2Samuel 11: 10-15….Adopt or murder?

When they told David, “Uriah did not go down to his house,” David said to Uriah, “Have you not come from a journey? Why did you not go down to your house?” Uriah said to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah dwell in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lordContinue reading “2Samuel 11: 10-15….Adopt or murder?”

2Samuel 11: 1-9…..Stupid, stupid David.

In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof ofContinue reading “2Samuel 11: 1-9…..Stupid, stupid David.”

2Samuel 10: 9-19….A tale of 2 battles!

When Joab saw that the battle was set against him both in front and in the rear, he chose some of the best men of Israel and arrayed them against the Syrians. The rest of his men he put in the charge of Abishai his brother, and he arrayed them against the Ammonites. And heContinue reading “2Samuel 10: 9-19….A tale of 2 battles!”

2Samuel 10: 1-8…. Betrayal!

After this the king of the Ammonites died, and Hanun his son reigned in his place. And David said, “I will deal loyally with Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father dealt loyally with me.” So David sent by his servants to console him concerning his father. And David’s servants came into the landContinue reading “2Samuel 10: 1-8…. Betrayal!”

John 13: 21-30….Judas Dismissed.

After saying these things, Jesus was troubled in his spirit, and testified, “Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me.” The disciples looked at one another, uncertain of whom he spoke. One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was reclining at table at Jesus’ side, so Simon Peter motioned to himContinue reading “John 13: 21-30….Judas Dismissed.”

John 13: 11-20….Living your calling.

For he knew who was to betray him; that was why he said, “Not all of you are clean.”When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and youContinue reading “John 13: 11-20….Living your calling.”

John 13: 1-10….A servant’s task.

Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’sContinue reading “John 13: 1-10….A servant’s task.”

John 12: 44-50….This is God’s message!

And Jesus cried out and said, “Whoever believes in me, believes not in me but in him who sent me. And whoever sees me sees him who sent me. I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness. If anyone hears my words and doesContinue reading “John 12: 44-50….This is God’s message!”

John 12: 37-43…. Isaiah’s Prophecy fulfilled!

Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:“Lord, who has believed what he heard from us,and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said,“He hasContinue reading “John 12: 37-43…. Isaiah’s Prophecy fulfilled!”

John 12: 27-36….Maybe this is part of the same conversation!

“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd that stood there and heard it saidContinue reading “John 12: 27-36….Maybe this is part of the same conversation!”