Robert Bingham

  • 1 Kings 1 - Solomon Anointed King

    David had become old and could not get warm, so his servants provide a beautiful girl named Abishag to keep him warm. The scripture says that he was only "of service" to him for that purpose, and attending…

    Created about 20 hours ago

    1 Kings 1:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 19 - Joab Rebukes David

    David's mourning over Absalom is causing the victorious to slink away, hide in their homes, and wonder about the leadership of their king. Joab rebukes David for this sharply, telling him that he is mourning…

    Created 9 days ago

    2 Samuel 19:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 18 - Absalom Killed

    So David gathered his forces and re-supplied, and now these experienced warriors were ready to go on the offensive. David divided the troops into three - command by Joab, Abishai, and Ittai the Gittite.…

    Created 9 days ago

    2 Samuel 18:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 17 - Hushai Saves David

    Ahithophel continues his counsel, and he tells Absalom to let choose twelve thousand men and pursue David tonight while he is weary and discouraged. He says he will throw them into a panic and all the…

    Created 9 days ago

    2 Samuel 17:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 16 - Shimei Curses David

    In verses 1-4, we find Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth meeting up with David. He has donkeys saddled and much food. David asks what he is doing and where his master is, and he replies that Mephibosheth…

    Created 9 days ago

    2 Samuel 16:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 15 - Absalom's Conspiracy

    The trouble in David's house has already become bad, but it will get worse. In chapter 13, his son Amnon raped his daughter Tamar. there just is no other word for what happened. It was a horrible and…

    Created 9 days ago

    2 Samuel 15:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 12 - Nathan Rebukes David

    The Lord has decided that it is time to call David into account for his sin with Bathsheba, so He sends Nathan with the words to rebuke him. Nathan tells David a moving story about a poor man who had…

    Created 13 days ago

    2 Samuel 12:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 11 - David and Bathsheba

    We have moved past chapters 8-10 in which David enjoys some key military victories, and in chapter 9, he seeks a survivor of Saul's house so that he could show kindness to them for Jonathan's sake. He…

    Created 14 days ago

    2 Samuel 11:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 7 - The Lord's Covenant with David

    If you asked this blogger for an opinion of the most important passages in the Bible, it would be a tough task. But the seventh chapter of 2 Samuel would definitely make the short list. This is where…

    Created 14 days ago

    2 Samuel 7:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 6 - The Ark Brought to Jerusalem

    The story of the ark being brought to Jerusalem is told here, and the first attempt does not go well. The ark was one of the "holy things," with which they communed with the Lord - but though the Levite…

    Created 14 days ago

    2 Samuel 6:1 (ESV)

  • 2 Samuel 5 - David Anointed King of Israel

    The kingdom has become unified, and David has now become king of all Israel, just as God intended. Now he wants Jerusalem, but the Jebusites are in the way, and they do not think David and his army are…

    Created 15 days ago

    2 Samuel 5:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 28 - Saul and the Medium of Endor

    As we forge ahead in chapter 28, Saul has gone from bad to worse. Samuel has died. His madness and jealousy of David (in spite of knowing God was on David's side) drove him to kill all the priests and…

    Created 25 days ago

    1 Samuel 28:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 19 - Saul Tries to Kill David

    As we move to chapter 19, David's skill as a warrior is proven, his reputation has grown and Saul has become more jealous and paranoid than ever. His plan for David to be killed by Philistines backfired,…

    Created 25 days ago

    1 Samuel 19:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 17 - David and Goliath

    One of the most famous chapters in the Bible begins with the Philistines camped at Socoh and Saul and his army gathered at the Valley of Elah. Defeating them here was crucial, as control of this valley…

    Created 25 days ago

    1 Samuel 17:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 16 - David Anointed King

    The Lord sends Samuel to the house of Jesse (son of Ruth and Boaz) to anoint one of his sons as the new king. When Samuel arrives, he is sure that the tall one, Eliab, must be the one. But God tells him…

    Created 25 days ago

    1 Samuel 16:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 15 - The Lord Rejects Saul

    This chapter is a favorite for skeptics to cite as showing God to be ruthless, rather than the God of love that we know Him to be. And indeed, the idea of having an entire people obliterated is disturbing…

    Created 26 days ago

    1 Samuel 15:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 13 - Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice

    The translation of verse one is different in many versions because the Hebrew in that text is difficult. Paul tells us in Acts 13:21, that Saul reigned for 40 years. All we know other than that is that…

    Created 27 days ago

    1 Samuel 13:1 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes

    2012-05-08

  • 1 Samuel 12- Samuel's Farewell Address

    This is not Samuel's last public address, but it does sound very much like Joshua's farewell address, especially Joshua 23:1-13. Samuel reminds them of all that God has done for them, and reminds and…

    Created 27 days ago

    1 Samuel 12:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 10-11 - Saul Anointed King

    In a private ceremony, Samuel anoints Saul as king, then tells him of several signs that will prove to him the God has made king (ch. 9 verses 2-7). The term "another heart" simply refers to the Spirit…

    Created 28 days ago

    1 Samuel 10:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 9 - Saul Chosen to Be King

    From the tribe of Benjamin, Saul comes with a servant looking for his father's lost donkeys. With no luck in finding them, his servant tells him of a seer, known to be a man of God (a prophet), and happens…

    Created 28 days ago

    1 Samuel 9:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 8 - Israel Demands a King

    Samuel is getting old, and has appointed his sons Joel and Abijah as judges. But they are corrupt (verse 3) and the elders come to Samuel and tell him that they want a king. It was not wrong for them…

    Created 29 days ago

    1 Samuel 8:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 5 - Return of the Ark

    Now that the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they brought it to Ashdod and took it into the house of their "god" Dagon. When they woke early the next day, they found their idol face down on the…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 5:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 4 - Return of the Ark

    So far in the book of Samuel, we have read of little mention of real worship - other than some sacrificial offerings. Indeed chapter 3:1 says "the word of the Lord was rare in those days." And Eli's consultation…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 4:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 3 - The Lord Calls Samuel

    The Lord calls Samuel twice as he is laying down in the temple, and both times he thinks it is Eli calling him. But when he runs to him to see what he wants, Eli sends him back to bed. But the third time,…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 3:1 (ESV)

  • 1 Samuel 2 - The Lord Rejects Eli's Household

    The second chapter begins with Hannah's song of praise to the Lord - a hymn; and many passages in the Old Testament are similar, particularly Psalm 113 - especially verse 9 of that Psalm's reference to…

    Created about 1 month ago

    1 Samuel 2:1 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes

    2011-09-20

  • Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark

    2011-09-19

  • Genesis 13:1

    Genesis 13:1 (NKJV)
    Then Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him, to the South.

    Created 9 months ago

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-09-19

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2011-09-14