Daily Bible Reading - May 29th, 2022 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 29th, 2022 | American Bible Society: Psalm 89:1-18: Today’s reading is a testament to God’s faithfulness and recalls God’s covenant with David that David’s dynasty will last forever (see 2 Samuel 7:16, the reading from May 27).

Daily Bible Reading - May 22nd, 2022 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 22nd, 2022 | American Bible Society: 1 Samuel 16:1-23: God has rejected Saul as king, and Samuel anoints David, a young shepherd boy, to be Israel’s next king. Saul is tormented by an evil spirit, and David is sent to play his harp for Saul. Saul enlists David in his service as his weapons carrier.

Daily Bible Reading - May 15th, 2022 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 15th, 2022 | American Bible Society: 1 Samuel 9:1-27: Yesterday’s reading concluded with the LORD telling Samuel to do what the people wanted and give them a king. In today’s reading, the LORD tells Samuel that he will encounter a man whom Samuel is to anoint as king. While Saul is searching for his father’s missing donkeys, he meets Samuel, and Samuel invites him to a banquet. Saul is given a place at the head of the table, the place of honor. Thus Samuel treats Saul as if Saul were already king.

Daily Bible Reading - May 8th, 2022 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 8th, 2022 | American Bible Society: 1 Samuel 3:1-21: As a boy, Samuel served the LORD in Shiloh by helping Eli the priest. One night he heard the voice of the LORD calling him, and Samuel received a message from the LORD. When Samuel grew up, he became a prophet of the LORD.

Daily Bible Reading - May 1st, 2022 | American Bible Society

Daily Bible Reading - May 1st, 2022 | American Bible Society: Psalm 18:1-24: Today we begin reading the first half of Psalm 18. It is the third longest psalm (after 119 and 78) and employs a warrior-deity image for God. The psalm is attributed to David who sang this song to the LORD after the LORD had rescued him from his enemies. This victory song also appears in 2 Samuel 22. Centuries after the time of David, this psalm was used to express the hope that God would rescue the people of Israel from their enemies.