becphilippinesJul 5, 20217 minJuly 15: 1Sa 29, 30 | Jeremiah 5 | Matthew 16Reading 1 - 1Sa 29:1-4 "The Philistines gathered all their forces at Aphek, and Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel. As the Philistine...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20213 minJuly 14: 1Sa 28 | Jeremiah 4 | Matthew 15Reading 1 - 1Sa 28 "The man [Saul, whom] David honoured as 'Yahweh's Anointed' had a vacillating life, reaching great heights and depths...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20212 minJuly 13: 1Sa 26, 27 | Jeremiah 3 | Matthew 14Reading 1 - 1Sa 26:19 "They have now driven me from my share in the LORD'S inheritance and have said, 'Go, serve other gods' " (1Sa...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20213 minJuly 12: 1Sa 25 | Jeremiah 2 | Matthew 13Reading 1 - 1Sa 25 Commenting on the example of Abigail -- the faithful wife of the wicked Nabal -- Jane Roberts writes: "It sometimes...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20215 minJuly 10: 1Sa 23 | Isaiah 66 | Matthew 11Reading 1 - 1Sa 23 David saved Keilah (men of his own tribe) from the Philistines, but then found himself, with his men, in a walled...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20213 minJuly 09: 1Sa 21, 22 | Isaiah 65 | Matthew 10Reading 1 - 1Sa 22:2 "All those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader" (1Sa...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20214 minJuly 08: 1Sa 20 | Isaiah 64 | Matthew 9Reading 1 - 1Sa 20 In 1Sa 20, the situation created by Saul caused the separation of these two faithful friends. Jonathan chooses...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20214 minJuly 06: 1Sa 18 | Isaiah 62 | Matthew 7Reading 1 - 1Sa 18:1-4 "After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as...
becphilippinesJul 4, 20212 minBy One Body: Sense of BelongingBro Dom Soriano "Humans are social species and we rely on connections to survive." "Human beings are made to connect with other humans,...
becphilippinesJul 4, 202110 minJuly 05: 1Sa 17 | Isaiah 61 | Matthew 6Reading 1 - 1Sa 17 The story of David's victory over the Philistine giant Goliath is an enacted parable of the promise of Gen 3:15 (the...
becphilippinesJul 2, 20213 minJuly 03: 1Sa 15 | Isaiah 59 | Matthew 3, 4Reading 1 - 1Sa 15:32 "Then Samuel said, 'Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.' Agag came to him confidently, thinking, 'Surely the...