At one time, they all lived in tents. Now there’s only one Person still camping after all these years. After some serious difficulties, with joy they brought the ark up to Zion, “and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle that David had erected for it” (2 Sam 6:17). At this […]
Michal could help David get away from Saul, but she couldn’t help him get closer to God. It would be hard to imagine Saul, Jonathan, and Michal belonging to the same family— if we didn’t see the same combination repeated so often. Saul seems to have few redeeming qualities. Jonathan is his father’s antithesis: honest, […]
Obed means “servant.” Edom is linked with red, and man, and blush, and blood. Ah, the mercy seat! Often like our Christian lives, in fits and starts the ark was slowly making its way to its proper place. But also like our lives, it finally made it to the Holy City. All of the Lord’s […]
Read More… from December 28, 2023 — The Blessing Of Obed-Edom
David was filled with unwarranted anger when Uzzah died, but God’s anger was well deserved. The ark of God had been in the house of Abinidab for a very long time. We read in 1 Samuel 7:1-2, “The men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the […]
It’s great to do things for the Lord, but we should also do them the way He wants them done. Believe it or not, since beginning our journey in Genesis 1, we have now arrived at Episode 777! It seems appropriate, since this is the story of David wanting the Lord to have His rightful […]
Have you ever seen a To-Do List for a king on his way to the top? Read on, and you’ll find one. Although my name is registered with the royalty of a Faraway Land, I’ve never been a king on this little planet. But if you are a king, it seems there are some perks […]
Read More… from December 25, 2023 — The Successful King’s Checklist
Jerusalem means “city of peace,” yet none has suffered more assaults. But wait till the King of Peace arrives. The taking of the Jebusite stronghold was no easy thing. It perched atop a hill surrounded by steep valleys—the Kidron Valley on the east, the King’s Dale on the north, and the Hinnom Valley on the […]
Read More… from December 22, 2023 — The Impossible Made Possible
There is no other city—not London or Rome, Beijing or Delhi—where God put His name. We now come to a pivot point in the story, introduced with an overview of David’s whole rule, though he was only at the seven-and-a-half-year point of his reign. “David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and […]
Prophets (1 Ki 19:16), priests (Ex 28:41), and kings (1 Sam 9:16) were anointed to serve. “Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron…And they anointed David king over Israel” (2 Sam 5:1, 3). This was David’s third anointing. He was anointed by Samuel at the Lord’s instructions (1 Sam 16:13); then […]