2 Samuel 18:33 “The king was deeply moved and went to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, ‘O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son!’” Observation: Hear the broken heart of a father...

Matthew 26:35 “Peter said to Him, ‘Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You.’” Observation: Though Peter boldly proclaimed that he would not deny the Lord even to the point of death, by the end of Matthew 26:75 he had indeed denied Jesus three times. But I...

2 Samuel 15:25–26 “And the King said to Zadok, ‘Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the sight of the Lord, then He will bring me back again and show me both it and His habitation. But if He should say thus, “I have no delight in you,” behold, here I...

2 Samuel 14:24 “However the king said, ‘Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face.’ So Absalom turned to his own house and did not see the king’s face.” Matthew 24:10 “At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.”...

2 Samuel 12:26–28 “Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and captured the royal city. And Joab sent messengers to David and said, ‘I have fought against Rabbah, I have even captured the city of waters. Now therefore, gather the rest of the people...

2 Samuel 10:12 “May the Lord do what is good in His sight.” Observation: Joab, leader of David’s army, was preparing to fight both the Ammonites and the Arameans. He had prepared and strategized as best he could, then he made this statement, “and may the Lord do what...

2 Samuel 9:1 “Is there yet anyone left in the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Observation: David deeply valued and honored the covenant he shared with Jonathan. In 1 Samuel 20:42, Jonathan said, “The Lord will be between me and you,...

2 Samuel 7:27–29 “For You, O Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, have made a revelation to Your servant, saying ‘I will build Your house’; therefore Your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to You. And now O Lord God, You are God and Your words are truth, and...

Matthew 19:29–30 “And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms for My name’s sake, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last; and the last, first.”...

2 Samuel 5:19, 23 “Then David inquired of the Lord, saying, ‘Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?’ … When David inquired of the Lord, He said, ‘You shall not go directly up; circle around behind them in front of the balsam trees.’”...