Posted in Bible Study on July 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Psalm 10:1-3 Why do You stand afar off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? 2 In pride the wicked hotly pursue the afflicted; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised. 3 For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire, And the greedy man curses [...]
Posted in Bible Study on July 5, 2008 | No Comments »
Psalm 49:5-15 Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my foes surrounds me, 6 Even those who trust in their wealth And boast in the abundance of their riches? 7 No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him– 8 For the [...]
Posted in Bible Study on July 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Psalm 46 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change And though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. Selah.
4 There is a [...]
Posted in Bible Study on July 3, 2008 | No Comments »
The Sayings of Agur - The farming philosopher (that’s a joke; if you don’t get it it’s okay, most people don’t)
Proverbs 30:1-9 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man declares to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal: 2 Surely I am more stupid than any man, And I do not have [...]
Posted in Bible Study on July 2, 2008 | No Comments »
25:12 - Valid criticism is as treasured by the one who heeds it as jewelry made from finest gold.
The toughest part of receiving criticism is accepting that it could be true. The toughest part of giving criticism is putting yourself in the other persons shoes. Valid criticism comes from someone who cares for [...]
Posted in Bible Study on July 1, 2008 | No Comments »
The very first act of King Hezekiah’s reign is to reopen the temple and purify it from defilement. Hezekiah has realized that he needs to renew his peoples covenant with God and realign the community to God’s will. In all it took sixteen days for the Levites to rid the temple of defilements and purify [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Absalom develops a plan to pursue David who has fled from Jerusalem. Absalom and the army of Israel chase after David but before the main assault is launched, Absalom and a small party of men are found alone by some of David’s men. Absalom is killed. Upon hearing the news of Absalom’s [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Absalom spends four years building up support among Israel and then leads a rebellion against his father David. David flees Jerusalem with a fee men and Absalom announces that he is the king. In David’s journey he is cursed by a relative of Saul. David’s men say that they will kill then man, but David [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 27, 2008 | No Comments »
David’s son Amnon rapes his half-sister Tamar. Their brother Absalom accepts Tamar into his house and begins to hate Amnon. Absalom then carries out a plot to kill Amnon. After Amnon is killed, Absalom escapes to his grandfather’s house. David resigns himself to Amnon’s death and wishes to be reunited with [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 26, 2008 | No Comments »
This section is mostly the story of David and Bathsheba. David sleeps with Uriah’s wife Bathsheba. David places Uriah in a position to be killed during battle; Uriah’s death results in the death of several other people. The prophet Nathan comes to David with a parable and David realizes he has messed [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 25, 2008 | No Comments »
David establishes temple musicians to provide perpetual worship of God. David then seeks out Saul’s last living relative, Mephibosheth, and gives him wealth in honor of his father and brother. David then goes to war after the Ammonites insult his ambassadors.
Posted in Bible Study on April 24, 2008 | No Comments »
David desires to build a permanent temple for the Ark of the Lord to rest in. The Lord informs David through the prophet Nathan that he is not the king who will build a permanent temple for the Lord. Rather, the Lord will establish David’s family as a dynasty and his son will [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 23, 2008 | No Comments »
David recognizes that he had not attempted to move the Ark in a manor that was consistant with worship of God. David instructs the Levites to move the Ark (I believe the law of Moses required that only the Levites could move the ark, but I could be wrong about this). David himself [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 22, 2008 | No Comments »
God unites the divided Israelite peoples by yoking Judah and Israel under the kingship of David. Upon word of David’s ascendance the Philistines attack David’s town. David asks God if he should battle the Philestines and God leads David to victory. After a second attack by the Philistines David asks God if he should do [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Saul’s son becomes jealous of Abner, the army general who enabled him to be king. Abner defects to David, however, after leaving David’s camp Abner is killed by Joab in revenge for Joab’s brother’s death. David is angered by Joab’s actions and curses him and his descendents. Two men then sneak into Saul’s sons house [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 20, 2008 | No Comments »
The tribe of Judah crowns David as their king and David moves to Hebron. Upon hearing of Saul’s burial David sends a message to the rest of Israel requesting that they accept him as their king. However, the commander of Saul’s army, Abner, has already gone to Saul’s son and proclaimed him king. This leads [...]
Posted in Bible Study on April 19, 2008 | No Comments »
After about a month away, I am back to daily Bible Study postings. This year I have been using the New Living Translation’s One Year Chronological Bible. I am working on catching up on the month I missed if you ever want to check the archives.
David and his men return home only to [...]
Posted in Bible Study on March 6, 2008 | No Comments »
WordPress lost my original post and I’m not re-typing the whole thing (it was the longest post I have ever written for this blog). What follows is the basic idea.
There are three primary reasons God subjects us to times of discomfort: to discipline us, to protect us, to prepare us. How is God using the [...]
Posted in Bible Study on March 5, 2008 | No Comments »
There was no water for the people to drink and they again began to complain about where God had brought them. The people complained that at least in Egypt they had not died of thirst. The Lord instructed Moses and Aaron to take the staff from the tabernacle and go to a nearby [...]
Posted in Bible Study on March 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Korah and a couple of his buddies incite a rebellion against Moses. When they approach Moses, Moses does not argue, but instead tells Korah and his 250 recruits to come and burn an offering before the Lord and God will decide who is in charge. The Lord destroys the tents of Korah and his two [...]
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