THE PSALMS this week follow our chronological reading order, meaning they were written by David after he was confronted by the prophet Nathan for conspiring to kill Uriah the Hittite so that David could take his wife, Bathsheba.Continue Reading
DAVID’S PLOY to take the wife of Uriah the Hittite is another story that shows that the Bible has not been cleaned up to make the humans used by God look more, well, saintly. Continue Reading
THE TONE of this week’s psalms seems odd given the military victories of David that we studied last week.Continue Reading
DAVID’S KINGDOM faced a strong test from his neighbors to the east and north as a coalition of Ammonites and Arameans tried to take down the new Israelite kingdom. Continue Reading
DAVID’S KINGDOM expanded outward in all directions, possibly reaching as far as the Euphrates in northern Syria.Continue Reading
A SUPERNATURAL worldview was perfectly natural to King David. It’s clear from his psalms that he had a better understanding of the unseen realm.Continue Reading