II Samuel 1-4: David becomes king.

April 28, 2015. Daily Reading: II Samuel 1-4. Background: I Samuel 26-31. Concepts and Connections. Chapter 1 1. A tragic lie: As we open up the book of II Samuel (picking up right where I Samuel leaves off), Saul and Jonathan have just died in battle and the news is about to be brought to David…

I Samuel 7-10: Israel demands a king.

March 24, 2015. Daily Reading: I Samuel 7-10. Background: I Samuel 1-6. Concepts and Connections. Chapter 7 Fear and obedience: In the previous chapter, the ark of the covenant was returned to Israel from the Philistines due to the hand of the Lord being heavy on the Philistine cities that kept the ark. Though there was…