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A Study Through 2 Samuel
Weeping and Wailing: The Death of Rebel (2 Samuel 18; Psalm 26)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 18; Psalm 26 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into Russian, Arabic, Chinese, German, Spanish, French, or Portuguese. Our Scripture reading is 2 Samuel 18 and Psalm 26. Today’s devotional is focused solely on 2 Samuel 18. 2...
On Whose Side Are You? (2 Samuel 17)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 17 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, French, or Russian. 2 Samuel 17 continues the historical record of the insurrection led by Absalom, David’s thirdborn son. We are given...
Political Correctness is a Societal Cancer (Psalm 12)
Scripture reading - Psalm 12 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, Spanish, or Portuguese. An Introduction The musings David expressed in Psalm 12 are familiar to those who follow current events....
Surviving and Thriving in a Dark Hour (Psalm 3; Psalm 4)
Scripture reading - Psalm 3; Psalm 4 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, or French. Today’s Scripture reading is Psalm 3 and Psalm 4; however, this devotional will focus on spiritual lessons...
When A Leader Fails (2 Samuel 14; 2 Samuel 15)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 14-15 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Arabic, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, French or Spanish. Because today’s Scripture reading entails two long chapters, I will limit the devotional to an overview of 2...
“The Dreaded Consequences of Forbidden Lusts” (2 Samuel 13)
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...
How Far Will a Man Fall? (2 Samuel 11; 2 Samuel 12)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 11-12 Click on this link to translate today's Bible study into German, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French, or Portuguese. 2 Samuel 11 - “And it came to pass, after the year was expired” “Came to pass” is an apt description of the...
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...
Keeping Promises: Integrity with Compassion (2 Samuel 9)
Scripture reading - 2 Samuel 9 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Portuguese, French, or Chinese. Resting from his victories on the battlefield and enjoying the Lord’s blessings upon his household, David’s heart...
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“The Dreaded Consequences of Forbidden Lusts” (2 Samuel 13)
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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I Shall Not Be Moved! (Psalm 62; Psalm 64)
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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Safe to the Rock that is Higher Than I (Psalm 61)
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...