by Pastor Bumble | Nov 7, 2023 | Life of David
[Noticed a woman of unusual beauty taking a bath King David] sent someone to find out who she was, and he was told, “She is Bathsheba [1], the daughter of Eliam [2] and the wife of Uriah the Hittite [3].” Then David sent messengers to get her; and when she came to the...
by Pastor Bumble | Nov 6, 2023 | Life of David
In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. Late one afternoon, after his...
by Pastor Bumble | Nov 1, 2023 | Life of David
[Almost 20 years have passed since Mephibosheth was invited to David’s table. The Gibonites demanded justice for the breach of Joshua’s covenant not to anihilate them], “It was Saul who planned to destroy us, to keep us from having any place at all in the...
by Pastor Bumble | Oct 31, 2023 | Life of David
[David sent for Mephibosheth and brought him to his home]. He was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.” Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.” “Don’t be...
by Pastor Bumble | Oct 31, 2023 | Life of David
[As a response to God’s Covenant Love] One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul’s servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked. “Yes...
by Pastor Bumble | Oct 30, 2023 | Life of David
[After prophet Nathan revealed God’s Covenant Love to David] The king went in and sat before the LORD and prayed, “Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? And now, Sovereign LORD, in addition to everything else, you...
