Today: [1 Kings Chapter One]: Laying Hold on the Horns of the Altar. In this chapter Solomon is declared king and another rebellion is put down. Adonijah, Absalom’s younger brother declares himself king against David’s wishes. When he is put down he retreated to the tabernacle and claims sanctuary by laying hold on the horns […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 14th, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Twenty-Four]: Purchasing Temple Ground in Your Life. In this chapter we see the acquisition by David of the ground on which the temple will ultimately be built. What should have been a joyous occasion actually arises from a great trial brought on by disobedience and […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 13th, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Twenty-Three]: David’s Mighty Men. In this chapter David articulates the word of the Lord that in his mind encapsulates his life. God has been faithful to David and in his later years he seeks to define those leadership traits that most define the man that […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 10th, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Twenty-Two]: A Song of David. In this chapter we find an early version of Psalm 18 offered as a preamble to the last words of David. David rehearses who God is to him and what God has done for him in his lifetime. For us […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 9th, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Twenty-One]: Broken Vows Bring Generational Consequences. After the revolt of Sheba is put down a famine comes upon the land. David inquires of the Lord and finds that the famine results from a vow broken by Saul a generation beforehand. David acts to right this […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 7th, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Nineteen]: David Restored to the Throne. Absalom is dead and David mourns. Joab despises David’s remorse for his son’s death and threatens renewed civil war. The tribe of Judah returns to David and his former enemies petition him for mercy regarding their support of Absalom. […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 3rd, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Seventeen]: Defeating the Counsel of the Ungodly. The nation of Israel is in civil war. One of the wisest men spoken of in the biblical narrative is counseling Absalom how to destroy David. In the midst of total chaos David has a devoted friend who […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 2nd, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Sixteen]: Enduring Shimei’s Curses. In this chapter David is fleeing Jerusalem. He is met by a man of Saul’s house named Shimei who curses David and throws rocks and dust in his face. David endures this insult with remarkable restraint – knowing that ultimately his […]
READ MORE Morning Light – July 1st, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Fifteen]: David Leaves Jerusalem. In this chapter David leaves Jerusalem and surrenders the throne to Absalom. There are times in your life when the enemy and circumstances will prevail upon you and you will be tempted to fight your own battles. In this situation David […]
READ MORE Morning Light – June 30th, 2015 Today: [2 Samuel Chapter Fourteen]: Grappling with False Counselors. In this chapter David continues to be manipulated by false counselors. His own military man Joab convinces him by a ruse to allow Absalom back into Jerusalem. Absalom had committed murder and was living in exile and Joab for his […]
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