God’s promise to David is almost entirely first person: I took you, I was with you, I cut off your enemies, I will give you rest. Pastor Adam does the…
David inquires, is answered, goes. Then it happens again and the answer is different: circle around, wait for the sound in the poplar trees. Pastor Adam makes the discipline the…
The tribes make David king and cite not his lineage but that he led them out and brought them in. Pastor Adam builds on the difference between a king and…
Two men present a severed head as good news and David has them executed. Pastor Adam uses the scene to address the wrath of God, distinguishing a response against what…
A long war, a house growing weaker, and a commander quietly strengthening his own position. Pastor Adam reads 2 Samuel 3 as a study in what fear does, arguing that…
David finally moves, and the striking thing is that he asks first. Pastor Adam reads 2 Samuel 2 as a man refusing to chase a destiny already promised, with the…