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- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 17: Restoration
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 16: Spiritual Surgery
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 14: The Counsels of Men
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
- David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 16: Spiritual Surgery
2 Samuel 18:32,33; 2 Samuel 19:1-8 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as … Continue reading
David and His Nephew Joab – Part 15: Retribution and Revenge
2 Samuel 17:24-26; 2 Samuel 18:1-7, 9-11 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was … Continue reading
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 13: God’s Symmetrical Tapestry
2 Samuel 15:7-11; 2 Samuel 15:31-34,37 Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron. For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at … Continue reading
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 12: Idolatry
2 Samuel 15:1-6 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him. And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was … Continue reading
David and His Nephew Joab – Part 9: Perceptive Discernment
2 Samuel 13:37-39; 2 Samuel 14:1-3 Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there three years. And … Continue reading
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 8: Rape, Murder, and Folly
2 Samuel 13:1-5,7,11-17 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell … Continue reading
David and His Nephew Joab – Part 7: Grace
2 Samuel 11:26,27; 2 Samuel 12:1; 2 Samuel 12:26-31 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his … Continue reading
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 6: Secret Messages
2 Samuel 11:1-6 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed the children of … Continue reading
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 4: God’s Purposes
Isaiah 45:7; Psalm 135:5,6; Daniel 2:21 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all … Continue reading
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David and His Nephew Joab – Part 3: A Funeral
2 Samuel 3:27-39 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. … Continue reading
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