| XXXX XXXXX XX XXX of XXX most significant figures in XXXXXX history. Conceived in 907 BCE, he XXXXX XX lord XX Israel for a long time, XXXXXXX the XXXXXX at age XX out of XXX XXX.
There XX so much XXXX can be said about him. X few people like to XXXXXXXXXXX XX XXX warrior XXXXX - the valiant XXXXXXX battling for God - XXX XXXX XXX persona XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXXX all in XXX, it is his XXXXXXXXXXXX significance XXXX XXXXXXXX the vast XXXXXXXX XX all.
XXXXX XX a genuine man - with XXXXXXX XXXXX issues - whose as a matter of first XXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XX XX XXXX an association with XXX. XX get XXX XXXX at XXX excellence XX his XXXXXX XXXX XX XXXX the Psalms, the XXXXXXXX of which he XXXXXXXX. Who XXXXX't have a clue:
XXX XXXX is XX XXXXXXXX I XXXX not need ... (Hymn XX)
The XXXX is my light XXX my XXXXXXXXX, whom should I dread ... (XXXX XX)
I XXXX my eyes to XXX XXXXXXXXX - from XXXXX will my XXXXXXXXXX come? XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX from the XXXX, Maker XX XXXXXXXX and earth ... (Song XXX)
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX when XX think about his XXXXXXXX triumph, we XXX XXXX XXX main impetus XXXXXX XXXX was his connection XX God.
We XXXX XXXXXXXXXX that XXX XXXXXXXXX of Israel during XXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX - XXXX the Exodus forward - is XXX XXXXXXX XX a small country sandwiched between XXX two XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXX advancements, Egypt and Mesopotamia (which was ruled XX XXXXXXXXX occasions by the XXXXXXXXX, Babylonians or Persians).
XX XXX XXXXX XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXX position XX XXXXXXX, Egypt and Assyria XXX XXXX on a XXXX decrease. They'XX in XX situation XX grow, which leaves a XXXXXX in XXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX is XXXXX, XXX XXXXXX XX permitted to XXXXXX left alone by XXXXX other XXXXXXXXXXXXX domains.
XX this XXXXXX David XXX stifle, XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX XX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXX of the Canaanite XXXX-XXXXX - Jerusalem - that the XXXXXXXXXX have XX XX XXXX XXXXX not had XXX XXXXXX to XXX. (XXX XXXXXXXXXX, see Part 14: Joshua XXX the Conquest XX the XXXXXXXX XXXX.)
XXX XXX a long XXXX since XXX XXXXXX individuals originally XXXXXXX the Land of XXXXXX until the XXXXXX XX XXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX has stayed XXXXXXXXXXXXX. It is a city-state possessed XX XXXXXXXXX XXXX called Jebusites (the XXXX town of XXXXXX XX situated XXXXX XXX). XX XX XXXXXXXXX invigorated, yet XXXXXXXXXX XX its apparently secure appearance, Jerusalem has one XXXXXXXXXXX - its XXXXXXXX wellspring of water is a XXXXXX outside XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX. The spring XX XXXXXX to XXXX inside the city by a long XXXXX XXX into shake.
XXX XXXX of XXXXXX and the Book XX Chronicles XXXXXX how David's general, XXXX, XXXXXXX a XXXXXX (XXXXXXXX "XXXX") enters the XXXX XXX vanquishes it. X few archeologists theorize this may allude to "Warren Shaft" - a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX up XXXX Gihon XXXXXX - XXXXX is a XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX in "David's City," XXXXXXX the dividers of XXX present XXXXXXXXX.
The XXXXXXX thing that David does after he possesses XXX city XX XXXX it his XXXXXXX. What's more, XXXX we XXXX XX XXXX and XXX: XXX Jerusalem?
Unquestionably XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX reasonable XXXXXXX XXX the XXXXXXX of XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX does not border any significant waterway XXX XX it situated XX XXX exchange course. All XXX capital urban XXXXXXXXXXX on the XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX XXXX, oceans, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX, or XX nothing else almost a XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXX.
(There XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX courses jumbling Israel as XX XXX. XXXXX is the XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXX is one of the significant exchange courses XXX antiquated Middle XXXX, running XXXX XXX Gulf XX XXXXX XX the Red XXX XX XXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXX is XXXXXXXX the XXX XXXXX, "Method for the Sea," which keeps XXXXXXX XXXX Egypt along the Mediterranean coast XXXX through Israel XXX XX XX Syria.)
The capital of XXXXXX XXXXX XX have XXXX XX XXX Mediterranean Sea. XXXXXXXXXX a XXXX like Jaffa (XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXX Aviv) would have appeared well and good.
So XXX Jerusalem?
XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XXX XX XX with an XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX part of the XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX, and XXX XXX XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX in any case.
Ordinarily, XXXXXXXXX become XXXXXXXXX XX living in a bit of XXXX XXX a XXXXXXXXXXX lot XX time, building up a typical XXXXXXXX XXX a typical culture. XXXX XXX French for XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXX't XXX wake XX XXX XXX XXX XXXXXX XXXX XXXXX white XXXX, cheddar and XXXXXXXXXX. X XXXXXXXXX XX individuals over some XXXXXXXXX time frame XXXXX into a typical XXX of land (XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XX XXXXX as France), and XXXXXX a typical language. After a common time of national XXXXXXXXXX, they XXXXX XXXX a character XXXXX as XXX French. Pretty much, XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXX for XXXX country.
The Jews XXXXXX into a country XXX long XXXXX XXXXXXX away XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXX. They XXXX not XXX in XXX place that is known for XXXXXX, XXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX great outdoors out in a dead XXXX, in the XXXXXX, at XXX XXXX XX XXXXX XXXXX. XXX XXXX XXXXXX XXXX a XXXXXXX there, XXXX XXXX XXXX a XXXXXX with XXX, XXXXXXXXX "XX will XX XXX XX XXXX XXXX." XXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXX is characterized, XXXX importantly, XX XXX XXXXXX association XXXX XXX.
XXXXXXXXXXX, notably, there is no better XXXX XX XXXXXXXX with God than XXXXXXXXX.
XXXX David makes XXXXXXXXX XXX capital, he XXXXXXXXX a XXXXXX slope on XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX of the city from its XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, the XXXXXXXX. XXX buy XX recorded in XXX XXXXX in two spots (X XXXXXX 24:24 and X Chronicles XX:25).
This slope XX XXXXX XXXXXX.
This XX the place Abraham went up XX XXXXX Isaac as a XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX as the Bible records:
"XXX XXXX XXXX XXX," XX it XX XXXX XXXXX up 'XXX today, "On the XXXX's mountain, XX will be seen." (Genesis 22:14)
XXXX is XXX place Jacob longed XXX a XXXXXXXX stool XXXXX XX XXXXXXXX, and stated:
"How wonderful XX this spot! XXXX is XXXX XXXXX XXXX the XXXXX of God, and XXXX XX the XXXXXXXX of XXXXXXXX." (Genesis XX:XX)
No big XXXXXXXX XXXX is a XXXXXX XXXX each XXXXXXXXXXX champion in all of XXXXXXX's history has needed XX claim. (XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX or XXXXXXX multiple XXXXX in 3,XXX years.)
Today XX this spot XXXXXX an Islamic structure known as XXX XXXX of XXX XXXX. Under this XXXXXXXXX XXXXX is a stone which is supernaturally known XX XXX XXXX shtiah, XXXXXXXX, "XXXXXXXX XXXXX." XXXXXXXX water XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX synonymous, XXX XXX Torah is known as XXXXX chayim, "XXXXX XX life." XXXXXXXXX to Judaism, the XXXXX XX profoundly sustained XXXX XXXX XXXXXX, XXXX stone.
XXXX is where God's essence XXX be XXXX more XXXXXXXXX XXXX in XXXX XXXXX spot XX the XXXXXX XXXXX. XXXXX these lines, XXXX is the XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX a lasting resting spot XXX the most heavenly item that XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX have - the Tabernacle XXX the Ark of XXX Covenant.
XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXXXX
Lord David squanders XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXX XX XXXXXXXXX. What's more, it is an XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX joy. XX XXXXXXX David moves XXXXXXXXXXXXXX at XXXX festival. XXX XXXX he XX denounced XX his better XXXX XXXXXX, the XXXXXX girl of XXXX, XXX XXX stayed with him XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXX spared XXX XXXX when XXXX Saul XXXXXX XX murder him. In XXX XXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX David, XXXXXXXX his XXXXXXX (X Samuel X:16-XX):
"How XXXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXX XX Israel today, XXX was XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXX to the maidservants XX his XXXXXXXXX, as XXX of XXX animals would XX uncovered!"
XXXXX - XXX XXX XXXXXX cared about XXX very own respect in XXX energy that he XXX made an exceptional association with XXX, - reacts in awe:
"Before the Lord I will XXXX happy. What's more, I XXXX act considerably more XXXXXXXX than XXXX, XXX I XXXX be modest in my XXXX; XXX XX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXX you have XXXXXX, by XXXX will I will XX XXXX in XXXXXXX."
XXX XXXXX finishes XX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XX Michal XXX her XXXXXX XXXXXXXX of XXX XXX picked by XXX to be Israel's top dog:
XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXX XXX XXXXXX girl XX XXXX XXX no XXX XX XXX day of her passing.
XXXXXXX the XXXX XXXX David XXXXXX the XXX XX XXX Covenant to Mount XXXXXX, he XXX't XXXXXXXXX XX God XX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXX. Various XXXXXXX XXX XXXXX. XXX XX XXXX the XXXXXX XX a place of God and a XXXXX XX XXXXXXX and David XXX a XXX XX blood XX his hands XXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX of XXXXXX. In XXX case, he XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX child will XXXXXXXXXXX it.
Presently XXXXX has various XXXXXXXX XX a few XXXXXXX, some of XXXX XXXX him genuine XXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXX, Amnon, XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX, XXXXX. XXXXXXX, Absalom XXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX attempts XX XXXX him XXXXXXXXX. XX XXXX as it may, XXXXX is one unique XXX, XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXX David's association with XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
The XXXXXXXXX XX David's association with XXXXXXXXX XX one XX XXX XXXX misread XXXXXXX in XXX Bible, XXX we XXXX be cautious in XXXXXXXXXXXXX it XX a XXXXXXXX show. XX XXXXXXXX, be XXXX XX it XXX, this is XXXX XXXXXX.
Anxious one night, David XX XXXXXX XXX XXX of his XXXXX residence from where he XXX a perspective on the homes XXX gardens in XXX city beneath. Also, XXXXX he XXXX a XXXXXX lady XXXXXXX. XXX XX XXX spouse of XXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX, the XXXXXXX, XXX is XXXX at war.
XXXXX sends XXX Bathsheba XXX goes through XXX night with her. XXXX she ends XX XXXXXXXX, he directions XXXX XXXXX be XXX XX XXX bleeding edges, XXXXX he passes XX in fight. XXXXX XX XXXX point XXXX XXXXXXXXX.
XXX, the XXXXXXX XXXXXX pays an approach XXX ruler. (See 2 Samuel 12.) He says XXXX he has XXXX XX educate the lord XXXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXXXXXXX bad form in XXX XXXX. X rich XXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXX XXX one XXXXXX sheep XX a XXXX man, XXX had it butchered for a gala.
Angry at what he hears, King David, announces, "XX God XXXXX, the person XXX has done this merits passing."
Reacts XXX XXXXXXX, "You XXX that XXX!"
David XX lowered. "I XXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX God," he XXXX.
XXXX is an immensely perplexing story XXX there XX XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX here XXXX meets XXX XXX. In fact, XXXXXXXXX XXX not a hitched XXXX XXXXX XXXXX's troops XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX their XXXXXXX contingent separations, in case an XXXXXXX be long XXXX XXXXXXX his significant other XXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXX. XX any case, the Bible states plainly that XXXXX acted XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, XXX the XXXXX clarify that XXXXX David XXX XXX XXXXXX infidelity in the exacting XXXXX, he was XXXXXXXXXXXX ethically XXX-XXXX.
As XXXXX in XXXXXX portions, XXX XXXXX XXXXX an XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX position XX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX. It never XXXXXXXXXXX anybody's past, XXX in XXXX it XXXXXXX solitary among the XXXXXXX XX old people groups which XX a XXXX XXXXXX rulers as relatives XX XXXXXX beings without XXXXXXXXXXXX.
XXXXX's enormity XXXXXXXX in the XXXXXXXX XX XXX affirmation XXX the contrition XXXX pursues. This XX a XXXXX XX the reason XXXX a XXXXXXXXXX deliverer XX the Jewish XXXXXXXXXXX and the XXXXX will XXXXX from XXXXX's line - he will be "XXXXXX XXX XXXXX."
Presently, Bathsheba XXXXXXXXX an XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXX tyke XXXXX out to be XXXXXX sick XX XXX prophet Nathan XXX anticipated. David XXXX XXXX a XXXX XX petition and XXXXXXX, yet the XXXX kicks the XXXXXX in XXX XXXX. David XXXXXXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX in reparation for his activities. He XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX that God has XXXXXXXX XXX.
X little XXXXX XXXXX Bathsheba XX XXXXXXXX once XXXX. Furthermore, this XXXX, she bears a sound XXXX - XXX XX XXXXX XXXXXXX, XXX will's identity the prodigy, XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
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