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A Study Through 1 Chronicles
The Blessed Joy of Forgiveness (1 Chronicles 20; Psalm 32)
Scripture reading - 1 Chronicles 20; Psalm 32 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French, Arabic, or Portuguese. Our Scripture reading is taken from 1 Chronicles 20 and Psalm 32. You will notice that 1 Chronicles...
Accusations, Humiliation, and a Provocation for War (2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 10; 1 Chronicles 19 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, or French. Today’s Scripture reading consists of two passages but one event. 2 Samuel 10 and 1 Chronicles 19...
Let All the Earth Praise the LORD! (1 Chronicles 16)
Scripture reading – 1 Chronicles 16 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, or Chinese. The arrival of the Ark of God in Jerusalem inspired a celebration that continued in 1 Chronicles 16. David prepared...
God is Just, and He Rewards Faithfulness (1 Chronicles 14; 1 Chronicles 15)
Scripture reading - 1 Chronicles 14-15 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, or Arabic. * For those following Heart of A Shepherd’s two-year “Read through the Bible” plan, the scheduled reading for...
Right Motive, Wrong Methods Invite God’s Judgment (1 Chronicles 13; Psalm 107)
Scripture reading - 1 Chronicles 13; Psalm 107 Click on this link for translations of today's Bible study into German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic, and French. Background for Today’s Study (1 Samuel 4-7) The Ark with the Mercy Seat of God served as a symbol...
While There is Hope, Encourage, Embrace, and Love One Another (1 Chronicles 12)
Scripture reading – 1 Chronicles 12 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study to German, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian. In our prior Bible study (1 Chronicles 11), we reviewed the names of the “mighty men,” the great warriors of...
David’s Coronation and His Mighty Men (2 Samuel 5; 1 Chronicles 11)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 5; 1 Chronicles 11 Click on this link to translate today's devotion into German, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, French, and Portuguese. 2 Samuel 5 and 1 Chronicles 11 are parallel accounts of events surrounding the coronation of David as the...
Timeless History Lessons (1 Chronicles 9; 1 Chronicles 10)
Scripture reading - 1 Chronicles 9-10 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic, and Chinese. 1 Chronicles 9 – Post-Exilic Jerusalem Our study of genealogies in 1 Chronicles began with Adam the first man (1...
The Genealogy of King Saul (1 Chronicles 8)
Scripture reading – 1 Chronicles 8 Click on this link for translations of today's Bible study. 1 Chronicles 8 concludes our study of the genealogies of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and returns to the lineage of Benjamin, Jacob’s twelfth born son. Benjamin was also the...
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Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 13 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. We recall that the prophet Nathan admonished David for his adultery with Bathsheba and warned that his hands...
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Scripture reading - Psalm 62; Psalm 64 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Russian, Spanish, French, Chinese, Arabic, or Portuguese. There is a familiar refrain in today’s Scripture reading, like many of the psalms authored by David. While I...
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Scripture reading - Psalm 61 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. The title of Psalm 61 is “To the chief Musician upon Neginah [a stringed instrument], A Psalm of David.” The setting...