Historical Books Lesson 6B The Northern Kingdom and God’s Search for a Heart Like David’s

The Lord is saddened by Solomon's forsaking His heart, and He goes in search of someone else who might give Him the communion He desires.  Jeroboam was given this opportunity, but became a lesson for us. 

Historical Books Lesson 6A: I Kings, Solomon, and the Divided Kingdom

God had place David's heart after God on the throne.  From that point forward, He would always be looking for that quality of heart from David's descendants.  Will we cultivate that kind of heart?

Historical Books Lesson 5B: David as Father

The Lord moves David out of the season of being the person who does things for the Lord to fathering someone who will be mightily used for the Lord.  But first the Lord needs to be certain that He will receive all the glory. 

Historical Books Lesson 5A: The Lamb on the Throne in I Samuel

David redeemed his time in the wilderness by learning to allow to govern himself.  When he became king, the nature of the Lamb that had been formed in him was the nature by which he governed the Lord's people. 

Historical Books Lesson 4B: David in the Caves

It was hard, and it was unfair, but David's time on the run from Saul was the most valuable season of his life in learning the Lamb Spirit.  Let's learn to perceive when the Lord wants to put us "in the caves" to train us in His nature!

Historical Books Lesson 4A: Three Principal Characters in I Samuel

In this sharing, we look at Samuel, Saul, and David and ask, "What spirit is each man of?  Where is the Lamb?"

Historical Books Lesson 3B: The Cycle and Its Effects

It becomes clear that the root cause of Israel's bondage was not the inhabitants in the Land, but a heart condition that insists upon its own doings and ways.  Living this way long enough, we will forget about the Lord who dwells in our midst.  Only a king who governs under the King can break this cycle. 

Historical Books Lesson 3A: The Cycle in the Book of Judges

The Angel of the Lord moves from Gilgal to Bochim, signaling a shift of seasons in the Lord's dealings with Israel to bring forth the Seed. 

Historical Books Lesson 2B: The Word and the Son of the Father

Our Joshua lives in us, and He only moves to possess the Land in us as He hears His Father speak.  This is the relationship between the Father and the Son into which we have been graciously called to enter!

Historical Books Lesson 2A: The Book of Joshua -The Word of the Lord

Life in the Spirit requires both the written and living Word.  Joshua, the Captain of our Salvation, leads us in the possession of the Land as the Word spoken in our hearts energizes us to move with Him!  In this way, Christ increases in us, and the inhabitants are displaced.