8 Bless our God, O peoples;let the sound of his praise be heard,9 who has kept our soul among the livingand has not let our feet slip.10 For you, O God, have tested us;you have tried us as silver is tried.11 You brought us into the net;you laid a crushing burden on our backs;12 youContinue reading “Psalm 66: 8-15….Not just empty words!”
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Psalm 66: 1-7….Come and Look!
1 Shout for joy to God, all the earth;2 sing the glory of his name;give to him glorious praise!3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds!So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.4 All the earth worships youand sings praises to you;they sing praises to your name.” Selah5 Come andContinue reading “Psalm 66: 1-7….Come and Look!”
Psalm 65: 9-13….An Agricultural point of view!
9 You visit the earth and water it;you greatly enrich it;the river of God is full of water;you provide their grain,for so you have prepared it.10 You water its furrows abundantly,settling its ridges,softening it with showers,and blessing its growth.11 You crown the year with your bounty;your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.12 The pastures of theContinue reading “Psalm 65: 9-13….An Agricultural point of view!”
2Samuel 20:14-22….War avoided by a wise woman!
14 And Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah, and all the Bichrites assembled and followed him in. 15 And all the men who were with Joab came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah. They cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart, andContinue reading “2Samuel 20:14-22….War avoided by a wise woman!”
2Samuel 20: 7-13….Hotheaded Joab in action.
7 And there went out after him Joab’s men and the Cherethites and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men. They went out from Jerusalem to pursue Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they were at the great stone that is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Now Joab was wearing a soldier’sContinue reading “2Samuel 20: 7-13….Hotheaded Joab in action.”
2Samuel 20: 1-7…..Sheba’s rebellion.
1 Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said,“We have no portion in David,and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse;every man to his tents, O Israel!”2 So all the men of Israel withdrew fromContinue reading “2Samuel 20: 1-7…..Sheba’s rebellion.”
2 Samuel 19: 39b-43….Argumentative relations!
39b And the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his own home. 40 The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him. All the people of Judah, and also half the people of Israel, brought the king on his way.41 Then all the men of Israel came toContinue reading “2 Samuel 19: 39b-43….Argumentative relations!”
2Samuel 19: 31-39….Barzillai the Gileadite..
31 Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, and he went on with the king to the Jordan, to escort him over the Jordan. 32 Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.Continue reading “2Samuel 19: 31-39….Barzillai the Gileadite..”
2 Samuel 19: 21-30…..Justice bends before Grace.
21 Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’S anointed?” 22 But David said, “What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah, that you should this day be as an adversary to me? Shall anyone be put to death inContinue reading “2 Samuel 19: 21-30…..Justice bends before Grace.”
2Samuel 19: 11-20….The way of politicians!
11 And King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to bring the king back to his house, when the word of all Israel has come to the king? 12 You are my brothers; you are my bone and myContinue reading “2Samuel 19: 11-20….The way of politicians!”
As I read it! 