He did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin by which he had made Israel sin. 1 Kings 15:34 Continue reading
Sin
Memorable Scripture: Doing right in the eyes of the Lord.
Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David. 1 Kings 15:11 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: Two Calves and a Feast
Therefore the king asked advice, made two calves of gold, and said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Here are your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!” 1 Kings 12:28 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: Amnon & Absalom – 4 lessons to learn
After this Absalom the son of David had a lovely sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her. Amnon was so distressed over his sister Tamar that he became sick; for she was a virgin. And it was improper for Amnon to do anything to her. But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother. Now Jonadab was a very crafty man. 2 Samuel 13:1-3 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: Death Satisfies Sin
I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. 2 Samuel 12:23 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: God still knows.
Then Nathan said to David, “You are the man!” 2 Samuel 12:7 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: The thing Pastor Tim had done displeased the Lord.
And when her mourning was over, David sent and brought her to his house, and she became his wife and bore him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord. 2 Samuel 11:27 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: The Scheming Sin
In the morning it happened that David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it by the hand of Uriah. And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retreat from him, that he may be struck down and die.” 2 Samuel 11:14-15 Continue reading
Memorable Scripture: Sin takes no prisoners.
So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” Then David sent messengers, and took her; and she came to him, and he lay with her, for she was cleansed from her impurity; and she returned to her house. 2 Sam 11:3-4 Continue reading