Dec 30, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 18:10-16

After David killed Goliath, Saul saw in him the courage and skill that military conquerors are made of.  "So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war" (1 Sam 18:5).

As we continue to read the story, it becomes clear why David had such...

Dec 22, 2024

Scripture Reading: Luke 1:26-33

In light of the multiplied and complicated problems of our world it is clear that what the world needs is a king … someone to rule in divine wisdom and perfect justice and holy compassion.  A king is exactly what God promised to David and through David, in what is usually called the...

Dec 15, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 18:1-16

There is an interesting and significant study in contrasts in 1 Samuel 18.  The contrast is seen in two opposite reactions to David’s successes and the reactions came from a father and his son.  One is the reaction of unselfish love and the other is the reaction of consuming...

Dec 9, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 17

The details of the story of David and Goliath are familiar.  Goliath stood about nine and a half feet tall ... his armor weighed 125 lbs ... the head of his spear weighed 16 lbs ... he was an undefeated champion in the kind of one-on-one battles he was suggesting with Israel’s...

Dec 1, 2024

Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 22:1-10

King Josiah was the 16th king of Judah and shone as one of the brightest stars in the galaxy of the kings of the southern kingdom.  He was the grandson of King Manasseh.  He ruled Judah for 31 years (640-609 B.C.) and the Biblical text gives him the following, rare, commendation …...