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Indictments

Posted on January 16, 2015 by wamplerp

Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, says: I have heard your prayer concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria. This is the word that the Lord has spoken … Continue reading →

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Slaughter by the Well

Posted on January 12, 2015 by wamplerp

The next morning Jehu went out. He stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him, but who killed all these? Know, then, that not a word the … Continue reading →

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Eddying Out – Water from Bethlehem

Posted on December 11, 2014 by wamplerp

I just finished the book of 2 Samuel.  It was quite a roller coaster of events and some really choppy water. The last water-related verse from yesterday’s post took me by surprise.  The passage seemed out of place and was all … Continue reading →

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“Well” Intentioned

Posted on December 10, 2014 by wamplerp

During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. At that time David was in the stronghold, and the … Continue reading →

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Chaotic Crossings and Missed Messiahs

Posted on December 2, 2014 by wamplerp

Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have advised them to do so and so. Now send a message at once and tell David, … Continue reading →

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A Comfortable King

Posted on November 5, 2014 by wamplerp

There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man … Continue reading →

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Dew or Deep Wells?

Posted on October 7, 2014 by wamplerp

About Joseph he said:  “May the Lord bless his land with the precious dew from heaven above and with the deep waters that lie below; with the best the sun brings forth and the finest the moon can yield; with the choicest gifts of the … Continue reading →

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Trading Hidden Wells for Brooks of Water

Posted on September 24, 2014 by wamplerp

The people of Israel journeyed from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died, and there he was buried. And his son Eleazar ministered as priest in his place.  From there they journeyed to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a land with brooks of water.  At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of…

Trading Hidden Wells for Brooks of Water was originally published on Walking on Water

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Wells you did not Dig

Posted on September 17, 2014 by wamplerp

When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things … Continue reading →

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Planted by the River

Posted on September 6, 2014 by wamplerp

How lovely are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel!  Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.  Water shall flow from his buckets, and his seed … Continue reading →

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