Absalom sets himself up to steal the hearts of the ordinary people and overthrow David as king. David flees Jerusalem, fulfilling Nathan's prophecy of judgement upon David. However, even in…
Joab engineers a reconciliation between David and Absalom. This widow comes to David with a story that is designed to arouse his feelings over against his conscience. We can be…
Absalom instructs his servants to kill Amnon for what he did to Tamar. This is not justice but vengeance. Vengeance is forbidden, and we should leave judgement with God because…
Amnon is infatuated with his half-sister Tamar and Jonadab advises him to act. We need to avoid anything that will encourage us to act on evil desires. Amnon rapes Tamar…
God afflicts David's child. Our sin can have consequences in this life, but David has hope, knowing the God who listens to the prayers of His people. Knowing this, do…
It's not easy to live with sin. We see the Lord's grace in sending Nathan to David; his repentance starts with God. Nathan takes a wise approach and David is…
David had a choice; he could have confessed his sin to God and to Uriah instead of covering it up. When Uriah refuses to go home, David has to commit…
David has become idle and does not go out to battle. We become susceptible to sin when we are idle. David looks on Bathsheba bathing and one sin leads to…
David extends kindness to his enemies, the Ammonites. The Christian should seek to do good to everyone, and preach the gospel to all. David's servants are rejected and humiliated, just…
Just as Mephibosheth wasn't born crippled, Adam was created in a state of innocence. Since his sin, all human beings have been born sinful, like Mephibosheth condemned because of his…