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Living Power Online Bible Study Lessons
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Apr 29, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears crying, “O my son… If only I had died instead of you!” (2 Samuel 18:33). Positioned for war, we see father and son on opposite sides in ...
READ MOREApr 28, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture If he is through with me, then let him do what seems best to him” (2 Samuel 15:26). As the conspiracy against David transpires, we see Absalom openly challenging his father and building quite a following. In multiple encounters in the Scripture today, we see David’s ...
READ MOREApr 27, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “God devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him” (2 Samuel 14:14). In yesterday’s reading, Nathan told David that one of the punishments for his son was that the sword will never depart from your home. Today, we see the beginning ...
READ MOREApr 26, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Against you, and you alone, O Lord, have I sinned” (Psalm 51:4). Today we read about David’s sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Urriah. Some time after when their son was a “child,” God calls Nathan to go to David and confront him of these ...
READ MOREApr 25, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “…but he will eat regularly at my table” (2 Samuel 9:7). Ancestry of The Two Current Priests: Mephibosheth was Jonathan’s living son, who was lame in both feet because his nurse dropped him while fleeing during a battle when he was very young. David promised to ...
READ MOREApr 24, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “You won’t make a house for me… I (God) will make a house for you” (2 Samuel 7:11). In our reading today, God makes a covenant with David. It is rightly called, “The Davidic Covenant.” In it, God promises to make his name famous, provide a ...
READ MOREApr 23, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord burst out against us” (1 Chronicles 15:13). David moves the Ark from a man’s home to a tent (not the Tabernacle) in Jerusalem. They were not careful to transport it ...
READ MOREApr 22, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “So there at Hebron, King David made a covenant before the Lord with all the elders of Israel. And they anointed him king of Israel (2 Samuel 5:3). In today’s reading, the elders anointed David king over all Israel. This was the third time in his ...
READ MOREApr 21, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “As the war between the house of Saul and the house of David went on, Abner became a powerful leader among those loyal to Saul” (2 Samuel 3:6). War ensues between the house of David and the house of Saul. Abner made Ishbosheth king over the ...
READ MOREApr 20, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah” (2 Samuel 2:4). The group of “Thirty” was a band of loyal, fighting men that comprised David’s army. It was a technical term for a small military contingent known ...
READ MOREApr 19, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6b). Saul dies today in the battle and Israel needs a new king. David responds with weeping and fasting and mourns over the death of Saul, his friend Jonathan, Israel and the army. We ...
READ MOREApr 18, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “May the Lord value my life, even as I have valued yours” (1 Samuel 26:24). David spares Saul’s life yet again and does not desire to kill him even though Saul has been hunting him down for years. David finds safety in an unusual place – ...
READ MOREApr 17, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him” (1 Samuel 23:14). David’s Flight Path from Saul: Sheep-shearing time was a time of hospitality and festivities for shepherds. David would have been familiar with this practice, so when he asked Nabal, ...
READ MOREApr 16, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “I will protect you with my own life, for the same person wants to kill us both” (1 Samuel 22:23). David’s Flight Path from Saul: Death, conspiracy and intrigue is found in today’s reading! The battle between Saul and David rages on as Saul continues ...
READ MOREApr 15, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Isn’t this David, the king of the land?” they asked. “Isn’t he the one the people honor with dances, singing, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands’? (1 Samuel 21:11). When we start to take our eyes off of God and placed them ...
READ MOREApr 14, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine (1 Samuel 17:37). David and Goliath is a beloved story known to many. While David was just a young boy, Goliath was a strong man over ...
READ MOREApr 13, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “And the Spirit came powerfully upon David from that day on” (1 Samuel 15:3). Ancestry of David: In the video today, I mention Ruth is David’s grandmother and I should have said his great-grandmother. Today, Saul was told to attack and completely destroy the Amalekites. ...
READ MOREApr 12, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “In seven days I’ll meet you and I’ll sacrifice the offering” (1 Samuel 10:8). Kingdom of Saul: Yesterday, Saul was declared king! Today, we see insights into the relationship between kings and prophets. In the midst of a decimating battle, Saul fails to wait a ...
READ MOREApr 11, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name” (1 Samuel 12:22). The period of the Judges ends when Saul becomes king of Israel. At God’s direction, Samuel anoints Saul with oil and leads a victorious attack against the King of ...
READ MOREApr 10, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Do everything they say to you,” the Lord replied, “for it is me they are rejecting, not you. They don’t want me to be their king any longer” (1 Samuel 8:7). Path of the Ark: Today we see the Ark being taken by the Philistines ...
READ MOREApr 09, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable” (1 Samuel 3:19). Samuel Taught by Eli: Samuel was the last of the Judges, a prophet and priest. His lifelong mission was to be God’s agent during Israel’s ...
READ MOREApr 08, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal, Salma (the founder of Bethlehem) and Hareph” (1 Chronicles 2:50-51). Greetings! In today’s video, I mention Salma is the son of Caleb (male) and Ephrathah (female), when actually he appears to be the grandson ...
READ MOREApr 07, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Now do as I tell you – take a bath and put on perfume and dress in your nicest clothes” (Ruth 3:3). Ruth will restore Naomi’s blessing again, just as God is saving the Gentiles to restore Israel to her (future) place of blessing. Like ...
READ MOREApr 06, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “In those days… the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes” (Judges 21:25). Abe Lincoln once said, “a nation divided against itself cannot stand.” He probably took it from Mark 3:25. Today we read about Israel’s infighting. The tribes are coming against the tribe ...
READ MOREApr 05, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Micah’s carved image was worshiped by Dan, while the Tabernacle of God remained at Shiloh” (Judges 18:30). Samson Carrying Off the Gates of Gaza: Today we continue to see Israel spiraling downward socially and theologically as they continue to worship other gods, doing as the ...
READ MOREApr 04, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “If you (God) give me victory, I will give you whatever comes out of my house to meet me… as a burnt offering” (Judges 11:31). See Jephthah Consoled After Making His Foolish Vow: Click to download Chart of 12 Judges: Chart of 12 Judges ...
READ MOREApr 03, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “God sent a spirit that stirred up trouble between Abimelech…because he murdered Gideon’s seventy sons” (Judges 9:23-24). Click to download Chart of 12 Judges: Chart of 12 Judges We are discussing the way the book of Judges is in stark contrast to the book of ...
READ MOREApr 02, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “You have too many warriors. If I let all of you fight… they’ll boast they saved themselves” (Judges 7:2). The book of Judges is in stark contrast to the book of Joshua. Here we see apostasy, Israel’s turning away from God, which results in social decline ...
READ MOREApr 01, 2021 / Bible Study / 0 COMMENTS
Today’s Scripture “Gideon replied, “If you are truly going to help me, show me a sign to prove that it is really the Lord speaking to me” (Judges 6:7). God is incredibly patient with us. Time after time, man has demanded a sign from God to be sure ...
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Today’s Scripture “The angel of the Lord said to the Israelites, “I brought you out of Egypt into this land… but you disobeyed my command. Why did you do this?” (Judges 2:1-2). Israel’s disobedience to Yahweh and her worship of other gods resulted in her failure to experience ...
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