Bible Readings for October 30th 2 Kings 11–12 | 2 Timothy 2 | Hosea 3–4 | Psalm 119:121–144 In 2 Samuel 7, Yahweh made a covenant with David, promising that David would never lack a man from his own body to sit on the throne of Israel. But, as we continue through the...
Bible Readings for October 28th 2 Kings 9 | 1 Timothy 6 | Hosea 1 | Psalm 119:73–96 One of the difficulties of reading certain stories in the Bible—especially the more violent stories—comes in the way that the narratives in the Bible convey meaning and value judgments...
Bible Readings for December 19th 2 Chronicles 22–23 | Revelation 10 | Zechariah 6 | John 9 The stories in 2 Chronicles 22–23 narrate the bloody history by which Judah emerges from chaos, wickedness, and violence in the aftermath of Jehoram’s reign. Ahaziah, the son of...
Bible Readings for November 30th 1 Chronicles 28 | 2 Peter 2 | Micah 5 | Luke 14 As we come to the end of David’s life in 1 Chronicles, there is one question we have not yet addressed: Was David right to take such an active role in reshaping the worship in Israel in...
