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Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17
Now it came about when the king lived in his house, and the LORD had given him rest on every side from all his enemies, that the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells [...]

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Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 5:11-6:23, 1 Chronicles 13-16
In today’s reading David get a place to call home. His position as King has finally solidified and the people accept him as God’s chosen leader, but his neighbors aren’t as convinced. The King of Tyre send a piece offering of materials and laborers to build his new [...]

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Today’s Reading: 2 Samuel 5:1-10, 1 Chronicles 11-12
I like the tales of David’s mighty men. One of the issues every leader has to face is leading people who maybe strong or more skilled than the leader himself. A weak leader will often pick less skilled or weaker leaders under himself to prevent the chance that [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 7-10
Today’s reading sees an end to the genealogy lists and rejoins the books of Samuel with a synopsis of death of Saul. It’s noteworthy that Chronicles puts the fault for Saul’s fall squarely on his failure to follow God’s command and his consulting a medium. Seems like a pretty good example [...]

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Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 6
Another big list of names, in this case the priestly line from Levi.

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Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 3-5
More genealogies.  It is interesting how God includes little glimpses into some the lives we go whizzing past, maybe not enough for a full character study, but just enough to remind us that these were real people with real lives and that they were a part of His plan.

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Today’s Reading: 1 Chronicles 1-2
The interleaving of Chronicles with Samuel and Kings makes since when you know that an older name for Chronicles (“Paralipomenon”) means “supplements”. Chronicles provides supplemental and supporting information for Samuel and Kings. Today’s reading is basically a detailed genealogy from Adam through to David.

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