Bible in 365 Days – Day 125

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): 1 Chronicles 29:10-11, 20 NLT Then David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly: “O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, may you be praised forever and ever! Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty. Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 124

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): 1 Chronicles 28:11-19 NLT Then David gave Solomon the plans for the Temple and its surroundings, including the entry room, the storerooms, the upstairs rooms, the inner rooms, and the inner sanctuary—which was the place of atonement. David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 123

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): 1 Chronicles 24:5, 31, 25:8 NLT All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar. Like the descendants of […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 122

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): 1 Chronicles 21:1-5, 7, 14 NLT Satan rose up against Israel and caused David to take a census of the people of Israel. So David said to Joab and the commanders of the army, “Take a census of all the people of Israel—from Beersheba in the south to Dan in the […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 121

Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): Psalms 18:1-2 NLT I love you, Lord;you are my strength.The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;my God is my rock, in whom I find protection.He is my shield, the power that saves me,and my place of safety.   Observation (s): Application: Who doesn’t love possessive pronouns and the […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 120

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION 2 Samuel 19:41-43 NLT But all the men of Israel complained to the king, “The men of Judah stole the king and didn’t give us the honor of helping take you, your household, and all your men across the Jordan.” The men of Judah replied, “The king is […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 119

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): CONTEXT 2 Samuel 16:3-4 NLT “And where is Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson?” the king asked him. “He stayed in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied. “He said, ‘Today I will get back the kingdom of my grandfather Saul.’” “In that case,” the king told Ziba, “I give you everything Mephibosheth owns.”   THE REACTION […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 118

Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): 2 Samuel 16:5-13 NLT As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family. He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him. “Get out of […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 117

Focus Chapters: Standout Verse(s): THE ACTION 2 Samuel 13:1-5 NLT Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her. Amnon became so obsessed with Tamar that he became ill. She was a virgin, and Amnon thought he could never have her. But Amnon had […]

Bible in 365 Days – Day 116

Focus Chapters:   Standout Verse(s): 2 Samuel 11:14-17 NLT So the next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and gave it to Uriah to deliver. The letter instructed Joab, “Station Uriah on the front lines where the battle is fiercest. Then pull back so that he will be killed.” So Joab assigned Uriah to a spot […]