Category: Daily Devotion

  Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the trumpet, and they dispersed from the city, every man to his home. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king. 2 Samuel 20:22…

  Then the king arose and took his seat in the gate. And the people were all told, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all the people came before the king. 2 Samuel 19:8 – This was the right thing for David to do. After his soldiers and people fought hard for him…

2 Samuel 18 – Pastor Mac Daily DEVO And Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head caught fast in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth, while the mule that…

  When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father. 2 Samuel 17:23 – Ahithophel, the main counselor for King David whose advice was esteemed…

  Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel. What shall we do?” 2 Samuel 16:20 – Be wise enough to consider the motives behind the people who you are seeking advice from. Here Absalom, David’s son who has successfully stolen the throne from his father, is seeking counsel on what to do first in…

  While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head. 2 Samuel 15:32 – David’s son Absalom in this chapter conspirers to take the throne away from his father. Under the pretense of going to worship the Lord he…

  So Absalom lived two full years in Jerusalem, without coming into the king’s presence. 2 Samuel 14:28 – Absalom, one of King David’s sons, murdered his brother after his brother violated his sister. His father, the king, did nothing about the violation, so Absalom took justice into his own hands. Yet after the murder…

When King David heard of all these things, he was very angry. ‭‭2 Samuel‬ ‭13‬:‭21‬ – What a series of unfortunate and sinful events that unfold in this chapter. Unfettered lust, incestuous violations, harboring hatred, deception, and murder. These things are just the highlighted sins within this chapter, but woven in this chapter we see…

  David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. 2 Samuel 12:16 – We have Nathan the prophet bravely confronting King David, who was living as if his sins were forever concealed. After making it clear to David that his sins with Bathsheba…

  And David sent and inquired about the woman. And one said, “Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” 2 Samuel 11:3 – We now are in the chapter that is a black mark on the holy life of David, the story of David and Bathsheba. David sees a woman…