As with 1 Chronicles, a lot of the stories in this book can be found earlier on in the Bible, in the Samuel and Kings books. Although the bad kings of the north aren't mentioned, which means the narrative feels like there is much more balance, there is still war, threat, violence, and murder to [...]
1 and 2 Chronicles according to The Bible Project are essentially a glossy version of 1 and 2 Kings, which I have already read. The author of the Chronicles was a big fan of King David and some of his more questionable moments are not mentioned, take his encounter with Bathsheba, for example. It reminds [...]
I have mixed feelings about the second book of Samuel. I quite enjoyed reading the first half, although it threw up some interesting questions for me. For example, in chapter 3, there's the sad little love triangle between David, Michal and her husband Paltiel. Paltiel goes along weeping after Michal as she's taken away from [...]
Welcome back! Inspired by a member of the ASSF congregation, I'm reading my way through the Bible. Here's number 9, the first book (or scroll, as it turns out) of Samuel. I'll start by once again directing people to the Bible Project video for an overview. The wider narrative isn't really clear from just reading [...]
Rev Poppy 