EPISODE · Feb 20, 2026 · 3 MIN
Week 7: Friday An Idea Whose Time Has Come
from The Living Word: A Daily Devotional with Jeff & Dale from The Jenkins Institute
When Sheba rebelled against King David, Joab, the commander of thearmy, trapped him in the city of Abel Beth Maacah. As the siege engineswere positioned and they started battering the walls, a wise womanapproached Joab. She explained that they were the peaceful and faithfulin Israel, and that destroying a city that was a mother in Israel made nosense. Why are you doing this?Simple: we want Sheba…dead or alive. The woman said to Joab, “Hishead shall be thrown to you over the wall” (2 Samuel 20:21, ESV).Problem solved.
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When Sheba rebelled against King David, Joab, the commander of the army, trapped him in the city of Abel Beth Maacah. As the siege engines were positioned and they started battering the walls, a wise woman approached Joab. She explained that they were the peaceful and faithful in Israel, and that destroying a city that was a mother in Israel made no sense. Why are you doing this? Simple: we want Sheba…dead or alive. The woman said to Joab, “His head shall be thrown to you over the wall” (2 Sa...
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