The Lord sent Nathan to David. Nathan is the super cool guy we were supposed to remember from here. When he came to him, he said, What you’re about to read is a story with a moral purpose. “There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the…
In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, “In that part of the world, wars were not normally fought during the winter months because rains and cold weather made travel and campaigning difficult. Fighting resumed in the spring.” More info where that came from. That seems…
In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun succeeded him as king. 2 David thought, “I will show kindness to Hanun son of Nahash, just as his father showed kindness to me.” So David sent a delegation to express his sympathy to Hanun concerning…
Why does Israel want Gaza and Palestine so much if it’s primarily Muslim? We know this frm the end of the last chapter when I brought up those Wikipedia stats. We know that even from Biblical times the Jews, descendants of Isaac, and the Arabs, descendants of Ishmael, have never…
My theory on the origin stems from a few passages in the book of Genesis 11 The angel of the Lord also said to her: “You are now pregnant and you will give birth to a son. You shall name him Ishmael,[a] for the Lord has heard of your misery. 12 He…
HE HAS FOUR WINS THIS SEASON NOW!
I am by no means an expert on this topic. That’s why I’ve started this series. Why would I pick such a polarizing topic to discuss? For the challenge. For the learning. This conflict has technically been around since the beginning. Not the very beginning perhaps, but close. I don’t…
Maybe not quite THAT bad. There’s no way to know exactly. Could be worse too. We can’t predict the future.
David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” A great question to ask any time. 2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to…
In the course of time, David inquired of the Lord. “Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?” he asked. The Lord said, “Go up.” David asked, “Where shall I go?” “To Hebron,” the Lord answered. It’s nice when it’s that clear cut. 2 So David went up…