Emphasis Preaching Journal

The 1975 newspaper clipping of a young man’s election as a county commissioner takes on a new sense when read forty years later. At the end of a politician’s four decades of service that first step appears different. Looking back, one can see the patterns, the turning points, the growing maturity, and what that person finally meant to the community. The history of David’s reign was written after his death. Israel knew what had become of David and the kingdom he established. The perspective in 2 Samuel 5 allowed those who knew where it finally led to see the beginning.