Bible Readings for September 11th 2 Samuel 6 | 1 Corinthians 16 | Ezekiel 14 | Psalm 55 In 2 Samuel 6, we read one of the first stories explicitly describing the worship of Yahweh since Deuteronomy. David, the anointed king after God’s own heart who reigns over...
Bible Readings for September 10th 2 Samuel 4–5 | 1 Corinthians 15 | Ezekiel 13 | Psalms 52, 53 & 54 Harry Emerson Fosdick once famously said, “Nobody except the preacher comes to church desperately anxious to discover what happened to the Jebusites.” Now, if...
Bible Readings for September 9th 2 Samuel 3 | 1 Corinthians 14 | Ezekiel 12 | Psalm 51 Sadly, we have only just begun to read here in 2 Samuel 3 about the murders Joab commits. In fact, Joab will be a thorn in David’s side throughout his reign, so that David will...
Bible Readings for September 8th 2 Samuel 2 | 1 Corinthians 13 | Ezekiel 11 | Psalm 50 When Samuel anointed David as the next king of Israel in 1 Samuel 16, the anointing happened in secret. It is perhaps not surprising, then, to read that Abner, the commander of...
Bible Readings for September 7th 2 Samuel 1 | 1 Corinthians 12 | Ezekiel 10 | Psalm 49 In the opening of 2 Samuel, David learns about the deaths of Saul and Jonathan—a scene that teaches us important principles about the nature of Yahweh’s anointing of his kings. In 1...
