As King David and his loyal followers flee to the east side of the Jordan River, David encounters Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, who lies in order to obtain Mephibosheth’s property. Further on, he encounters Shimei from the house of Saul who curses the king and hurls stones at him. David’s servants seek his permission to kill Shimei. “But the king said, ‘What have I to do…
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Having received permission from David, Absalom travels to Hebron where he deceitfully manipulates the people to align with him in a coup against the king. King David flees the city with his loyal followers and most of his household, but he directs the priest: “Carry the ark of God back into the city. If I find favor in the eyes of the Lord,…
About a 22 minute testimony by a former Muslim, Hamas woman on how she came to faith in Jesus is before a study in Matthew 19:16-29 You can watch the link to her testimony here: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fv%2F1GGtRH3ufG%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C56138d77326c462bdb5908de17e332a0%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638974461753951126%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=xH9h7sxmtaiNhvH%2FdOpts3tHICn0i3K%2BFGcQoju1vGI%3D&reserved=0
After Absalom had lived in Geshur for three years, Joab convinces King David to allow Absalom to return to Israel. Once back in Jerusalem, Absalom begins to undermine David’s standing with the people. “So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel” (2 Samuel 14:6b NKJV). Pastor Kevin provides context for this account in light of Old Testament laws, including those…
Joab lays siege to the Ammonite city of Rabbah then summons David, ensuring that the king will get credit for defeating Israel’s last standing enemy. Amnon becomes obsessed with his half-sister Tamar, enlists a friend to help, then rapes and subsequently rejects her. Two years later, Tamar’s brother Absolom murders Amnon, then flees to Geshur. We see how Tamar’s tragic story was…