Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Abishag was very beautiful and well known for her beauty. She was a young woman in the time of King David’s old age. She was chosen to be a helper to David in his final days. We are told “they put covers on him but could not keep him warm.” Her duties were to “lie next to David and […]
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The story of Bathsheba is the best known of King David’s wives. By the time David meets her he is King of Israel and living in Jerusalem. Her name means the daughter of oath. Her father and grandfather were in David’s inner circle and Wikipedia says her father, Eliam, was “one of David’s thirty” and her grandfather, Ahitophel was “one […]
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Eglah was the last wife to bear David children while he was in Hebron. Her name means heifer, chariot and round according to the Baby Names portion at Sheknows.com. She is the mother of Ithream.
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Abital was with David while he was in Hebron and King of Judah. Her name means my father is the dew. She was the mother of Shephatiah. Due to the birth order of her son she is usually considered the fifth wife.
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Haggith is mentioned three times in the old testament in the line of David’s wives. {2 Samuel 3:4; 1 Kings 1-2; 1 Chronicles 3:2} According to Wikipedia her name means festive. One wonders if she was the belle of the ball, given the meaning of her name. She is listed as the mother of Adonijah. He was born to […]
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Maacah {also seen as Maakah} is identified as the daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur. Her marriage with David was probably an alliance between David and the King of Geshur. The only reference I could find to the meaning of her name was on Biblenews1.com which says “Ma`akah means fondling female, or pet.” No citation for this was found on […]
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We first meet Abigail in connection with her first husband, Nabal of Carmel. Nabal is described in 1 Samuel 25 as surly and mean in his dealing. In contrast, Abigail is described as “an intelligent and beautiful woman.” From what little we’re told about her in scripture, she seems to live up to the meaning […]
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Ahinoam was the first wife David married after he left Michal to flee for his life. She is always listed as Ahinoam of Jezreel. She is often confused with “Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz” {1 Samuel 14} who was King Saul’s wife. There is no proof these two women are the same. We know Ahinoam was from the area of Jezreel, […]
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Michal was the younger daughter of King Saul. Her story is the only one that comes to us in several different parts. David has already slain Goliath and become best friends with King Saul’s son, Jonathan. However, Saul is afraid of David. He probably has learned by this point that David has been anointed to become the next king. Saul […]
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King David is one of the most interesting men in scripture. He transforms from a young shepherd boy, to a confident teen that slays Goliath, into a man on the run for his life, and finally to the King of Israel. He was anointed at a young age, but had to wait many years for that promise to be fulfilled. […]
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The carol originally appeared as a poem written by Cecil Frances Alexander. The poem was first published in the 1848 Hymns for Little Children. The poem tells the story of the nativity and was combined in a collection with other well-known hymns such as “All Things Bright and Beautiful” and “There is a Green Hill Far Away”. The following year, Henry […]
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The story of David and Bathsheba is the best known among King David and his wives. Bathsheba is the daughter of Eliam. {2 Samuel 11:3} When David first sees Bathsheba bathing on the rooftop, she is married to Uriah the Hittite. Uriah is serving in the army. {2 Samuel 11} David desired her and sent for her and she later […]
Read more David is on the run from King Saul when he meets Abigail. She is described as discerning and beautiful. {1 Samuel 25:3} They first meet when David asked Abigail’s husband, Nabal, to find favor in his eyes and come on a feast day. However, Nabal refused. Abigail, upon hearing of the news, prepares a meal and goes out to meet […]
Read more Michal is King Saul’s younger daughter. {1 Samuel 14:49} At first King Saul’s older daughter, Merab, was promised to David after he defeated Goliath. Later, Merab was married to Adriel the Meholathite. {1 Samuel 18:17} Michal loved David {1 Samuel 18:20} so Saul then invited David to marry Michel, but he stated he was a poor man and could not […]
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Although David has already been anointed to be King, he has to wait until the proper time. {1 Samuel 16:13} He could have taken matters into his own hands, but this would be going against the Lord. Instead, he served King Saul faithfully. However, there’s a problem. King Saul hates David and wants to kill him. He tries several times […]
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Martin Luther said “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” There was a time when I thought prayer was only when in trouble or a form of corporate worship. However, the only way I survived domestic abuse was to continually turn to the Lord in prayer. I had no one and […]
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King Saul had six sons that we know of. With his wife, Ahinoam, he had two daughters {Merab and Michal} and four sons: Jonathan—means God has given; described as a man of great strength and swiftness, excelled in archery and slinging; he was best friends with David; “Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself” {1 […]
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A king is a ruler of an independent state. The symbolism of a king appears in the Pentateuch {first 5 books of Old Testament}. First in the treaty of God with the covenant he made with Moses on Mt. Sinai, where he provided the Ten Commandments. Secondly, as the ark and tabernacle are set up ion the wilderness as a […]
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After work one Friday, I ran a few errands and before I knew it the nine o’clock hour had come. I wondered where the day had gone. After all, after work on Friday’s is my favorite time of week and I’d been so busy it had passed in a flash. But, I thought back to the three hours I spent […]
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One of the teenagers I mentored, stopped in for a visit. I listened, softly offering a word of wisdom here and there. “But, you don’t understand—” She would stare at me. I felt the emotional slap go across my face. I was talking with myself twenty some years ago. I’d been just like this young girl, refusing to heed Godly […]
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