Introduction Last week we read about David's kindness to Mephibosheth, who was the last remaining son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul. And do you remember what I said last week about the custom in those days for a new king to kill all the members of the old king's family. New kings didn't … Continue reading 2 Samuel 10 →

Introduction Have you ever made a promise and been tempted to break it? Maybe you have broken it? Perhaps when you were young, you and a friend made a promise to one another, which -- at the time -- you fully intended to keep, about something you would do for one another in the future. … Continue reading 2 Samuel 09 →

Introduction Do you remember what happened in chapter 7? David wanted to build a house, a temple, for the Lord, but the Lord sent the prophet Nathan to David to reveal what the Lord intended to do for David. David wanted to build a house, a temple, for the Lord, but the Lord was going … Continue reading 2 Samuel 08 →

Introduction The last two chapters we've studied together have been about big ideas. In 2 Samuel 5, David was anointed king over all of Israel and he took up residence in Jerusalem. And the earthly city of Jerusalem foreshadowed the new, heavenly city of Jerusalem, the holy city, which we read about at the end … Continue reading 2 Samuel 07 →

Introduction When we were going through the first five books of the Bible I often referred to the three Ps to summarise God's promise to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob. The three Ps are people, place and presence. God promised to give Abraham and Isaac and Jacob a people. In order words, he was going … Continue reading 2 Samuel 05(17)–06(23) →

Introduction Last week's passage contained a note about David's children; and it contained the making of a covenant; and it contained a murder. We read that David had six sons while he was in Hebron. And we read that Abner and David established a covenant, by which David, with Abner's support, would become king of … Continue reading 2 Samuel 04(01)–05(16) →

Introduction Do you remember? There was a lot of blood and guts in last week's chapter, because in last week's chapter we read how Abner -- who had been the commander of Saul's army -- opposed and resisted David's kingdom by setting up a rival king. And Abner's army and David's army -- under the … Continue reading 2 Samuel 03 →

Introduction I suppose the things we read in today's chapter and the things we'll read in next week's chapter are the kind of the thing little boys like to read about. Certainly this is the kind of thing I liked to read about when I was a boy; and it was even better when it … Continue reading 2 Samuel 02 →

Introduction 2 Samuel begins with the words, 'After the death of Saul'. This is not the only Old Testament book to begin in this way, because the book of Joshua opens with the words, 'After the death of Moses'; and the book of Judges begins with the words, 'After the death of Joshua'. For many … Continue reading 2 Samuel 01 →