From the Israelites' repentance, students learned that to sincerely repent, we must forsake our sins and confess them to the Lord. Based on the account of Eli and his family, students also learned that if we choose to follow the world instead of the Lord, then eventually we will experience sorrow and regret.
1 Samuel 2
The book of 2 Samuel chronicles David's anointing and reign as king of Israel. David is remembered as the greatest king in Israel's history. Because of David's faithfulness, the Lord blessed and honored David.
The book of 2 Samuel can be divided into two main sections-David's triumphs (chap 1-10) and David's troubles (chap11-20). The last part of the book (chap 21-24) is a non-chronological appendix which contains further details of David's reign.
The book begins with David receiving news of the death of Saul and his sons. He proclaims a time of mourning. Soon afterward, David is crowned king over Judah, while Ish-bosheth, one of Saul's surviving sons, is crowned king over Israel (ch2). A civil war follows, but Ish-bosheth is murdered, and the Israelites ask David to reign over them as well (chapters 4-5).
David moves the country's capital from Hebron to Jerusalem and later moves the Ark of the Covenant (chapters 5-6). David's plan to build a temple in Jerusalem is vetoed by God, who then promises David the following things: 1 David would have a son to rule after him; 2) David's son would build the temple; 3) the throne occupied by David's lineage would be established forever; and 4) God would never take His mercy from David's house ( 2 Sam 7:4-16).
David leads Israel to victory over many of the enemy nations which surrounded them. He also shows kindness to the family of Jonathan by taking in Mephibosheth, Jonathan's crippled son (chapters 8-10).
Then David falls for a beautiful woman named Bathsheba, commits adultery with her, and then has her husband murdered (chapter 11). When Nathan the prophet confronts David
Samuel, Kings and Chronicles are, in a way, like the HARMONIES of the Gospels in the New Testament.
You might read a story in Samuel or Kings and see more info added to the stories in Chronicles.
When I discovered that, my studies picked up some speed. It is like reading the "rest of the story."
Also King David was alive during those times. You'll find additional nuggets of information in Psalms.
If you don't have a reference edition of the KJV Bible, you may look at some. Those column notes around the edges of the page, send you elsewhere to read " the rest of the story."
Better yet, make good use of The SEARCH ENGINE ON THIS WEBSITE. It makes finding scriptures much faster.
Ok , this is it very briefly . A Jewish farmer has four daughters and wants to make good marriages for each of them . He arranged for the eldest to marry an elderly widowed butcher but , she had already fallen in love with the village tailor who also loves her . The tailor is a very timid man and scared to ask the farmer for his daughters hand in marriage but he eventually plucks up the courage and the farmer , who is very soft hearted , agrees to let him marry his eldest daughter . There's a bit of trouble when the farmer has to tell the butcher that he can't marry his daughter and also the farmer's wife takes a bit of persuading but she comes round in the end . When it comes to the next daughter there's big trouble , she wants to marry a revolutionary and go and live in a foreign land , he's very handsome though so again , after a bit of hoo haa everything gets sorted , the third daughter actually runs off and marries a heathen and she is completely cut off from her family forever . The fourth is still to young to marry anyone so stays at home . The whole narrative is interspersed with some gorgeous songs , my favourite is called Sunrise Sunset . In the end , the Babylonians come and take everyone into captivity , again another lovely song called By the Rivers of Babylon . You may wish to read those two books for yourself , just to double check the facts .
From the Israelites' repentance, students learned that to sincerely repent, we must forsake our sins and confess them to the Lord. Based on the account of Eli and his family, students also learned that if we choose to follow the world instead of the Lord, then eventually we will experience sorrow and regret.
1 Samuel 2
The book of 2 Samuel chronicles David's anointing and reign as king of Israel. David is remembered as the greatest king in Israel's history. Because of David's faithfulness, the Lord blessed and honored David.
The book of 2 Samuel can be divided into two main sections-David's triumphs (chap 1-10) and David's troubles (chap11-20). The last part of the book (chap 21-24) is a non-chronological appendix which contains further details of David's reign.
The book begins with David receiving news of the death of Saul and his sons. He proclaims a time of mourning. Soon afterward, David is crowned king over Judah, while Ish-bosheth, one of Saul's surviving sons, is crowned king over Israel (ch2). A civil war follows, but Ish-bosheth is murdered, and the Israelites ask David to reign over them as well (chapters 4-5).
David moves the country's capital from Hebron to Jerusalem and later moves the Ark of the Covenant (chapters 5-6). David's plan to build a temple in Jerusalem is vetoed by God, who then promises David the following things: 1 David would have a son to rule after him; 2) David's son would build the temple; 3) the throne occupied by David's lineage would be established forever; and 4) God would never take His mercy from David's house ( 2 Sam 7:4-16).
David leads Israel to victory over many of the enemy nations which surrounded them. He also shows kindness to the family of Jonathan by taking in Mephibosheth, Jonathan's crippled son (chapters 8-10).
Then David falls for a beautiful woman named Bathsheba, commits adultery with her, and then has her husband murdered (chapter 11). When Nathan the prophet confronts David
You might read a story in Samuel or Kings and see more info added to the stories in Chronicles.
When I discovered that, my studies picked up some speed. It is like reading the "rest of the story."
Also King David was alive during those times. You'll find additional nuggets of information in Psalms.
If you don't have a reference edition of the KJV Bible, you may look at some. Those column notes around the edges of the page, send you elsewhere to read " the rest of the story."
Better yet, make good use of The SEARCH ENGINE ON THIS WEBSITE. It makes finding scriptures much faster.
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