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1 Samuel 22:6-23 Week 13 : Day 2 by Jack Staversky In this passage, we see jealousy, insecurity, and irrational vengeance on the part of Saul. Because Doeg told the king that David...

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1 Samuel 21:10-22:5; Psalm 57 Week 13 : Day 1 by Jack Staversky In this passage, David was on the run from Saul although he didn’t know what he had done to offend him. Up to now,...

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1 Samuel 21:1-9; Matthew 12:1-8 Week 12 : Day 5 by Kathy Knight David has, once again, fled from King Saul. In 1 Samuel 21.1-9, we learn that David ran to a place called Nob, to Ahimelech...

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1 Samuel 20:1-42; John 15:13-15 Week 12 : Day 4 by Kathy Knight In this passage David once again confronted his best friend Jonathan about Jonathan’s father Saul. Saul wanted to kill...

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1 Samuel 19:8-24 Week 12 : Day 3 by Kathy Knight In 1 Samuel 19.8-24, we read that yet another war with the Philistines broke out and once again, David led the army to victory. What...

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1 Samuel 19:1-7 Week 12 : Day 2 by Kathy Knight 1 Samuel 19.1-7 allows us to see just a small part of a remarkable friendship. The friendship is between Jonathan, King Saul’s son,...

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1 Samuel 18:10-30 Week 12 : Day 1 by Kathy Knight The King Saul of 1 Samuel 18.10-30 doesn’t sound like a nice guy. Earlier in 1 Samuel, we learn that God anointed Saul as Israel’s...

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1 Samuel 18:1-9; Proverbs 17:17 Week 11 : Day 5 by Laurie Moulton Today’s reading describes the friendship between David and Jonathan – the shepherd boy and the son of the king.  A...

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1 Samuel 17:17-40 Week 11 : Day 4 by Laurie Moulton Today’s reading is the ending chapter of the David and Goliath saga.  It includes all of the gruesome details of David’s victory...

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1 Samuel 17:17-40 Week 11 : Day 3 by Laurie Moulton In today’s portion of the “David and Goliath” story, a different element is introduced.  In yesterday’s reading we saw Saul and...

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1 Samuel 17:1-1 Week 11 : Day 2 by Laurie Moulton In today’s Bible reading, we are introduced to two characters from one of the most famous stories in the Old Testament – the story...

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1 Samuel 16:14-23 Week 11 : Day 1 by Laurie Moulton In today’s passage, we find Saul looking for “someone who plays the harp well.” When I read those words, it immediately brought...

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1 Samuel 16:1-13; Psalm 147:10-11 Week 10 : Day 5 by Ben Opp "Do not consider his appearance or his height...The LORD does not look at the things man looks at.  Man looks at the outward...

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1 Samuel 14:49-15:35 Week 10 : Day 4 by Ben Opp This passage is rife with subtle clues about Saul's character.  It culminates in his removal as king over Israel, the result of much...

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1 Samuel 14:24-48; James 3:1-12 Week 10 : Day 3 by Ben Opp I think most people have experienced, at some point in life, a leader who was more interested in his or her own gain than...

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1 Samuel 14:15-23 Week 10 : Day 2 by Ben Opp  Action taken in light of the promises of God yields results - big results.  Here, Jonathan's seemingly rash and crazy solo attack on...

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1 Samuel 13:16-14:14 Week 10 : Day 1 by Ben Opp  To me, this passage shows sharp contrast between Saul and his son Jonathan.  The nation of Israel stands on the brink of destruction,...

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1 Samuel 13:1-15 Week 9 : Day 5 by Rhonda Staversky Saul was getting ready for battle against the Philistines who greatly outnumbered the men from Israel. This struck fear into Saul’s...

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Psalm 95 Week 9 : Day 4 by Rhonda Staversky Most of this Psalm is praising God for who He is and for the universe He created. The author conveyed the magnitude of the Lord’s greatness...

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1 Samuel 12:1-25 Week 9 : Day 3 by Rhonda Staversky In this passage, Samuel recapped the history of God’s promises to His people.  God promised that He would be with...

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1 Samuel 11:12-15; 2 Peter 3:9 Week 9 : Day 2 by Rhonda Staversky Saul was actually hiding and looked like a coward when he was named king (1 Samuel 9:22).  There were...

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1 Samuel 11:1-11; Psalm 28 Week 9 : Day 1 by Rhonda Staversky Boy, ancient times were violent. I can’t imagine agreeing to have my eye gouged out. I would hope that I...

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