The Crown Second Chances Read: 2 Samuel 14 Now in all Israel there was no one to be praised so much for his beauty as Absalom; from the sole of his foot to the…
The Crown Succession Read: 2 Samuel 13:21-39 Absalom made a feast like a king’s feast. Then Absalom commanded his servants, “Watch when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say to…
The Crown Tamar Too Read: 2 Samuel 13:1-22 So Tamar took the cakes that she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. But when she brought them near him…
The Crown Collateral Damage? Read: 2 Samuel 12:13-31 David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan said to David, “Now the LORD has put away your sin; you shall not die.…
The Crown The Gift of Truth Read: 2 Samuel 11:27 – 12:15 Then David’s anger was greatly kindled against the man. He said to Nathan, “As the LORD lives, the man who has done this deserves…
The Crown Murder Most Foul Read: 2 Samuel 11:6-27 In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the…
The Crown Above the Law? Read: 2 Samuel 11:1-5 It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from…
The Crown Thoughts and Prayers Read: 2 Samuel 10 The princes of the Ammonites said to their lord Hanun, “Do you really think that David is honoring your father just because he has sent messengers…
The Crown Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner Again Read: 2 Samuel 9 David said to [Mephibosheth], “Do not be afraid, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan; I will restore to you…
What Brought THAT On? Unforgivable? Read: Matthew 26:36-56; 27:1-5 When Judas, his betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders.…
