becphilippinesJul 5, 20214 min readJuly 16: 1Sa 31 | Jeremiah 6 | Matthew 17Reading 1 - 1Sa 31:9,10 "They cut off his [Saul's] head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the...
becphilippinesJul 5, 20217 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readJuly 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 min readBy 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 min readJuly 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...