…may the Lord your God be with you, and may he keep his promise to make you successful… may the Lord your God give you insight and wisdom… Be determined and confident, and don’t let anything make you afraid.
Please give me insight and wisdom, Father. May I be determined and confident, and may you ever be with me (Joshua 1:5-9). May I be successful.
“Now begin the work, and may the Lord be with you.”
I so desire to begin the work, Lord Jesus! Please use me (Luke 19:15-17).
Now serve the Lord your God with all your heart and soul. Start building…
Start building – what, Lord? Show me the path that you have already traced out for me (Psalm 27:11).
When David was very old, he made his son Solomon king of Israel.
Who will follow me, Lord? I am most concerned with what will come after me.
They were important men in their clan because of their great ability; the last two were especially talented.
May I be found to be such, Father.
…Asahel, brother of Joab (his son Zebadiah succeeded him)…
Because he was killed (2 Samuel 2:23).
Ahithophel was adviser to the king, and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend and counselor.
I recognize those two names! And not a word of Absalom’s rebellion (2 Samuel 15)?! This book is truly sanitizing history (which, as I’ve said before, is not helpful). How the truth can teach us!