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Beautiful Lessons in Biblical Friendship from David and Jonathan

Kristi Walker

David was a shepherd; Jonathan was a prince. Jonathan had his own armor; David had a harp and a slingshot. Jonathan grew up in the palace and was trained in the art of war; David grew up in the &ldq...

Joab, a Ruthless, but Fiercely Loyal Commander

Ed Jarrett

David’s relationship with Joab was a complex one. They were family and had worked together in leading Israel for the 40 years of David’s reign as king. Joab was a skilled and highly successful army co...

Undignified: How We Can Worship God like David Did

Heather Adams

King David is known as an example of a Godly worshipper. In fact, God said about him, “I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will” (Ac...

What Is the Star of David, and Is It Biblical?

Jessica Brodie

While the star of David doesn’t appear in the Bible nor is it advocated as an “official symbol” of Judaism, it is a meaningful representation of a faithful people and the oldest monotheistic religion ...

7 Reasons David Is Called a Man “after God’s Own Heart”

Melanie Campbell

A man after God’s own heart. What could be better than being after the heart of our creator? But why was David described this way? And what, exactly, does it mean? We first find this description ...

How Many Wives Did King David Have and What Do We Know about Them?

Annette Griffin

But while God was raising up this mighty man of valor to be a fearless leader and man after His own heart, the women who would become King David’s wives were also being groomed to become a part of God...

Who Is Mephibosheth and What Does His Life Teach Us about Unexpected Blessings?

Blair Parke

The story of Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth is one to be remembered for how King David honored a man he called a friend, even after his death, by caring for the needs of his disabled son. It’s also a rem...

The Forever King: Seeing Jesus in 2 Samuel

Here in 2 Samuel, as we look at the king God put on the earthly throne over his people—the throne that was to be an earthy extension of his heavenly throne—we get a glimpse of the forever God intends ...

How Did a Man after God’s Own Heart Fall So Far into Sin?

Robert Hampshire

It was no accident that David had no one around to keep him accountable. Why should he? He was the king! But it was in that moment he made decisions that destroyed his life. So, how did a man after Go...

Why Was Nathan the Prophet So Important to King David?

Alyssa Roat

King David is one of the most prominent heroes of the Old Testament. But working in the background, and often forgotten, was Nathan the Prophet. Nathan was responsible for guiding and sometimes rebuki...

What Does It Mean to “Dwell in the House of the Lord”?

Pamela Palmer

Perhaps what David wrote about being in the presence of the Lord all his days is a concept that draws you in and reminds you how great it is to know the Lord and experience His great love....

Who Authorized David's Census? God or Satan?

In 1 Chronicles 21, Satan instigates David to take a census, but 2 Samuel 24 says it was God who did so. Is this a contradiction? Or are we missing something?...

Who Was Jesse in the Bible?

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Jesse was an ordinary man, from a small clan, and out of his seed came the greatest natural king Israel ever had, David. Also, from the line of David came the King of all kings, the One who is greater...

4 Reminders from Psalm 27 to Build a Courageous Faith

Ashley Hooker

We are living in difficult times, physically, spiritually, and for many, emotionally. But the Psalms are never shy about tackling big emotions. Much like us, King David also faced challenges and pain....

What King David Said about Judas Iscariot

Theologically Driven

What Judas had done and what, then, the remaining apostles had to do was prophesied, according to Peter, by David in the psalms. But how does that work?...

Where Do We See Jesus in the Old Testament Book of 1 Samuel?

Mike Leake

David is pointing to another. It will not be through King David that our high calling to rule will be restored. No, this will come through the finished work of King Jesus. 1 Samuel points to what ough...

Why Did David Ask God for a Clean Heart and Renewed Spirit?

Betty Dunn

Like king and prophet David in Psalm 51:10, you can ask God to “create in me a clean heart.”  I think of the woman at the well. She was drawing drinking water, no doubt, but I like to think some ...

What Is the Horn of Salvation in the Bible?

Lianna Davis

When the Bible mentions God's horn of salvation, it means that He is not just our provider, but our defender. So what does this symbol tell us about God defending us?...

What Do We Know about Solomon’s Temple?

Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith

Solomon's temple was a great architectural achievement in Israel's golden age. But what led to this spectacular building being made in the first place?...

Who Actually Wrote Psalms?

Jeannie Myers

The Book of Psalms is a collection of poems that were originally set to music and sung in worship to God. The Psalms were not written by a single author but by at least six different men over the cour...