Bible Readings for September 28th 2 Samuel 24 | Galatians 4 | Ezekiel 31 | Psalm 79 David sins at the end of his life by ordering a census of Israel. This sin is less well known than his adultery with Bathsheba, but that does not mean that it was less serious. In...
Bible Readings for September 27th 2 Samuel 23 | Galatians 3 | Ezekiel 30 | Psalm 78:38–72 David’s last words in 2 Samuel 23:1–7 are brief, but they are worthy of careful study. In this short speech, David gives us a summary of his reflections on his kingship—or, more...
Bible Readings for September 26th 2 Samuel 22 | Galatians 2 | Ezekiel 29 | Psalm 78:1–37 The song David composes in 2 Samuel 22 reflects on the story we read yesterday at the end of 2 Samuel 21. There, David had gone out to battle with the Philistines, but as the...
Bible Readings for September 25th 2 Samuel 21 | Galatians 1 | Ezekiel 28 | Psalm 77 Back in Joshua 9, the people of Israel entered into a covenant with the Gibeonites. The Gibeonites had lied to Israel, claiming to have arrived from far off. In fact, they were among...
Bible Readings for September 24th 2 Samuel 20 | 2 Corinthians 13 | Ezekiel 27 | Psalms 75–76 As we read yesterday in 2 Samuel 19, David replaced Joab as his commander with Amasa because Joab had ignored David’s command not to harm his son Absalom. This demotion does...
Bible Readings for September 23rd 2 Samuel 19 | 2 Corinthians 12 | Ezekiel 26 | Psalm 74 During the uprising of Absalom, Israel’s previously unwavering loyalty to David fell apart. Now that Absalom is dead, David must sort through what to do with the people who...
