Andy and Helen’s Journey Through The Bible in Five and Half Years
2 Samuel wraps up with a list of David’s mighty warriors. These men were literally mighty warriors. Josheb-Basshebeth killed 800 men in one encounter. Eleazar stood his ground til his hand grew tired and froze to...
So we’re nearing the end of the book of 2 Samuel and we’re nearing the end of the life of David. And what a life it’s been! A man blessed and empowered by God...
2 Samuel 22 records David’s song of praise. Remember what David has come through. Remember all that we have read over the last couple of months. It’s been tough. He’s been hunted down. He’s...
Today my head is spinning with the words of the songs and speeches of the Watoto choir performance and my heart is full of having a wonderful Ugandan man Richard in our home with...
We left David and his family in a pretty terrible place – family life doesn’t get much worse than that. David’s son Absalom has killed his brother Amnon for raping his sister Tamar. Absalom...
A scene based on the story of Tamar in 2 Samuel 13 We’re all aware of the reality of covering up and not reporting child abuse in families and institutions across our land. It’s...
We left David a couple of days ago with his life in pieces. He has been confronted with his wrongdoing. He has had to face up to the consequences of his actions. We can...
Of course, we all know that everything single thing that we do has consequences – far-reaching consequences – for ourselves and for other people. This has been described as the butterfly effect – In...
I knew what was coming. The next couple of chapters are the most well-known part of 2 Samuel and I could feel them getting closer. And I was dreading tackling this issue. My dad’s...
We see David again showing kindness in the very next chapter – 2 Samuel 10. Well trying to, anyway. In the course of time, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun...
