1 Samuel 1-16, The Setting for the Monarchy of Israel
1 Samuel 1-16, The Setting for the Monarchy of Israel The history book we call 1 Samuel, is the history of the transition of
Historical Books
1 Samuel 17
1 Samuel 17, David and Goliath by Charlie Taylor About 1050 B.C., Israel was experiencing a leadership crisis. In the previous book of Judges,
1 Samuel 18—For the Love of David
1 Samuel 18—For the Love of David Chapter 18 is a sequel to the David and Goliath story. David’s victory had a huge impact
1 Samuel 25 Abigail and David
1 Samuel 25, Vengeance Belongs to God In 1 Samuel 24, David’s patience and mercy were put to the test when King Saul had
1 Samuel 27
1 Samuel 27-31, David Goes Over to the Dark Side For the second time, in 1 Sam.26, David proved his innocence when Saul came
Aftermath of 1 Samuel—Why do the Wicked Appear to Prosper?
Aftermath of 1 Samuel—Why do the Wicked Appear to Prosper? Psalm 37 is one of David’s masterpieces of alphabetic acrostic poetry. Each letter of
2 Samuel 6 the Ark
Psalm 24—Approaching God Traditionally, Psalm 24 was written by David after the occasion of his bringing the Ark of the Covenant into Jerusalem to
2 Samuel 12 Nathan and David
2 Samuel 12–How The Mighty Have Fallen More ink is given in the Bible to David—62 chapters in the Old Testament and 59 references
2 Samuel 13-18 Absalom
2 Samuel 13-18, Absalom—Vanity of Vanities We are all familiar with the David and Bathsheba story, but the aftermath consequences are revealed in 2
Kings? Why Kings in Israel?
Kings? Why Kings in Israel? Moses led the tribes of Israel out of Egypt in the Book of Exodus, and they were very loosely
1 Kings 17-19 the Mauling on the Mount
Elijah vs. the Prophets of Baal—the Mauling on the Mount If we pick up the history of Israel at the end of King Solomon’s
Judges—The Cycles of Human Behavior
Judges—The Cycles of Human Behavior Judges 21:25 sums up the plight of the human race, “Everyone did what was right in his own eyes”.
Judges 8:30-9:57, Rise and Fall of Abimelech
Judges 8:30-9:57, Rise and Fall of Abimelech After Gideon and his 300 men defeated the horde of Midianites and Moabites in Judges 7 and
Joshua 24 Farewell Discourses
Farewell Discourses of Moses, Joshua, Jesus, and Paul There are many famous farewell discourses by great men in the Bible. Those that stand out
Judges 4-5, Deborah and Barak
Judges 4-5, Deborah and Barak As we expected at the end of Judges 3, it wasn’t long before the sons of Israel fell back