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You can also check out all these Reading Plans Blogs to go through the Bible in a year from Back to the Bible Reading Lists:the Chronological Reading Plan blog; OT and NT Together blog; Historical Readings blog; Blended Readings blog and Beginning to End blog In addition, there is the Theophilus1 blog in the One Year Bible format and The Daily Bible in Chronological Order
The Back to the Bible OT and NT Together Reading Plan
Index of Historical Readings
Today's reading 2 Samuel 12-13; Luke 16
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 2Samuel 12; 2Samuel 13; Luke 6;
2 Samuel 12
Nathan confronted David of his sin with Bathsheba with a parable of a rich man taking a poor man's only lamb. David was very angry and said that the rich man shoild pay fourfold. Nathan said to him that David was a rich man. David acknowledged his sins and God forgave him but he still had to pay the consequences of his sins. He had to reap what he sowed in his life. He had to pay a heavy price because he was the king. In this passage, the Bible warned us that those who are given more responsibility and privileges from God will be judged more severely. David wrote Psalm 51 in which he acknowledged that it was against God that he sinned. His sins were given but he had to pay the price, he and Bathsheba lost the baby.
. 2Samuel 13
This is the tragic story of Tamar being raped by her step-brother, Amnon (v. 1-22). Absalom, Tamar's sister killed Amnon in revenge for what he did. This heartache and pain came ultimately from David's sin with Bathsheba. Sometimes we are not aware that the consequences of our sins have effect not only on the parties involved but it may affect families and friend and the whole. community.
Deffinbaugh on 2 Samuel (Series)
Bob Roe on The Life of David
Arthur Pink-The Life of David
2 Samuel 12, with Commentaries, verse by verse
2 Samuel 13, with Commentaries, verse by verse
Links to Commentaries and other References - 2 Samuel
Luke 16 with Commentaries, verse by verse
In Luke 16 Jesus gave the parable of the shrewd manager. A rich man heard that his e manager was cheating him so he called him him and told him to give him an acount of himself. The manager realized that he was old, and that he had to find a way to survive, so he made friends in a sneaky manner. So he schemed and canceled or cut the wise man's debt. The rich man commended the manager for acting shrewdly. Jesus said that Christians are to use worldly wealth to help those in need, so that in the future the needy, whose needs were met will show their gratitude when they welcome their benefactors in heaven. In this way worldy wealth may be wisely used to gain eternal benefits. What are you investing your money in? What is the eternal rate of return on your money? Are you using your money shrewdly for the furtherance of the Kingdom? Who are you serving God or money?
Picture of Mammon (Money)
IVP Commentary - Generosity: Handling Money and Possessions Luke 16
In Luke 16 Jesus told the story of the rich man and Lazarus. This is according to some Bible Commentators, is what will happen to us when we die. If you are born-again, you will go straight to Abraham's bosom or paradise. If you reject Christ, you go straight to hell. This is the closest thing we know about what happens to us when we die. The thief on the cross believed in Jesus Christ, and Jesus said that today he would be with Him in paradise. Lazarus plead with Abraham to send someone to warn his brothers of such a place called hell. Abraham said that they have Moses and the Prophets, let them listen to them. Lazarus asked Abraham to send someone from the dead to tell them about hell, they would repent. Even of they sent someone who rose from the dead, they would not even listen to that person (Jesus). Is there a place call hell?
Check these links: Hell
Is hell eternal
I beg you, to read the passage carefully, this will affect your eternal destiny. Check this LINK How to Become a Christian
Links to Commentaries and other References - Luke
Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian
This Posting is NOT a commentary of the passages read today but it is a devotional. Please send a comment if something spoke to you today from the passages, links or thoughts that I have shared with you.
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