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    Blessing In Disguise (1 Samuel 30)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 26, 2025
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    Is rejection sometimes a blessing in disguise? Let's look at 1 Samuel 30.

    Was David’s rejection by the Philistines and return home a blessing in disguise? Despite his horrendous sins, like plundering and murdering whole villages, why did God bless him? If God loved a man with so many faults like David, could He love us too? Let’s continue in 1 Samuel 30. Was it God’s ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saul's Death (1 Samuel 31)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 27, 2025
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    What happened to a man who started out well but became a backslider? Let's look at 1 Samuel 31.

    Is Saul’s death a warning to those who started well, but backsliding? Can an unfaithful leader hurt many people? Where are you headed? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 31. Did Saul and most of his sons die on the same day in battle? If God had not intervened, would David have been fighting on the side of ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lamenting An Enemy (2 Samuel 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 27, 2025
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    How did David honor a man who became his enemy? Let's look at 2 Samuel 1.

    Is Bible history blunt and honest, often without a statement of approval or disapproval? Would we honor an enemy with a song of lament? Was David forgiven? Are we? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 1. How did news of Saul and Jonathan’s death first reach David? After Saul’s death, when David had returned ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Waiting Patiently (2 Samuel 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 29, 2025
     | 371 views

    How long must we wait patiently for God? Let's look at 2 Samuel 2)

    How many years was it since Samuel anointed David king in Saul’s stead and he became king over just Judah? How much longer would David have to wait to be king of all Israel? How long have we waited for our king from heaven? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 2. Where did God tell David to move to with his ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Imperfect King (2 Samuel 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 30, 2025
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    Was David very imperfect but had one important quality? Let's look at 2 Samuel 3.

    Did David continue his legacy of faith? Was he a man with large faults, but even larger faith? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 3. Did David feel entitled to take more wives? Is polygamy selfish, where wives lack a husband’s exclusive companionship? Is narcissistic privilege a problem with human ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Ishbosheth Assassinated (2 Samuel 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 1, 2025
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    Are mere words good enough or does God want us to obey? Let's look at 2 Samuel 4.

    Do we rely upon a man to protect us or God? Did David support an assassination or punish those involved? Is doing God’s will more important than empty words? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 4. Did Ishbosheth rely on God or Abner for protection? When Saul’s son Ish-bosheth heard that Abner had died in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    King At Last (2 Samuel 5)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 2, 2025
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    Is God's timing often a lesson in patience and trust? Let's look at 2 Samuel 5.

    Did David have to wait 14-15 years after Samuel anointed him king? Must we also learn to patiently wait on God’s timing? Were David’s marriages a blind spot? Have we ever discovered any blind spots? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 5. Was David finally anointed king for the third time, over all Israel? How ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Uzzah (2 Samuel 6)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 2, 2025
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    Are we guilty of placing our reasoning above God's instructions? Let's look at 2 Samuel 6.

    Was David hasty in recovering the ark? Did he contribute to Uzzah acting carelessly? Do we sometimes unthinkingly act for God contrary to His will? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 6. Did David plan to bring the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem? David brought together 30,000 of Israel's best soldiers ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    More Important Things (2 Samuel 7)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 3, 2025
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    Are there more important things than some of our desires in life? Let's look at 2 Samuel 7.

    Did David want to build a temple? Were there more important things that God had for him to do? What are the important things God wants us to do? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 7. What did Nathan spontaneously say to David before consulting God? Now it came to pass when the king was dwelling in his house, ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Conqueror (2 Samuel 8)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 4, 2025
     | 333 views

    Are we conquerors? Let's look at 2 Samuel 8.

    Was David a conqueror? Are we meant to be conquerors, of our own sinful flesh through Christ? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 8. Did David conquer the Philistines and Moabites and as far as the Euphrates River? And after this it came to pass that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Mephibosheth's Welfare (2 Samuel 9)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 5, 2025
     | 279 views

    Did David care for a crippled man? Is welfare Christian? Let's begin in 2 Samuel 9.

    How kind was David to Saul’s family despite Saul threatening his life for many years? How should we treat former enemies and the weak in our society? Let’s begin in 2 Samuel 9. Did David want to bless any of Saul’s family who were still alive? One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Insult Brings War (2 Samuel 10)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 6, 2025
     | 330 views

    What are some of the causes of war? Let's begin in 2 Samuel 10.

    Do well-educated, intelligent world leaders know the way to peace? Where do wars and fights come from? Let’s begin in 2 Samuel 10. Did the Ammonite king humiliate a peaceful delegation sent by David? Sometime later, the Ammonite king died and his son Hanun succeeded him as king, so David told ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Secret Sins (2 Samuel 11)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 8, 2025
     | 258 views

    Can we be forgiven of secret sins? Let's begin in 2 Samuel 11.

    Have we all had secret sins, committed in full view of heaven? What secret sins do we not want to talk about? Can we be forgiven? Let’s begin in 2 Samuel 11. David made many mistakes, more than is recorded of Saul, except that David repented and Saul just made excuses. What was one of David’s ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Repentance Not Excuses (2 Samuel 12)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 8, 2025
     | 291 views

    Is the mark of a real leader is repentance, not excuses? Let's begin in 2 Samuel 12.

    Is a real leader someone who is ready and willing to repent like David? How many just make excuses like Saul? What about us? Let’s begin in 2 Samuel 12. How tactful was Nathan the prophet in addressing David’s gross sins? Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, “There ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Rape & Murder (2 Samuel 13)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on May 9, 2025
     | 282 views

    How did lust lead to worse sins? Let's look at 2 Samuel 13.

    Can our sins as parents repeat through generations? Can one sin multiply? How did a rape bring murder and alienation? Should we be careful who we listen to? Let’s look at 2 Samuel 13. Did David’s son Amnon begin to lust after his half sister Tamar? Sometime after this, David’s son Amnon fell in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist