May 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 SAMUEL 9:1-11:27 David inquires of Ziba, a servant of the deceased King Saul’s household, whether there is any survivor of the former King’s household to whom he can show God’s kindness. Ziba informs him that Jonathan’s son,...
May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 SAM 7:1-8:18 Even Nathan the prophet sometimes gets it wrong. He speaks what he thinks best based upon what he knows. When David tells him that he wants to build a house for the Lord (a permanent fixture for the Ark of the...
May 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 2 SAMUEL 4:1-6:23 Saul and his eldest three sons were killed in battle at Mount Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2; 2 Samuel 1:5-6). Ishbosheth, Saul’s fourth son, and oldest surviving son, had been proclaimed Saul’s successor, King of...
May 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Civil War Within; The House of Saul vs. the House of David; Jesus Washes the Feet of His Disciples “David grew steadily stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker continually” (2 Samuel 3:1). The Book of I Samuel described the transition from the rule of the...
May 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
TODAY’S READING FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT- 1 SAMUEL 29:1-31 Today we finish reading through 1 Samuel. 1 Samuel 29 is an unusual scene. David has aligned himself with King Achish and the Philistine army as they attack Israel. The other Philistine warriors realize the...
