GIVING REIN TO SELF-INDULGENCE
2 Samuel 11:1
This was not an isolated sin. For some time, backsliding had been
eating out David's heart. The cankerworm takes its toll before the
noble tree crashes to the ground. See Psalms 51:8. Joab and his brave
soldiers were in the thick of a great conflict. Ra... [ Continue Reading ]
ADDING BLOOD-GUILTINESS TO ADULTERY
2 Samuel 11:14
Joab must have smiled grimly to himself when he received his master's
letter. “This king of ours can sing psalms with the best, but I have
to do his dirty work. He wants to rid himself of Uriah-I wonder why?
Well, I'll help him to it. At any rate,... [ Continue Reading ]