Monthly Archives: April 2011

The kingdom of David and Solomon is the zenith, the Camelot, the glory days of Israel’s history — and that is where our reading today is launching off into. As always there’s much too much to consider in detail, but … Continue reading →

I guess I had never noticed the phenomenon, until I read Steve Farrar’s book, Finishing Strong; but there is in both the Bible and in my own real life experience not just a “Hall of Fame” but also a “Hall … Continue reading →

David, in today’s reading, finds himself in such a difficult position; he wants to come home to Israel, but he is unjustly kept out by Saul. Consequently, he has to live by his wits and whatever “odd jobs” come his … Continue reading →

Today’s reading is a study in where jealousy leads — irrationality, upside-down priorities, and sin. David was now “on the lam”, running from jealous king Saul. He had been forced to leave Israelite civilization in a big hurry, including running … Continue reading →

Don’t you hate it, when you’re doing all the right things, but you still find criticism or even persecution? Suffering unjustly — that was David’s burden. He had purchased his bride with double the number of foreskins of Saul’s and … Continue reading →

Saul had proven himself unwilling to shoulder the burden of faithful leadership as he chose to walk by sight, chose popularity, and chose himself over God. And it’s a shame, too, because it seems like Jonathan his son might have … Continue reading →

Saul looked, on the outside, like quite the leader — a head taller than most men, dutiful, self-deprecating, and anointed by God. But after anointment and the first blush of success, things began to unravel for Saul. The Philistines were … Continue reading →