Rev. Kevin Parviz, pastor of Congregation Chai v'Shalom in St. Louis, Missouri, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study 1 Chronicles 11.
“David said, ‘Whoever strikes the Jebusites first shall be chief and commander.’ And Joab the son of Zeruiah went up first, so he became chief.” You can only see turning points in the rearview mirror—the ups and downs of markets, power, and human behavior make multiple narratives possible. In 1 Chronicles 11, the narrator shows how God was at work in David’s reign even in the failures and the challenges. Even figures sometimes thought of as villains like Joab wax and wane under God’s direction. Our darkest seasons of life may turn out to be the ones most full of grace in the bigger picture, as Jesus Christ demonstrates in His own passion.
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