Fr. Mike Schmitz

And now here we have David, who is as old as he's going to get. And he's unable to stay warm. And so what do they do? They bring in this young maiden, Abishag the Shunammite. Now, she's going to be very important, not only because here she is with David, but also how they even note Abishag the Shunammite. She's beautiful. She's a young maiden. And David does not know her, essentially.

And now here we have David, who is as old as he's going to get. And he's unable to stay warm. And so what do they do? They bring in this young maiden, Abishag the Shunammite. Now, she's going to be very important, not only because here she is with David, but also how they even note Abishag the Shunammite. She's beautiful. She's a young maiden. And David does not know her, essentially.

And now here we have David, who is as old as he's going to get. And he's unable to stay warm. And so what do they do? They bring in this young maiden, Abishag the Shunammite. Now, she's going to be very important, not only because here she is with David, but also how they even note Abishag the Shunammite. She's beautiful. She's a young maiden. And David does not know her, essentially.

So she becomes essentially the king's concubine, but a, let's say, a platonic concubine, if that's such a thing. but he did not know her in a sexual way. And that's going to be important because that's going to factor into the next piece. Now, this story is going to continue, right? Because we have another character in 1 Kings 1 called Adonijah, who's another one of David's sons.

So she becomes essentially the king's concubine, but a, let's say, a platonic concubine, if that's such a thing. but he did not know her in a sexual way. And that's going to be important because that's going to factor into the next piece. Now, this story is going to continue, right? Because we have another character in 1 Kings 1 called Adonijah, who's another one of David's sons.

So she becomes essentially the king's concubine, but a, let's say, a platonic concubine, if that's such a thing. but he did not know her in a sexual way. And that's going to be important because that's going to factor into the next piece. Now, this story is going to continue, right? Because we have another character in 1 Kings 1 called Adonijah, who's another one of David's sons.

And Adonijah is saying, I will be king. And he not only prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with 50 men to run before him, But he also was born after Absalom. Remember Absalom, handsome. Here's Adonijah, handsome. And he gets Joab on his side and Abiathar, the priest on his side. And he has a bunch of people on his side. And basically, again, has them all acclaim him as the king.

And Adonijah is saying, I will be king. And he not only prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with 50 men to run before him, But he also was born after Absalom. Remember Absalom, handsome. Here's Adonijah, handsome. And he gets Joab on his side and Abiathar, the priest on his side. And he has a bunch of people on his side. And basically, again, has them all acclaim him as the king.

And Adonijah is saying, I will be king. And he not only prepared for himself chariots and horsemen with 50 men to run before him, But he also was born after Absalom. Remember Absalom, handsome. Here's Adonijah, handsome. And he gets Joab on his side and Abiathar, the priest on his side. And he has a bunch of people on his side. And basically, again, has them all acclaim him as the king.

Now, this is going to be really important for the rest of this book of Kings. We're going to hear stories of king after king. And almost every one of them is going to be worse than the one who came before him.

Now, this is going to be really important for the rest of this book of Kings. We're going to hear stories of king after king. And almost every one of them is going to be worse than the one who came before him.

Now, this is going to be really important for the rest of this book of Kings. We're going to hear stories of king after king. And almost every one of them is going to be worse than the one who came before him.

not exactly there are a couple decent kings who show up but they are few and far between solomon himself is the one who's going to be exalted to be the king actually in chapter one here of first kings he's exalted what happens bathsheba solomon's mom one of david's wives comes in and she does obeisance to david and says you know you promised that solomon my son would be king but

not exactly there are a couple decent kings who show up but they are few and far between solomon himself is the one who's going to be exalted to be the king actually in chapter one here of first kings he's exalted what happens bathsheba solomon's mom one of david's wives comes in and she does obeisance to david and says you know you promised that solomon my son would be king but

not exactly there are a couple decent kings who show up but they are few and far between solomon himself is the one who's going to be exalted to be the king actually in chapter one here of first kings he's exalted what happens bathsheba solomon's mom one of david's wives comes in and she does obeisance to david and says you know you promised that solomon my son would be king but

Adonijah has made himself the king. Now, did you not know about this? And this is the 100% key for what's happening now in Kings. Here is David, an incredible warrior. Here is David, an incredible leader in battle. Here's David who amasses this insane fortune to be able to build the temple. Here's David who also writes incredible Psalms and writes incredible songs. David is massively talented.

Adonijah has made himself the king. Now, did you not know about this? And this is the 100% key for what's happening now in Kings. Here is David, an incredible warrior. Here is David, an incredible leader in battle. Here's David who amasses this insane fortune to be able to build the temple. Here's David who also writes incredible Psalms and writes incredible songs. David is massively talented.

Adonijah has made himself the king. Now, did you not know about this? And this is the 100% key for what's happening now in Kings. Here is David, an incredible warrior. Here is David, an incredible leader in battle. Here's David who amasses this insane fortune to be able to build the temple. Here's David who also writes incredible Psalms and writes incredible songs. David is massively talented.

He's anointed, he's gifted by God. And yet he doesn't know what's happening in his own family. We mentioned this in second Samuel, but this is going to play out in first Kings and second Kings in this horrible, horrible way. David is a success in almost every area of his life, except. when it comes to his own family, when it comes to being a dad. How do we see this in chapter one?

He's anointed, he's gifted by God. And yet he doesn't know what's happening in his own family. We mentioned this in second Samuel, but this is going to play out in first Kings and second Kings in this horrible, horrible way. David is a success in almost every area of his life, except. when it comes to his own family, when it comes to being a dad. How do we see this in chapter one?