Bible Readings for September 18th 2 Samuel 14 | 2 Corinthians 7 | Ezekiel 21 | Psalm 68 By allowing Absalom to return to Jerusalem, David, as we will see, is making a catastrophic mistake—a mistake so serious that it will eventually bring David’s entire kingdom and...
Bible Readings for September 17th 2 Samuel 13 | 2 Corinthians 6 | Ezekiel 20 | Psalms 66–67 Nathan confronted David about his sin with Bathsheba by declaring this prophetic word from Yahweh, “Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house, because you have...
Bible Readings for September 16th 2 Samuel 12 | 2 Corinthians 5 | Ezekiel 19 | Psalms 64–65 In 2 Samuel 12, we see the beginning of the aftermath of David’s sin with Bathsheba. In some ways, this sin will negatively affect the course of the rest of David’s reign....
Bible Readings for September 15th 2 Samuel 11 | 2 Corinthians 4 | Ezekiel 18 | Psalms 62–63 The events of 2 Samuel 11 are difficult to read. David, the king after God’s own heart (1 Sam. 13:14), commits a series of wicked acts that could not be further from what God...
Bible Readings for September 14th 2 Samuel 10 | 2 Corinthians 3 | Ezekiel 17 | Psalms 60–61 Reading through the Old Testament can be difficult for a variety of reasons, but perhaps the greatest difficulty arises as we try to make sense of the frequent violence we...
Bible Readings for September 13th 2 Samuel 8–9 | 2 Corinthians 2 | Ezekiel 16 | Psalms 58–59 One of the most touching storylines from the life of David is the kindness he extends to Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan. David and Jonathan swore covenants together (1 Sam....
