November 1, 2025

Rather than focusing on David's infidelity with Bathsheba, the writer of the Chronicles gives an account of Israel's victory against the Ammonites and the Philistines. Joab fought the Ammonites and was victorious. David took the crown from the king's head and placed it on his own head. Then they cut the people with saws; what a gruesome picture the Bible paints. 

The Philistine army was not a typical army; it was composed of giants. These were probably the same family of giants that the spies saw when Moses sent them to scout out the Promised Land. Joab and his men slew these giants and even the brother of Goliath! Size or capability doesn't matter when God goes before you and has your back. We can see from this passage of scripture that when God is for you, anything is possible. Whatever struggles you might be facing today are not a challenge for God. 

David was still victorious, even though he was too enamored with Bathsheba to go out to battle with his army; however, he didn't mind sending her husband into battle. We all fall short of God's glory, but even in our sin, He can still use us to fulfill promises. We strive to be moral, but God loves us and is forgiving of our transgressions. However, David did pay the price for his sin and lost the son that Bathsheba was pregnant with.

These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants. 1 Chronicles 20:8