Messages with tag - King David

1 Kings 2:1-46 David's Commission to Solomon
Wed, Sep 24, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 1 Kings 2:1-46
Series: 1 Samuel
Duration: 48 mins 36 secs
The account of David's last days. He encourages Solomon to be faithful to God, and faithful to the Covenant. Then he assigns to Solomon the judicial responsibility that he himself should have administered to some rogue associates. Interesting.
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2 Samuel 24:1-1 Kings 2:4 The Last Days of David
Wed, Sep 17, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 24:1-24 & 1 Kings 1:1-2:4
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 54 mins 34 secs
David survives another treasonous attempt by one of his sons to take the Kingdom from him. He anoints Solomon as the reigning King and blesses him.
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2 Samuel 21:1-22 Fireside Chats With David
Wed, Sep 03, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Chronicles 21:1-22
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 47 mins 27 secs
The remaining chapters of 2 Samuel are a collection of historical events during the reign of King David with non-specific chronological arrangement. Names and places are often confusing so we will proceed with caution.
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2 Samuel 19:1-20:26 The Return of David
Wed, Aug 27, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 19:1-20:26
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 50 mins 36 secs
After the death of Absalom, David returns to Jerusalem. This turns into quite a political quagmire. King David has to navigate some delicate situations, which are in some measure self-inflicted.
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2 Samuel 17:15-18:33 Absalom's War & Demise
Wed, Aug 20, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 17:15-18:33
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 45 mins 25 secs
The fight is on! The arrogant, boastful son is ready to take on his father, the King. The family dynamics are noteworthy, and the actual battle is somewhat anti-climatic. Let's look at it.
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2 Samuel 16:15-17:14 Absalom Enters Jerusalem
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 16:15-17:14
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 43 mins
David has left the city, and Absalom comes in as supposedly the new King. There are political shenanigans galore. We finish the discussion with a conversation about God ordaining certain events. You won't want to miss this one.
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2 Samuel 15:1-16:14 Absalom's Conspiracy
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 15:1-16:14
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 42 mins 36 secs
Absalom has been formulating a plan for a few years to overthrow his father, David, and take the Kingdom from him. In this passage we will see the groundwork laid for the battle.
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2 Samuel 14:1-33 Absalom Returns to Jerusalem
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 14:1-33
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 47 mins 31 secs
Joab has a plan to bring Absalom back to Jerusalem. But it involves deceit and intrigue and a good bit of storytelling. The interpersonal relationships are very complicated.
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2 Samuel 13:1-39 A Most Tragic Story
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 13:1-39
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 55 mins 8 secs
The story in chapter 13 is one of the saddest in all the Scriptures. Worse, it is being played out countless times yet today all over the world. David and three of his children descend to the lowest depths caused by human depravity.
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2 Samuel 11-12 David, Bathsheba, and Uriah
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
by John Copper
Passage: 2 Samuel 11:1-12:31
Series: 2 Samuel
Duration: 59 mins 25 secs
Such a tragic story. A vivid reminder of the basal sin nature of man, even a man after God's heart. But it is also one of the greatest demonstrations of God's redeeming grace.
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