We’ve explored previously the importance of vows made (https://garyritter.com/leviticus-2728-29-surely-be-put-to-death/) and guilt that comes upon the land for the shedding of innocent blood (https://garyritter.com/numbers-3533-blood-pollutes-the-land/). Because of how seriously God takes these issues, Scripture repeats the lessons for us. As the Israelites conducted their conquest of Canaan, i.e. the taking of the Promised Land as God had…
Posts Tagged: King David
Luke 19:44 – Not One Stone
God is omniscient, i.e. He knows all things from past to future. Yet, isn’t it interesting how when something bad He knows will happen actually does occur, He still grieves over it? With the view God has of eternity as the Alpha and Omega – the beginning and the end – the Lord sees from…
2 Samuel 9:1 – Unmerited Grace
The practice of kingly succession typically involved extreme bloodshed. When a king died or was overthrown, the one who rose to power wanted to cement his authority and prevent any possible contenders for the throne. As such, the new king would execute all members of the family of the prior king. He would kill the…
1 Samuel 24:13 – Out of the Wicked
Upon Saul’s having proved that he wasn’t worthy of being anointed by God for the kingship of Israel, he still clung to that position in his unrighteousness. Disobedience to God took Saul down the path of greater disobedience. He did what was right in his own eyes, but little of it was Godly in any…
Matthew 19:28 – Ruling & Judging
A time is coming when Jesus will sit on His throne in Jerusalem. The nations of the earth will no longer go their own way to follow any god but Him; the peoples throughout the world will bow down and worship the King of kings. Jesus will rule and reign, and He will bring peace. …