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Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament. You can start with any of the three years and finsh the Bible at a slower pace in three years

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August 8 1 Samuel 16, Jeremiah 44, Psalm 92.8-13, Romans 9.16-33

August 9 1 Samuel 17, Jeremiah 45, Psalm 93.1-5, Romans 10

August 10 1 Samuel 18, Jeremiah 46, Psalm 94.1-11, Romans 11.1-18

August 11 1 Samuel 19, Jeremiah 47, Psalm 94.12-19, Romans 11.19-36

August 12 1 Samuel 20, Jeremiah 48, Psalm 94.20-23, Romans 12

August 13 1 Samuel 21, Jeremiah 49, Psalm 95.1-5, Romans 13

August 14 1 Samuel 22, Jeremiah 50, Psalm 95.6-11, Romans 14

August 15 1 Samuel 23, Jeremiah 51, Psalm 96.1-6, Romans 15.1-13


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Samuel Brings About Transition
Today's reading 1Samuel 17
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Samuel 17

In Samuel 17 deals with the killing of Goilath by David. The spiritual lesson to be learnt here was that David went in the strength of the Lord. He had remembered what God did for him, delivering him form the paw of the lion, and the paw of the bear (v. 37). David reasoned with faith that God would deliver him from Goliath. Saul offered him his armor, but David was not used to wearing it. Instead, he used five smooth stones and a sling, and he approached Goliath in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel (v. 45). He struck Goliath on the forehead, he felled facedown, then he killed him with Goliath's sword.

Application: Spiritual lessons to be learnt? Having victory in the Christian Life is done BY GOD's WAY! God is the God of Surprises! David REMEMBERED what God had done for him and he applied that faith to the current situation. God used five small stones, a sling and a shpherd boy (foolish things) of the world to (confound the wise!) defeat Goliath! That day the Israelites had a major victory over the Philistines.

Verses to meditate on:
45 David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands."

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Oversize Picture of David and Goliath

Biblical Person link on Saul

Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Deffinbaugh: A Study of 1 Samuel
More on Jonathan
more on King Saul

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Samuel
Please checked out the other references as well as Thompson found in these links:
Thompson Chain Reference on Samuel

David Guzik on 1 Samuel 17

1 Samuel 17, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Samuel


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