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2nd Samuel 13-14
“And sons were born to David in Hebron; his firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam from Jezreel. His second was Kileab by Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite; the third was Absalom the son of Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai the king of Geshur.”2 Samuel 3:2-3 LEB Geshur was a region east of…
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Psalms 51, 86, and 122
Psalm 51 is David’s famous psalm of repentance in response to the visit from Nathan the Prophet when God confronted him about his sin with Bathsheba. Rather than comment upon it, I’d like to put a musical setting of it on your radar – an arrangement by this man: Gregorio Allegri: Gregorio Allegri was an…
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2 Sam. 12, 1 Chr. 20, Ps. 32
We need 2nd Samuel 11-12, and 1 Chronicles 20 to piece together the full context of this story. The account in today’s reading in 1st Chronicles 20:1 is likely the situation happening in the background when David sins with Bathsheba and when Uriah is killed. Siege warfare was not swift. It would’ve taken months. Sometimes…
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Psalm 70, 2nd Samuel 11
Psalm 70 has the feel of a note hastily written. We don’t know when it was written or the circumstances surrounding it but we can gather the following: It sounds a lot like his years of hiding out in the wilderness when Saul was chasing him. Whatever the circumstance, it feels as if David has…
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Psalms 65, 66, 67, & 69
Today’s reading puts one in mind of being on Mount Zion with the choir of Levites surrounding the Tabernacle of David. All but Psalm 66 are attributed to David. That one has more of a 1st Temple vibe with its mentions of burnt offerings. Pslam 69 is the overlooked Psalm 22. Let’s get into them,…
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2 Sam. 10, 1 Chr. 19, Ps. 20
Israel vs the Ammonites & the Syrians… This narrative should connect with anyone who has tried to do a good turn and had it blow up in your face. David extends a polite gesture to the neighboring king of Ammon and it triggers war. Recall that the Ammonites are descendants of Lot by his incestuous…
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Psalms 50, 53, 60, & 75
Since I know basically nothing about football (and am only too happy to keep it that way), I had the passing thought that “50, 53, 60, 75” sound like something a quarterback might say before the ball is hiked. 🏈🤷♀️ PSALM 50 Perhaps the football play idea is not that far off. Psalm 50 describes…
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Ps.39, 2 Sam. 8-9, 1 Chr. 18
We’re going to cover a lot of territory today. I’ve got my mug of coffee at the ready. (My mug says, “All I need today is a little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus.”) Amen to that. Buckle up, Pardner. Yeehaw. 🤠 ☕️ PSALM 39 We left off in the last post…
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Psalms: 25, 29, 33, 36
Today’s cluster of psalms all come from the first section called “Book 1.” And they were all written by David. PSALM 25 There is a type of musical form known as Rondo (Ron-doe). The more familiar name for it is a “round,” like Row Row Row Your Boat. A rondo or round has 2 parts…
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2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17
THE DAVIDIC COVENANT Both of these chapters cover the moment when the Prophet Nathan delivers a message from Yahweh to David. This is the 5th Covenant God has made. Each time God makes a covenant, the plan of redemption and the family tree of Messiah gets a little clearer. With Adam & Eve, God gave…
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Psalm 132 & 2nd Samuel 6
Just like we have the same event covered in more than one Gospel, so we have the event of the moving of the Ark covered in more than one psalm and historical narrative. We have looked mostly at the failed attempt to move the Ark. In the 2nd Samuel passage we get more details about…
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Psalms: 96, 100, 101, 105
We continue with celebratory psalms… There is a LOT of content here today, so I’m actually only going to talk about Psalms 96 and 100. PSALM 96 This is another one of the “Enthronement Psalms” along with 47, 93, and 97-99. I grew up singing “Sing unto the Lord a new song” in that fun,…
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