2 Sam. 3-5 Here is another example of what I mentioned yesterday. David took all these wives – something that definitely comes off as contrary to God’s Biblical plan and preference,. He even goes so ...
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Day 128 – 2 Sam 1-2; Luke 24:36-53Day 128 – 2 Sam 1-2; Luke 24:36-53
2 Sam. 1-2 I have never figured out if the man in 2 Samuel 1, who brought news of Saul and Jonathan’s death to David, was telling the truth about finishing Saul off or not. ...
Day 127 – 1 Sam 30-31; Luke 24:1-25Day 127 – 1 Sam 30-31; Luke 24:1-25
1 Sam. 30-31 After David was sent back from going into battle with the Philistines, they did not find things well. Their town had been burned and everything and everyone they had was taken. David’s ...
Day 126 – 1 Sam 28-29; Luke 23:26-56Day 126 – 1 Sam 28-29; Luke 23:26-56
1 Sam. 28-29 The story of Saul and the Medium of En-dor has always intrigued me. Having recently done a study on Heaven, it intrigues me all the more. First, the spirit world, the paranormal…whatever ...
Day 125 – 1 Sam 24-27; Luke 23:1-25Day 125 – 1 Sam 24-27; Luke 23:1-25
1 Sam. 24-27 Twice David has Saul’s life in his hands, and twice he spares it. David was content to wait for God to take Saul and deliver the kingdom to him, as promised. It ...
Day 124 – 1 Sam 23; Ps 54,63; Luke 22:47-71Day 124 – 1 Sam 23; Ps 54,63; Luke 22:47-71
1 Sam. 23 Things I notice: Ps. 54 In this Psalm, David acknowledges that it is God who protects and vindicates him. Ps. 63 In this Psalm, David compared God to both water and to ...
Day 123 – Ps 52, 57, 142; Luke 22:24-46Day 123 – Ps 52, 57, 142; Luke 22:24-46
Ps. 52 It is clear how David felt about Doeg, the Edomite, and rightly so. And yet, it is also clear that he leaves any vengeance or vindication concerning Doeg to God. He never seeks ...
Day 122 – 1 Sam 22; Ps 56; Luke 22:1-23Day 122 – 1 Sam 22; Ps 56; Luke 22:1-23
1 Sam. 22 I am struck by the crowd that gathered to David. 1 Sam 22:2a says, “And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in ...
Day 121 – 1 Sam 20-21; Ps 34; Luke 21:20-38Day 121 – 1 Sam 20-21; Ps 34; Luke 21:20-38
1 Sam. 20-21 What a difficult position Jonathan found himself in, having to choose between his father and his friend! Perhaps his decision was made easier when his father tried to run him through with ...
Day 120 – 1 Sam 19; Ps 23,59; Luke 21:1-19Day 120 – 1 Sam 19; Ps 23,59; Luke 21:1-19
1 Sam. 19 How many of us, in David’s position, would have maintained the respect that David had for Saul as God’s anointed? Technically, God had already rejected Saul and anointed David in his place. ...
Day 119 – 1 Sam 17-18; Luke 20:27-47Day 119 – 1 Sam 17-18; Luke 20:27-47
1 Sam. 17-18 I love David’s fearlessness and his confidence in God, the living God. He had no doubt that no man who defied God as Goliath had would stand. All that was needed was ...
Day 118 – 1 Sam 15-16; Luke 20:1-26Day 118 – 1 Sam 15-16; Luke 20:1-26
1 Sam. 15-16 Saul once again disobeyed the command of the LORD. And once again he deluded himself into believing that he did the ‘godly’ thing. His excuse was that they kept the best of ...
Day 117 – 1 Sam 13-14; Luke 19:28-48Day 117 – 1 Sam 13-14; Luke 19:28-48
1 Sam. 13-14 I can feel Saul’s angst…the Philistines are gathering against him and the people are getting scared and beginning to scatter. It has been seven days and Samuel has not showed up yet. ...
Day 116 – 1 Sam 10-12; Luke 19:1-27Day 116 – 1 Sam 10-12; Luke 19:1-27
1 Sam. 10-12 Israel made a mistake in rejecting God – the perfect King – and demanding an imperfect, human king for themselves. When they confessed their evil, Samuel’s response was this: “’Do not be ...
Day 115 – 1 Sam 7-9; Luke 18:24-43Day 115 – 1 Sam 7-9; Luke 18:24-43
1 Sam. 7-9 When Saul met Samuel for the first time, Samuel said to him, “And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s ...
Day 114 – 1 Sam 4-6; Luke 18:1-23Day 114 – 1 Sam 4-6; Luke 18:1-23
1 Sam. 4-6 In 1 Sam 4:3, the people of Israel were losing to the Philistines in battle. They decided to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD on site, hoping that might ...
Day 113 – 1 Sam 1-3; Luke 17:20-37Day 113 – 1 Sam 1-3; Luke 17:20-37
1 Sam. 1-3 Peninnah had a false heart. When they went up as a family to worship the LORD, she would torment Hannah because Peninnah had children and Hannah did not. There is no worship ...
Day 112 – Ruth 1-4; Luke 17:1-19Day 112 – Ruth 1-4; Luke 17:1-19
Ruth 1-4 I love the story of Ruth! Not only is it a beautiful story, but I believe it is a more significant one than at first meets the eye. It is a fantastic example ...
Day 111 – Judges 19-21; Luke 16Day 111 – Judges 19-21; Luke 16
Judges 19-21 This story of the Levite and his concubine is one of the most disturbing stories in Judges. A similar thing happened when the two angels of the LORD visited Lot in Sodom – ...
Day 110 – Judges 16-18; Luke 15:11-32Day 110 – Judges 16-18; Luke 15:11-32
Judges 16-18 One thing God asked of Samson, to not cut his hair. (Well, probably to stay away from the fruit of the vine, as well, but whatever). God stayed with him in spite of ...
Day 109 – Judges 13-15; Luke 15:1-10Day 109 – Judges 13-15; Luke 15:1-10
Judges 13-15 Wow – I love Manoah’s response to God’s word here! (And funny, his wife remains nameless…) Manoah never questioned or doubted the word from God (and he didn’t even realize that it had ...
Day 108 – Judges 11-12; Luke 14:25-35Day 108 – Judges 11-12; Luke 14:25-35
Judges 11-12 It’s amazing how little has really changed in the world. Humans will always be the same selfish, corrupt, and deceitful beings that they have always been. We see a couple case-and-points here in ...
Day 107 – Judges 9-10; Luke 14:1-24Day 107 – Judges 9-10; Luke 14:1-24
Judges 9-10 At the end of chapter 10, God had become weary of saving Israel, only to have them turn away from Him again and again, so when they pleaded for His help this time ...
Day 106 – Judges 7-8; Luke 13:23-35Day 106 – Judges 7-8; Luke 13:23-35
Judges 7-8 I wish I had the confidence to face my fears that Gideon did! He was given multiple, clear signs to confirm what God was asking of him and would do through him. This ...
Day 105 – Judges 4-6; Luke 13:1-22Day 105 – Judges 4-6; Luke 13:1-22
Judges 4-6 The story of Jael is a little confusing to me. She broke a peace between her family and the King of Hazor (Jabin). Then she deceived Sisera into believing she would take care ...
Day 104 – Judges 1-3; Luke 12:32-59Day 104 – Judges 1-3; Luke 12:32-59
Judges 1-3 It seems that God always leaves us with a choice. When He created Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, He gave them one tree – just one – from which they ...
Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31Day 103 – Josh 22-24; Luke 12:1-31
Josh. 22-24 When the two and a half tribes returned to their side of the Jordan, they stopped and built a very large alter at the crossing point. When the rest of Israel heard of ...
Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54Day 102 – Josh 19-21; Luke 11:29-54
Josh. 19-21 “Not one word of all the good promises that the LORD had made to the house of Israel had failed; all came to pass.” (Josh. 21:45). God keeps His word in spite of us ...
Day 101 – Josh 16-18; Luke 11:1-28Day 101 – Josh 16-18; Luke 11:1-28
Josh. 16-18 I stand corrected – Jerusalem was actually one of Benjamin’s cities (should have known that, as that is why Joseph and Mary went to Jerusalem when she was pregnant with Jesus for the ...
Day 100 – Josh 13-15; Luke 10:25-42Day 100 – Josh 13-15; Luke 10:25-42
Josh. 13-15 How fitting that Jerusalem (God’s chosen city) was in Judah’s territory, as it is Judah through whom God chose to extend His line to Christ. And interesting to me that the people of ...