 10when someone told me, ‘Saul is dead,’ and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him…
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David Did What Was Right
31Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner.” King David himself walked behind the bier. 32They buried Abner in Hebron, and the king wept aloud at Abner’s tomb. All the people wept also.–2 Samuel 3 Bless those who…
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Pursue Grace Not Bitterness
26Abner called out to Joab, “Must the sword devour forever? Don’t you realize that this will end in bitterness? How long before you order your men to stop pursuing their fellow Israelites?”–2 Samuel 2 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. (Ephesians 4:31) If it…
Joel M Bradshaw 