Brueggemann notes the threefold use of ‘shalom‘ in this verse which seems to me to reveal the discord and alienation that is going on in David’s inner being. David is feigning interest in everyone else’s ‘shalom’ (well-being, peace) while he…
“But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD” (2 Samuel 11:27) Last post I had some criticism of a devotional commentary on 2 Samuel 11. John Woodhouse has a long, detailed analysis of this chapter and, by the…
Here are some notes on 2 Samuel 11. Dale Davis notes the change of pace between 2 Samuel 10 and 11. Lovely quote from Claus Schedl: “Whereas the progress of the Ammonite war is recorded in quick, sure strokes, almost…
My Top 5 2 Samuel Commentaries: Like most preachers (I presume), I read commentaries in order to better understand the passage that I’m preaching upon. Of course, it is vital to study the passage oneself – working through the text…
Preaching on 2 Samuel 11-12. David and Bathsheba. The current passage of study is 2 Samuel 11. Now when it comes to the story of David in the books of Samuel this is one that everyone is familiar with. I’ve…
I have found that one of the greatest privileges of being an ordained Anglican minister is that I am given time and the opportunity to study the Holy Scriptures. And I do so in order to preach the word especially…
“In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle…” (2 Samuel 11:1, ESV). The opening of 2 Samuel 11 looks simple enough in most English translations, but a closer look at the Hebrew reveals some…
On this date, 6th May, one year ago I was sitting in the final gathering of our Sydney Anglican Election Synod as our Archbishop-elect, Kanishka Raffel, shared these words of the apostle Paul from 1 Corinthians 3:5-9: “What then is…
Joab said to his brother Abishai: “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you. Be of good courage, and…
Andrew Shead spoke on the book of Psalms at the Annual CMS conference this year. I liked this exhortation to spur us on to read and sing the Psalms: “In many churches the Psalms are read or sung every Sunday,…
