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Jan 7, 2017 · David Bowie only discovered his cancer was terminal three months before he died, according to a documentary marking the anniversary of the superstar’s death. The film, David Bowie: The Last Five ...
- Introduction
- What Is A Man Like You Doing in A Place Like this?
- David’s Fall
- Confrontation and Confession
- The Chickens Come Home to Roost
- The Alienation of Absalom
- Absalom Goes Into Politics
- The Closing Chapters of 2 Samuel
- Conclusion
Some years ago I read a story in the newspaper that I found amusing. A man and his wife decided to go to a drive-in movie. The husband had the bright idea of trying to save the price of one admission. Just outside of the theater entrance, they stopped the car and the husband slipped into the trunk. The wife then paid for her admission, parked insid...
Conditions Favorable to David’s Fall
If you build a new house, you must construct a guard rail around your roof to avoid bringing culpability to yourself in the event someone should fall from it (Deuteronomy 22:8).177 28 If a bull gores a man or a woman so that either dies, then the ox must surely be stoned and its flesh must not be eaten; but the owner of the bull will be acquitted. 29 But if the bull had the habit of goring, and its owner was warned, and he did not take the necessary precautions, and then it killed a man or a...
David arises from his bed in the evening and strolls about on his roof. Does this mean that he has spent the day in bed? He certainly did not stay home to catch up on his work there. David’s roof would have been the “penthouse apartment” of that day. His palace no doubt had a commanding view of Jerusalem, and the view would have been even better fr...
When I was a student in seminary, one of the courses I was required to take was homiletics (how to preach). I was very much convinced of the importance of the original languages and theology, but I had little time for methods courses. If I had been Nathan and I knew that I would have to confront David for his sin, I would have taken as many homilet...
The Rape of Tamar, David’s Daughter
It is not long before the promised consequences of David’s sin begin to unfold. The first incident is the rape of David’s daughter, Tamar,181 by her half-brother, Amnon. Amnon “fell in love”182with Tamar, and thanks to the counsel of his “friend,” Jonadab, Amnon persuaded David that he was ill and that having his sister serve him a meal would be therapeutic. Why David could not sense the potential risk in this is a wonder to me, but I suspect that his dullness in this area was related to his...
After Absalom had Amnon killed, he fled to his grandfather, King Talmai of Geshur (2 Samuel 3:3; 13:37). Even though David was consoled over the death of Amnon and yearned to go to Absalom, he did not do so. Absalom remained in Geshur for three years. Finally, Joab orchestrated events so that David agreed to allow Absalom to return to Israel, but s...
Absalom was certainly a logical candidate for king, if matters of the heart were not considered. He was good looking, bright, and he had a charming way of dealing with people. Somewhere along the way Absalom set his mind on taking the kingdom from his father. Just as Absalom had quietly waited to kill Amnon, he was also patient and deliberate in hi...
In chapter 21 of 2 Samuel, we come across a very interesting (and somewhat puzzling) event. After David had resumed his reign over Israel, the nation suffered a three-year famine. It was obvious that God was seeking to get David’s attention. When David inquired of the Lord, he was informed that the famine was due to Saul’s slaughter of the Gibeonit...
As I have considered this text, I have a couple of concerns I must share with you before I move on to the application of the text. To begin, what we have observed in the White House in recent years is all too similar to what took place in the palace of King David centuries ago. As a result, I fear that this text is not the least bit shocking to us....
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Jan 4, 2022 · How did King David die? Answer. King David died of old age at 70. The only malady the Bible mentions regarding David in his old age is the inability to stay warm ( 1 Kings 1:1 ). The Bible says he “slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David” ( 1 Kings 2:10 ).
Apr 26, 2020 · David Koresh died from a bullet wound to the head inside the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas. That much is known for certain about his cause of death. However, it’s...
May 10, 2023 · Well-known politician David Miranda recently passed away on May 9, 2023, aged 37. He was in the hospital for the last nine months, since August 2022, after he had to be admitted due to several ...
Jun 7, 2023 · This is why the Law had ritual atonement (and why Christ had actual atonement), so that we (and David) do not have to die because of our sins. It is true that all have sinned (Romans 3:23), but if all sinners receive instant punishment in the form of physical death, then life on earth would cease.
Although he deserved to die for his sins, David would not die because God had taken away his sin (12:13). What a relief these words must have been. But what followed would pierce David through: the son his sin had produced would die.
