Daily Bread
Sep 18, 2025 (Thu)
THE GREATER LOVE
2 Samuel 13:1-22
1. Amnon, son of David, fell in love with Tamar, his half-sister. Instead of listening to the voice of God, Amnon listened to his advisor Jonadab, a shrewd man.2. Amnon, at the advice of Jonadab, made(...)
ReadSep 17, 2025 (Wed)
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA’S TWO SONS
2 Samuel 12:16-31
1. The consequences of David’s adultery were not theoretical, but visceral: fasting and weeping. David suffered for seven days with his child’s illness and eventual death. David’s servants feared what(...)
ReadSep 16, 2025 (Tue)
NATHAN TELLS DAVID: “YOU ARE THE MAN!”
2 Samuel 12:1-15
1. More than an obedient friend like Joab, we need a friend like Nathan, sent by God. Pastor Nathan knew his friend David – what would move his heart. His sermon was unadorned and simple but elicited(...)
ReadSep 15, 2025 (Mon)
DAVID MURDERS URIAH TO MARRY HIS WIFE
2 Samuel 11:14-27
1. David hoped to cover up his adultery by calling Uriah home to his wife, but Uriah would not cooperate. David should have been convicted by his friend’s faithfulness to God and to his king. But Davi(...)
ReadSep 14, 2025 (Sun)
DAVID AND BATHSHEBA
2 Samuel 11:1-13
1. Even David, a man after God’s own heart, was not fully obedient to God (1Ki 15:5). As his encounter with Goliath propelled him upward, his encounter with Bathsheba led to his downfall: But God was(...)
ReadSep 13, 2025 (Sat)
THE LORD DOES WHAT IS GOOD IN HIS SIGHT
2 Samuel 10:1-19
1. The Ammonites, Lot’s descendants (Ge 19:38) whose land was not to be taken by Israel (Dt 2:19), became Israel’s enemies during the Judges (Jdg 10:6-7). King Saul’s decisive victory over King Nahash(...)
ReadSep 12, 2025 (Fri)
DAVID’S KINDNESS TO MEPHIBOSHETH
2 Samuel 9:1-13
1. Some people seek to defend or expand their position. David saw that his position as king gave him the opportunity to show kindness to others. He remembered his covenant with Jonathan and wanted to(...)
ReadSep 11, 2025 (Thu)
KING DAVID DID WHAT WAS JUST AND RIGHT
2 Samuel 8:1-18
1. This is the last battle against the Philistines, who plagued Israel prior to Samuel, through Saul, and into David’s reign. David also repelled five other aggressors, such as the Moabites, and a coa(...)
ReadSep 10, 2025 (Wed)
THERE IS NO ONE LIKE YOU, LORD!
2 Samuel 7:18-29
1. Upon hearing God’s message through Nathan, David sat before the LORD – learning to dwell in God’s presence. Previously he spoke about the Lord; now David addresses God personally (17x by name, anot(...)
ReadSep 9, 2025 (Tue)
ARE YOU THE ONE TO BUILD ME A HOUSE?
2 Samuel 7:1-17
1. David was a man of action, always looking to the next task. It upset him that God dwelled in a tent while he lived in a palace. Building a house for God seemed such an obvious endeavor, even Nathan(...)
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