THE REAL MEANING OF LIFE

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/2_samuel/14.htm More life’s lessons. In the last chapter of Second Samuel, Amnon raped his half-daughter Tamar, then Absalom killed his half-brother Amnon, then fled. And David was in great distress. He mourned his son Amnon, he mourned his daughters stolen innocence, and he love Absalom but at the same time he was angry with him. Joab, leader of the kings army saw this distress, so he devised a plan to show David the way. And… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/2_samuel/13.htm I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again; the more I read the Bible, the more I recognize it as a manual on how “not to live” as opposed to “rules to live by”. And maybe I’m just desensitized, but the stories of the Bible are so old, they truly seem as if they are stories; ancient history. But if you stop and think about the characters in the Bible as real people… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/psalms/51.htm David wrote Psalm 51 after the prophet Nathan came and woke him up about the sins he had committed. It is called a “Prayer of Repentance”, and is one of the most insightful psalms there is. Verse 1 – “Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies” But wait! What happened to that angry God, the one full of wrath and vengeance? Didn’t he… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/2_samuel/12.htm Before I start, there’s one thing from 2 Samuel 11 I forgot to note. Verse 17 ends with “But the thing that David had done displeased[f] the Lord.” David had committed adultery, then he killed the husband of his mistress to cover up the crime. And this “displeased” the Lord. What happened to the Lord’s wrath? What happened to God killing the sinners? Uzzah simply touched the Ark of the Covenant, and God “killed”… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/2_samuel/11.htm David was a great man. Often called the Shepherd King, he was chosen specifically by God, likely because of his heart. God knows the heart…let that be a lesson. You can show all appearances of being the perfect Christian, going to church regularly, making every attempt to obey God and His laws, professing your Christianity, but if it is all “work” and is not something you do with complete sincerity, God knows. He knows… Continue reading

As I have begun to read the Bible once again this year, I’ve attempted to do so without the input of pastors and theologians. Each time I study the Bible, I try to do so in a different way so I not only become bored with reading it, but also to learn things from a different light and perspective. This year, I’ve prayed and relied on the Spirit to teach me the truth; not that… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/2_samuel/9.htm I don’t know how long David mourned the death of Saul’s son Jonathon, but it had to have hit him hard. Jonathon was like a brother to him. And David hasn’t forgotten him, and wants to do something in his memory. David founds out that Jonathon named Mephibosheth, who we read about before and became lame when his nurse tripped and drop him as they were fleeing after the death of Saul and Jonathon.… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/psalms/96.htm The author of Psalm 96 is unknown, but is likely attributed to David since most of the psalms were written by him. And this psalm/song is not only another praise of God and His goodness, it is also a prophesy about the coming of Jesus to judge us. Many people think of that as “Judgment Day”, the day when we will stand before God /Jesus, and He will be like a judge to hand… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/psalms/60.htm A psalm is actually a song set to music. They usually don’t rhyme like a modern day song, I believe they are more of a chant, a singing prayer if you will. The majority of the psalms were written by David, and the title of many explains the setting or situation David was in when he wrote the psalm. Other were written by the “sons of Korah”, Moses had one, there are various psalms… Continue reading

https://biblehub.com/nkjv/2_samuel/7.htm The Canaanites that occupied “the Promised Land”, the land God gave to the Hebrews, we pagans. They all had came from Noah, but like Esau who was angry about his birthright and married a Canaanite woman just to spite Isaac, that side of the family tree left God, distanced themselves from Him. There were no Bibles in those days; the Word of God was passed down verbally from generation to generation. The Ten Commandments… Continue reading