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Verse Meditation: 2 Samuel 3.36

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Stand Firm “All the people took note and were pleased; indeed, everything the king did pleased them” ( 2 Samuel 3.36 NIV). Saul died, and David became the king over one tribe of Israel — Judah. He was king for this single tribe for 7 & 1/2 years. During this time the house of David and the house of Saul fought. The kingship of David became stronger as the kingship of Ish-Bosheth, Saul’s son, became weaker. Finally, Abner, the commander over Saul’s army, decided to help King David reign over all of Israel; but one of David’s leaders killed Abner. David mourned Abner’s death and proclaimed that Continue reading →

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Verse Meditation: 1 Samuel 29.7

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Pregnant with Destiny “Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines” (1 Samuel 29.7 NKJV). God gave David a very precious and profound promise: David would be king over Israel. However, this promise seemed to take forever to come to pass. God put David in the flames of persecution from King Saul in order to purify David’s leadership, life and heart before he became king. David learned to be a king after God’s own heart while hiding in caves with the weight of his growing military on his shoulders. Before David became king–at the climax of King Saul’s Continue reading →

Verse Meditation: 1 Samuel 17.55

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A Second Glance “When Saul saw David going out against the Philistine, he said, to Abner, the commander of the army, ‘Abner, whose son is this youth?’” (1 Samuel 17.55). It is interesting that Saul did not recognize David. Just a few verses previously, Saul had tried to put his armor on David. When David killed Goliath and started going out after the Philistines, Saul had no clue who the young man was. Maybe David was too far in the distance, so Saul couldn’t see him clearly. No, because Saul’s military leader, Abner, went and fetched David, bringing him face Continue reading →

Flask or Horn?

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Comparing the lives and actions of King Saul and King David teaches us how to handle the vision/promise God gives us. We all have our “kingdom” that God has prepared for us. We all have our designated territory that we have dominion over. Both King Saul and King David were given the same promise: they were both kings of Israel. However, they each treated this promise very differently. The distinction that occurred in their leadership can be traced to their anointing. Both Saul and David were unexpectedly anointed king by the same prophet, Samuel. Saul was looking for his father’s Continue reading →

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