Tag: Our Daily Scripture

SCRIPTURE:  1 KINGS 2 DAVID’S CHARGE TO SOLOMON (vs. 1-12) DAVIDS LAST COUNSELS TO SOLOMON: Be strong and show yourself a man. Walk in God’s ways and keep his decrees, commands, laws and requirements in the Law of Moses. Deal with Joab according to your wisdom and do not let his gray head go down… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/30/23 (Sunday)

SCRIPTURE:  1 KINGS 1 INTRODUCTION: Although the author of  1 Kings was unknown, it recorded the history of Jewish kings from Solomon to Zedekiah.  The main events of 1 Kings were David’s death, Solomon’s reign, the division of the kingdom and Elijah’s ministry.  After Solomon’s death, Israel was divided into Northern Kingdom called Israel and… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/29/23 (Saturday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 24 DAVID COUNTS THE FIGHTING MEN (vs. 1-17) David took a census of Israel for 9 months and 20 days.  There were 800 thousand able bodied men who could handle a sword and 500 in Judah.  David was conscience stricken and asked forgiveness from God.  The Lord gave him three options to… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/28/23 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 23 THE LAST WORDS OF DAVID (vs. 1-7) DAVID WROTE A BEAUTIFUL BRIEF SONG ABOUT LEADERSHIP:  A leader must be anointed by God. (v. 1)  He must know the word of God. (v. 2)  He must rule in righteousness and in fear of God. (v. 3)  He must be right with God.… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/27/23 (Thursday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 22 BIBLE VERSES:  “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,  to the blameless you show yourself blameless, to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.  You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.” (2 Samuel 22:26-28) “As for God, his way… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/26/23 (Wednesday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 21 THE GIBEONITES AVENGED (vs. 1-14) During the reign of David, there was a famine for 3 successive years.  So David asked the Lord.  The Lord said: “It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house.  It is because he put the Gibeonites to death” (v. 1) The Gibeonites were survivors… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/25/23 (Tuesday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 19 As the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom, the victory of the whole army was turned into mourning.  Joab went to the king and told him: “Today you have humiliated all your men who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/23/23 (Sunday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 18 ABSALOM’S DEATH (vs. 1-18) David mustered the men and divided them into three groups.  First group was under the command of Joab.  The second group under Abishai, Joab’s brother and the third group under Ittai, the Gittite.  David wanted to march out with them but they wanted him to stay and… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/22/23 (Saturday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 17 This was the advice of Ahithophel:  Choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.  Attack him while he is weary and weak.  Strike the king only and bring all the people back to you” (vs. 1-3).  Then Absalom summoned Hushai for his advice.  This was Hushai’s advice. … Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/21/23 (Friday)

SCRIPTURE:  2 SAMUEL 16 DAVID AND ZIBA (vs. 1-4) Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth was waiting to meet David.  He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with 200 loaves of bread, 100 cakes of raisins, 100 cake of figs and as skin of wine.  Then the king asked Ziba:  Where is Mephibosheth?”  Ziba… Continue reading Our Daily Scripture – 7/20/23 (Thursday)