2 Samuel 15–19: Absalom & Civil War
Then a messenger came to David, saying, “The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.”
Read MoreCategory: Read the Bible in 2011 Redux
Exodus 25–28: A Sanctuary & A Dwelling Place
“Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.”
Read MoreJob 37: God’s Majesty & Power
“Listen to this, O Job,
Stand and consider the wonders of God.”
Psalms 54–56: Prayer & Our God
Evening and morning and noonday,
I will muse and murmur,
and he is sure to hear my voice.
2 Samuel 10–14: Sin & Tragedy
But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of the Lord.
Read MoreExodus 21–24: Law & Covenant
Then he arose early in the morning,
and built an altar at the foot of the mountain
with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
Mark 15–16: Amazed, Astonished & Afraid
“Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Read MoreJob 35–36: A Tidy Reality & A Tame Lion
“There is a wildness to the divine ordering of things which the Elihus of this world cannot stand.
Elihu cannot bear very much reality.”
Psalms 51–53: God’s Unfailing Love & God’s Compassion
Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your unfailing love;
according to your great compassion
blot out my transgressions.
2 Samuel 5–9: A King & A Throne
“Your house and your kingdom
shall endure before Me forever;
your throne shall be established forever.”
Exodus 17–20: Moses & the Ten Commandments
Then God spoke all these words…
Read MoreMark 13–14: Betrayal & Arrest
Every day I was with you in the temple teaching,
and you did not seize Me;
but this has taken place to fulfill the Scriptures.”
Jeremiah 22–26: Good Figs & Bad Figs
Then the Lord said to me,
“What do you see, Jeremiah?” And I said,
“Figs, the good figs, very good; and the bad figs,
very bad, which cannot be eaten due to rottenness.”
Kindling for Candles 