Month: June 2021

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Sunday June 6, 2021 (NIV)

1 Kings 1

David and Abishag

1 King David had become very old. His servants covered him with blankets, but he couldn’t stay warm. 2 They said to him, “Allow us to find a young woman for our master the king. She will serve the king and take care of him by lying beside our master the king and keeping him warm.” 3 So they looked in every corner of Israel until they found Abishag from Shunem. They brought her to the king. 4 She was very beautiful. She cared for the king and served him, but the king didn’t have sex with her.

Adonijah’s rebellion

5 Adonijah, Haggith’s son, bragged about himself and said, “I’ll rule as king myself.” He got his own chariot and horses with fifty runners to go in front. 6 Now Adonijah’s father had never given him direction; he never questioned why Adonijah did what he did. He was very handsome and was born after Absalom. 7 He took advice from Joab, Zeruiah’s son, and from the priest Abiathar. They assisted Adonijah. 8 But Zadok the priest, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, the prophet Nathan, Shimei and his friends, and David’s veterans didn’t join Adonijah. 9 So Adonijah prepared lamb, oxen, and fattened cattle at the Stone of Zoheleth, next to En-rogel. He invited his brothers (the royal princes) and all the citizens of Judah who were the royal servants to come. 10 But he didn’t invite the prophet Nathan, Benaiah, David’s veterans, or his brother Solomon.

11 Nathan said to Bathsheba, Solomon’s mother, “Did you hear that Adonijah, Haggith’s son, has become king, but our master David doesn’t know about it? 12 Let me give you some advice on how you and your son Solomon can survive this. 13 Go to King David and say, ‘Didn’t my master the king swear to your servant, “Your son Solomon will certainly rule after me. He will sit on my throne”? Why then has Adonijah become king?’ 14 While you are speaking there with the king, I’ll come along and support your words.”

15 So Bathsheba went to the king in his bedroom. The king was very old, and Abishag from Shunem was serving the king. 16 Bathsheba bowed down on her face before the king.

The king asked, “What do you want?”

17 She said to him, “Your Majesty, you swore by the Lord your God to your servant, ‘Your son Solomon will certainly rule after me. He will sit on my throne.’ 18 But now, look, Adonijah has become king, and my master the king doesn’t know about it. 19 He has prepared large quantities of oxen, fattened cattle, and lamb. He has invited all the royal princes as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the general. However, he didn’t invite your servant Solomon. 20 As for you, my master the king, the eyes of all Israel are upon you to tell them who will follow you on the throne of my master the king. 21 When my master the king lies down with his ancestors, then I and my son Solomon will become outlaws.”

22 While she was still speaking with the king, the prophet Nathan arrived. 23 The king was informed, “The prophet Nathan is here.” Then Nathan came in before the king and bowed his face to the ground. 24 He said, “My master the king, you must have said, ‘Adonijah will become king after me and will sit on my throne.’ 25 Indeed, today he went down and prepared oxen, fattened cattle, and lamb in large numbers. He invited all the royal princes, the generals, and Abiathar the priest. They are eating and drinking with him, and they said, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’ 26 Adonijah didn’t invite me, your servant, Zadok the priest, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, or your servant Solomon. 27 If this message was from my master the king, you didn’t make it known to your servant. Who should follow you on the throne of my master the king?”

28 King David answered, “Bring me Bathsheba.” She came and stood before the king. 29 The king made a solemn pledge and said, “As surely as the Lord lives, who rescued me from every trouble, 30 regarding what I swore to you by the Lord, Israel’s God, ‘Your son Solomon will certainly succeed me; he will sit on the throne after me’—I’ll see that it happens today.”

31 Bathsheba bowed down with her face to the ground. She honored the king and said, “May my master King David live forever!”

32 King David said, “Bring me Zadok the priest, the prophet Nathan, and Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son.” They came to the king, 33 who said to them, “Take with you the servants of your masters. Put my son Solomon on my mule and bring him down to Gihon. 34 There Zadok the priest and the prophet Nathan will anoint him king over Israel. Blow the ram’s horn and say, ‘Long live King Solomon!’ 35 You will follow him. He will enter and sit on my throne, and so he will succeed me as king. I have appointed him to become ruler over Israel and Judah.”

36 Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son, responded to the king, “Yes, may it happen as the Lord, the God of my king, says. 37 Just as the Lord was with my master the king, so may he be with Solomon. May his throne be even greater than the throne of my master King David.” 38 Zadok the priest, the prophet Nathan, Jehoiada’s son Benaiah, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and put Solomon on King David’s mule. They led him to Gihon. 39 Zadok the priest took the horn of oil from the tent and anointed Solomon. They blew the ram’s horn, and all the people said, “Long live King Solomon!” 40 All the people followed him playing flutes and celebrating. The ground shook at their noise.

41 Adonijah and all his invited guests heard this when they had finished eating. When Joab heard the sound of the ram’s horn, he said, “What’s that noise coming from the city?” 42 While he was still speaking, Jonathan, Abiathar the priest’s son, arrived.

Adonijah said, “Come on in! You are an honest man and will bring a good report.”

43 Jonathan replied to Adonijah, “No! Our master King David has made Solomon king! 44 To support him, the king sent along Zadok the priest; the prophet Nathan; Benaiah, Jehoiada’s son; and the Cherethites and the Pelethites. They’ve put Solomon on the royal mule. 45 Zadok the priest and the prophet Nathan have anointed him king at Gihon. They went up from there celebrating so that the city was thrown into a commotion. That is the sound you heard. 46 There’s more: Solomon has taken over the throne of the kingdom. 47 The royal attendants blessed our master King David: ‘May your God make Solomon’s name better than your name. May God elevate his throne above your throne.’”

The king then worshipped on his bed 48 and said, “Bless Israel’s God, the Lord, who today has set my son[a] on my throne, and has allowed my eyes to see it.”

49 Trembling with fear, all of Adonijah’s guests got up and fled, each going a different way. 50 Adonijah was afraid of Solomon, so he got up and went to grab hold of the horns of the altar. 51 Solomon was told, “Look! Adonijah is afraid of King Solomon and has grabbed the horns of the altar. He’s saying, ‘King Solomon must swear to me first that he won’t execute his servant with the sword.’”

52 Solomon said, “If he shows himself to be an honorable person, then not a hair of his head will be harmed. But if any evil is found in him, he will die.” 53 King Solomon sent word and had him brought down from the altar. He came and bowed down to King Solomon. Solomon said to him, “Go home!”

Footnotes:

  1. 1 Kings 1:48 Heb lacks my son; other versions have it or something similar.
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Acts 4

Peter and John questioned

4 While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple guard, and the Sadducees confronted them. 2 They were incensed that the apostles were teaching the people and announcing that the resurrection of the dead was happening because of Jesus. 3 They seized Peter and John and put them in prison until the next day. (It was already evening.) 4 Many who heard the word became believers, and their number grew to about five thousand.

5 The next day the leaders, elders, and legal experts gathered in Jerusalem, 6 along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others from the high priest’s family. 7 They had Peter and John brought before them and asked, “By what power or in what name did you do this?”

8 Then Peter, inspired by the Holy Spirit, answered, “Leaders of the people and elders, 9 are we being examined today because something good was done for a sick person, a good deed that healed him? 10 If so, then you and all the people of Israel need to know that this man stands healthy before you because of the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead. 11 This Jesus is the stone you builders rejected; he has become the cornerstone! 12 Salvation can be found in no one else. Throughout the whole world, no other name has been given among humans through which we must be saved.”

13 The council was caught by surprise by the confidence with which Peter and John spoke. After all, they understood that these apostles were uneducated and inexperienced. They also recognized that they had been followers of Jesus. 14 However, since the healed man was standing with Peter and John before their own eyes, they had no rebuttal. 15 After ordering them to wait outside, the council members began to confer with each other. 16 “What should we do with these men? Everyone living in Jerusalem is aware of the sign performed through them. It’s obvious to everyone and we can’t deny it. 17 To keep it from spreading further among the people, we need to warn them not to speak to anyone in this name.” 18 When they called Peter and John back, they demanded that they stop all speaking and teaching in the name of Jesus.

19 Peter and John responded, “It’s up to you to determine whether it’s right before God to obey you rather than God. 20 As for us, we can’t stop speaking about what we have seen and heard.” 21 They threatened them further, then released them. Because of public support for Peter and John, they couldn’t find a way to punish them. Everyone was praising God for what had happened, 22 because the man who had experienced this sign of healing was over 40 years old.

The believers pray

23 After their release, Peter and John returned to the brothers and sisters and reported everything the chief priests and elders had said. 24 They listened, then lifted their voices in unison to God, “Master, you are the one who created the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them. 25 You are the one who spoke by the Holy Spirit through our ancestor David, your servant:

Why did the Gentiles rage,
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth took their stand
and the rulers gathered together as one
against the Lord and against his Christ.[a]

27 Indeed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with Gentiles and Israelites, did gather in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and plan had already determined would happen. 29 Now, Lord, take note of their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with complete confidence. 30 Stretch out your hand to bring healing and enable signs and wonders to be performed through the name of Jesus, your holy servant.” 31 After they prayed, the place where they were gathered was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking God’s word with confidence.

Sharing among the believers

32 The community of believers was one in heart and mind. None of them would say, “This is mine!” about any of their possessions, but held everything in common. 33 The apostles continued to bear powerful witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and an abundance of grace was at work among them all. 34 There were no needy persons among them. Those who owned properties or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds from the sales, 35 and place them in the care and under the authority of the apostles. Then it was distributed to anyone who was in need.

36 Joseph, whom the apostles nicknamed Barnabas (that is, “one who encourages”), was a Levite from Cyprus. 37 He owned a field, sold it, brought the money, and placed it in the care and under the authority of the apostles.

Footnotes:

  1. Acts 4:26 Or anointed one; Ps 2:1-2
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Psalm 124

Psalm 124

A pilgrimage song. Of David.

124 If the Lord hadn’t been for us—
let Israel now repeat!—
2 if the Lord hadn’t been for us,
when those people attacked us
3 then they would have swallowed us up whole
with their rage burning against us!
4 Then the waters would have drowned us;
the torrent would have come over our necks;[a]
5 then the raging waters would have come over our necks!

6 Bless the Lord
because he didn’t hand us over
like food for our enemies’ teeth!
7 We escaped like a bird from the hunters’ trap;
the trap was broken so we escaped!

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.

Footnotes:

  1. Psalm 124:4 Or soul; also in 124:5, 7
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Proverbs 16:24

24 Pleasant words are flowing honey,
sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.

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06/06/2021 DAB Transcript

1 Kings 1:1-53, Acts 4:1-37, Psalm 124:1-8, Proverbs 16:24

Today is the 6th day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is a joy and aprivilege to be here with you today as we open up the threshold and walk into this brand new shiny sparkly new week. And it’s out in front of us and nothing has happened yet and so we’re gonna live into this and yeah, like we say all the time the choices that we make that’ll tell the story of this week. But that’s out in front of us and the scriptures are here to guide our steps. And our next step today’s step leads us into new territory in the Old Testament. So, we concluded the books of Samuel, 1 and 2 Samuel, we concluded 2 Samuel yesterday and so today we will begin the book of 1 Kings. Which kind of means there’s a second Kings as well. And, many ways we’re kinda gonna be continuing the story. It has a little bit of distinction though. Because the first part of this will feel like we’re just continuing the story right out of Samuel but then what were actually gonna do is meet all the different kings of Israel. And for the matter the different kings of Judah and that might not make sense just yet but it will soon enough because this ancient Israel after King Solomon’s reign, who is the next king we will spend time with, after his reign the kingdoms divide and are two different nations with two different kings and so we’ll get to that soon enough. We will meet Solomon in the Book of 1 Kings and Solomon will take us really to the most dramatic and prosperous times, sort of the mountain top of the story that we’ve been reading for long going all the way back into the Book of Genesis. When we met Abram, we’ve been working alongside this family of Abram that was promised many nations would come from him. That his decedents would be as many as the sand on the seashore or the stars in the heavens and there’s an awful lot of them now and this is the same family that we’re walking along side. So, we’ve seen the family develop, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob then his name changes to Israel and then his children are the children of Israel and those twelve children become tribes and we’ve been in Egypt in slavery. We’ve seen God deliver, we’ve seen the wilderness experience, we’ve seen the crossing of the Jordan River and the conquest of the Promised Land. We’ve been through the times of the judges where there was no king in Israel and everyone was doing what was right in their own eyes. And then we saw them demand a king and then we see King Saul and we examined our own lives through his life. And then we’ve seen King David and we’ve examined our lives through his life. Where we pick up here as we begin 1 Kings is the tail end of David’s reign and the ascension of his son Solomon. So, that’s the territory that we are headed into. We’ll read from the Common English Bible this week. 1 Kings chapter 1.

Prayer:

Father we thank You for Your word. We thank You for this brand new shiny sparkly new beginning that we get to encounter every week and every day for that matter and every moment for that matter, if necessary. All things are being made new. And so, every reminder that we have of this is something that can be so valuable to us that we can start over. That all things can be made new. So, come Holy Spirit into this brand-new week. May we see You, may we hear You, may we have eyes to see and ears to hear what You are saying and where You are leading and may we walk with You every step of the way. That we might be available to You for Your service and Your will in this week. Come Holy Spirit we pray in the name of Jesus we ask. Amen.

Prayers and Encouragement:

Hi Daily Audio Bible community this is Sherri Shalom from Spring Hill, Tennessee and I’m calling in response to Running Desperately to Jesus, she left a message this morning, it’s June, I believe it’s June 3rd or June 2nd, it’s June 2nd sorry. And I just…my heart was just moved so much with your loss. I know that when you lose your mom and you lose your day and lose so many people around you that are so precious to you it can just feel overwhelming. And I just…I was praying for you after I heard your message and the Lord just spoke to my heart just really gently and said It’s not that I take people because when we’re on the losing side we feel like they’ve been taken from us but God said I welcome them home. And I don’t know if this is gonna be comforting to you, I hope it is but, Jesus welcomed your mama home and my prayer for the month of June for you is that God would change the month of June from a month of loss and that he would redeem this month for you to lavishness and to lavish blessing. That there would be redemption for you in this month. And I have a scripture that I wanted to read to you that always comforts me in 2 Timothy 2, even when we’re too weak to have any faith left, he remains faithful to us and will help us for he cannot disown us who are apart of himself and he will always carry out his promises to us, that’s 2 Timothy 2 verse 13 in the Children’s Living Bible, I love that version because I’m a child at heart. But I just wanted to encourage you, to…to don’t lose heart. And even when …

Hey everyone this is Matt from Eastern Washington. I called in a couple weeks back just asking for prayers for my struggles with ya know, depression, suicidal thoughts. I called in a couple times, ya know, another time was asking for just prayers for restoration in my marriage. And then I posted on the DAB Friends Facebook page as well ya know, asking for that and kind of describing some of the struggles with my marriage and my wife wanting a divorce. Matt Aldridge on DAB Friends, that was me. Ya know, quickly, I just wanted to say thank God that I was able to find this…this Daily Audio Bible, it’s done amazing things in my life just in the last couple of weeks even. You know, I initially, I’ve only been listening for about a month I was just reading, er listening in through May but I decided I wanted to start over so I jumped back into January and I’ve been powering through that while I’m at work. Fortunately, I have a lot of time to listen to those types of things. Anyway, I’m almost through February it’s just been so amazing listening to all the community prayers and encouragements and all that it’s just…it just knowing that I’m not alone in my struggles. One thing I’ve learned ya know, that’s one of Satan’s greatest tools is making…making us feel alone in our struggles and use shame against us. So, I just thank God for all of you and ya know, everything that you guys have been doing to help me. I’ve heard a couple of your prayers for me and I just wanted to say thank you, I love you guys. I’m doing better, I’m still struggling but I’m running out of time so thank you.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible. How are you? My prayer goes out to those who feels love difficulties calling those who it is really tough on them to really call out and talk about their problems I just want them to know that this is a family that cares, this is a family that loves, this is a family that will pray for you no matter what you’re going through, this is a family that doesn’t judge, this is a family that loves you forever. I just want to tell you, what you’re going through, you’re not alone. And sometimes when you call and you hear people call out your name, people really devote prayers directly to you, it tells you that you’re not alone in this fight. Sometimes you hear people call to talk about the same situations that they go through that lets you identify to know you are not alone in this battle. I just thank you for your life. I just thank you for trusting the Daily Audio Bible for sharing with us. I just want to reach out also to those single parents who, in this time of COVID that it hasn’t been difficult, rathe it hasn’t been easy to take care of children. I just want to go to touch your hearts, to love your children more. I just want to go to bless whatever your hands are laid on, your job, your businesses, I just want to go over to touch you.

Good morning my DAB family it’s Jimmy from the East coast. And I just wanted to call and just be thankful for you and thankful for the prayers in this community and love that is in this community and the love that we have for one another and I remember listening to DAB I’ve been listening for a long time ago, over a decade, probably a year before, after it started. I was pretty young. I just, wow, God is good. And so, I just wanted to just release the love of God, the joy of God over our community and the peace of God over our community and to speak into existence what God has already said we have, he said that we can do right now that just light over the dark places, over the depression and the anxiety and it will no longer be here. Just speak joy, see love for every one and just clarity on those who needs it. Healing to those that are sick and in Jesus name. I’m just so thankful for you guys. Love you guys.

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06/05/2021 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 23:24-24:25, Acts 3:1-26, Psalm 123:1-4, Proverbs 16:21-23

Today is the 5th day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is great to be here with you as we end a week together. We’re also ending a book together, we’re ending the book of 2 Samuel today. And so, as we begin a new week tomorrow we’ll move into some new territory. And I guess fully get ourselves moved into the month of June, the 6th month of the year. But we’re hear now, today is today. And we’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible this week, 2 Samuel chapter 23 verse 24 through chapter 24 verse 25.

Prayer:

Father we thank You for Your word. We thank You for another week, this concludes our first week in this 6thmonth and yeah, we transitioned in this week from last month until this month. So, from May until June and we find ourselves transitioning in the books in the scriptures as we continue our journey and so we’re thanking you. We’re recognizing that, we’re recognizing that you brought us here day-by-day, step-by-step, successfully we have navigated to this place as you have let us by the power of Your Holy Spirit through the scriptures and so, we’re grateful, that’s what I’m trying to say, we’re worshiping You because we’re grateful, our hearts are open. And so, come Holy Spirit and continue to lead us forward day-by-day we ask. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

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And that’s it for today, I’m Brian, I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.  

Prayers and Encouragement:

Hey my name’s Andrew I’ve never called in before but I’ve been listening for almost a year now every morning. I really need to ask for prayer, this year I’ve been…I’ve been dating a new girl. And I’m 21 years old so I’m still pretty young and foolish sometimes but I…I know better and this year I kind of strayed away from everything I knew and for some reason I just wanted to ignore it all. And it…this year I kinda just kept getting farther away from God. And I had this pile of…it felt like a pile of sin that’s just kept been…it just been piling up. And I realize the more you let it pile up and hide from that the worse it gets. So, I came clean to her about everything I was hiding and a lot. There…There’s so much, I mean, I don’t deserve…I don’t deserve a lot but I know that God loves me and I want…I want to embrace that and I want to live for him. So, I just want to ask you guys to pray for me. I love you all. Thank you. Have a good day.

Good morning DAB family this is Judy from Georgia today’s Wednesday, June 2nd. And I was just listening to Brian talk about John 21 and I’m going to take these words with me every day now. What is that to you, follow me. This is great because I need this every day when things come up and I get distracted by what somebody else might be saying or doing. So, from this point on that’s what I’m going to say whenever something gets to me and I’m just going to say to myself, what’s that to me and follow Jesus. So, everybody have a great day and bless you all.

Good morning DABers this is Emily from Minnesota. I called in late January and I’m feeling strong enough to call today. I’m just calling on my sons 22nd birthday his 3rd birthday in heaven we lost him to suicide his freshman year of college. I…please continue to lift up my family as you know, each day brings its challenges and we have a lot going on. I would also just want to mention Running Bear and Running Desperately to Jesus you both touched my heart. As I get it, I know where you’re at, our family is…is in it. And I just look to Jesus to get through it, it’s so hard, it’s so hard. This world can be really tough. And Lord Jesus I just want…I just want to lift everyone up to You. You know our heart, You know our brokenness, please bring us joy moments. They’re there and we just need to see’em. Help us to see Your grace, feel Your peace and continue to know Your mercy. Please be near to us who’ve experienced loss and just be with everyone whose experiencing any sort of pain both inside and outside. We lift up our youth Lord Jesus they need light and hope. Thank You for all You do for everyone. Thank you DABers, love you guys. Bye.

Good morning DAB family this is Gwenny from Texas. It’s Wednesday, June 2nd and I want you all to know that I continue to pray for you all in spirit. But there was one prayer request that I heard this morning that I want to lift up a young…a lady she said her name was Running Desperately to Jesus and…I love that name. And so, Father I just want to lift her up because today…tomorrow is her mother’s anniversary, the day she passed and I want you to know also this lady tomorrow’s my son’s anniversary, the day he passed, he passed on June 3rd 2010 from a motorcycle accident so I know what you’re feeling tomorrow cause I’m gonna be feeling the same for my son. And so, I just lift you up right now. Father, I just lift up this lady to You who is going to feel…is feeling so much pain in June cause she lost her mother on June 3rd and she’s lost her father and other relatives and she’s feeling so much pain. So, Father I just ask that You comfort her right now because I’m gonna need that same comfort too Lord tomorrow remembering my son. So, Father, Your mercies Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit and that’s in Psalms 34:18 so Father I just pray for her I just lift her up and to let her know that I’m gonna be thinking of her tomorrow as well. So, Lord give her comfort, give her peace and let her know that where her mother is, is with you and that she can feel the joy and that she will see her again just like I will see my son again. I pray this in Jesus holy name. God bless you. And know that we love you at DAB. Thank you.

Hello from beautiful Cincinnati, Ohio this is your brother Daniel Johnson Jr. let’s throw a quick log onto the Global Campfire shall we. Okay, so everyone of us right now, of course today is June 2nd Wednesday, we just finished wrapping up the gospels. And what a great story that is but just from the comments today my heart is heavy you know, hurting for so many of us. Every one of us is going through something really big right now. My dad is in treatment for his alcoholism. He’s not happy about being there but he’s there. And he’s ah…we have a family meeting today and it’s gonna be heated. He’s not gonna be happy about having to stay there or some of the things that are going to be said but there…it’s a good thing and I know that God is working through him and I pray that God reaches down into to expose that root cause of what’s going on so that it could be dealt with. So many other callers today that expressed and were going through so much loss but Running Desperately to Jesus, your call was the last one that I heard today and I just started weeping for you because I can’t even imagine the loss that you’re feeling. I know that everything that you’re feeling is normal and it’s okay and that’s alright. Maybe you get a chance to write out this month…you know, taking some time to write out this month some of that unspoken emotional communication that you wished that you could have shared but you get that out of your system and then to share just, you know, those things that you wished you could have said, maybe that’ll help. God Bless you all from beautiful Cincinnati, Ohio this is Daniel Johnson Jr. brother I love you so much, make it a great day.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Saturday June 5, 2021 (NIV)

2 Samuel 23:24-24:25

24 Among the Thirty were

Joab’s brother Asahel,(A)

Elhanan son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

25 Shammah the Harodite,

Elika the Harodite,

26 Helez the Paltite,

Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

27 Abiezer the Anathothite,

Mebunnai the Hushathite,

28 Zalmon the Ahohite,

Maharai the Netophathite,

29 Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite,

Ittai son of Ribai from Gibeah of the Benjaminites,

30 Benaiah the Pirathonite,

Hiddai from the wadis of Gaash,[a]

31 Abi-albon the Arbathite,

Azmaveth the Barhumite,

32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

the sons of Jashen,

Jonathan son of[b] 33 Shammah the Hararite,

Ahiam son of Sharar the Hararite,

34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai son of the Maacathite,

Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,(B)

35 Hezro the Carmelite,

Paarai the Arbite,

36 Igal son of Nathan from Zobah,

Bani the Gadite,

37 Zelek the Ammonite,

Naharai the Beerothite, the armor-bearer for Joab son of Zeruiah,

38 Ira the Ithrite,

Gareb the Ithrite,

39 and Uriah(C) the Hethite.(D)

There were thirty-seven in all.

David’s Military Census

24 The Lord’s anger burned against Israel again, and he stirred up David against them to say, “Go, count the people of Israel and Judah.”(E)

2 So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.”(F)

3 Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times more than they are(G)—while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this?”

4 Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab and the commanders of the army. So Joab and the commanders of the army left the king’s presence to register the troops of Israel.

5 They crossed the Jordan and camped in Aroer,(H) south of the town in the middle of the valley, and then proceeded toward Gad and Jazer. 6 They went to Gilead and to the land of the Hittites[c] and continued on to Dan-jaan and around to Sidon. 7 They went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Afterward, they went to the Negev of Judah at Beer-sheba.

8 When they had gone through the whole land, they returned to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 Joab gave the king the total of the registration of the troops. There were eight hundred thousand valiant armed men[d] from Israel and five hundred thousand men from Judah.(I)

10 David’s conscience troubled him(J) after he had taken a census of the troops. He said to the Lord, “I have sinned greatly in what I’ve done. Now, Lord, because I’ve been very foolish,(K) please take away your servant’s guilt.”

David’s Punishment

11 When David got up in the morning, the word of the Lord had come to the prophet Gad,(L) David’s seer:(M) 12 “Go and say to David, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am offering you three choices. Choose one of them, and I will do it to you.’”

13 So Gad went to David, told him the choices, and asked him, “Do you want three[e] years of famine to come on your land, to flee from your foes three months while they pursue you, or to have a plague in your land three days? Now, consider carefully[f] what answer I should take back to the one who sent me.”

14 David answered Gad, “I have great anxiety. Please, let us fall into the Lord’s hands because his mercies are great,(N) but don’t let me fall into human hands.”

15 So the Lord sent a plague on Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and from Dan to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men died. 16 Then the angel extended his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it,(O) but the Lord relented concerning the destruction(P) and said to the angel who was destroying(Q) the people, “Enough, withdraw your hand now!” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah[g] the Jebusite.(R)

17 When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, “Look, I am the one who has sinned; I am the one[h] who has done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and my father’s family.”

David’s Altar

18 Gad came to David that day and said to him, “Go up and set up an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” 19 David went up in obedience to Gad’s command, just as the Lord had commanded. 20 Araunah looked down and saw the king and his servants coming toward him, so he went out and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground.

21 Araunah said, “Why has my lord the king come to his servant?”

David replied, “To buy the threshing floor from you in order to build an altar to the Lord, so the plague on the people may be halted.”(S)

22 Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever he wants[i] and offer it. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the wood.(T) 23 Your Majesty, Araunah gives everything here to the king.” Then he said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.”

24 The king answered Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.” David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for twenty ounces[j] of silver. 25 He built an altar to the Lord there and offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings. Then the Lord was receptive to prayer for the land,(U) and the plague on Israel ended.

Footnotes:

  1. 23:30 Or from Nahale-gaash
  2. 23:32 Some LXX mss; MT omits son of; 1Ch 11:34
  3. 24:6 LXX; MT reads of Tahtim-hodshi; Hb obscure
  4. 24:9 Lit men of valor drawing the sword
  5. 24:13 LXX; MT reads seven; 1Ch 21:12
  6. 24:13 Lit Now, know and see
  7. 24:16 = Ornan in 1Ch 21:15–28; 2Ch 3:1
  8. 24:17 LXX reads shepherd
  9. 24:22 Lit take what is good in his eyes
  10. 24:24 Lit 50 shekels

Cross references:

  1. 23:24 : 2Sm 2:18–23; 1Ch 27:7
  2. 23:34 : 2Sm 15:12
  3. 23:39 : Mt 1:6
  4. 23:39 : 2Sm 11:3–26
  5. 24:1–25 : 1Ch 21:1–28
  6. 24:2 : Nm 1:2–3; 1Sm 13:15
  7. 24:3 : Dt 1:11
  8. 24:5 : Dt 2:36; Jos 13:9,16
  9. 24:9 : Nm 1:45–46
  10. 24:10 : 1Sm 24:5
  11. 24:10 : Nm 12:9–12; 1Sm 13:13
  12. 24:11 : 1Sm 22:5
  13. 24:11 : 1Sm 9:9
  14. 24:14 : Ps 103:8–18; 119:156
  15. 24:16 : 2Kg 19:35
  16. 24:16 : Ex 32:14; Am 7:3–6
  17. 24:16 : 1Co 10:10
  18. 24:16 : 2Ch 3:1
  19. 24:21 : Nm 16:44–50
  20. 24:22 : 1Sm 6:14; 1Kg 19:21
  21. 24:25 : 2Sm 21:14
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Acts 3

Healing of a Lame Man

3 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple for the time of prayer(A) at three in the afternoon.[a] 2 A man who was lame from birth was being carried there. He was placed each day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so that he could beg from those entering the temple.(B) 3 When he saw Peter and John about to enter the temple, he asked for money. 4 Peter, along with John, looked straight at him and said, “Look at us.” 5 So he turned to them, expecting to get something from them. 6 But Peter said, “I don’t have silver or gold, but what I do have, I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” (C) 7 Then, taking him by the right hand he raised him up, and at once his feet and ankles became strong. 8 So he jumped up and started to walk, and he entered the temple with them—walking, leaping, and praising God.(D) 9 All the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 and they recognized that he was the one who used to sit and beg at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. So they were filled with awe and astonishment at what had happened to him.(E)

Preaching in Solomon’s Colonnade

11 While he[b] was holding on to Peter and John, all the people, utterly astonished, ran toward them in what is called Solomon’s Colonnade.(F) 12 When Peter saw this, he addressed the people: “Fellow Israelites, why are you amazed at this? Why do you stare at us, as though we had made him walk by our own power or godliness? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our ancestors,(G) has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied before Pilate,(H) though he had decided to release him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One(I) and asked to have a murderer released to you.(J) 15 You killed the source[c] of life, whom God raised from the dead; we are witnesses of this.(K) 16 By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.

17 “And now, brothers and sisters, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.(L) 18 In this way God fulfilled what he had predicted through all the prophets—that his Messiah would suffer.(M) 19 Therefore repent(N) and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,(O) 20 that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send Jesus, who has been appointed(P) for you as the Messiah. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time of the restoration of all things, which God spoke about through his holy prophets from the beginning.(Q) 22 Moses said:[d] The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you. 23 And everyone who does not listen to that prophet will be completely cut off from the people.[e](R)

24 “In addition, all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those after him, have also foretold these days. 25 You are the sons[f] of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors, saying to Abraham, And all the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.[g](S) 26 God raised up his servant[h] and sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”(T)

Footnotes:

  1. 3:1 Lit at the ninth hour
  2. 3:11 Other mss read the lame man who was healed
  3. 3:15 Or the Prince, or the Ruler
  4. 3:22 Other mss add to the fathers
  5. 3:22–23 Dt 18:15–19
  6. 3:25 = heirs
  7. 3:25 Gn 12:3; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4
  8. 3:26 Other mss add Jesus

Cross references:

  1. 3:1 : Ps 55:17; Mt 27:46; Ac 10:3,30
  2. 3:2 : Lk 16:20; Jn 9:8; Ac 14:8
  3. 3:6 : Ac 4:10; 2Co 6:10
  4. 3:8 : Is 35:4–6; Ac 14:10
  5. 3:10 : Jn 9:8; Ac 3:2
  6. 3:11 : Lk 22:8; Jn 10:23; Ac 5:12
  7. 3:13 : Ac 5:30; 7:32; 22:14
  8. 3:13 : Mt 27:2; Lk 23:4; Jn 19:15; Ac 13:28
  9. 3:14 : Mk 1:24; Ac 4:27; 7:52
  10. 3:14 : Mk 15:11; Lk 23:18,25
  11. 3:15 : Ac 2:24; 5:31
  12. 3:17 : Lk 23:34; Ac 13:27
  13. 3:18 : Lk 24:27; Ac 2:23; 17:3; 26:23
  14. 3:19 : Ac 2:38; 8:22; 17:30; 26:20
  15. 3:19 : Ps 51:1,9; Is 43:25; 44:22; Col 2:14
  16. 3:20 : Ac 22:14; 26:16
  17. 3:21 : Mt 17:10; Lk 1:70; Ac 1:11
  18. 3:22–23 : Dt 18:15–19; Ac 7:37
  19. 3:25 : Gn 22:18; Ac 2:39; Rm 9:4
  20. 3:26 : Ac 2:24; 13:46; Rm 1:16
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Psalm 123

Psalm 123

Looking for God’s Favor

A song of ascents.

1 I lift my eyes to you,
the one enthroned in heaven.(A)
2 Like a servant’s eyes on his master’s hand,
like a servant girl’s eyes on her mistress’s hand,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God
until he shows us favor.(B)

3 Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,
for we’ve had more than enough contempt.(C)
4 We’ve had more than enough
scorn from the arrogant
and contempt from the proud.(D)

Cross references:

  1. 123:1 : Ps 2:4; 121:1; 141:8
  2. 123:2 : Ps 25:15
  3. 123:3 : Neh 4:4; Ps 4:1; 119:22
  4. 123:4 : Is 32:9,11; Am 6:1
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Proverbs 16:21-23

21 Anyone with a wise heart is called discerning,
and pleasant speech[a] increases learning.(A)

22 Insight is a fountain of life(B) for its possessor,
but the discipline of fools is folly.

23 The heart of a wise person instructs his mouth;
it adds learning to his speech.[b](C)

Footnotes:

  1. 16:21 Lit and sweetness of lips
  2. 16:23 Lit learning upon his lips

Cross references:

  1. 16:21 : Pr 1:5; 9:9; 16:23
  2. 16:22 : Pr 10:11; 13:14; 14:27
  3. 16:23 : Ps 37:30; Pr 1:5; 9:9; Mt 12:34
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2 Samuel 22:1-23:23

David’s Song of Thanksgiving

22 David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul. 2 He said:(A)

The Lord is my rock, my fortress,(B) and my deliverer,
3 my God,[a] my rock where I seek refuge.
My shield, the horn of my salvation,(C) my stronghold,(D) my refuge,(E)
and my Savior, you save me from violence.
4 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(F)
and I was saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me;(G)
the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.(H)

7 I called to the Lord in my distress;
I called to my God.(I)
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry for help reached his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavens[b] trembled;(J)
they shook because he burned with anger.(K)
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils,
and consuming fire came from his mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.[c]
10 He bent the heavens and came down,(L)
total darkness beneath his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring[d] on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around him,
a gathering[e] of water and thick clouds.(M)
13 From the radiance of his presence,
blazing coals were ignited.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High made his voice heard.(N)
15 He shot arrows and scattered them;(O)
he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.(P)
16 The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath(Q) of his nostrils.(R)

17 He reached down from on high
and took hold of me;
he pulled me out of deep water.(S)
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
20 He brought me out to a spacious place;(T)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.

21 The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;(U)
he repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.(V)
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord(W)
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
23 Indeed, I let all his ordinances(X) guide me[f]
and have not disregarded his statutes.
24 I was blameless before him
and kept myself from my iniquity.
25 So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness[g] in his sight.

26 With the faithful
you prove yourself faithful,
with the blameless
you prove yourself blameless,
27 with the pure
you prove yourself pure,
but with the crooked
you prove yourself shrewd.
28 You rescue an oppressed people,(Y)
but your eyes are set against the proud—
you humble them.(Z)
29 Lord, you are my lamp;
the Lord illuminates my darkness.(AA)
30 With you I can attack a barricade,[h]
and with my God I can leap over a wall.(AB)
31 God—his way is perfect;(AC)
the word of the Lord is pure.(AD)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.

32 For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is a rock? Only our God.
33 God is my strong refuge;[i]
he makes my way perfect.[j]
34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and sets me securely on the[k] heights.[l]
35 He trains my hands for war;(AE)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation;(AF)
your help[m] exalts me.
37 You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps,
and my ankles do not give way.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
39 I wipe them out and crush them,
and they do not rise;
they fall beneath my feet.
40 You have clothed me with strength for battle;
you subdue my adversaries beneath me.(AG)
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me;[n]
I annihilate those who hate me.
42 They look, but there is no one to save them—
they look to the Lord, but he does not answer them.(AH)
43 I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.(AI)

44 You have freed me from the feuds among my people;(AJ)
you have preserved me as head of nations;
a people I had not known serve me.(AK)
45 Foreigners submit to me cringing;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.(AL)

47 The Lord lives—blessed be my rock!
God, the rock of my salvation,(AM) is exalted.
48 God—he grants me vengeance
and casts down peoples under me.(AN)
49 He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
you rescue me from violent men.(AO)

50 Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, Lord;
I will sing praises about your name.(AP)
51 He is a tower of salvation for[o] his king;
he shows loyalty to his anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.(AQ)

David’s Last Words

23 These are the last words of David:

The declaration of David son of Jesse,(AR)
the declaration of the man raised on high,[p]
the one anointed by the God of Jacob.(AS)
This is the most delightful of Israel’s songs.
2 The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,
his word was on my tongue.(AT)
3 The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,(AU)
4 is like the morning light when the sun rises
on a cloudless morning,
the glisten of rain on sprouting grass.”

5 Is it not true my house is with God?
For he has established a permanent covenant(AV) with me,
ordered and secured in every detail.(AW)
Will he not bring about
my whole salvation and my every desire?
6 But all the wicked are like thorns raked aside;
they can never be picked up by hand.
7 The man who touches them
must be armed with iron and the shaft of a spear.
They will be completely burned up on the spot.

Exploits of David’s Warriors

8 These are the names of David’s warriors:(AX)

Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the officers.[q] He wielded his spear[r] against eight hundred men that he killed at one time.

9 After him, Eleazar son of Dodo son of an Ahohite was among the three warriors with David when they defied the Philistines. The men of Israel retreated in the place they had gathered for battle, 10 but Eleazar stood his ground and attacked the Philistines until his hand was tired and stuck to his sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. Then the troops came back to him, but only to plunder the dead.

11 After him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. The Philistines had assembled in formation where there was a field full of lentils. The troops fled from the Philistines, 12 but Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field, defended it, and struck down the Philistines. So the Lord brought about a great victory.

13 Three of the thirty leading warriors went down at harvest time and came to David at the cave of Adullam,(AY) while a company of Philistines was camping in Rephaim Valley. 14 At that time David was in the stronghold,(AZ) and a Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. 15 David was extremely thirsty[s] and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!” 16 So three of the warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord. 17 David said, “Lord, I would never do such a thing! Is this not the blood of men who risked their lives?” So he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three warriors.

18 Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah,(BA) was leader of the Three.[t] He wielded his spear against three hundred men and killed them, gaining a reputation among the Three. 19 Was he not more honored than the Three? He became their commander even though he did not become one of the Three.(BB)

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada(BC) was the son of a brave man from Kabzeel, a man of many exploits. Benaiah killed two sons[u] of Ariel[v] of Moab, and he went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 21 He also killed an Egyptian, an impressive man. Even though the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went down to him with a staff, snatched the spear out of the Egyptian’s hand, and then killed him with his own spear. 22 These were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who had a reputation among the three warriors. 23 He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

Footnotes:

  1. 22:3 LXX, Ps 18:2 read my God; MT reads God of
  2. 22:8 Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read mountains; Ps 18:7
  3. 22:9 Or him
  4. 22:11 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Syr, Tg read he was seen
  5. 22:12 Or sieve, or mass; Hb obscure
  6. 22:23 Lit Indeed, all his ordinances have been in front of me
  7. 22:25 LXX, Syr, Vg read to the cleanness of my hands; Ps 18:24
  8. 22:30 Or a ridge, or raiders
  9. 22:33 DSS, some LXX mss, Syr, Vg read God clothes me with strength; Ps 18:32
  10. 22:33 Some LXX mss, Syr; MT reads he sets free the blameless his way; Hb obscure
  11. 22:34 LXX; some Hb mss read my; other Hb mss read his
  12. 22:34 Or on my high places
  13. 22:36 LXX reads humility; Ps 18:35
  14. 22:41 Lit you gave me the neck of my enemies
  15. 22:51 DSS read he gives great victory to
  16. 23:1 Or raised up by the high God
  17. 23:8 Some Hb mss, LXX read Three
  18. 23:8 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, LXX read He was Adino the Eznite
  19. 23:15 Lit And David craved
  20. 23:18 Some Hb mss, Syr read the Thirty
  21. 23:20 LXX; MT omits sons
  22. 23:20 Or two warriors

Cross references:

  1. 22:2–51 : Ps 18:2–50
  2. 22:2 : Ps 31:3; 71:3
  3. 22:3 : Lk 1:69
  4. 22:3 : Ps 9:9; 59:9,16–17; 62:2,6
  5. 22:3 : Ps 14:6; 71:7; Jr 16:19
  6. 22:4 : 1Ch 16:25; Ps 48:1; 96:4
  7. 22:5 : Ps 42:7; Jnh 2:3
  8. 22:6 : Ps 116:3
  9. 22:7 : Ps 116:4; 120:1; Jnh 2:2
  10. 22:8 : Jdg 5:4; Ps 77:18; 97:4
  11. 22:8 : Jb 26:11
  12. 22:10 : Ps 144:5; Is 64:1
  13. 22:12 : Ps 97:2
  14. 22:14 : Jb 37:4
  15. 22:15 : Dt 32:23; Ps 7:13; 77:17; Hab 3:11
  16. 22:15 : Ps 144:6
  17. 22:16 : Jb 4:9; Is 30:33
  18. 22:16 : Ex 15:8
  19. 22:17 : Ps 144:7
  20. 22:20 : Ps 31:8; 118:5
  21. 22:21 : 1Sm 26:23; 1Kg 8:32; Ps 7:8
  22. 22:21 : Ps 24:3–4
  23. 22:22 : Pr 8:32
  24. 22:23 : Ps 119:30,102
  25. 22:28 : Ps 72:12–13
  26. 22:28 : Is 2:11–12,17; Lk 1:51
  27. 22:29 : Jb 29:3; Ps 27:1
  28. 22:30 : 2Sm 5:6–9
  29. 22:31 : Dt 32:4
  30. 22:31 : Ps 119:140
  31. 22:35 : Ps 144:1
  32. 22:36 : Eph 6:16–17
  33. 22:40 : Ps 44:5
  34. 22:42 : 1Sm 28:6; Pr 1:28
  35. 22:43 : Is 10:6; Mc 7:10; Zch 10:5
  36. 22:44 : 2Sm 2:8–10; 15:1–6; 20:1–2
  37. 22:44 : 2Sm 8:1–14; Is 55:5
  38. 22:46 : Mc 7:17
  39. 22:47 : Ps 89:26; 95:1
  40. 22:48 : Ps 144:2
  41. 22:49 : Ps 140:1
  42. 22:50 : Rm 15:9
  43. 22:51 : 2Sm 7:12–16; Lk 1:55
  44. 23:1 : Lk 3:32
  45. 23:1 : 1Sm 16:12–13; Ps 89:20
  46. 23:2 : Mt 22:43; 2Pt 1:21
  47. 23:3 : Ps 72:1–3; Is 11:1–5
  48. 23:5 : Gn 9:16; 17:7,19; 1Ch 16:17; Ps 105:10
  49. 23:5 : 2Sm 7:12–16; Ps 89:29; Is 55:3
  50. 23:8–39 : 1Ch 11:11–47
  51. 23:13 : 1Sm 22:1
  52. 23:14 : 1Sm 22:4–5
  53. 23:18 : 1Sm 26:3–6
  54. 23:19 : 1Ch 11:21
  55. 23:20 : 2Sm 8:18; 20:23
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Acts 2

Pentecost

2 When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.(A) 2 Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind(B) came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying.(C) 3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated and rested on each one of them. 4 Then they were all filled(D) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues,[a] as the Spirit enabled them.(E)

5 Now there were Jews staying in Jerusalem, devout people from every nation(F) under heaven. 6 When this sound occurred, a crowd came together and was confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language. 7 They were astounded and amazed, saying,[b] “Look, aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans?(G) 8 How is it that each of us can hear them in our own native language? 9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites; those who live in Mesopotamia, in Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,(H) 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts),(I) 11 Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the magnificent acts of God in our own tongues.” 12 They were all astounded and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does this mean?” 13 But some sneered and said, “They’re drunk on new wine.”(J)

Peter’s Sermon

14 Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed to them, “Fellow Jews and all you residents of Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and pay attention to my words. 15 For these people are not drunk, as you suppose, since it’s only nine in the morning.[c] 16 On the contrary, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:

17 And it will be in the last days, says God,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all people;
then your sons and your daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
and your old men will dream dreams.(K)
18 I will even pour out my Spirit
on my servants in those days, both men and women
and they will prophesy.(L)
19 I will display wonders in the heaven above
and signs on the earth below:
blood and fire and a cloud of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood(M)
before the great and glorious day of the Lord(N) comes.
21 Then everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.[d](O)

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to these words: This Jesus of Nazareth was a man attested to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did among you through him, just as you yourselves know.(P) 23 Though he was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used[e] lawless people to nail him to a cross and kill him.(Q) 24 God raised him up, ending the pains of death,(R) because it was not possible for him to be held by death. 25 For David says of him:

I saw the Lord ever before me;
because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad
and my tongue rejoices.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me in Hades
or allow your holy one to see decay.(S)
28 You have revealed the paths of life to me;
you will fill me with gladness
in your presence.[f](T)

29 “Brothers and sisters, I can confidently speak to you about the patriarch David: He is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.(U) 30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn an oath to him to seat one of his descendants[g] on his throne.(V) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke concerning the resurrection of the Messiah: He[h] was not abandoned in Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.[i](W)

32 “God has raised(X) this Jesus; we are all witnesses of this. 33 Therefore, since he has been exalted to the right hand of God(Y) and has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit,(Z) he has poured out(AA) what you both see and hear. 34 For it was not David who ascended into the heavens, but he himself says:

The Lord declared to my Lord,
‘Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.’[j](AB)

36 “Therefore let all the house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”(AC)

Call to Repentance

37 When they heard this, they were pierced to the heart and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” (AD)

38 Peter replied, “Repent(AE) and be baptized,(AF) each of you, in the name(AG) of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you and for your children, and for all who are far off,(AH) as many as the Lord our God will call.” 40 With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt[k] generation!” (AI) 41 So those who accepted his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand people were added to them.

A Generous and Growing Church

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching,(AJ) to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to prayer.(AK)

43 Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles.(AL) 44 Now all the believers were together and held all things in common.(AM) 45 They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with joyful and sincere hearts,(AN) 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. Every day the Lord added to their number[l] those who were being saved.(AO)

Footnotes:

  1. 2:4 languages, also in v. 11
  2. 2:7 Other mss add to one another
  3. 2:15 Lit it’s the third hour of the day
  4. 2:17–21 Jl 2:28–32
  5. 2:23 Other mss read you have taken
  6. 2:25–28 Ps 16:8–11
  7. 2:30 Other mss add according to the flesh to raise up the Messiah
  8. 2:31 Other mss read His soul
  9. 2:31 Ps 16:10
  10. 2:34–35 Ps 110:1
  11. 2:40 Or crooked, or twisted
  12. 2:47 Other mss read to the church

Cross references:

  1. 2:1 : Lv 23:15; Ac 1:14; 20:16
  2. 2:2 : 1Kg 19:11; Jb 38:1; Ezk 1:4
  3. 2:2 : Ac 4:31; 16:26
  4. 2:4 : Ac 4:31; 13:52
  5. 2:4 : Mk 16:17; 1Co 12:10
  6. 2:5 : Mt 28:19; Rm 1:5; Gl 1:16
  7. 2:7 : Ac 1:11; 2:12
  8. 2:9 : Gn 14:9; 2Kg 17:6
  9. 2:10 : Mt 23:15; Ac 13:13; 15:38; 16:6,21; 18:23
  10. 2:13 : Ac 17:32; 1Co 14:23
  11. 2:17 : Is 44:3; Jn 7:38; Ac 10:45; 21:9
  12. 2:18 : Ac 21:10; 1Co 12:10
  13. 2:20 : Mt 24:29; 1Th 5:2
  14. 2:20 : Is 58:13; Ezk 13:5; Am 5:18; Ob 15; Zph 1:14; Zch 14:1; Mal 4:5
  15. 2:17–21 : Jl 2:28–32; Ac 16:31; Rm 10:13
  16. 2:22 : Jn 3:2; 4:48; Ac 10:38; Heb 2:4
  17. 2:23 : Mt 26:24; Lk 22:22; 24:20; Ac 3:18; 4:28; 5:30
  18. 2:24 : Rm 8:11; 1Co 6:14; 2Co 4:14; Eph 1:20; Col 2:12; 1Th 1:10; Heb 13:20
  19. 2:27 : Mt 11:23; Lk 2:26; Ac 13:35; Heb 7:26
  20. 2:25–28 : Ps 16:8–11
  21. 2:29 : 1Kg 2:10; Neh 3:16; Ac 7:8–9; 13:36
  22. 2:30 : 2Sm 23:2; Ps 132:11; Mt 22:43; Lk 1:32; Ac 1:8; Heb 11:32
  23. 2:31 : Ps 16:10; Ac 2:27
  24. 2:32 : Lk 18:33; Ac 2:24
  25. 2:33 : Php 2:9; Heb 10:12
  26. 2:33 : Jn 7:39; 14:26; 16:7,13
  27. 2:33 : Ac 2:17; 10:45
  28. 2:34–35 : Ps 110:1; Mt 5:35; 22:44; Mk 12:36; Lk 20:42–43; Jn 3:13; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13
  29. 2:36 : Mt 28:18; Lk 2:11; Rm 14:9; 2Co 4:5
  30. 2:37 : Lk 3:10; Ac 16:30
  31. 2:38 : Lk 24:47; Ac 3:19; 26:20
  32. 2:38 : Ac 8:12; 22:16
  33. 2:38 : Ac 3:16; 15:14
  34. 2:39 : Is 44:3; Ac 3:25; Eph 2:13
  35. 2:40 : Dt 32:5; Mt 17:17; Php 2:15
  36. 2:42 : Ac 5:28; 13:12; 17:19; 1Co 14:6
  37. 2:42 : Ac 1:14; Heb 10:25
  38. 2:43 : Mk 16:17,20; Ac 5:12
  39. 2:44 : Mt 19:21; Ac 4:32
  40. 2:46 : Lk 24:53; Ac 5:42; 20:7
  41. 2:47 : Ac 5:14; 11:24; 16:5; Rm 14:18
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Psalm 122

Psalm 122

A Prayer for Jerusalem

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let’s go to the house of the Lord.”(A)
2 Our feet were standing
within your gates, Jerusalem(B)—

3 Jerusalem, built as a city should be,
solidly united,(C)
4 where the tribes, the Lord’s tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of the Lord.(D)
(This is an ordinance for Israel.(E))
5 There, thrones for judgment are placed,
thrones of the house of David.(F)

6 Pray for the well-being[a] of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you be secure;(G)
7 may there be peace within your walls,
security within your fortresses.”(H)
8 Because of my brothers and friends,
I will say, “May peace be in you.”[b](I)
9 Because of the house of the Lord our God,
I will pursue your prosperity.(J)

Footnotes:

  1. 122:6 Or peace
  2. 122:8 = Jerusalem

Cross references:

  1. 122:1 : Is 2:3; Mc 4:2; Zch 8:21
  2. 122:2 : Ps 9:14; Jr 7:2
  3. 122:3 : Neh 4:6; Ps 147:2
  4. 122:4 : Is 2:3; Mc 4:2
  5. 122:4 : 1Ch 22:13
  6. 122:5 : Dt 17:8; 2Ch 19:8
  7. 122:6 : Ps 51:18; Jr 29:7
  8. 122:7 : Ps 48:3
  9. 122:8 : 1Sm 25:6; Ps 85:8
  10. 122:9 : Neh 2:10; Est 10:3
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Proverbs 16:19-20

19 Better to be lowly of spirit with the humble[a](A)
than to divide plunder with the proud.(B)

20 The one who understands a matter finds success,(C)
and the one who trusts in the Lord will be happy.(D)

Footnotes:

  1. 16:19 Alt Hb tradition reads afflicted

Cross references:

  1. 16:19 : Pr 29:23; Is 57:15
  2. 16:19 : Ex 15:9; Ps 37:16; Pr 1:13–14; 15:16–17; 16:8
  3. 16:20 : Pr 19:8
  4. 16:20 : Ps 2:12; 34:8; 40:4; 84:12; 146:5; Jr 17:7
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06/04/2021 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 22:1-23:23, Acts 2:1-47, Psalm 122:1-9, Proverbs 16:19-20

Today is the 4th day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is great to be here with you today. It is a joy and a privilege every day. Which is why I feel like I say it most every day. Great to be around the Global Campfire with you as we take this next step forward through the scriptures. We are reading in the Old Testament from the book of 2 Samuel and we’re actually rounding the corner on 2 Samuel, we will complete the books of Samuel, 1st and 2nd Samuel, in tomorrow’s reading and move forward from there. And then when we get to the New Testament today we are just moving into the Book of Acts, we’ve just completed the gospels and so we are beginning to read the story of the formation of the church and the stories of the early church. So, let’s dive in, we’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible this week. 2 Samuel chapter 22 verse 1 through chapter 23 verse 23.

Commentary:

Okay, so Acts chapter 2 is a very famous passage of scripture because well it’s a flash point on many levels, like we’ve just read it all and Peter gave…gives a sermon…so okay Peter preaches a sermon and people are all together but monumental things happen. So, the people are all together right, and one accord praying and waiting and the Holy Spirit falls upon them. And as its portrayed in the Book of Acts, tongues of fire are present and they begin to speak in other languages, other languages that people can understand. So, generally speaking in another language, like speaking in tongues this is known as glossolalia, so what’s happening in the Book of Acts is known as xenolalia that’s the ability, like, the ability to speak in a language that you don’t know but actually is a human tongue, an actual language that people understand which is what we see in the Book of Acts. It’s a spectacular scene, amazing, and so people begin to speak the good news in languages that they don’t know but people outside are hearing this and it’s in their mother tongue wherever they’ve traveled from to Jerusalem. And so, a crowd begins to gather because what do, I mean…it draws a crowd and it did draw a crowd and so there are people that are listening and then there are also people that are observing, they’re listening but they’re observing trying to reason what is going on how are these people speaking in all of these different languages telling this good news and they seem to be Galileans so they probably can’t write much less speak it and all these different languages. And so, a crowd is there that’s when Peter steps forward and presents his first sermon and this gospel story in which three thousand people want to follow Jesus and are baptized. And that, I mean that is also a miraculous thing, on a couple of levels. First of all, that really is this flashpoint that we could look to in the scriptures and say “there, that’s the birth of the church, after Jesus’ ascension” but three thousand people converting at one time and wanting to be baptized, that’s a lot of people in a busy city like that, like Jerusalem. And so, where do you baptize three thousand people, that’s something that people, scholars have kind of mused about over the years, where could this happen? One primary candidate would be right at the temple, like on the temple, like at the temple steps. Because this is where they began meeting every day and there are ritual mikvah, ritual baths, baths of purification there, you have to go into the temple clean right. Remember when we read all about the Mosiac Law about clean and unclean and how you achieve clean. So, they would bath before going into the temple complex into God’s presence in any way. And so, many baptisms could certainly happen there and so that’s one of the leading thoughts that the birth of the church happens around the Southern Temple steps in the Mikvah and this is where they met and they would eat in each other’s homes and this is the birth of the church so this is pretty monumental. I mean we might have read it a hundred times and be like, yeah okay, I’ve read this story but the reverberations of what we read today are what we experience in our world today and in our Christian faith. This is sort of that flash point moment that’s starts this era, the church era that we’re in and so definitely should give that honor. And we can look at the reading today and be like man, ya know, harmonious, it’s beautiful, it’s wonderful let’s go back to that time and as we’ve talked about before we’ve got more to read, they had their share of struggles to deal with and sort through and argue about and come to consensus on because they were human beings just like we are. And so, through the course of the rest of this year we’ll have plenty of opportunity to talk about some of these things as we come to them because they give us insight into our own motives and our own heart which is what the bible does for us so often. Bringing to the surface what’s true, what’s really going on. And the bible just looks us straight in the eye and we get to look right back and decide is this the path I want to be on or do I need to repent, do I need to go in a different direction. And so, this is an exciting time in the Bible as we continue our journey.

Prayer:

And so Holy Spirit we read that You were poured out upon on early brothers and sisters and that hasn’t stopped You are still with us and among us and within us. Still leading us into all truth, still guiding our steps, still leading the way if we will pay attention, if we will watch for Your lead and instead of inviting You along as an add on to the events of our lives that we get to humble ourselves and participate in anything that You are doing and make that what are lives are about, what You are doing. So, as we read the stories of our spiritual ancestors we invite You to fall upon us, to lead us into all truth, to guide our steps, to challenge our motivations, and to lead us deeper into Jesus. And we pray this in His name. Amen.

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Prayers and Encouragement:

Hi DAB family, this is Dawn Rising in Michigan and this call is for George Powell. I understand that you’re calling from jail and this is your second time around there. But luckily, we serve an amazing God who is in the business of second chances, third chances, a hundred million chances, because He forgives us new every day. So, you’re asking for prayer George and I am praying for you. I’m praying that you can forgive yourself so you can move forward from whatever binds you, whatever has gotten you back into jail I rebuke it, I denounce anything evil that is attacking you. I pray for restoration in your relationships and with your family and I believe this for you that things will change. Just forgive yourself first start there. Alright, well I love you and we’ll be praying for you, take care, bye.

George Powell this is Lakita Ward from Vanet, Oklahoma. I’ve never been in prison but I know what it’s like to be lonely. I know what it’s like to read the word of God and feel like it’s not even penetrating your heart. And I just want to lift you up. Father, I just lift up George and I pray Father, Lord, God that You would just minister to him Father, Lord, that You would just meet him in his loneliness, meet him in the situation that he’s in. Lord, as he repents to You of his failures Lord, God, I just pray that You would restore him. I just pray that You would encourage him Father, Lord, and bring those around him that know You and call You by name Father, Lord, that they might help lift him up Lord, God, as they lifted up Moses’ arms. I pray Father, Lord, God, for Your love and Your tenderness to be upon him Father, Lord, God. You know our hearts, You see our failures, You know our sins and I just pray that You’d surround Him with Your love and Your mercy Lord even now that You would lift him up Father, Lord, God, even now that You would restore him. Even now Father, Lord, that you’d fill his heart with gladness. I just pray Father, Lord, God that You would continue Lord, to lead him down that path of righteousness that only You can give him Father, Lord, Jesus. Let him remember that You are his closest, just the mention of his name Father, Lord, God, that at the mention of Jesus Christ that You’re right there Father, Lord, God, being with him and blessing him and ministering to him. I thank you in Jesus name.

Hello DAB my name is Matthew, from Long Beach, California. And I just had a…had a feeling to call in today. I’m a first-time caller, long time listener. And I’ve just been…it’s been heavy on my heart to…to be in community with other believers since COVID and everything I haven’t really found a church home. This is kind a…I’m new to this city too in Long Beach so and I haven’t had a church family although I’ve listened to the DAB almost regularly, daily I…I’ve never really plugged in to the community and it…and I…I need you guys and I love you guys and I want…I want to be involved and I want to pray and I really work on my prayer life for others. Sometimes I feel like my…my prayer life becomes centered on myself and I know that, that’s definitely not, ya know, the heart of…the heart of a servant so just pray for blessing on everybody to have a great day and to know that God has a purpose and a plan for your life. I also want to pray for George Powell. Hey brother, I just pray for encouragement and God will empower you and strengthen you and show you that sometimes the path is difficult but God always has a victory for us through all the ups and downs, through difficulty, God has a plan and sometimes when he’s trimming off weight from your life it feels heavy, we don’t understand it but it’s often because God is getting ready to bloom us and to introduce new people and new friends and new relationships into our life. Yeah, so, everybody be blessed.

Mark A. Brandon here from just East of beautiful Cincinnati. Let’s roll Holy Spirit with a DAB prayer. Father, let us not harden our hearts as you turn our junk into treasure. Make us blind to the temptations of this world as we are transformed into kingdom seekers. We would rather be slaves to you Jesus than serve our selfish motives any longer. Big hearted, radiant Father, send encouragers into our path, we know of one but believe there are many. Protect us Father as a big brother protects his little sister and may God’s smile always be upon us. In Jesus name. Amen.

Hello my DAB family, it’s Pam His Ransom Soul in New Jersey. Byron from Florida I heard your call on the May 28th podcast, you asked about your wife’s health concerns and her upcoming surgery which will no doubt be over with by the time this airs. So please know I’m praying for her, for you, for the doctors and surgical team and for the surgery to be successful. And Byron your wife meeting that gentlemen at the cemetery was such a God orchestrated and ordained encounter which I believe was to encourage and reassure the both of you that God loves you, He’s with you, He’s faithful and that He’s in control. For the man who called in after Byron asking for prayer for his wife Tanya who’s been battling Leukemia for ten years, is now in the hospital and not doing well. Brother, I’m praying for your stamina and strength as you care for your children. I’m praying for Tanya’s complete healing. I’m praying for God to find you all a new home and I’m asking Him to make a way for you to spend time with Tanya in the hospital. Finally, to the woman who called in after both of these men but didn’t leave her name, your words of profound encouragement were perfectly timed encompassing their two phone calls in this truth: throughout our challenges and our ups-and-downs in life, always keep trusting in God.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Thursday June 3, 2021 (NIV)

2 Samuel 20:14-21:22

14 Sheba passed through all the tribes of Israel to Abel of Beth-maacah. All the Berites[a] came together and followed him. 15 Joab’s troops came and besieged Sheba in Abel of Beth-maacah. They built a siege ramp(A) against the outer wall of the city. While all the troops with Joab were battering the wall to make it collapse, 16 a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.”

17 When he had come near her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?”

“I am,” he replied.

“Listen to the words of your servant,” she said to him.

He answered, “I’m listening.”

18 She said, “In the past they used to say, ‘Seek counsel in Abel,’ and that’s how they settled disputes. 19 I am one of the peaceful and faithful in Israel, but you’re trying to destroy a city that is like a mother in Israel. Why would you devour the Lord’s inheritance?”

20 Joab protested: “Never! I would never devour or demolish! 21 That is not the case. There is a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, who has rebelled against King David. Deliver this one man, and I will withdraw from the city.”

The woman replied to Joab, “Watch! His head will be thrown over the wall to you.” 22 The woman went to all the people with her wise counsel,(B) and they cut off the head of Sheba son of Bichri and threw it to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn, and they dispersed from the city, each to his own tent. Joab returned to the king in Jerusalem.

23 Joab commanded the whole army of Israel;(C)

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and Pelethites;

24 Adoram[b] was over forced labor;(D)

Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;

25 Sheva was court secretary;

Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

26 and in addition, Ira the Jairite was David’s priest.

Justice for the Gibeonites

21 During David’s reign there was a famine for three successive years, so David inquired[c] of the Lord. The Lord answered, “It is due to Saul and to his bloody family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

2 The Gibeonites were not Israelites but rather a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them,(E) but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah. So David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. 3 He asked the Gibeonites, “What should I do for you? How can I make atonement so that you will bring a blessing on[d] the Lord’s inheritance?”

4 The Gibeonites said to him, “We are not asking for silver and gold from Saul or his family,(F) and we cannot put anyone to death in Israel.”(G)

“Whatever you say, I will do for you,” he said.

5 They replied to the king, “As for the man who annihilated us and plotted to destroy us so we would not exist within the whole territory of Israel, 6 let seven of his male descendants be handed over to us so we may hang[e] them in the presence of the Lord(H) at Gibeah of Saul,(I) the Lord’s chosen.”(J)

The king answered, “I will hand them over.”

7 David spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul’s son Jonathan, because of the oath of the Lord that was between David and Jonathan, Saul’s son.(K) 8 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, who were the two sons whom Rizpah(L) daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, and the five sons whom Merab[f](M) daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite 9 and handed them over to the Gibeonites. They hanged[g] them on the hill in the presence of the Lord; the seven of them died together. They were executed in the first days of the harvest at the beginning of the barley harvest.[h]

The Burial of Saul’s Family

10 Rizpah, Aiah’s daughter, took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock from the beginning of the harvest[i] until the rain poured down from heaven on the bodies. She kept the birds of the sky from them by day and the wild animals by night.

11 When it was reported to David what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done, 12 he went and got the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh-gilead. They had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies the day the Philistines killed Saul at Gilboa.(N) 13 David had the bones brought from there. They gathered up the bones of Saul’s family who had been hanged 14 and buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan at Zela in the land of Benjamin in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. They did everything the king commanded. After this, God was receptive to prayer for the land.(O)

The Philistine Giants

15 The Philistines again waged war against Israel. David went down with his soldiers, and they fought the Philistines, but David became exhausted. 16 Then Ishbi-benob, one of the descendants of the giant,[j] whose bronze spear weighed about eight pounds[k] and who wore new armor, intended to kill David. 17 But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle. You must not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”(P)

18 After this,(Q) there was another battle with the Philistines at Gob. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, who was one of the descendants of the giant.

19 Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite killed[l] Goliath of Gath. The shaft of his spear was like a weaver’s beam.(R)

20 At Gath there was still another battle. A huge man was there with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot—twenty-four in all. He, too, was descended from the giant. 21 When he taunted Israel, Jonathan, son of David’s brother Shimei, killed him.

22 These four were descended from the giant in Gath and were killed by David and his soldiers.

Footnotes:

  1. 20:14 LXX, Vg read Bichrites
  2. 20:24 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr read Adoniram; 1Kg 4:6; 5:14
  3. 21:1 Lit sought the face of
  4. 21:3 Lit will bless
  5. 21:6 Or impale, or expose
  6. 21:8 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg; other Hb mss read Michal
  7. 21:9 Or impaled, or exposed, also in v. 13
  8. 21:9 = March–April
  9. 21:10 = April to October
  10. 21:16 Or Raphah, also in vv. 18,20,22
  11. 21:16 Lit 300 (shekels)
  12. 21:19 1Ch 20:5 adds the brother of

Cross references:

  1. 20:15 : 2Kg 19:32; Is 37:33; Jr 6:6; Ezk 4:2; 26:8
  2. 20:22 : Ec 9:14–15
  3. 20:23–26 : 2Sm 8:16–18; 1Kg 4:3–6
  4. 20:24 : 1Kg 12:18
  5. 21:2 : Jos 9:3–17
  6. 21:4 : Nm 35:31–32
  7. 21:4 : Lv 24:21–22
  8. 21:6 : Nm 25:4
  9. 21:6 : 1Sm 15:34
  10. 21:6 : 1Sm 10:24
  11. 21:7 : 1Sm 18:3; 20:12–17; 23:18
  12. 21:8 : 2Sm 3:7
  13. 21:8 : 1Sm 18:19
  14. 21:12 : 1Sm 31:11–13
  15. 21:14 : 2Sm 24:25
  16. 21:17 : 2Sm 18:3; 1Kg 11:36; 15:4; 2Ch 21:7; Ps 132:17
  17. 21:18–22 : 1Ch 20:4–8
  18. 21:19 : 1Sm 17:7
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Acts 1

Prologue

1 I wrote the first narrative, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach(A) 2 until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.(B) 3 After he had suffered, he also presented himself alive to them by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God.(C)

The Holy Spirit Promised

4 While he was[a] with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise.(D) “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit in a few days.”(E)

6 So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, are you restoring the kingdom to Israel at this time?”

7 He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority.(F) 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”(G)

The Ascension

9 After he had said this, he was taken up as they were watching, and a cloud took him out of their sight. 10 While he was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them.(H) 11 They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up into heaven? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come in the same way that you have seen him going into heaven.”(I)

United in Prayer

12 Then they returned to Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, which is near Jerusalem—a Sabbath day’s journey away. 13 When they arrived, they went to the room(J) upstairs where they were staying: Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.(K) 14 They all were continually united(L) in prayer,[b] along with the women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.(M)

Matthias Chosen

15 In those days Peter stood up among the brothers and sisters[c]—the number of people who were together was about a hundred twenty—and said, 16 “Brothers and sisters, it was necessary that the Scripture be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit through the mouth of David foretold about Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.(N) 17 For he was one of our number and shared in this ministry.”(O) 18 Now this man acquired a field with his unrighteous wages. He fell headfirst, his body burst open and his intestines spilled out.(P) 19 This became known to all the residents of Jerusalem, so that in their own language that field is called Hakeldama (that is, “Field of Blood”). 20 “For it is written in the Book of Psalms:

Let his dwelling become desolate;
let no one live in it; [d] and
Let someone else take his position.[e](Q)

21 “Therefore, from among the men who have accompanied us during the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us— 22 beginning from the baptism of John until the day he was taken up from us—from among these, it is necessary that one become a witness with us of his resurrection.”(R)

23 So they proposed two: Joseph, called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias.(S) 24 Then they prayed,(T) “You, Lord, know everyone’s hearts; show which of these two you have chosen(U) 25 to take the place[f] in this apostolic ministry(V) that Judas left to go where he belongs.” 26 Then they cast lots(W) for them, and the lot fell to Matthias and he was added to the eleven apostles.

Footnotes:

  1. 1:4 Or he was eating, or he was lodging
  2. 1:14 Other mss add and petition
  3. 1:15 Other mss read disciples
  4. 1:20 Ps 69:25
  5. 1:20 Ps 109:8
  6. 1:25 Other mss read to share

Cross references:

  1. 1:1 : Lk 1:3; 24:19
  2. 1:2 : Mt 28:19–20; Lk 24:47; Jn 20:21
  3. 1:3 : Mt 28:17; Mk 16:14; Lk 24:34,36; Jn 20:19; 1Co 15:5–7
  4. 1:4 : Lk 24:49; Jn 14:1; Ac 2:33
  5. 1:5 : Jl 3:18; Mt 3:11; Ac 11:16
  6. 1:7 : Mt 24:36; Mk 13:32; 1Th 5:1
  7. 1:8 : Lk 24:48; Ac 2:1,4; 4:33; 8:1,14; 13:47
  8. 1:10 : Mt 28:13; Mk 16:5; Lk 24:4; Jn 20:12
  9. 1:11 : Mt 16:27; Ac 2:7; 1Th 1:10; 2Th 1:10
  10. 1:13 : Ac 9:37,39; 20:8
  11. 1:13 : Mt 10:2–4; Mk 3:16–19; Lk 6:14–16
  12. 1:14 : Ac 2:46; 4:24; 5:12; 15:25; Rm 15:6
  13. 1:14 : Mt 12:46; Lk 23:49,55; Rm 12:12; Col 4:2
  14. 1:16 : Lk 22:37,47; 24:44; Jn 13:18; 18:3
  15. 1:17 : Jn 6:71; Ac 20:24; 21:19
  16. 1:18 : Mt 26:14–15; 27:5,7–8
  17. 1:20 : Ps 69:25; 109:8
  18. 1:22 : Mk 1:4; Ac 2:31; 4:2; 17:18; 23:6; 24:15; 26:23
  19. 1:23 : Ac 15:22; 18:7
  20. 1:24 : Ac 6:6; 13:3
  21. 1:24 : 1Sm 16:7; Jr 17:10; Ac 15:8; Rv 2:23
  22. 1:25 : Rm 1:5; 1Co 9:2; Gl 2:8
  23. 1:26 : Mt 27:35; Mk 15:24; Lk 23:34; Jn 19:24; Ac 8:21; 26:18; Col 1:12; 1Pt 5:3
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Psalm 121

Psalm 121

The Lord Our Protector

A song of ascents.

1 I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?(A)
2 My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.(B)

3 He will not allow your foot to slip;
your Protector will not slumber.(C)
4 Indeed, the Protector of Israel
does not slumber or sleep.(D)

5 The Lord protects you;
the Lord is a shelter right by your side.[a](E)
6 The sun will not strike you by day
or the moon by night.(F)

7 The Lord will protect you from all harm;
he will protect your life.(G)
8 The Lord will protect your coming and going
both now and forever.(H)

Footnotes:

  1. 121:5 Lit is your shelter at your right hand

Cross references:

  1. 121:1 : Ps 87:1; 123:1
  2. 121:2 : Ps 115:15; 124:8
  3. 121:3 : Ps 41:2; 66:9; 127:1
  4. 121:4 : Dt 33:29
  5. 121:5 : Ps 16:8; 91:1,4
  6. 121:6 : Is 49:10; Rv 7:16
  7. 121:7 : Ps 41:2; 91:10–12
  8. 121:8 : Dt 28:6
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Proverbs 16:18

18 Pride comes before destruction,
and an arrogant spirit before a fall.(A)

Cross references:

  1. 16:18 : Pr 11:2; 16:5; 18:12; 29:23; Dn 4:37; Ob 3–4
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06/03/2021 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 20:14-21:22, Acts 1:1-26, Psalm 121:1-8, Proverbs 16:18

Today is the 3rd day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian, it’s a joy and a privilege and an honor and all good things to be here around the Global Campfire with you today. As we take the next step forward we are still working our way through 2 Samuel in the Old Testament, so that will be the next step forward. When we get into the New Testament reading today we will be entering brand new territory as we have concluded the gospel the story of Jesus’ life and ministry yesterday. And so now we kind of move into the church era and what happens next after Jesus ascension as we begin the Book of Acts but we’ll talk about that in a few minutes. First, we need to read from 2 Samuel. We’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible this week. 2 Samuel 20:14-21:22.

Introduction to the Book of Acts:

Okay so, here we are at the threshold of a brand-new book but also the threshold of brand new territory. The Book of Acts will reveal to us what happened after Jesus ascending back to the Father and the voice, the writing voice in Acts will be somewhat familiar with us because the author of Luke is also the author of Acts. And so, some would call like Acts: 2 Luke or other scholars combine them together: Luke-Acts. But either way we are kind of in the second volume of this writing the Gospel of Luke, of course, dealing with Jesus life and ministry and death and resurrection and then Acts, kind of picking up with the story and continuing on forward after…after Jesus ministry. So, one thing we’ll see in the Book of Acts as we get going is that it mostly deals with 2 specific people; it’s the Acts of the Apostles but there are 2 specific people that are dominant in the Book of Acts. The first we’ll meet first, the Apostle Peter, who we’ve all met in the gospels. But he goes through quite a transformation when the Holy Spirit is sent, as Jesus promised. And then after the ministry of Peter we’ll begin to see a zealot Pharisee named Saul who is determined to wipe the name of Jesus from the thoughts and hearts and lips of anyone who would dare speak it. And he’s in the process of doing all of this when he meets Jesus and his name is changed from Saul to Paul and we know him as the Apostle Paul. So, we’ll meet the Apostle Paul in the Book of Acts, kind of the second half of the Book of Acts, we’ll deal with Paul’s ministry and then after that we move into some of the letters and we’ll be camping out with Paul for quite some time. This is the beginning of what we know as the church. Like the capital C church, the body of Christ. This begins what we would know theologically and historically as the church era and we’re still in that era. And so, what we have is a really fantastic opportunity. Because we can look all around at all the traditions of the Christian faith and all the different ways that people believe and all the different things that they focus upon and all the different things that we battle about and so often when I hear those kind of discussions myself, they’re usually included with some kind of dreamy desire, like ‘I wish we could just go back to when it all began, I just wish we could go back to the Book of Acts when it was all really going on’, well here’s our chance, we’re going back to where it all began. And if we’ll look very closely, just pay attention, we’ll see that some of the rose-colored glasses that we have on… have on about that time, they need to be taken off. It wasn’t as if they didn’t have disagreements or struggles. So often when we’re referring to the time of Book of Acts and we want to go back to that early church time, it’s like, because that’s because it was perfect. It’s never been perfect. And they had very similar struggles to the kinds of struggles that we still have with each other. And so, let’s pay attention to that as we move forward, as we go forward in the New Testament and examine all these things because there’s so much there for us. So much to reshape us and reshape our thinking but also, so much for us to examine in ourselves and in the world we live in. So, with that we begin the Book of Acts today chapter 1.

Prayer:

Father we thank You for Your word. We thank You for bringing us through all the different territories, all the different sections that we can see. And so, we thank You for the gospels. And now as we turned the page and have moved into the Book of Acts we look forward with great, great anticipation for all that You will reveal and speak to us through the scriptures and all of the growth and transformation that is yet in front of us. And so, as we seal this day we take to heart the voice of wisdom at every crossroads telling us which way to go, she says pride comes before destruction and we know that, we can even quote that but we don’t think about it a lot. Pride precedes destruction. And so, we humble ourselves under Your mighty hand and ask Holy Spirit that You lead us away from Pride. We don’t want to sign up for destruction and so, come Holy Spirit and lead us on a narrow path, a humble path that leads to life. In the name of Jesus we ask. Amen.

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Prayers and Encouragement:

Hi Daily Audio Bible family my name is Enee, I live in Nigeria and I’ve been listening to the DAB for a year and a half now, I think. The encouragement I get from here is so wonderful and I’m so thankful for it. I’m calling today to ask for prayers, I just need priority in all areas of my life. I really pray for discipline to be stronger in my faith. There are so many moments where I go through, it’s almost go through a rollercoaster with my faith and with my emotions and I know we don’t worship God based on our emotions but when you’re not in the place to worship God you almost, to like, oh I don’t feel like, so you don’t want to do anything. I also just need prayers against temptation it’s a daily struggle and I’m just needing to be better. I want to thank Brian and Jill for everything that they do and the whole community honestly like it is very life changing for me and I’m so thankful. So, everybody have a good day. Oh, and today is the 29th, I just finished today’s podcast. And I pray everybody has a good day. Bye.

Hi, everyone my name is Kalolito’s I’m calling from Irving, California please pray for my soccer coach, Coach Andy Barnes and his family. My coach has cancer. Please pray God make him well again. Thank you. Bye.

Hi Daily Audio Bible, this is Rebecca from Michigan it’s May 31st, Memorial Day. You know what, I wanted to just pray because I have been really stressed with anxiety and it paralyzes my mind and does stuff to me. And, like this woman at my job came up to me and got in my face and told me I should find another job. Somebody I work with, I feel like I’m being harassed and bullied at my job and I’m kind of getting tired of it cause it’s been going on for years. I want prayer for this to just stop. Please pray for me that the harassment and bullying would stop. I usually don’t complain about this because what it is (inaudible) still is. So, I don’t know why people harass me and bully me it seems like all my life has a curse, I don’t know why, maybe because I don’t stick up for myself enough. But um, I’m kind of getting tired of it so, could you just pray for me that God would just touch my mind and help me get through this, I want to find some friends and friends to talk to. Thank you, have a nice day, bye.

Hi, this is Trinity in Southern California and today is June 1st of 2021 and I was listening today to the message and all the prayer request. And, I heard a gentleman call in today and he’s back in jail and having…it sounds like he’s having a real hard time with life in general with his family and everything and it just shattered my heart and I really felt the need to call in and pray. So, dear Heavenly Father, please, I lift up this gentleman to You and his family and ask that You heal wounds God and that You relieve the pain and the stress of choices that have been made God pray God that You would shine through in all of this no matter what happens God that Your will be done and that the glory be to you God. That You will bring good of this God. I ask that you bring comfort God, comfort to everybody involved in this situation. I can’t imagine the hurt and the fear that everybody must be feeling right now God. Please, just comfort them and heal them God and know that…let them know God that all things that happen can be turned to You God and will be turned to You God. In Jesus name. Amen.

This is Vye from the farm. I wanted to reply to the fellow who called about the difficulty of achieving forgiveness. I’ve found in my own life, the first thing is to, when I can’t forgive well, look to see what needs to be healed within myself and from that healing, after that I can begin to forgive. I find I may need to be healed of envy of jealousy, wounds to my own self-esteem due to my own pride. Wounds from feeling that I have been cheated or slighted, which again can go to my own pride and my own insecurities. My lack of understanding and realizing I have put expectations on others without remembering that they also are sinful and that they cannot be perfect and that I need to get out of my sense of betterment and reduce my expectations of others and realize that they are just people. Sometimes it’s lack of insight and realizing I need to be healed of perceived wrongs but look first, if you can’t forgive, look first at yourself and ask God to heal you, to show you where you need healing and as that healing comes then turn to the task of forgiving others. I pray that these words are helpful.

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06/02/2021 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 19:11-20:13, John 21:1-25, Psalms 120:1-7, Proverbs 16:16-17

Today is the 2nd day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it is great to be here with you today like it always is. It is always a good time to be around the Global Campfire together, always a good time to take the next step forward together. And, so, let’s do that. Today’s a big step because it’s the last step in the Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and today we will complete the gospel of John, which means that tomorrow we will move into brand-new territory in the book of Acts. So, congratulations on that. When we finish today’s reading and mark it off in in the Daily Audio Bible app, we’ll get our Gospels badge and will continue making progress as we complete all the different regions of the Bible, all the different sections. But before we can conclude the book of John, we need to take the next step forward in second Samuel. It’s been a pretty tricky time for King David as we know now. So…so, Absalom took over the kingdom there for a second and was king. He died in battle and now…so you would think…well…this will bring David back but that’s not how it works. Like these are tribes. They have leadership they talk it over. And, so, that’s what’s going on. Second Samuel chapter 19 verse 11 through 20 verse 13.

Commentary:

Okay. So, we concluded the gospel of John today and John ends really beautifully, back in the Galilee where we spend so much time…where we’ve spent so much time in the Gospels, basically since the beginning of the year. And, so, familiar territory for us. And it’s like a number of the disciples have gone back to the Galilee and have resumed, at least in part, their trade of fishing because they’ve been fishing when Jesus encounters them and cooks them breakfast. And it’s just…there’s a place by the Sea of Galilee that commemorates this. It’s a little kind of chapel built on a rock where this traditionally happened. It’s called Peter’s primacy. But I think of this place because it’s one of the places where you can get right down to the water and…and sort of see a charcoal fire…a little charcoal fire on the shore and Jesus cooking breakfast for His friends. And there’s a like a repeat of one of the miracles, right? When Jesus first called some of these disciples it was in this way, like “cast your nets on the other side.” And if we remember, Peter was involved in that. And when they got the big hall of fish, we find Peter down on his knees saying, “depart for me. I’m a sinner. Like I can’t be in your presence. You’re”…I mean that’s when Jesus calls him to be a disciple. And those that were involved in that, they just left the fish there, like this big bounty that was going to set them up for some kind of financial gain, or maybe finally to get out of debt or whatever. They just left it and followed Jesus. And, so, it’s really beautiful here at the end of the story, that Jesus gives them all those fish again and cooks them breakfast. And then there is the scene where Jesus asked Peter three different times about his love. And by the third time Peter’s feeling sad about it. Like, “why do you have to keep asking me? You know I love you.” And there are some scholars and theologians that imagine here that Jesus is intentionally restoring Peter. Like, intentionally. It’s a three-time thing. Like Peter denied Him three times. And, so, Jesus is going back into each one of those times and saying, “do you love me? Feed my sheep.” But as we wind down and get to these final sentences, Jesus says something incredibly poignant, very very poignant in the context of the situation, but also profoundly important and poignant in our own lives. Jesus explains to Peter that there will be time in his life where he’ll be led to where he doesn’t want to go. And the gospel of John explains to us that this is…this is Jesus way of telling Peter how he…what kind of death he will die. And, so, Peter taking in that news does such an interesting thing, something that we all do very often, so very often. Peter looks around and he looks at John and he says to Jesus, “what about him Lord? What about him. Like, if this is gonna happen to me. What about him?” And Jesus answer is the poignant thing. “If I want him to remain until I come what is that to you? As for you, follow me.” And it’s interesting and important for us to realize that those are the last words recorded in the Gospels from Jesus lips. “What is that to you?” If we could ask ourselves that question every time we’re sucked into comparison or every time we feel like we’ve got harder…got it harder than somebody else, or that our path is more difficult or challenging than somebody else, every time we get pulled into trying to get an identity out of each other as compared to each other. If we could just remember the last words of Jesus recorded in the Gospels. “What is the hat to you?” The answer to that question is an important one. “What is that to you? As for you, follow me.” And that encapsulates so much of what we need to know. Our job isn’t to worry about what everybody else is doing and what might happen everybody else. Our job is to follow Jesus. Truly, I don’t know a more fitting way to and our time in the Gospels than that I…it’s so poignant and something that we can carry along with us because it didn’t just happen randomly. These are the last things Jesus says in the Gospels. And, so, we can remember this. “What is that to you?” Man…if we go…if somebody steals our parking place today when we’re trying to get groceries, what is that to you? If you walk through the front door and somebody says something that you don’t like and it could cause an argument, what is that to you? You follow me. Maybe somebody does something that seems like…like it’s political at work, like they’re trying to get something or diminish us in some way or take something, take some territory or project or whatever. What is that to you? You follow me. You see how this works. There is no telling the amount of conflict we can simply sidestep because it’s nothing to us. It doesn’t change anything. It has no power at all other than we want to pick up an offense and go into battle in some sort of way. But really what is that to you? You follow me. And, so, let’s carry that around…maybe for the rest of our lives. Maybe we put this into practice, and this is what we do. This is the question that we immediately ask ourselves as soon as that anger or whatever emotion arises within us. What is that to you?

Prayer:

Jesus, first off…first off, we thank You for the example of Your life in the Gospels that has given us a clear view of what we’re supposed to look like and for that matter what humanity is supposed to look like. We thank You for that. It is irreplaceable. We thank You for telling us the truth and leading us into the truth. We thank You for Your patience and kindness with us, beyond…vastly beyond what we deserve. And we thank You for this counsel, as we end the Gospels – “You follow me. You follow me.” This…this is what we’re supposed to be doing. What is that to You?” So often it just helps us realize the distractions that we just keep getting ourselves into and we are supposed to keep our eyes on You and follow no matter what. And, so, forgive us for the times that we’ve been distracted, which is most of the time. But we’re learning, we’re growing, we’re being transformed. You are changing us. These things are changing. We are being renewed. We are being made to new again. And, so, come Holy Spirit and continue this work as we continue our journey through the Bible we pray. In the name of Jesus, we ask. Amen.

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Hey DABbers, it’s Kera from Denver. Today is my daughter’s 13th birthday. At the beginning of my pregnancy my boyfriend and I separated. In distress I started seeing a psychiatrist. I admitted honestly that I had used meth once at the beginning of pregnancy. They reported me. I was honest with the child authorities then my boyfriend and I reunited. I was clean the rest of my pregnancy, did all prenatal visits. We joyfully anticipated and prepared for our baby’s arrival. In the hospital the day she was born everything was perfect. Seeing her father hold our baby, I had never before experienced the inexplicable contentment joy and togetherness as I did in that moment nor quite since. Then a CPS team came into the room and insisted I could not leave the hospital with my baby. Complete love was replaced with complete devastation, unfathomable destruction of my heart and spirit. My tears flowed like dark waterfalls. We went home without our baby. I didn’t realize there was supposed to be follow up with CPS during the pregnancy. I had not heard from anyone. Right away a family took the baby from the hospital and ended up adopting her. I have had no contact with my daughter or her family. Being saved by Jesus nearly four years ago, I now know my true identity as God’s child. I know God has always been with me even through extreme heartbreak. I know God is with my daughter too. I hope to meet her someday. But for now, I have peace knowing that God does love me and that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpose. Amen.

Hey good morning Daily Audio Bible family this is Blessings Flow in Pennsylvania and this morning it’s Memorial Day weekend. I just wanted…in the US…I just wanted to say that I appreciate you all, I appreciate this community, I appreciate this ministry. I’m just grateful this morning. And I wanted to thank all of you who prayed for me. My prayer was request was played at the beginning of February for a friend of ours Rosa who lost both of her parents a week apart, you know, a week after they had come here to visit from Mexico. And it was very devastating for the family. And I just want to thank everyone for praying. The funeral was actually toward the end of April. So, it took a little bit of time but they’re doing better. And I just hadn’t called myself personally. After that happened with Rosa and going about my life I actually lost about four or five family members and friends unexpectedly this spring. So, I’ve just been going through some grief and processing, but the whole time I have stayed listening to the DAB and the DABC and it’s really been a blessing just to hear the prayers and praises and to hear the word. So, I just wanted to check in and just say how much I love you, I love this community and the Lord is faithful. So, blessings to all. Blessings Flow in Pennsylvania.

Yes, this is Whitney I’ve just started listening to Brian and Daily Audio Bible this year. I’ve found it really helpful because I have really hard times letting what I read sink in. So, it helps me to have it read to me. So, I’m very thankful for that. I am asking for prayer for panic attacks, anxiety, depression. I’ve dealt with this a lot in my life. I lost my mom in 2015. My dad is currently in Hospice care for dementia, and we do…don’t know how much longer we have left with him. And I’m a single mom of three. And their dad just is not in their lives the way he should be. So, if you can please just cover me and my family in your prayers. And I know that God will work it all out and I know that everything works for His good and His glory. And I just pray that you give me strength to hold on through this storm, the storm that has been continuously brewing it seems like since I was 15 and I’m now 39. Just please lift us up. Thank you. And I thank you Brian for this opportunity for this podcast. Thank you.

Hi everyone, this is Victory in Christ calling from Corvallis OR. This is my first year with the DAB and my first-time calling in. And I just…this community has been such a blessing in my life. And one of the things that I really just felt compelled to share is just how incredibly faithful just I’ve seen you guys be just in your prayers just in all of this…the incredible trials and storms that people are walking through, just the horrible situations or whatever it is, just how faithful all of you guys have been just remaining in the word each and every day and just staying in prayer and staying connected with this community. And it’s just really been so incredible just to see that faithfulness and just that continuing to just rely on God through it all. And I just wanted to say to all of you that the Lord hears your prayers. He hears it and He is working everything for…for your good and for His glory. And I’m just so grateful for all of you. I also have a prayer request. I have a friend, my best friend actually, and she’s not a Christian. And we’ve been friends for years and I’ve tried to, you know, to share Christ with her several times but every time I do I just feel this wall just kind of go up. And I haven’t been able to see her much this year just with COVID and just school and everything going on and there’s not much of a chance for us to hang out or see each other for a while. So, I just pray that God just moves and that He can just show her who He is. So, thank you guys. Have a great day.

Good morning DABbers. This is Running Desperately to Jesus also Staying Connected to Jesus. I will try and get through this. I just ask that my sisters and brothers in Christ lift me up. June is a very difficult time for me. My mother died on June 3rd. She and my brother had the same birthday. His name was Taylor. He committed suicide. My father’s birthday is June 18th. He died six months before my mother died. Then I have an aunt that died in June. So, June is a really difficult time for me. I become snappy. I cry all the time. I have little patience. But I’m reaching out to you because I know prayers will bring me through. I know that God will sustain me, but right now it’s just like I want to shut down. I ask God continuously why He took my mother. But I do know the reason. She had pancreatic cancer and it’s selfish of me to have wanted her to stay. She was a strong woman in Christ. She was prepared for her…her transition. I was there with her through her whole walk of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. So, I’m just asking that my brothers and sisters lift me up. Running Desperately to Jesus also Staying Desperately Desperately connected to Jesus.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Wednesday June 2, 2021 (NIV)

2 Samuel 19:11-20:13

11 King David sent word to the priests Zadok and Abiathar:(A) “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace? The talk of all Israel has reached the king at his house. 12 You are my brothers, my flesh and blood.[a](B) So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ 13 And tell Amasa,(C) ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood?[b] May God punish me and do so severely if you don’t become commander of my army from now on instead of Joab!’”

14 So he won over[c] all the men of Judah, and they unanimously sent word to the king: “Come back, you and all your servants.” 15 Then the king returned. When he arrived at the Jordan, Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and escort him across the Jordan.

16 Shimei son of Gera,(D) the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David. 17 There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him. Ziba, an attendant from the house of Saul,(E) with his fifteen sons and twenty servants also rushed down to the Jordan ahead of the king. 18 They forded the Jordan to bring the king’s household across and do whatever the king desired.[d]

When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell facedown before the king 19 and said to him, “My lord, don’t hold me guilty, and don’t remember your servant’s wrongdoing on the day my lord the king left Jerusalem.(F) May the king not take it to heart. 20 For your servant knows that I have sinned. But look! Today I am the first one of the entire house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

21 Abishai son of Zeruiah asked, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?” (G)

22 David answered, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything?(H) Have you become my adversary today? Should any man be killed in Israel today? Am I not aware that today I’m king over Israel?” 23 So the king said to Shimei, “You will not die.” Then the king gave him his oath.(I)

24 Mephibosheth,(J) Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet, trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely. 25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Mephibosheth, why didn’t you come with me?”

26 “My lord the king,” he replied, “my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said, ‘I’ll saddle the donkey for myself[e] so that I may ride it and go with the king’—for your servant is lame.(K) 27 Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king.(L) But my lord the king is like the angel of God,(M) so do whatever you think best.[f] 28 For my grandfather’s entire family deserves death from my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table.(N) So what further right do I have to keep on making appeals to the king?”

29 The king said to him, “Why keep on speaking about these matters of yours? I hereby declare: you and Ziba are to divide the land.”(O)

30 Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has come to his palace safely, let Ziba take it all!”

31 Barzillai the Gileadite(P) had come down from Rogelim and accompanied the king to the Jordan River to see him off at the Jordan. 32 Barzillai was a very old man—eighty years old—and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.(Q)

33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I’ll provide for you[g] at my side in Jerusalem.”

34 Barzillai replied to the king, “How many years of my life are left that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king? 35 I’m now eighty years old.(R) Can I discern what is pleasant and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?(S) 36 Since your servant is only going with the king a little way across the Jordan, why should the king repay me with such a reward? 37 Please let your servant return so that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham;(T) let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him what seems good to you.”[h]

38 The king replied, “Chimham will cross over with me, and I will do for him what seems good to you, and whatever you desire from me I will do for you.” 39 So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed. The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him, and Barzillai returned to his home.

40 The king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went with him. All the troops of Judah and half of Israel’s escorted the king. 41 Suddenly, all the men of Israel came to the king. They asked him, “Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and transport the king and his household across the Jordan, along with all of David’s men?”

42 All the men of Judah responded to the men of Israel, “Because the king is our relative. Why does this make you angry? Have we ever eaten anything of the king’s or been honored at all?” [i]

43 The men of Israel answered the men of Judah, “We have ten shares in the king,(U) so we have a greater claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Weren’t we the first to speak of restoring our king?” (V) But the words of the men of Judah were harsher than those of the men of Israel.

Sheba’s Revolt

20 Now a wicked man, a Benjaminite named Sheba son of Bichri, happened to be there. He blew the ram’s horn and shouted:

We have no portion in David,
no inheritance in Jesse’s son.
Each man to his tent,[j] Israel!

2 So all the men of Israel deserted David and followed Sheba son of Bichri, but the men of Judah from the Jordan all the way to Jerusalem remained loyal to their king.(W)

3 When David came to his palace in Jerusalem, he took the ten concubines he had left to take care of the palace and placed them under guard.(X) He provided for them, but he was not intimate with them. They were confined until the day of their death, living as widows.

4 The king said to Amasa, “Summon the men of Judah to me within three days and be here yourself.” 5 Amasa went to summon Judah, but he took longer than the time allotted him. 6 So David said to Abishai, “Sheba son of Bichri will do more harm to us than Absalom. Take your lord’s soldiers and pursue him, or he will find fortified cities and elude us.”[k]

7 So Joab’s men, the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and all the warriors marched out under Abishai’s command;[l] they left Jerusalem to pursue Sheba son of Bichri. 8 They were at the great stone in Gibeon when Amasa joined them. Joab was wearing his uniform and over it was a belt around his waist with a sword in its sheath. As he approached, the sword fell out. 9 Joab asked Amasa, “Are you well, my brother?” Then with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.(Y) 10 Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again, and Amasa died.(Z)

Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri. 11 One of Joab’s young men had stood over Amasa saying, “Whoever favors Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!” 12 Now Amasa had been writhing in his blood in the middle of the highway, and the man had seen that all the troops stopped. So he moved Amasa from the highway to the field and threw a garment over him because he realized that all those who encountered Amasa were stopping.(AA) 13 When he was removed from the highway, all the men passed by and followed Joab to pursue Sheba son of Bichri.

Footnotes:

  1. 19:12 Lit my bone and my flesh
  2. 19:13 Lit my bone and my flesh?
  3. 19:14 Lit he turned the heart of
  4. 19:18 Lit do what is good in his eyes
  5. 19:26 LXX, Syr, Vg read said to him, ‘Saddle the donkey for me
  6. 19:27 Lit do what is good in your eyes
  7. 19:33 LXX reads for your old age; Ru 4:15
  8. 19:37 Lit what is good in your eyes, also in v. 38
  9. 19:42 LXX reads king’s or has he given us a gift or granted us a portion
  10. 20:1 Alt Hb tradition reads gods
  11. 20:6 Lit and snatch away our eyes
  12. 20:7 Lit out following him

Cross references:

  1. 19:11 : 2Sm 15:29
  2. 19:12 : Gn 29:14; 2Sm 5:1
  3. 19:13 : 2Sm 17:25
  4. 19:16 : 2Sm 16:5; 1Kg 2:8
  5. 19:17 : 2Sm 16:1–4
  6. 19:19 : 2Sm 16:5–13
  7. 19:21 : Ex 22:28
  8. 19:22 : 2Sm 3:39; 16:10
  9. 19:23 : 1Kg 2:8–9,37,46
  10. 19:24 : 2Sm 9:6
  11. 19:26 : 2Sm 4:4; 9:3
  12. 19:27 : 2Sm 16:1–4
  13. 19:27 : 2Sm 14:17,20
  14. 19:28 : 2Sm 9:1–13
  15. 19:29 : 2Sm 9:9; 16:4
  16. 19:31 : 1Kg 2:7
  17. 19:32 : 2Sm 17:27–29
  18. 19:35 : Ps 90:10
  19. 19:35 : 2Sm 15:33
  20. 19:37 : 1Kg 2:7; Jr 41:17
  21. 19:43 : 1Kg 11:31
  22. 19:43 : 2Sm 19:9–10
  23. 20:1–2 : 1Kg 12:16–17
  24. 20:3 : 2Sm 15:16; 16:21–22
  25. 20:9 : Mt 26:49; Mk 14:45; Lk 22:47
  26. 20:10 : 1Kg 2:5
  27. 20:12 : 2Sm 2:23
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John 21

Jesus’s Third Appearance to the Disciples

21 After this, Jesus revealed(A) himself again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias.[a](B) He revealed himself in this way:

2 Simon Peter,(C) Thomas(D) (called “Twin”[b]), Nathanael(E) from Cana of Galilee,(F) Zebedee’s(G) sons, and two others of his disciples were together.

3 “I’m going fishing,” Simon Peter said to them.

“We’re coming with you,” they told him. They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.(H)

4 When daybreak came, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not know it was Jesus.(I) 5 “Friends,”[c] Jesus called to them, “you don’t have any fish, do you?”

“No,” they answered.

6 “Cast the net on the right side of the boat,” he told them, “and you’ll find some.” So they did,[d] and they were unable to haul it in because of the large number of fish. 7 The disciple, the one Jesus loved, said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” (J)

When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he tied his outer clothing around him (for he had taken it off) and plunged into the sea. 8 Since they were not far from land (about a hundred yards[e](K) away), the other disciples came in the boat,(L) dragging the net full of fish.

9 When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish lying on it, and bread. 10 “Bring some of the fish you’ve just caught,” Jesus told them. 11 So Simon Peter climbed up and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish—153 of them. Even though there were so many, the net was not torn.(M)

12 “Come and have breakfast,” Jesus told them. None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. 13 Jesus came, took the bread, and gave it to them. He did the same with the fish. 14 This was now the third time(N) Jesus appeared[f](O) to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

Jesus’s Threefold Restoration of Peter

15 When they had eaten breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John,[g] do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”

“Feed my lambs,” he told him. 16 A second time he asked him, “Simon, son of John, do you love(P) me?”(Q)

“Yes, Lord,” he said to him, “you know that I love you.”

“Shepherd(R) my sheep,”(S) he told him.

17 He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love(T) me?”

Peter was grieved(U) that he asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know everything;(V) you know that I love you.”

“Feed(W) my sheep,” Jesus said. 18 “Truly I tell you,(X) when you were younger, you would tie your belt and walk wherever you wanted. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands and someone else will tie you and carry you where you don’t want to go.” 19 He said this to indicate by what kind of death(Y) Peter would glorify God.(Z) After saying this, he told him, “Follow me.”(AA)

Correcting a False Report

20 So Peter turned around and saw the disciple Jesus loved(AB) following them, the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is the one that’s going to betray you?” (AC) 21 When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”

22 “If I want him to remain until I come,”(AD) Jesus answered, “what is that to you? As for you, follow me.”

23 So this rumor[h] spread to the brothers and sisters(AE) that this disciple would not die.(AF) Yet Jesus did not tell him that he would not die, but, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”

Epilogue

24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

25 And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which, if every one of them were written down, I suppose not even the world itself could contain the books[i] that would be written.(AG)

Footnotes:

  1. 21:1 Another name for the Sea of Galilee
  2. 21:2 Gk Didymus
  3. 21:5 Lit “Children”
  4. 21:6 Lit they cast
  5. 21:8 Lit about two hundred cubits
  6. 21:14 Lit was revealed (v. 1)
  7. 21:15–17 Other mss read “Simon, son of Jonah; Mt 16:17; Jn 1:42
  8. 21:23 Lit this word
  9. 21:25 Lit scroll

Cross references:

  1. 21:1 : Mk 16:12; Jn 21:14; 2Co 4:11; 5:10; 1Tm 3:16; Heb 9:26; 1Pt 1:10; 1Jn 1:2; 3:5,8
  2. 21:1 : Jn 6:1,23
  3. 21:2 : Lk 6:14; Ac 10:32
  4. 21:2 : Mk 3:18
  5. 21:2 : Jn 1:45–49
  6. 21:2 : Mt 17:22
  7. 21:2 : Mt 4:21; 10:2; 20:20; 26:37; 27:56; Mk 1:19–20; 3:17; 10:35; Lk 5:10; Jn 21:7; Ac 12:2
  8. 21:3 : Lk 5:5
  9. 21:4 : Jn 20:14,19,26
  10. 21:7 : Lk 10:1; 1Co 8:6
  11. 21:8 : Lk 12:25
  12. 21:8 : Mk 3:9; Jn 6:22–24
  13. 21:11 : Lk 5:4–10
  14. 21:14 : Jn 20:19,26
  15. 21:14 : Jn 21:1; 2Co 4:11; 1Jn 1:2
  16. 21:16 : Lk 6:35; Rv 12:11
  17. 21:16 : Lk 10:27
  18. 21:16 : 1Pt 5:2
  19. 21:16 : Mt 7:15; Jn 10:11
  20. 21:17 : Mk 14:44; Jn 5:20
  21. 21:17 : 2Co 2:2
  22. 21:17 : Jn 16:30
  23. 21:17 : Jn 21:15
  24. 21:18 : Jn 1:51; Rv 22:21
  25. 21:19 : 2Pt 1:14
  26. 21:19 : Jn 11:4; 17:1; 1Pt 2:12
  27. 21:19 : Jn 1:43; 8:12; 10:27
  28. 21:20 : Jn 21:7
  29. 21:20 : Jn 13:21,23–25
  30. 21:22 : Mk 8:38
  31. 21:23 : Ac 9:30
  32. 21:23 : Mk 9:1
  33. 21:25 : Jn 20:30
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Psalm 120

Psalm 120

A Cry for Truth and Peace

A song of ascents.

1 In my distress I called to the Lord,
and he answered me.(A)
2 “Lord, rescue me from lying lips
and a deceitful tongue.”(B)

3 What will he give you,
and what will he do to you,
you deceitful tongue?(C)
4 A warrior’s sharp arrows
with burning charcoal![a](D)

5 What misery that I have stayed in Meshech,[b](E)
that I have lived among the tents of Kedar![c](F)
6 I have dwelt too long
with those who hate peace.(G)
7 I am for peace; but when I speak,
they are for war.(H)

Footnotes:

  1. 120:4 Lit with coals of the broom bush
  2. 120:5 = a people far to the north of Palestine
  3. 120:5 = a nomadic people of the desert to the southeast

Cross references:

  1. 120:1 : Ps 18:6; Jnh 2:2
  2. 120:2 : Pr 12:22
  3. 120:3 : Zph 3:13
  4. 120:4 : Pr 25:18,22
  5. 120:5 : Ezk 27:13
  6. 120:5 : Sg 1:5; Ezk 27:21
  7. 120:6 : Ps 35:20
  8. 120:7 : Ps 109:4
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Proverbs 16:16-17

16 Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.(A)

17 The highway of the upright(B) avoids evil;
the one who guards his way protects his life.(C)

Cross references:

  1. 16:16 : Pr 3:14; 8:10,19; 22:1
  2. 16:17 : Is 35:8
  3. 16:17 : Pr 2:11–13; 15:19
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