Psalm 6-10 - How Majestic Is Your Name

Yahweh, Rescue My Soul

Psa 6:4-5 LSB - [4] Return, O Yahweh, rescue my soul; Save me because of Your lovingkindness. [5] For there is no remembrance of You in death; In Sheol who will give You thanks?

Psa 6:6 LSB - [6] I am weary with my sighing; Every night I make my bed swim, I flood my couch with my tears.

In You I Have Taken Refuge

Psa 7:1 LSB - 

[1] A Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Yahweh concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. 

O Yahweh my God, in You I have taken refuge; Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,

Psa 7:10 LSB - [10] My shield is with God, Who saves the upright in heart.

Psa 7:17 LSB - [17] I will give thanks to Yahweh according to His righteousness And will sing praise to the name of Yahweh Most High.

How Majestic Is Your Name

Psa 8:1-9 LSB - 

[1] For the choir director. According to the Gittith. A Psalm of David. 

O Yahweh, our Lord, 

How majestic is Your name in all the earth, 

Who displays Your splendor above the heavens! 

[2] From the mouth of infants and nursing babies 

You have established strength Because of Your adversaries, 

To make the enemy and the revengeful cease. 

[3] When I see Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, 

The moon and the stars, which You have established; 

[4] What is man that You remember him, 

And the son of man that You care for him? 

[5] Yet You have made him a little lower than [the] angels, 

And You crown him with glory and majesty! 

[6] You make him to rule over the works of Your hands; 

You have put all things under his feet, 

[7] All sheep and oxen, 

And also the animals of the field, 

[8] The birds of the heavens and the fish of the sea, 

Whatever passes through the paths of the seas. 

[9] O Yahweh, our Lord, 

How majestic is Your name in all the earth!

Yahweh Will Judge the World in Righteousness

Psa 9:1-2 LSB - 

[1] For the choir director. Almuth-labben. A Psalm of David. 

ALEPH 

I will give thanks to Yahweh with all my heart; 

I will recount all Your wondrous deeds. 

[2] ALEPH 

I will be glad and exult in You; 

I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Do Not Forget the Afflicted

Psa 10:1 LSB - 

[1] LAMEDH 

Why do You stand afar off, O Yahweh? 

Why do You hide [Yourself] in times of distress?

Psa 10:17-18 LSB - [17] TAV 

O Yahweh, You have heard the desire of the humble; 

You will strengthen their heart, 

You will cause Your ear to give heed 

[18] To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed, 

So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Psalm 1-5 - in the morning

The Way of the Righteous and Wicked

Psa 1:1-2 LSB - [1] How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the way of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! [2] But his delight is in the law of Yahweh, And in His law he meditates day and night.

• Blessed is the man who:

• delights in the law of Yahweh
• meditates in His law day and night 

Psa 1:3 LSB - [3] And he will be like a tree [firmly] planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.

The Reign of Yahweh’s Anointed

Psa 2:7 LSB - [7] "I will surely tell of the decree of Yahweh: He said to Me, 'You are My Son, Today I have begotten You.

Jhn 1:14 LSB - [14] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Jhn 3:16 LSB - [16] "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

Jhn 1:14 LSB - [14] And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Yahweh, Save Me

Psa 3:3-4 LSB - [3] But You, O Yahweh, are a shield about me, My glory, and the One who lifts my head. [4] I was calling to Yahweh with my voice, And He answered me from His holy mountain. Selah.

Yahweh Makes Me Abide in Safety

Psa 4:6-8 LSB -
[6] Many are saying, "Who will show us good?" Lift up the light of Your face upon us, O Yahweh!
[7] You have put gladness in my heart, More than when their grain and new wine abound.
[8] In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Yahweh, make me to abide in safety.

Lead Me in Your Righteousness

Psa 5:3 LSB - [3] O Yahweh, in the morning, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will order [my] [prayer] to You and [eagerly] watch.

Mar 1:35 LSB - [35] And in the early morning, while it was still dark, Jesus rose up, went out of [the house], and went away to a desolate place, and was praying there.

Psa 5:7 LSB - [7] But as for me, in the abundance of Your lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will worship in fear of You.

 

Psa 2:12 LSB - [12] Kiss the Son, lest He become angry, and you perish [in] the way, For His wrath may soon be kindled. How blessed are all who take refuge in Him!

1 Peter 1-5

Greeting

1Pe 1:1-2 LSB - [1] Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as exiles, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen [2] according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to the obedience of Jesus Christ and the sprinkling of His blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

• Reside as exiles
• Are chosen 
• according to the foreknowledge of God the Father
• by the sanctifying work of the Spirit
• to the obedience of Jesus Christ and the sprinkling of His blood

Born Again to a Living Hope

1Pe 1:3-5 LSB - [3] Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, [4] to [obtain] an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading, having been kept in heaven for you, [5] who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

• the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
• according to His great mercy
• has caused us to be born again
• to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead
• to [obtain] an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and unfading
• having been kept in heaven for you
• you are protected 
• by the power of God 
• through faith for a salvation 
• ready to be revealed in the last time

1Pe 1:8-9 LSB - [8] And though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, [9] receiving as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls.

• I have not seen Him
• I love Him
• I do not see Him now
• I believe in Him
• I rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory
• I am receiving the salvation of my soul
• as the outcome of my faith 

Called to Be Holy

1Pe 1:14-16 LSB - [14] As obedient children, not being conformed to the former lusts [which were yours] in your ignorance, [15] but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all [your] conduct; [16] because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."

1Pe 1:17-19 LSB - [17] And if you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your sojourn, [18] knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things like silver or gold from your futile conduct inherited from your forefathers, [19] but .

• Conduct myself in fear 
• I was redeemed from my futile conduct inherited from my forefathers
• not with corruptible things like silver or gold 
• with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, [the blood] of Christ

1Pe 1:22-23 LSB - [22] Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a love of the brothers without hypocrisy, fervently love one another from the heart, [23] for you have been born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, [that is], through the living and enduring word of God.

As Living Stones, God’s Chosen Family

1Pe 2:2-3 LSB - [2] like newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation, [3] if you have TASTED THE KINDNESS OF THE LORD.

Psa 34:8 LSB - [8] TETH O taste and see that Yahweh is good; How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

1Pe 2:9 LSB - [9] But you are A CHOSEN FAMILY, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Be Subject to Authority

1Pe 2:16 LSB - [16] [Act] as free people, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but [use it] as slaves of God.

Christ, Our Example

1Pe 2:24-25 ESV -
[24] He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
[25] For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Wives and Husbands

1Pe 3:1-2 LSB - [1] In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even if any [of them] are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, [2] as they observe your pure conduct with fear.

1Pe 3:7 LSB - [7] You husbands in the same way, live with [your wives] in an understanding way, as with a weaker vessel, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

1Pe 3:12 ESV - [12] For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

Suffering for Righteousness

1Pe 3:18-20 LSB - [18] For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, [the] righteous for [the] unrighteous, so that He might bring you to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit; [19] in which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits [now] in prison, [20] who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through [the] water.

2 Samuel 22-24 - David’s Song of Deliverance

David’s Song of Deliverance

2Sa 22:2-3 LSB - [2] He said, "Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; [3] My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.

2Sa 22:4 LSB - [4] "I call upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

2Sa 22:7 LSB - [7] "In my distress I called upon Yahweh, And I called to my God; And out of His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help [came] into His ears.

2Sa 22:17-18 LSB - [17] "He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. [18] "He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

2Sa 22:29 LSB - [29] "For You are my lamp, O Yahweh; And Yahweh illumines my darkness.

2Sa 22:31 LSB - [31] "As for God, His way is blameless; The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

2Sa 22:31 NKJV - [31] [As for] God, His way [is] perfect; The word of the LORD [is] proven; He [is] a shield to all who trust in Him.

2Sa 22:31 ESV - [31] This God--his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

David’s Last Words

2Sa 23:2 LSB - [2] "The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue.

David’s Mighty Men

2Sa 23:15-16 LSB - [15] Then David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!" [16] So the three mighty men broke through the camp of the Philistines and drew water from the well of Bethlehem which was by the gate, and carried [it] and brought [it] to David. Nevertheless, he was not willing to drink it, but poured it out to Yahweh;

David Sins in Taking a Census

2Sa 24:1 LSB - [1] And again the anger of Yahweh burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, "Go, number Israel and Judah."

1Ch 21:1 LSB - [1] Then Satan stood up against Israel and incited David to number Israel.

Go, number Israel and Judah: This was dangerous because of a principle stated in Exodus 30:12: When you take the census of the children of Israel for their number, then every man shall give a ransom for himself to the LORD, when you number them, that there may be no plague among them when you number them.

The principle of Exodus 30:12 speaks to God’s ownership of His people. In the thinking of these ancient cultures, a man only had the right to count or number what belonged to him. Israel didn’t belong to David; Israel belonged to God. It was up to the LORD to command a counting, and if David counted he should only do it at God’s command and receiving ransom money to “atone” for the counting.

2Sa 24:10 LSB - [10] Then David's heart struck him after he had counted the people. So David said to Yahweh, "I have sinned greatly in what I have done. But now, O Yahweh, please take away the iniquity of Your slave, for I have acted very foolishly."

2Sa 24:14 LSB - [14] Then David said to Gad, "I am in great distress. Let us now fall into the hand of Yahweh, for His compassions are abundant. But do not let me fall into the hand of man."

2Sa 24:15 LSB - [15] So Yahweh sent a pestilence against Israel from the morning until the appointed time, and 70,000 men of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.

2Sa 24:17 LSB - [17] Then David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who was striking down the people, and said, "Behold, it is I who have sinned, and it is I who have done unrighteousness; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let Your hand be against me and my father's house."

David Erects an Altar

2Sa 24:25 LSB - [25] Then David built there an altar to Yahweh and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Thus Yahweh was moved by the entreaty for the land, and the plague was checked from [being] upon Israel.

2 Samuel 19-21

Joab Rebukes David

2Sa 19:1-3 LSB - [1] Then it was told to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom." [2] And the salvation that day was turned to mourning for all the people, for the people heard [it] said that day, "The king is grieved for his son." [3] So the people stole away to enter into the city that day, as people who are dishonored steal away when they flee in battle.

David Returns to Jerusalem

David Pardons His Enemies

Sheba Goes Up Against David

David Gives Saul’s Sons to the Gibeonites

War with the Philistines

2 Samuel 16-18 - David Weeps Over Absalom

Ziba Meets David

2Sa 16:3 LSB - [3] Then the king said, "And where is your master's son?" And Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will return the kingdom of my father to me.'"

Shimei Curses David

2Sa 16:10 LSB - [10] But the king said, "What have I to do with you, O sons of Zeruiah? If he curses, and if Yahweh has told him, 'Curse David,' then who shall say, 'Why have you done so?'"

Absalom Enters Jerusalem

2Sa 16:23 LSB - [23] Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, [was] as if one asked of the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel [regarded] by both David and Absalom.

Hushai Saves David

2Sa 17:14 LSB - [14] Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For Yahweh had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that Yahweh might bring calamity on Absalom.

2Sa 17:23 LSB - [23] Now Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed. So he saddled [his] donkey and arose and went to his home, to his city, and set his house in order, and strangled himself; thus he died and was buried in the grave of his father.

Joab Puts Absalom to Death

2Sa 18:5 LSB - [5] Then the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, "[Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom." And all the people heard when the king commanded all the commanders concerning Absalom.

2Sa 18:8 LSB - [8] And the battle there was scattered over the whole countryside, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

David Weeps Over Absalom

2Sa 18:33 LSB - [33] Then the king trembled and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"

2 Samuel 13-15 - David Flees Jerusalem

Amnon Violates Tamar

2Sa 13:12 LSB - [12] But she said to him, "No, my brother, do not violate me, for such a thing is not done in Israel; do not do this disgraceful thing!

Lev 18:9 LSB - [9] 'The nakedness of your sister, [either] your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether born at home or born outside, their nakedness you shall not uncover.

2Sa 13:16 LSB - [16] But she said to him, "No, because this wrong in sending me away is greater than the other that you have done to me!" But he was not willing to listen to her.

Exo 22:16 ESV - [16] "If a man seduces a virgin who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price for her and make her his wife.

 2Sa 13:21 LSB - [21] Now when King David heard of all these matters, he was very angry.

Absalom Strikes Down Amnon

2Sa 13:32 LSB - [32] But Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother, answered and said, "Do not let my lord suppose they have put to death all the young men, the king's sons, for Amnon alone has died; because by the intent of Absalom this has been set since the day that he violated his sister Tamar.

2Sa 13:3 LSB - [3] But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David's brother; and Jonadab was a very shrewd man.

2Sa 13:39 LSB - [39] [And the heart of] King David was consumed with going out to Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, since he had died.

Absalom Returns to Jerusalem

2Sa 14:33 LSB - [33] So Joab came to the king and told him, and he called for Absalom. Thus he came to the king and prostrated himself on his face to the ground before the king, and the king kissed Absalom.

Absalom’s Conspiracy

2Sa 15:12 LSB - [12] And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.

David Flees Jerusalem

2Sa 15:24-25 LSB - [24] Now behold, Zadok also [came], and all the Levites with him carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar came up until all the people had finished passing from the city. [25] Then the king said to Zadok, "Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the sight of Yahweh, then He will cause me to return and show me both it and His habitation.

2Sa 15:37 LSB - [37] So Hushai, David's friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 10-12 - David and Bathsheba

David Defeats Ammon and Syria (Aram)

2Sa 10:12 LSB - [12] "Be strong, and let us show strength for the sake of our people and for the cities of our God; and may Yahweh do what is good in His sight."

David and Bathsheba

2Sa 11:11 LSB - [11] And Uriah said to David, "The ark and Israel and Judah are staying in booths, and my lord Joab and the servants of my lord are camping in the open field. Shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife? By your life and the life of your soul, I will not do this thing."

2Sa 11:27 LSB - [27] Then the [time of] mourning passed by, and David sent and gathered her to his house and she became his wife; then she bore him a son. But the thing that David had done was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

Nathan Rebukes David

2Sa 12:13-14 LSB - [13] Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against Yahweh." And Nathan said to David, "Yahweh also has taken away your sin; you shall not die. [14] "However, because by this deed you have given occasion to the enemies of Yahweh to blaspheme, the son also that is born to you shall surely die."

David’s Child Dies

2Sa 12:15-16 LSB - [15] And Nathan went to his house. Then Yahweh smote the child that Uriah's wife bore to David, so that he was [very] sick. [16] David therefore sought God about the boy; and David fasted and went and spent the night lying on the ground.

2Sa 12:22-23 LSB - [22] Then he said, "While the child was [still] alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows, Yahweh may be gracious to me, that the child may live.' [23] "But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."

Solomon’s Birth

2Sa 12:24-25 LSB - [24] Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now Yahweh loved him [25] and sent [word] by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the sake of Yahweh.

Rabbah Is Captured

2 Samuel 7-9 - The Ark of God Inhabits a Tent

The Ark of God Inhabits a Tent

2Sa 7:5 LSB - [5] "Go and say to My servant David, 'Thus says Yahweh, "Are you the one who would build Me a house to inhabit?

2Sa 7:12-13 LSB - [12] "When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up [one of] your seed after you, who will come forth from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. [13] "He shall build a house for My name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.

Jer 23:5-6 LSB -

[5] "Behold, [the] days are coming," declares Yahweh,

"When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;

And He will reign as king and prosper

And do justice and righteousness in the land.

[6] "In His days Judah will be saved,

And Israel will dwell securely;

And this is His name by which He will be called,

'Yahweh our righteousness.'

Isa 9:6-7 LSB -
[6] For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us;
And the government will rest on His shoulders;
And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
[7] There will be no end to the increase of [His] government or of peace,
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of Yahweh of hosts will accomplish this.

David Magnifies Yahweh’s Name

2Sa 7:18 LSB - [18] Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh, and he said, "Who am I, O Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

David Strikes Down Nations

David’s Lovingkindness to Mephibosheth

2Sa 9:13 LSB - [13] So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate at the king's table continually. Now he was lame in both feet.

2 Samuel 4-6 - David Dances Before Yahweh

Ish-bosheth Murdered

2Sa 4:12 LSB - [12] Then David commanded the young men, and they killed them and cut off their hands and feet and hung them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.

David Anointed King over All Israel

2Sa 5:1 LSB - [1] Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Behold, we are your bone and your flesh.

2Sa 5:3 LSB - [3] So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David cut a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh; then they anointed David king over Israel.

David Defeats the Philistines

2Sa 5:19 LSB - [19] Then David asked of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You give them into my hand?" And Yahweh said to David, "Go up, for I will certainly give the Philistines into your hand."

2Sa 5:23 LSB - [23] So David asked of Yahweh, and He said, "You shall not go [directly] up; circle around behind them and come at them in front of the balsam trees.

The Ark Is Brought to Jerusalem

2Sa 6:6-7 LSB - [6] Then they came to the threshing floor of Nacon. And Uzzah reached out toward the ark of God and took hold of it, because the oxen nearly upset [it]. [7] And the anger of Yahweh burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down there for his irreverence; and he died there by the ark of God.

Num 4:15 LSB - [15] "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy [objects] and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry [them], so that they will not touch the holy [objects] and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.

 

David Dances Before Yahweh

2Sa 6:16 LSB - [16] Then it happened [as] the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.

“No doubt, there are particularly nice and dainty people who will censure God’s chosen if they live wholly to his praise, and they will call them eccentric, old-fashioned, obstinate, absurd, and I don’t know what besides. From the window of their superiority they look down upon us.” (Spurgeon)

2Sa 6:21-22 LSB - [21] So David said to Michal, "[It was] before Yahweh, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of Yahweh, over Israel; therefore I will celebrate before Yahweh. [22] "And I will be esteemed even more lightly than this and will be humble in my own eyes, but with the maids of whom you have spoken, with them I will be glorified."

“David would more and more abase himself before the Lord. He felt that whatever Michal’s opinion of him might be, it could not be more humbling than his own view of himself. Brother, if any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him; for you are worse than he thinks you to be.” (Spurgeon)

2 Samuel 1-3 - David Anointed King of Judah

Saul and Jonathan Are Dead

2Sa 1:14 LSB - [14] Then David said to him, "How is it you were not afraid to send forth your hand to destroy the anointed of Yahweh?"

David’s Lament for Saul and Jonathan

2Sa 1:26 LSB - [26] "I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan; You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was more wonderful Than the love of women.

David Anointed King of Judah

2Sa 2:1 LSB - [1] Now it happened afterwards that David asked of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I go up to one of the cities of Judah?" And Yahweh said to him, "Go up." So David said, "Where shall I go up?" And He said, "To Hebron."

Ish-bosheth Made King over Israel

Abner Defeated Before David

Abner Joins David

Joab Strikes Abner

2Sa 3:30 LSB - [30] So Joab and Abishai his brother killed Abner because he had put their brother Asahel to death in the battle at Gibeon.

David’s Lament for Abner

2Sa 3:39 LSB - [39] "Thus I am weak today, though anointed king; and these men the sons of Zeruiah are too difficult for me. May Yahweh repay the evildoer according to his evil."

1 Samuel 28-31- David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

Saul and the Medium of En-dor

1Sa 28:5-6 LSB - [5] Saul saw the camp of the Philistines and was afraid and his heart trembled greatly. [6] So Saul asked of Yahweh, but Yahweh did not answer him, either by dreams or by Urim or by prophets.

1Sa 28:7 LSB - [7] So Saul said to his servants, "Seek for me a woman who is a medium, that I may go to her and inquire of her." And his servants said to him, "Behold, there is a woman who is a medium at En-dor."

1Ch 10:13-14 LSB - [13] Thus Saul died for his unfaithfulness, which he committed against Yahweh, because of the word of Yahweh which he did not keep; and also because he asked counsel of a medium, making inquiry [of it], [14] and did not inquire of Yahweh. Therefore He put him to death and turned the kingdom to David the son of Jesse.

 

The Philistines Reject David

1Sa 29:11 LSB - [11] So David arose early, he and his men, to go in the morning to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.

David’s Wives Are Captured

1Sa 30:6 LSB - [6] Moreover David was greatly distressed because the people said to stone him, for all the people were embittered, each one because of his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in Yahweh his God.

1Sa 30:8 LSB - [8] And David asked of Yahweh, saying, "Shall I pursue this band? Shall I overtake them?" And He said to him, "Pursue, for you will surely overtake them, and you will surely deliver [all]."

David Defeats the Amalekites

1Sa 30:23 LSB - [23] Then David said, "You must not do so, my brothers, with what Yahweh has given us, who has kept us and given into our hand the band that came against us.

The Death of Saul and His Sons

1Sa 31:12-13 LSB - [12] so all the valiant men arose and walked all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. [13] And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

1 Samuel 25-27 - David and Abigail

David and Abigail

1Sa 25:28-31 LSB -
[28] "Please forgive the transgression of your maidservant; for Yahweh will certainly make for my lord an enduring house because my lord is fighting the battles of Yahweh, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
[29] "And should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your life, then the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with Yahweh your God; but the lives of your enemies He will sling out as from the hollow of a sling.
[30] "And it will be that when Yahweh does for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and appoints you ruler over Israel,
[31] then this will not cause stumbling or a troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord having saved himself. When Yahweh deals well with my lord, then remember your maidservant."

1Sa 25:41 LSB - [41] And she arose and bowed with her face to the ground and said, "Behold, your maidservant is a servant-woman to wash the feet of my lord's servants."

David Takes Saul’s Spear

1Sa 26:9-11 LSB - [9] But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can send forth his hand against the anointed of Yahweh and be without guilt?" [10] David also said, "As Yahweh lives, surely Yahweh will smite him, or his day will come that he dies, or he will go down into battle and be swept away. [11] "Yahweh forbid that I should send forth my hand against the anointed of Yahweh; but now please take the spear that is at his head and the jug of water, and let us go."

1Sa 26:12 LSB - [12] So David took the spear and the jug of water from [beside] Saul's head, and they went away, but no one saw or knew [it], nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a sound sleep from Yahweh had fallen on them.

David Escapes to the Philistines

1Sa 27:6 LSB - [6] So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

1 Samuel 22-24 - David Spares Saul’s Life

David at the Cave of Adullam

Saul Kills the Priests at Nob

David Saves Keilah

1Sa 23:6 LSB - [6] Now it happened when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.

1Sa 23:14 LSB - [14] And David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.

Saul Pursues David

1Sa 23:16 LSB - [16] So Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David at Horesh and strengthened his hand in God.

1Sa 23:28 LSB - [28] So Saul returned from pursuing David and went to meet the Philistines; therefore they called that place the Rock of Escape.

David Spares Saul’s Life

1Sa 24:6 LSB - [6] So he said to his men, "Far be it from me because of Yahweh that I should do this thing to my lord, the anointed of Yahweh, to send forth my hand against him, since he is the anointed of Yahweh."

The Death of Samuel

1 Samuel 19-21 - In God I trust

Saul Tries to Kill David

1Sa 19:6 LSB - [6] And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, "As Yahweh lives, he shall not be put to death."

1Sa 19:9-10 LSB - [9] Now there was an evil spirit from Yahweh on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing [the harp] with [his] hand. [10] And Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

1Sa 19:23-24 LSB - [23] So he went there, to Naioth in Ramah; and the Spirit of God came upon him also, so that he went along prophesying continually until he came to Naioth in Ramah. [24] He also stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

David and Jonathan’s Covenant

1Sa 20:14-15 ESV - [14] If I am still alive, show me the steadfast love of the LORD, that I may not die; [15] and do not cut off your steadfast love from my house forever, when the LORD cuts off every one of the enemies of David from the face of the earth."

Saul Is Angry with Jonathan

1Sa 20:41 LSB - [41] When the young man was gone, David rose from the south side and fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David [wept] more.

David Takes Consecrated Bread

1Sa 21:6 LSB - [6] So the priest gave him consecrated [bread]; for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence which was removed from before Yahweh, in order to put hot bread [in its place] when it was taken away.

Mat 12:3-4 LSB - [3] But He said to them, "Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, he and his companions, [4] how he entered the house of God, and they ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for him to eat nor for those with him, but for the priests alone?

 

David Flees to Gath

Psa 56:1-13 LSB - 

[1] For the choir director. According to Jonath Elem Rehokim. A Mikhtam of David. When the Philistines seized him in Gath. 

Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me; All day long, an attacker oppresses me. 

[2] My foes have trampled upon me all day long, For many attack me proudly. 

[3] When I am afraid, I will trust in You. 

[4] In God, whose word I praise, In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can [mere] man do to me? 

[5] All day long they distort my words; All their thoughts are against me for evil. 

[6] They attack, they lurk, They watch my heels, As they have hoped [to take] my life. 

[7] On account of [their] wickedness, will they have an escape? In anger, bring down the peoples, O God! 

[8] You have taken account of my wanderings; Put my tears in Your bottle. Are [they] not in Your book? 

[9] Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call; This I know, that God is for me. 

[10] In God, [whose] word I praise, In Yahweh, [whose] word I praise, 

[11] In God I trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me? 

[12] Your vows are [binding] upon me, O God; I will fulfill thank offerings to You. 

[13] For You have delivered my soul from death, Indeed my feet from stumbling, So that I may walk before God In the light of the living.

1 Samuel 16-18 - Yahweh Looks at the Heart

David Anointed King

1Sa 16:7 LSB - [7] But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God [sees] not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart."

1Sa 16:13 LSB - [13] Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

David Becomes Saul’s Armor Bearer

1Sa 16:14 LSB - [14] Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh terrorized him.

1Sa 16:18 LSB - [18] Then one of the young men answered and said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one who is understanding in speech, and a man of fine form; and Yahweh is with him."

1Sa 16:21 LSB - [21] Then David came to Saul and stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.

1Sa 16:23 LSB - [23] Thus it happened that whenever the [evil] spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play [it] with his hand; and Saul would be refreshed and be well, and the evil spirit would depart from him.

Goliath Challenges Israel

1Sa 17:26 LSB - [26] Then David spoke to the men who were standing by him, saying, "What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should reproach the battle lines of the living God?"

David Puts Goliath to Death

1Sa 17:40 LSB - [40] Then he took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in [his] pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine.

1Sa 17:45 LSB - [45] Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of Yahweh of hosts, the God of the battle lines of Israel, whom you have reproached.

1Sa 17:46-47 LSB - [46] "This day Yahweh will deliver you up into my hands, and I will strike you down and remove your head from you. And I will give the dead bodies of the camp of the Philistines this day to the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, [47] and that all this assembly may know that Yahweh does not save by sword or by spear; for the battle is Yahweh's, and He will give you into our hands."

1Sa 17:48-49 LSB - [48] Then it happened when the Philistine rose and came and drew near to meet David, that David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. [49] And David sent his hand down into his bag and took from it a stone and slung [it] and struck the Philistine on his forehead. And the stone sank into his forehead, so that he fell on his face to the ground.

Jonathan Cuts a Covenant with David

1Sa 18:3 LSB - [3] Then Jonathan cut a covenant with David because he loved him as his own soul.

Saul Looks at David with Suspicion

1Sa 18:12-13 LSB - [12] And Saul was afraid of David, for Yahweh was with him but had turned away from Saul. [13] Therefore Saul turned him away from his presence and appointed him as his commander of one thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

Saul’s Daughter Given to David

1Sa 18:23 LSB - [23] So Saul's servants spoke these words in David's hearing. But David said, "Is it trivial in your eyes to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?"

1Sa 18:25 LSB - [25] Saul then said, "Thus you shall say to David, 'The king does not desire any dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the king's enemies.'" Now Saul planned to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

1Sa 18:26 LSB - [26] Then his servants told David these words, and it was right in the eyes of David to become the king's son-in-law. So before the days had expired,

1 Samuel 13-15 - To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice

Saul Strikes Down the Philistines

1Sa 13:1 LSB - [1] Saul was [thirty] years old when he began to reign, and he reigned [forty-]two years over Israel.

Act 13:21 LSB - [21] "Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.

 

Saul Doesn’t Keep Yahweh’s Commandment

1Sa 13:13-14 LSB - [13] And Samuel said to Saul, "You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of Yahweh your God, which He commanded you, for now Yahweh would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. [14] "But now your kingdom shall not endure. Yahweh has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and Yahweh has appointed him as ruler over His people because you have not kept what Yahweh commanded you."

1Sa 13:19, 22 LSB - [19] Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears." ... [22] So it happened on the day of battle that neither sword nor spear was found in the hands of any of the people who [were] with Saul and Jonathan, but they were found with Saul and his son Jonathan.

Jonathan Slaughters the Philistines

1Sa 14:6 LSB - [6] Then Jonathan said to the young man who was carrying his armor, "Come and let us cross over to the garrison of these uncircumcised; perhaps Yahweh will work for us, for Yahweh is not restrained to save by many or by few."

1Sa 14:13-15 LSB - [13] Then Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor bearer behind him; and they fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer put some to death after him. [14] And that first slaughter which Jonathan and his armor bearer made was about twenty men within about half a furrow in an acre of land. [15] And there was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even the garrison and the raiders trembled, and the earth quaked so that it became a great trembling.

1Sa 14:19 LSB - [19] And it happened that while Saul talked to the priest, the commotion in the camp of the Philistines continued and increased; so Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand."

1Sa 14:23 LSB - [23] So Yahweh saved Israel that day, and the battle spread beyond Beth-aven.

Saul’s Oath Makes the People Weary

1Sa 14:45 LSB - [45] But the people said to Saul, "Must Jonathan die, who has brought about this great salvation in Israel? Far from it! As Yahweh lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day." So the people redeemed Jonathan, and he did not die.

Saul Fights Against His Enemies

Saul’s Disobedience

1 Samuel 15:9 LSB — But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the fatlings, the lambs, and all that was good, and they were not willing to devote them to destruction; but everything despised and worthless, that they utterly destroyed.

Yahweh Regrets He Made Saul King

1 Samuel 15:10-11 LSB - Then the word of Yahweh came to Samuel, saying, “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not established My words.” And Samuel became angry and cried out to Yahweh all night.

1 Samuel 15:22 LSB - And Samuel said,

“Has Yahweh as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices

As in obeying the voice of Yahweh?

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice,

And to heed than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:35 LSB - So Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel grieved over Saul. And Yahweh regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.

1 Samuel 10-12 - Spirit of God Came Upon Saul

Saul Among the Prophets

1Sa 10:9-10 LSB - [9] Then it happened when he turned his back to leave Samuel, God changed his heart; and all those signs came about on that day. [10] And they came to the hill there, and behold, a group of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him mightily, so that he prophesied among them.

Saul the King

1Sa 10:20-22 LSB - [20] Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken [by lot]. [21] Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the Matrite family was taken. And Saul the son of Kish was taken; but they looked for him, and he could not be found. [22] Therefore they inquired further of Yahweh, "Has the man come here yet?" So Yahweh said, "Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage."

Hiding Among the Stuff by Spurgeon

I dare say he thinks tonight that, if he had been Saul he would not have been hiding himself. If it were to have his head taken off, a man might very wisely hide himself, but to have a crown put upon his head does not seem to be a reason for hiding ones self, but a reason for coming out into the open and saying, “Here am I; do unto me as seemeth you good!” But this conduct, which seems so strange in Saul, is an exact imago of the behavior of many of you who are here tonight. There may be some of you here present, who may be doing precisely what Saul did, only you are doing it more foolishly than he did. He did but hide away from an earthly crown, but you hide from a heavenly one. He did but shun a crown that fadeth; you seem as though you would avoid a crown that is undefiled and that fadeth not away. The crown which Saul sought to hide from no doubt brought many cares with it, for it is only too often true that —

“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

but the crown which you are avoiding brings no care with it, but much of holy ease and joy, and that head lies easily enough which is crowned with God’s crown of lovingkindness and tender mercy. But you hide yourselves away from it, — from the crown which prophets and apostles counted on, for which they were willing to sacrifice all things, and counted their best prospects but as dross and dun,” that they might win it. This crown, which glittered in the martyr’s eye, and made him, sing as he swam through a sea of blood to reach it: this crown is lightly valued by you, and you hide yourself away among the stuff, that you escape from this boon of God’s bountiful mercy and love.

 

Saul Strikes Down the Ammonites

1Sa 11:6 LSB - [6] Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul mightily when he heard these words, and he burned with anger exceedingly.

1Sa 11:15 LSB - [15] So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before Yahweh in Gilgal. There they also offered sacrifices of peace offerings before Yahweh; and there Saul and all the men of Israel were exceedingly glad.

Samuel Speaks to Israel

1Sa 12:20-22 LSB - [20] And Samuel said to the people, "Do not fear. You have committed all this evil, yet do not turn aside from following Yahweh, but serve Yahweh with all your heart. [21] "And you must not turn aside, for [then you would go] after meaningless things which cannot profit and cannot deliver, because they are meaningless. [22] "For Yahweh will not abandon His people on account of His great name, because Yahweh has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

1Sa 12:23 LSB - [23] "Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and upright way.

1 Samuel 7-9 - Saul to Be Anointed Over Israel

1Sa 7:2 LSB - [2] Now it happened from the day when the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

Samuel Judges Israel

1Sa 7:4 LSB - [4] So the sons of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and served Yahweh alone.

1Sa 7:9-10 LSB - [9] And Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it for a whole burnt offering to Yahweh; and Samuel cried out to Yahweh for Israel, and Yahweh answered him. [10] Now Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, and the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them, so that they were defeated before Israel.

1Sa 7:14 LSB - [14] And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even to Gath; and Israel delivered their territory from the hand of the Philistines. So there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

Israel Tells Samuel to Appoint a King

1Sa 8:3 LSB - [3] But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after greedy gain and took bribes and caused justice to turn aside.

1Sa 8:5 LSB - [5] and they said to him, "Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations."

1Sa 8:7-8 LSB - [7] Then Yahweh said to Samuel, "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them. [8] "Like all the deeds which they have done since the day that I brought them up from Egypt even to this day--in that they have forsaken Me and served other gods--so they are doing to you also.

The People Refuse Samuel’s Words

1Sa 8:19 LSB - [19] Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us,

Saul to Be Anointed Over Israel

1Sa 9:16-17 LSB - [16] "About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be ruler over My people Israel; and he will save My people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have regarded My people because their cry has come to Me." [17] Now Samuel saw Saul, and Yahweh answered him, "Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! This one shall restrict My people."

1 Samuel 4-6 - The Ark Returned to Israel

The Philistines Take the Ark

1Sa 4:3 LSB - [3] Then the people came into the camp, and the elders of Israel said, "Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Yahweh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies."

1Sa 4:10-11 LSB - [10] So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent; and the slaughter was very great, for there fell of Israel 30,000 foot soldiers. [11] And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

The Death of Eli

1Sa 4:18 LSB - [18] And it happened that when he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken, and he died, for the man was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

Yahweh’s Hand Against the Philistines

1Sa 5:4 LSB - [4] But they arose early the next morning, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. And the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

1Sa 5:11 LSB - [11] They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it will not put us and our people to death." For there was a deadly confusion throughout the city; the hand of God was very glorious there.

The Ark Returned to Israel

1Sa 6:7-9 LSB - [7] "So now, take and make a new cart and two milch cows on which there has never been a yoke; and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves home, away from them. [8] "And take the ark of Yahweh and place it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you return to Him as a guilt offering in a box by its side. Then send it away that it may go. [9] "See, if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth-shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we will know that it was not His hand that smote us; it happened to us by chance."

1Sa 6:14-15 LSB - [14] And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite and stood there, and a large stone [was] there; and they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to Yahweh. [15] And the Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the box that was with it, in which were the articles of gold, and put them on the large stone; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices that day to Yahweh.

1Sa 6:19 LSB - [19] Then He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh. He struck down of all the people, 50,070 men, and the people mourned because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

1Sa 6:19 ESV - [19] And he struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they looked upon the ark of the LORD. He struck seventy men of them, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck the people with a great blow.

1 Samuel 1-3 - Yahweh Calls Samuel

Elkanah and His Wives

1Sa 1:5 LSB - [5] but to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had closed her womb.

1Sa 1:11 LSB - [11] And she made a vow and said, "O Yahweh of hosts, if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me and not forget Your maidservant, but will give Your maidservant a seed amongst men, then I will give him to Yahweh all the days of his life, and a razor shall never come on his head."

The Birth of Samuel

1Sa 1:20 LSB - [20] Now it happened in due time that Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, [saying], "Because I have asked him of Yahweh."

Samuel = "his name is El"

1Sa 1:27-28 LSB - [27] "For this young boy I prayed, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of Him. [28] "So I have also dedicated him to Yahweh; as long as he lives, he is dedicated to Yahweh." So he worshiped Yahweh there.

Hannah’s Song of Thanksgiving

1Sa 2:1 LSB - [1] Then Hannah prayed and said, "My heart exults in Yahweh; My horn is exalted in Yahweh; My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, Because I am glad in Your salvation.

The Sin of Eli’s Sons

1Sa 2:17 LSB - [17] Thus the sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh, for the men spurned the offering of Yahweh.

Samuel Before Yahweh as a Boy

1Sa 2:18 LSB - [18] Now Samuel was ministering before Yahweh, [as] a young boy girded with a linen ephod.

Eli Hears About His Sons’ Evils

1Sa 2:25 LSB - [25] "If one man sins against another, God will mediate for him; but if a man sins against Yahweh, who can pray for him?" But they would not listen to the voice of their father, for Yahweh desired to put them to death.

1Sa 2:26 LSB - [26] Now the young boy Samuel was growing in stature and in favor both with Yahweh and with men.

Eli Honors His Sons Above Yahweh

1Sa 2:29 LSB - [29] 'Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering which I have commanded [in My] habitation, and honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?'

1Sa 2:35 LSB - [35] 'But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and in My soul; and I will build him a faithful house, and he will walk before My anointed always.

Yahweh Calls Samuel

1Sa 3:19-21 LSB - [19] Thus Samuel grew, and Yahweh was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. [20] So all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of Yahweh. [21] And Yahweh appeared again at Shiloh, because Yahweh revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh by the word of Yahweh.

Mark 13-16 - My Body and My Blood of the Covenant

Things to Come

Mar 13:2 LSB - [2] And Jesus said to him, "Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone will be left upon another which will not be torn down."

Mar 13:4 LSB - [4] "Tell us, when will these things be, and what [will be] the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?"

Mar 13:9-11 LSB - [9] "But see to yourselves; for they will deliver you to [the] courts, and you will be beaten in [the] synagogues, and you will stand before governors and kings for My sake, as a witness to them. [10] "And the gospel must first be proclaimed to all the nations. [11] "And when they lead you away, delivering you up, do not worry beforehand about what you are to say, but say whatever is given to you in that hour; for it is not you who speak, but [it is] the Holy Spirit.

Mar 13:14 LSB - [14] "But when you see the ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION standing where it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.

What Is the ‘Abomination of Desolation’?

The Return of Christ

Mar 13:26-27 LSB - [26] "And then they will see THE SON OF MAN COMING IN CLOUDS with great power and glory. [27] "And then He will send forth the angels, and will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest end of the earth to the farthest end of heaven.

Mar 13:29-31 LSB - [29] "Even so, you too, when you see these things happening, recognize that He is near, [right] at the door. [30] "Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. [31] "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.

Mar 13:33 LSB - [33] "See to it, keep on the alert; for you do not know when the [appointed] time will come.

The Return of Christ

The Plot to Kill Jesus

The Costly Perfume

Mar 14:3 LSB - [3] And while He was in Bethany at the home of Simon the leper, and reclining [at the table], there came a woman with an alabaster jar of perfume of very costly pure nard; [and] she broke the jar and poured it over His head.

Mar 14:8-9 LSB - [8] "She has done what she could; she anointed My body beforehand for the burial. [9] "And truly I say to you, wherever the gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what this woman did will also be spoken of in memory of her."

The Passover Meal

Mar 14:18 LSB - [18] And as they were reclining [at the table] and eating, Jesus said, "Truly I say to you that one of you will betray Me--the one who is eating with Me."

The Lord’s Supper

Mar 14:22-24 LSB - [22] And while they were eating, He took [some] bread, and after a blessing, He broke [it], and gave [it] to them, and said, "Take [it]; this is My body." [23] And when He had taken a cup [and] given thanks, He gave [it] to them, and they all drank from it. [24] And He said to them, "This is My blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

Mar 14:36 LSB - [36] And He was saying, "Abba! Father! All things are possible for You; remove this cup from Me; yet not what I will, but what You will."

Mar 14:39-40 LSB - [39] And again He went away and prayed, saying the same words. [40] And again He came and found them sleeping, for their eyes were very heavy; and they did not know what to answer Him.

The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus

Mar 14:51-52 LSB - [51] And a young man was following Him, wearing [nothing but] a linen sheet over [his] naked [body]; and they seized him. [52] But he pulled free of the linen sheet and escaped naked.

Jesus Before His Accusers

Mar 14:61-62 LSB - [61] But He kept silent and did not answer. Again the high priest was questioning Him and said to Him, "Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed [One]?" [62] And Jesus said, "I am; and you shall see THE SON OF MAN SITTING AT THE RIGHT HAND OF THE POWER, and COMING WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN."

Peter’s Denials

Mar 14:68 LSB - [68] But he denied [it], saying, "I neither know nor understand what you are talking about." And he went out into the entryway.

Mar 14:70 LSB - [70] But again he was denying it. And after a little while the bystanders were again saying to Peter, "Surely you are [one] of them, for you are also a Galilean."

Mar 14:71 LSB - [71] But he began to curse and swear, "I do not know this man you are talking about!"

Mar 14:72 LSB - [72] And immediately a rooster crowed a second time. And Peter remembered how Jesus had said the statement to him, "Before a rooster crows twice, you will deny Me three times." And throwing himself down, he [began to] cry.

Jesus Before Pilate

Mar 15:2 LSB - [2] And Pilate questioned Him, "Are You the King of the Jews?" And He answered him and said, "You yourself say [it]."

Jesus Is Mocked

Mar 15:19 LSB - [19] And they kept beating His head with a reed, and spitting on Him; and kneeling, they were bowing down before Him.

The Crucifixion

Mar 15:34 LSB - [34] And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"

Mar 15:37 LSB - [37] And Jesus, uttering a loud cry, breathed His last.

Jesus Is Buried

Mar 15:46 LSB - [46] And when Joseph had bought a linen cloth and took Him down, he wrapped Him in the linen cloth and laid Him in a tomb which had been hewn out in the rock. And he rolled a stone against the entrance of the tomb.

Should Christians Always Stand with Israel? John Piper

Mark 10-12 - Permit the Children to Come to Me

Teaching About Divorce

Mar 10:6-9 LSB - [6] "But from the beginning of creation, [God] MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE. [7] "FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, [8] AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH; so they are no longer two, but one flesh. [9] "What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate."

Jesus Blesses Little Children

Mar 10:14 LSB - [14] But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, "Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Children Brought to Christ, Not to the Font - Spurgeon

I cannot tell you how much I owe to the solemn words of my good mother. It was the custom on Sunday evenings, while we were yet little children, for her to stay at home with us, and then we sat round the table and read verse by verse, and she explained the Scripture to us. After that was done, then came the time of pleading; there was a little piece of "Alleyn's Alarm," or of Baxter's "Call to the Unconverted," and this was read with pointed observations made to each of us as we sat round the table; and the question was asked how long it would be before we would think about our state, how long before we would seek the Lord. Then came a mother's prayer, and some of the words of a mother's prayer we shall never forget, even when our hair is grey. I remember on one occasion her praying thus: "Now, Lord, if my children go on in their sins, it will not be from ignorance that they perish, and my soul must bear a swift witness against them at the day of judgment if they lay not hold of Christ." That thought of a mother's bearing swift witness against me, pierced my conscience and stirred my heart. This pleading with them for God and with God for them is the true way to bring children to Christ. Sunday-school teachers! you have a high and noble work, press forward in it. In our schools you do not try to bring children to the baptistry for regeneration, you point them away from ceremonies; if I know the teachers of this school aright, I know you are trying to bring your classes to Christ. Let Christ be the sum and substance of your teaching in the school. Young men and young women, in your classes lift up Christ, lift him up on high; and if anybody shall say to you, "Why do you thus talk to the children?" you can say, "Because my soul yearns towards them, and I pant for their conversion;" and if any should afterwards object, you can remember that Jesus is greatly displeased with them, and not with you, for you only obey the injunction, "Feed my lambs."

Alarm to Unconverted - Joseph Alleine.pdf

A Call to the Unconverted

 

Mar 10:15 LSB - [15] "Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it [at all]."

The Rich Young Ruler

Mar 10:29-30 LSB - [29] Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or farms, for My sake and for the gospel's sake, [30] except [one who] will receive one hundred times as much now in the present age--houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and farms, [along] with persecutions--and in the age to come, eternal life.

Jesus Again Foretells His Death and Resurrection

Mar 10:33-34 LSB - [33] "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the scribes; and they will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles. [34] "And they will mock Him and spit on Him, and flog Him and kill [Him], and three days later He will rise again."

A Request for Status

Mar 43-45 LSB - [43] "But it is not this way among you, but whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; [44] and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. [45] "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Bartimaeus Regains His Sight

Mar 10:47 LSB - [47] And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, "Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!"

Mar 10:51-52 LSB - [51] And Jesus answered him and said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, [I want] to regain my sight!" [52] And Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has saved you." Immediately he regained his sight and [began] following Him on the road.

The Triumphal Entry

Mar 11:3 LSB - [3] "And if anyone says to you, 'Why are you doing this?' you say, 'The Lord has need of it'; and immediately he will send it back here."

Mar 11:7-9 LSB - [7] And they brought the colt to Jesus and put their garments on it; and He sat on it. [8] And many spread their garments in the road, and others [spread] leafy branches, having cut [them] from the fields. [9] And those who went in front and those who followed were shouting: "Hosanna! BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD;

The Barren Fig Tree

Jesus Drives Merchants from the Temple

Mar 11:17 LSB - [17] And He [began to] teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS'? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Isa 56:6-7 LSB - [6] "Also the foreigners who join themselves to Yahweh, To minister to Him, and to love the name of Yahweh, To be His slaves, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath And takes hold of My covenant, [7] Even those I will bring to My holy mountain And make them glad in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable on My altar; For My house will be called a house of prayer for all the peoples."

Mar 11:23-24 LSB - [23] "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be [granted] him. [24] "For this reason I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be [granted] to you.

Mar 11:25-26 LSB - [25] "And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. [26] ["But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your transgressions."]

The Authority of Jesus Challenged

Parable of the Vine-Growers

Mar 12:10-11 LSB - [10] "Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]; [11] THIS CAME ABOUT FROM THE LORD, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES'?"

Psa 118:22-23 LSB - [22] The stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief corner [stone]. [23] This is from Yahweh; It is marvelous in our eyes.

1Pe 2:6-8 LSB - [6] For [this] is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER [stone], AND HE WHO BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME." [7] This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve, "THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED, THIS HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNER [stone]," [8] and, "A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE." They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this [stumbling] they were also appointed.

 

Taxes to Caesar

Mar 12:17 LSB - [17] And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Mar 12:25-26 LSB - [25] "For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. [26] "But regarding the fact that the dead are raised, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the [passage] about [the burning] bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'?

The Foremost Commandment

Mar 12:32-33 LSB - [32] And the scribe said to Him, "Right, Teacher; You have truly stated that HE IS ONE, AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE BESIDES HIM; [33] AND TO LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE HEART AND WITH ALL THE UNDERSTANDING AND WITH ALL THE STRENGTH, AND TO LOVE ONE'S NEIGHBOR AS HIMSELF, is much more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices."

The Widow’s Offering

Mar 12:43-44 LSB - [43] And calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all those putting [money] into the treasury; [44] for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on."

Mark 7-9 - I Believe, Help My Unbelief

God’s Commandments, Man’s Traditions

Mar 7:6-8 LSB - [6] And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR AWAY FROM ME. [7] 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE COMMANDS OF MEN.' [8] "Leaving the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men."

The Heart of Man

Mar 7:21-23 LSB - [21] "For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, adulteries, [22] coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, [and] foolishness. [23] "All these evil things proceed from within and defile the man."

A Gentile Woman’s Faith

Mar 7:27 LSB - [27] And He was saying to her, "Let the children be satisfied first, for it is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs."

Mar 7:28-29 LSB - [28] But she answered and said to Him, "Yes, Lord, [but] even the dogs under the table feed on the children's crumbs." [29] And He said to her, "Because of this answer go; the demon has gone out of your daughter."

The Deaf Hear, the Mute Speak

Mar 7:33-35 LSB - [33] And Jesus took him aside from the crowd, by himself, and put His fingers into his ears, and after spitting, He touched his tongue; [34] and looking up to heaven with a sigh, He said to him, "Ephphatha!" that is, "Be opened!" [35] And his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was removed, and he [began] speaking plainly.

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

Mar 8:6 LSB - [6] And He directed the crowd to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them. And He kept giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the crowd.

Mar 8:23 LSB - [23] And taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He was asking him, "Do you see anything?"

Peter Confesses Jesus Is the Christ

Mar 8:29 LSB - [29] And He [continued] asking them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered and said to Him, "You are the Christ."

Mar 8:31 LSB - [31] And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Mar 8:33 LSB - [33] But turning around and seeing His disciples, He rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but man's."

Take Up Your Cross

Mar 8:34 LSB - [34] And He summoned the crowd with His disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.

The Transfiguration

Mar 9:2-4 LSB - [2] And six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; [3] and His garments were shining intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. [4] And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses and they were conversing with Jesus.

Christ’s Transfigured Face - Spurgeon

For Christ to be glorious was almost a less matter than for him to restrain or hide his glory. It is for ever his glory that he concealed his glory; and that, though he was rich, for our sakes he became poor; though he was God over all, blessed for ever, he “made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men.”

Mar 9:7 LSB - [7] Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!"

I Believe, Help My Unbelief

Mar 9:22-24 LSB - [22] "And it has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!" [23] And Jesus said to him, "'If You can?' All things are possible to him who believes." [24] Immediately the boy's father cried out and was saying, "I do believe; help my unbelief."

Feeble Faith Appealing to a Strong Saviour - Spurgeon

 II. We have now to consider, in the second place, THE TEARFUL DISCOVERY: “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.”

What was his discovery? Why, his discovery was, that he did not believe; and that is where the real difficulty lay. When did the man make this discovery? When he began to believe. Is it not a very singular thing that, as soon as ever he had a little faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, he discovered the great abyss of his unbelief? “Lord,” said he, “I believe; but, oh! I do also disbelieve so much that my unbelief seems to swallow up my belief.” Until a man gets faith, he may think that he has got it; but when he gets real faith in Jesus Christ, then he shudders as he thinks how long he has lived in unbelief, and realizes how much of unbelief is still mixed with his belief. There are many of you, who have never believed to the saving of your souls; yet you say, “Oh, yes! We believe the Bible; we believe in God; we believe in Jesus Christ.” You stand up in church, and say, “I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,” and so on, but you do not do anything of the sort. If you did, you would be saved; since, true belief in Jesus Christ brings salvation to everyone who so believes. While men have no faith, — I repeat what I said just now, — while men have no faith, they are unconscious of their unbelief; but, as soon as they get a little faith, then they begin to be conscious of the greatness of their unbelief. When the blind man gets a little light into his eyes, he perceives something of the blackness of the darkness in which he has been living; so, you must be able to say, from your heart, “Lord, I believe,” or else you will never be able to pray, as this man did, “help thou mine unbelief.” Even the small measure of faith, is needful to discover the great measure of the unbelief.

While men have no faith, they are unconscious of their unbelief; but, as soon as they get a little faith, then they begin to be conscious of the greatness of their unbelief.

Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection

Mar 9:35 LSB - [35] And sitting down, He called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all."

Mar 9:36-37 LSB - [36] And taking a child, He set him before them. And taking him in His arms, He said to them, [37] "Whoever receives one child like this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me does not receive Me, but Him who sent Me."

Warnings About Discipleship

Mar 9:38-40 LSB - [38] John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to hinder him because he was not following us." [39] But Jesus said, "Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. [40] "For he who is not against us is for us.

Mar 9:42 LSB - [42] "And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe to stumble, it would be better for him if, with a heavy millstone hung around his neck, he had been cast into the sea.

Mar 9:43-44 LSB - [43] "And if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life crippled, than, having your two hands, to go into hell, into the unquenchable fire, [44] [and where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT QUENCHED.]

Mar 9:49 LSB - [49] "For everyone will be salted with fire.

Eze 43:24 LSB - [24] 'And you shall bring them near before Yahweh, and the priests shall throw salt on them, and they shall offer them up as a burnt offering to Yahweh.

Rom 12:1 LSB - [1] Therefore I exhort you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice--living, holy, [and] pleasing to God, [which is] your spiritual service of worship.

 

 

Mark 4-6 - He Who Has Ears to Hear, Let Him Hear.

The Parable of the Sower

Mar 4:5-6 LSB - [5] "And other [seed] fell on the rocky [ground] where it did not have much soil; and immediately it sprang up because it had no depth of soil. [6] "And after the sun rose, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.

Mar 4:8 LSB - [8] "And other [seeds] fell into the good soil, and as they grew up and increased, they were yielding a crop and produced thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."

Gen 26:12 LSB - [12] And Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year one hundredfold. And Yahweh blessed him,

Mar 4:9 LSB - [9] And He was saying, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."

Mar 4:11-12 LSB - [11] And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, everything comes in parables, [12] so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, LEST THEY RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN."

Isa 6:9-10 LSB - [9] He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not know.' [10] "Render the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes dim, Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their hearts, And return and be healed."

 

The Parable of the Sower Explained

Mar 4:14-20 LSB - 

[14] "The sower sows the word. 

[15] "And these are the ones who are beside the road where the word is sown: when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word which has been sown in them. 

[16] "And in a similar way, these are the ones being sown on the rocky [places]: those who, when hearing the word, immediately receive it with joy; 

[17] and they have no root in themselves, but are [only] temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. 

[18] "And others are those being sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word, 

[19] but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for anything else enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

[20] "And those are the ones which were sown on the good soil: they who hear the word and accept it and are bearing fruit, thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold."

The Seed upon a Rock - Spurgeon 

No Root in Themselves - Spurgeon

Then there are many more, whose religion must be sustained by enthusiastic surroundings. They seem to have been baptized in boiling water; and unless the temperature around them is kept up to that point, they wither away... the religion that is born of mere excitement will die when the excitement is over.” (Spurgeon)

The Parable of the Seed

Mar 4:26-29 LSB - [26] And He was saying, "The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; [27] and he sleeps and rises, night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows--how, he himself does not know. [28] "The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. [29] "But when the grain is ripe, he immediately puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."

The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Mar 4:30-32 LSB - [30] And He was saying, "How shall we compare the kingdom of God, or by what parable shall we present it? [31] "[It is] like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the soil, though it is smallest of all the seeds that are upon the soil, [32] yet when it is sown, it grows up and becomes largest of all the garden plants and forms large branches; so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR can NEST UNDER ITS SHADE."

Jesus Calms a Storm

Mar 4:39-40 LSB - [39] And He woke up and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Silence! Be still." And the wind died down and it became perfectly calm. [40] And He said to them, "Why are you [so] cowardly? Do you still have no faith?"

Jesus Saves a Man with Many Demons

Mar 5:18-20 LSB - [18] And as He was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed was pleading with Him that he might accompany Him. [19] And He did not let him, but He said to him, "Go home to your people and report to them what great things the Lord has done for you, and [how] He had mercy on you." [20] And he went away and began to preach in the Decapolis what great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was marveling.

Christ’s Curate in Decapolis - Spurgeon

Of course, this was because this man could be a light among the people of these Gentile cities in a way that Jesus and the disciples could not. But it was also to cure the man of any superstitions. He might have thought that he had to stay close to Jesus to keep the demons from coming back. “Perhaps, too, his prayer was not answered, lest his fear should have been thereby sanctioned. If he did fear, and I feel morally certain that he did, that the devils would return, then, of course, he longed to be with Christ. But Christ took that fear from him, and as good as says to him, ‘You do not need to be near me; I have so healed that you will never be sick again.’” (Spurgeon)

 

Jesus Heals a Woman and Jairus’ Daughter

Mar 5:34 LSB - [34] And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has saved you; go in peace and be healed of your affliction."

Mar 5:41-42 LSB - [41] And taking the child by the hand, He said to her, "Talitha kum!" (which translated means, "Little girl, I say to you, arise!"). [42] And immediately the little girl stood up and [began to] walk, for she was twelve years old. And immediately they were completely astounded.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Mar 6:4-5 LSB - [4] And Jesus was saying to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his [own] relatives and in his [own] household." [5] And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.

The Twelve Sent Out

Mar 6:7 LSB - [7] And He summoned the twelve and began to send them out in pairs, and was giving them authority over the unclean spirits;

Mar 6:12-13 LSB - [12] And they went out and preached that [men] should repent. [13] And they were casting out many demons and were anointing with oil many sick people and healing them.

The Death of John the Baptist

Mar 6:30-31 LSB - [30] And the apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught. [31] And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while." (For there were many [people] coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

Mar 6:34 LSB - [34] And when Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

Num 27:16-17 LSB - [16] "May Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, [17] who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of Yahweh will not be like sheep which have no shepherd."

 

Mar 6:37 LSB - [37] But He answered and said to them, "You give them [something] to eat!" And they said to Him, "Shall we go and spend two hundred denarii on bread and give them [something] to eat?"

Jesus Walks on the Sea

Mar 6:46 LSB - [46] And after bidding them farewell, He left for the mountain to pray.

Mar 6:51-52 LSB - [51] Then He got into the boat with them, and the wind stopped; and they were utterly amazed, [52] for they had not gained any insight about the loaves, but their heart was hardened.

Many Healed at Gennesaret

Mar 6:56 LSB - [56] And wherever He was entering villages, or cities, or countryside, they were laying the sick in the marketplaces, and pleading with Him that they might just touch the fringe of His garment; and as many as touched it were being saved [from their sicknesses].