Awaiting grace
Saturday 16th November Read 2 Samuel 15:23-29 “The whole countryside wept aloud as all the people passed by. The king also crossed the…
Loyalty
Friday 15th November Read 2 Samuel 15:19-22 “The king said to Ittai the Gittite, ‘Why should you come along with us? Go back…
Follow, follow
Thursday 14th November Read 2 Samuel 15:16-18 “The king set out, with his entire household following him; but he left ten concubines to…
Danger approaches
Wednesday 13th November Read 2 Samuel 15:13-15 “A messenger came and told David, ‘The hearts of the people of Israel are with Absalom.’…
Peace and bitterness
Tuesday 12th November Read 2 Samuel 15:7-12 “At the end of four years, Absalom said to the king, ‘Let me go to Hebron…
Populist coups
Monday 11th November Read 2 Samuel 15:1-6 “In the course of time, Absalom provided himself with a chariot and horses and with fifty…
Unending grief
Sunday 10th November Read 2 Samuel 13:37-39 “Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But King David…
Overwrought
Saturday 9th November Read 2 Samuel 13:30-36 “While they were on their way, the report came to David: ‘Absalom has struck down all…
Inaction
Friday 8th November Read 2 Samuel 13:23-29 “Two years later, when Absalom’s sheep-shearers were at Baal Hazor near the border of Ephraim, he…
Outraged
Thursday 7th November Read 2 Samuel 13:15-22 “Then Amnon hated her with intense hatred. In fact, he hated her more than he had…