Day 1 2 Samuel 13-15 Day 2 Psalms 3; 4; 13; 28; 55 Day 3 2 Samuel 16-18 Day 4 Psalms 26; 40-41; 58; 61; 62; 64 Day 5 2 Samuel 19-21; Psalms 5; 38; 42 Day 6 2 Samuel 22-23; Psalm 57; Week 20
Day 1 Psalms 7; 27; 31; 34; 52 Day 2 Psalms 56; 120; 140-142 Day 3 1 Samuel 25-27; Psalms 17, 73 Day 4 Psalms 35; 54; 63; 18 Day 5 1 Samuel 28-31; Psalm 121; 1 Chronicles 10 Day 6 Psalms 123-125; 128-130
David Spares Saul
I misspoke in class today, thinking that we would be reading II Samuel. We're actually spending quite a bit of time in the Psalms this week. These Psalms give us a unique look into the mind of David in that they allow us to see the intimate nature of the relationship between David and God. Try to reconstruct David's mindset as you are reading these. Does loving and depending on God mean that he never gets scared or distressed? Does loving God mean that David never wonders why certain things are happening to him?
Day 1 1 Samuel 1-3 Day 2 1 Samuel 4-8 Day 3 1 Samuel 9-12 Day 4 1 Samuel 13-16 Day 5 1 Samuel 17-20; Psalm 59 Day 6 1 Samuel 21-24; Psalm 91
Samuel anoints Saul
As we have seen in this week's readings, Saul and David both had their flaws. However, David tended to please God while Saul displeased Him. What differences between these two men led to God's preference for David over Saul? Were they actions, attitudes, or both?