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The Great Weaver
I love this picture of The Great Weaver who designed and had a plan for me before He even began to work on me in my mother's womb. At this time, most women could weave, at least a decent plain cloth.…
Created 2 days ago
Psalm 139:13 (NASB), Psalm 139:14 (NASB), Psalm 139:15 (NASB), Psalm 139:16 (NASB)
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Courses of Priests
David divided up the priestly families into courses so that they could share in the duties of serving God, the temple, and the people. Each family would have a turn serving in the temple according to…
Created 3 days ago
1 Chronicles 24:1 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:2 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:3 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:4 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:5 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:6 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:7 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:8 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:9 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:10 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:11 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:12 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:13 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:14 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:15 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:16 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:17 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:18 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 24:19 (NASB), Luke 1:5 (NASB), Luke 1:6 (NASB), Luke 1:7 (NASB), Luke 1:8 (NASB), Luke 1:9 (NASB), Luke 1:10 (NASB), Luke 1:11 (NASB), Luke 1:12 (NASB), Luke 1:13 (NASB), Luke 1:14 (NASB), Luke 1:15 (NASB), Luke 1:16 (NASB), Luke 1:17 (NASB)
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Order of Melchizedek
Melchizedek was both a king and a priest. He ruled over Salem (which later became Jerusalem). Abraham meets with Melchizedek after he rescues Lot in Genesis 14:18-20. Melchizedek provides bread and wine…
Created 4 days ago
Genesis 14:18 (NASB), Genesis 14:19 (NASB), Genesis 14:20 (NASB), Psalm 110:1 (NASB), Psalm 110:2 (NASB), Psalm 110:3 (NASB), Psalm 110:4 (NASB), Psalm 110:5 (NASB), Psalm 110:6 (NASB), Psalm 110:7 (NASB)
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Cursing
What a picture of how our intentions toward another can influence our own lives. The cursing enters the body and becomes integral to the man. The curses begin to come back on the man as well. The man…
Created 4 days ago
Psalm 109:17 (NASB), Psalm 109:18 (NASB), Psalm 109:19 (NASB), Psalm 109:20 (NASB)
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True Sacrifice
David could have accepted the gift from Araunah and offered that to God without it costing anything to him personally, but that would have diminished the offering. This helps me to remember that a true…
Created 5 days ago
2 Samuel 24:24 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 21:22 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 21:23 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 21:24 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 21:25 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 21:26 (NASB)
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God's Nature
God both forgives and avenges. This is a key that many people forget. We like to focus on one or the other, and we forget that even though the two are very different, they are both very important to God's…
Created 6 days ago
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Trusting God
David chooses to trust God even in the worst times. Even when he has been exiled, David chooses to trust God's plan. He hopes that God will bring him back to his throne in God's time, but if not, he is…
Created 10 days ago
2 Samuel 15:24 (NASB), 2 Samuel 15:25 (NASB), 2 Samuel 15:26 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:5 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:6 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:7 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:8 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:9 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:10 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:13 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:14 (NASB), Psalm 40:1 (NASB), Psalm 40:2 (NASB), Psalm 40:3 (NASB), Psalm 40:4 (NASB), Psalm 40:5 (NASB), Psalm 40:6 (NASB), Psalm 40:7 (NASB), Psalm 40:8 (NASB), Psalm 40:9 (NASB), Psalm 40:10 (NASB), Psalm 40:11 (NASB), Psalm 40:12 (NASB), Psalm 40:13 (NASB), Psalm 40:14 (NASB), Psalm 40:15 (NASB), Psalm 40:16 (NASB), Psalm 40:17 (NASB), Psalm 61:1 (NASB), Psalm 61:2 (NASB), Psalm 61:3 (NASB), Psalm 61:4 (NASB), Psalm 61:5 (NASB), Psalm 61:6 (NASB), Psalm 61:7 (NASB), Psalm 61:8 (NASB), Psalm 64:1 (NASB), Psalm 64:2 (NASB), Psalm 64:3 (NASB), Psalm 64:4 (NASB), Psalm 64:5 (NASB), Psalm 64:6 (NASB), Psalm 64:7 (NASB), Psalm 64:8 (NASB), Psalm 64:9 (NASB), Psalm 64:10 (NASB)
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Mephibosheth
David showed great kindness to Mephibosheth by allowing him to live. The fact that Mephibosheth lived meant that he was always a threat to David's throne, but David had such confidence in God that he…
Created 10 days ago
2 Samuel 9:1 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:2 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:3 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:4 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:5 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:6 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:7 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:8 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:9 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:10 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 9:13 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:1 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:2 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:3 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:4 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:24 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:25 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:26 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:27 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:28 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:29 (NASB), 2 Samuel 19:30 (NASB)
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes
2012-05-23
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Accepting God's will
David spends 7 days pleading for the life of his son. His son's life is not spared. Where most people might have railed on anger, David calmly accepted that loss. I see here that we can plead for God…
Created 11 days ago
2 Samuel 12:16 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:17 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:18 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:19 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:20 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:21 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:22 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:23 (NASB)
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Repentance and Forgiveness
It seems so easy that repentance is all it takes, but even here in the old testament we see David being forgiven of his sin once he repented. How much more can we know that forgiveness, knowing that Jesus…
Created 11 days ago
2 Samuel 12:13 (NASB), Psalm 32:1 (NASB), Psalm 32:2 (NASB), Psalm 32:3 (NASB), Psalm 32:4 (NASB), Psalm 32:5 (NASB), Psalm 32:6 (NASB), Psalm 32:7 (NASB), Psalm 32:8 (NASB), Psalm 32:9 (NASB), Psalm 32:10 (NASB), Psalm 32:11 (NASB)
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Consequences
Sin always has consequences. The consequences for David's sins with Bathsheba include the sword or violent deaths throughout the line. This is very apparent immediately with Absalom, but the line of…
Created 11 days ago
2 Samuel 12:10 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 12:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:20 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:21 (NASB), 2 Samuel 16:22 (NASB)
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The great cover-up
Once Bathsheba was pregnant, David attempted to cover up the entire affair.David brings home Uriah, hoping that he would go to his wife and that the entire affair would be quickly and silently covered…
Created 12 days ago
2 Samuel 11:5 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:6 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:7 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:8 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:9 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:10 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:13 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:14 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:15 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:16 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:17 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:18 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:19 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:20 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:21 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:22 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:23 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:24 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:25 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:26 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:27 (NASB)
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Be careful little eyes...
We are never told why David did not go out to battle with Joab as the other kings did at this time of year. We only know that David stayed behind, and as a result found himself caught in the middle of…
Created 12 days ago
2 Samuel 11:1 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:2 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:3 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:4 (NASB), 2 Samuel 11:5 (NASB)
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Pardon for Absolom
Joab gets the woman of Tekoa to go to David and tell a story about how her two sons fought and one killed the other. By rights, the son that murdered his brother should have been killed by the Avenger…
Created 13 days ago
2 Samuel 14:4 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:5 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:6 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:7 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:8 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:9 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:10 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:13 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:14 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:15 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:16 (NASB), 2 Samuel 14:17 (NASB)
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Praying God's word
David immediately goes to God in prayer after receiving the promise from God. The interesting thing is that he prays God's promises right back. It is a good lesson for us to know what God has to say in…
Created 20 days ago
2 Samuel 7:25 (NASB), 2 Samuel 7:26 (NASB), 2 Samuel 7:27 (NASB), 2 Samuel 7:28 (NASB), 2 Samuel 7:29 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:23 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:24 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:25 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:26 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:27 (NASB)
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The Promise to David
Here is the promise that God makes to David that his line will reign forever. This promise is not dependent on what anyone does, and it explicitly calls out that promise. Even if the sons violate the…
Created 20 days ago
2 Samuel 6:11 (NASB), 2 Samuel 6:12 (NASB), 2 Samuel 6:13 (NASB), 2 Samuel 6:14 (NASB), 2 Samuel 6:15 (NASB), 2 Samuel 6:16 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:11 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:12 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:13 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 17:14 (NASB), Psalm 89:27 (NASB), Psalm 89:28 (NASB), Psalm 89:29 (NASB), Psalm 89:30 (NASB), Psalm 89:31 (NASB), Psalm 89:32 (NASB), Psalm 89:33 (NASB), Psalm 89:34 (NASB), Psalm 89:35 (NASB), Psalm 89:36 (NASB), Psalm 89:37 (NASB)
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The progresssion of sin
We start with walking, then standing and finally sitting. Our sin encourages us to stay in sin. Our defense is making sure we stay active in meditating on God's word.
Created 23 days ago
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David does research
Between the first attempt to move the Ark back to Jerusalem (1 Chr 14:7-10) and the second, David has obviously done a fair bit of research. This time he knows that it has to be carried by the Levites,…
Created 24 days ago
1 Chronicles 15:1 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:2 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:3 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:4 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:11 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:12 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:13 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:14 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 15:15 (NASB)
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David spares Saul's life
Why should David's conscience bother him when he spared Saul's life?The edge of the robe was where the rank and authority was displayed on these garments, much like we put insignia on the shoulders of…
Created 26 days ago
1 Samuel 24:4 (NASB), 1 Samuel 24:5 (NASB), 1 Samuel 24:6 (NASB)
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David's house increases
It can bee seen as a sign of David's wealth that he was able to take more wives and concubines from Jerusalem. The laws concerning the king intended that the king should not gather wives or riches for…
Created 27 days ago
2 Samuel 5:13 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:14 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:15 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:16 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 14:3 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 14:4 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 14:5 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 14:6 (NASB), 1 Chronicles 14:7 (NASB)
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Over-confident
Jerusalem considered themselves so strong they taunted David that the blind and the lame could defend their city. David proved them wrong and captured Jerusalem and then turned it into his capitol city.
Created 27 days ago
2 Samuel 5:6 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:7 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:8 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:9 (NASB), 2 Samuel 5:10 (NASB)
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Samuel kills Agag
We often picture these prophets as meek, passive men who would never touch an implement of war or would never do any sort of violence.Here, Samuel does what Saul had not and he kills Agag rather violently.…
Created about 1 month ago
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Tearing the robe
Saul tears the hem of Samuel's robe here. The hem of the robe was frequently where the office and authority was displayed in this time. It was often embroidered with the symbols of the office. This is…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Samuel 15:24 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:25 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:26 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:27 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:28 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:29 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:30 (NASB), 1 Samuel 15:31 (NASB)
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Confirming the King
It is interesting to note that here it is the time of the wheat harvest when Saul is confirmed as king by Samuel. Samuel gives the commandments and sets the stage for Saul's reign. The wheat harvest occurs…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Samuel 12:12 (NASB), 1 Samuel 12:13 (NASB), 1 Samuel 12:14 (NASB), 1 Samuel 12:15 (NASB), 1 Samuel 12:16 (NASB), 1 Samuel 12:17 (NASB), 1 Samuel 12:18 (NASB)
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The ark as a good luck charm
The people had stopped trusting in God as their salvation or to lead them in battle. They had begun to look at the ark as a sort of talisman or good luck charm instead of following God's plan. In the…
Created about 1 month ago
1 Samuel 4:1 (NASB), 1 Samuel 4:2 (NASB), 1 Samuel 4:3 (NASB), 1 Samuel 4:10 (NASB), 1 Samuel 4:11 (NASB), 1 Samuel 4:17 (NASB)
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Leviticus 23:4-5
Leviticus 23:4-5 (NASB)
'These are the appointed times of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at the times appointed for them.Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — 21-Day Challenge
2012-02-24
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-25
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-12
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-01-02
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cord of three strands
Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NASB)
And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.Created 11 months ago
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1 Peter 3:19
1 Peter 3:19 (NASB)
in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison,Created 12 months ago
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1 Peter 3:20
1 Peter 3:20 (NASB)
who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the water.Created 12 months ago
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Acts 16:13
Acts 16:13 (NASB)
And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled.Created about 1 year ago
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Acts 16:14
Acts 16:14 (NASB)
A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul.Created about 1 year ago
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Acts 16:15
Acts 16:15 (NASB)
And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us.Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-05-18
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Genesis 9:5
Genesis 9:5 (NASB)
Surely I will require your lifeblood; from every beast I will require it. And from every man, from every man's brother I will require the life of man.Created about 1 year ago
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Genesis 9:6
Genesis 9:6 (NASB)
"Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.Created about 1 year ago
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Micah 6:8
Micah 6:8 (NASB)
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 22:37
Matthew 22:37 (NASB)
And He said to him, " 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 22:38
Matthew 22:38 (NASB)
This is the great and foremost commandment.Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 22:39
Matthew 22:39 (NASB)
The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.'Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 22:40
Matthew 22:40 (NASB)
On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-04-29
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Job 19:25
Job 19:25 (NASB)
"As for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, And at the last He will take His stand on the earth.Created about 1 year ago
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Job 19:26
Job 19:26 (NASB)
"Even after my skin is destroyed, Yet from my flesh I shall see God;Created about 1 year ago
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Job 19:27
Job 19:27 (NASB)
Whom I myself shall behold, And whom my eyes will see and not another. My heart faints within me!Created about 1 year ago
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