The people of the world and reeling under the yoke of heavy burdens. We have become tired and weary of all the worries of the world. We chase after wisdom and knowledge, wealth, fame and glory to escape from our burdens. But the educated, the rich and the famous are not happy either. They simply …
2 Sam. 11 David is now the king of an unified Israel. The LORD gave him rest from his enemies – Philistines, Ammonites, Syrians, Moabites and others, and he rested. As years passed by, and “in the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle… David remained at Jerusalem” (2 Sam….
2 Sam. 5:10 David had been wandering and suffering for a very long time. But the LORD protected him. In the end, he became the king – first over Judah for 7 years and six months, and later over all Israel for 33 years. Though his beginning was small, he became the greatest king the…
David used to tend his father’s sheep before he was anointed. From the time he was anointed by Samuel, his life completely changed. Saul, the king tried to kill him, he had to flee to foreign lands, and spent his time in the desert, in caves, in mountains and forests. Twice, David spared the life…
1 Sam. 25 1 Samuel chapter 25 is a very interesting story. Samuel, the prophet and judge of Israel, had died (25:1) and the Israelites mourned for him. David moved down to the wilderness of Paran with his 600 men as Saul was looking to take his life once more. Meanwhile, a man, a rich…
Lk. 18:37 As Jesus was approaching Jericho, the people must have been moving about the streets in anticipation of His coming; a blind beggar became curious as to what the bustle was all about. He asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” Then, he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David,…
Malachi 1:1-14; Luke 21:1-4 The Israelites and their priests were rebuked by the Lord for “offering polluted food on my altar, [offering] blind animals… those that are lame or sick…” (Mal. 1:7-8). This is completely in contravention to the provisions of Deuteronomy 17:1. Therefore, the Lord said to them, “I have no pleasure in you……
1 Sam. 30:13 Ziklag was razed to the ground. All the livestock and the wives and children of David and his men had been taken captive by the Amalekites. While they were in pursuit of the enemy, Davd and his men met a man. David asked him, “To whom do you belong?” (1 Sam. 30:13)….
The Amalekites raided and burned Ziklag in David’s absence and took everyone away with them. When David and his men learned of it, they were bereaved. They wept until they had no more strength to weep. So distressed they were, the people even spoke of stoning David. “But David strengthened himself in the LORD his…