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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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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Tuesday June 1, 2021 (NIV)

2 Samuel 18:1-19:10

Absalom’s Defeat

18 David reviewed his troops and appointed commanders of thousands and of hundreds over them. 2 He then sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai of Gath. The king said to the troops, “I must also march out with you.”

3 “You must not go!” (A) the people pleaded. “If we have to flee, they will not pay any attention to us. Even if half of us die, they will not pay any attention to us because you are worth[a] ten thousand of us. Therefore, it is better if you support us from the city.”

4 “I will do whatever you think is best,” the king replied to them. So he stood beside the city gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands. 5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” All the people heard the king’s orders to all the commanders about Absalom.

6 Then David’s forces marched into the field to engage Israel in battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim. 7 Israel’s army was defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day—twenty thousand dead. 8 The battle spread over the entire area, and that day the forest claimed more people than the sword.

Absalom’s Death

9 Absalom was riding on his mule when he happened to meet David’s soldiers. When the mule went under the tangled branches of a large oak tree, Absalom’s head was caught fast in the tree. The mule under him kept going, so he was suspended in midair.[b] 10 One of the men saw him and informed Joab. He said, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”

11 “You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed.[c] “Why didn’t you strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten silver pieces[d] and a belt!”

12 The man replied to Joab, “Even if I had the weight of a thousand pieces of silver[e] in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. For we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for me.’[f](B) 13 If I had jeopardized my own[g] life—and nothing is hidden from the king—you would have abandoned me.”

14 Joab said, “I’m not going to waste time with you!” He then took three spears[h] in his hand and thrust them into Absalom’s chest. While Absalom was still alive in the oak tree, 15 ten young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck him, and killed him. 16 Joab blew the ram’s horn, and the troops broke off their pursuit of Israel because Joab restrained them. 17 They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and raised up a huge mound of stones over him.(C) And all Israel fled, each to his tent.(D)

18 When he was alive, Absalom had taken a pillar and raised it up(E) for himself in the King’s Valley,(F) since he thought, “I have no son(G) to preserve the memory of my name.” So he named the pillar after himself. It is still called Absalom’s Monument today.

19 Ahimaaz son of Zadok(H) said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him by freeing him from his enemies.”

20 Joab replied to him, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.” 21 Joab then said to a Cushite, “Go tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.

22 However, Ahimaaz son of Zadok persisted and said to Joab, “No matter what, please let me also run behind the Cushite!”

Joab replied, “My son, why do you want to run since you won’t get a reward?” [i]

23 “No matter what, I want to run!”

“Then run!” Joab said to him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.

24 David was sitting between the city gates(I) when the watchman went up to the roof of the city gate and over to the wall.(J) The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone. 25 He called out and told the king.

The king said, “If he’s alone, he bears good news.”

As the first runner came closer, 26 the watchman saw another man running. He called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!”

“This one is also bringing good news,” said the king.

27 The watchman said, “The way the first man runs looks to me like the way Ahimaaz son of Zadok runs.”(K)

“This is a good man; he comes with good news,”(L) the king commented.

28 Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well,” and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. He continued, “Blessed be the Lord your God! He delivered up the men who rebelled against my lord the king.”

29 The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?”

Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a big disturbance, but I don’t know what it was.”

30 The king said, “Move aside and stand here.” So he stood to one side.

31 Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: The Lord has vindicated you today by freeing you from all who rise against you!”

32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?”

The Cushite replied, “I wish that the enemies of my lord the king, along with all who rise up against you with evil intent, would become like that young man.”(M)

33 The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!” (N)

David’s Kingdom Restored

19 It was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping. He’s mourning over Absalom.” 2 That day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the troops because on that day the troops heard, “The king is grieving over his son.” 3 So they returned to the city quietly that day like troops come in when they are humiliated after fleeing in battle. 4 But the king covered his face(O) and cried loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

5 Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have shamed all your soldiers—those who saved your life as well as your sons, your wives, and your concubines— 6 by loving your enemies and hating those who love you! Today you have made it clear that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. In fact, today I know that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would be fine with you![j]

7 “Now get up! Go out and encourage[k] your soldiers, for I swear by the Lord that if you don’t go out, not a man will remain with you tonight.(P) This will be worse for you than all the trouble that has come to you from your youth until now!”

8 So the king got up and sat in the city gate,(Q) and all the people were told, “Look, the king is sitting in the city gate.” Then they all came into the king’s presence.

Meanwhile, each Israelite had fled to his tent.(R) 9 People throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, “The king rescued us from the grasp of our enemies,(S) and he saved us from the grasp of the Philistines,(T) but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.(U) 10 But Absalom, the man we anointed over us, has died in battle. So why do you say nothing about restoring the king?”

Footnotes:

  1. 18:3 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg; other Hb mss read because there would now be about
  2. 18:9 Lit was between heaven and earth
  3. 18:11 Lit Joab said to the man who told him
  4. 18:11 About four ounces of silver
  5. 18:12 About 25 pounds of silver
  6. 18:12 Some Hb mss, LXX, Tg, Vg; other Hb mss read ‘Protect, whoever, the young man Absalom’; Hb obscure
  7. 18:13 Alt Hb tradition reads jeopardized his
  8. 18:14 Lit rods
  9. 18:22 Or you have no good news?
  10. 19:6 Lit be right in your eyes
  11. 19:7 Lit speak to the heart of

Cross references:

  1. 18:3 : 2Sm 21:17
  2. 18:12 : 2Sm 18:5
  3. 18:17 : Jos 7:24–26; 8:29
  4. 18:17 : 1Sm 4:10; 2Sm 19:8; 20:1,22; 2Kg 8:21
  5. 18:18 : Gn 28:18; Dt 16:22; 1Sm 15:12; 2Kg 18:4
  6. 18:18 : Gn 14:17
  7. 18:18 : 2Sm 14:27
  8. 18:19 : 2Sm 15:36
  9. 18:24 : 2Sm 19:8
  10. 18:24 : 2Sm 13:34; 2Kg 9:17
  11. 18:27 : 2Kg 9:20
  12. 18:27 : 1Kg 1:42
  13. 18:32 : 1Sm 25:26
  14. 18:33 : 2Sm 19:4
  15. 19:4 : 2Sm 15:30
  16. 19:7 : Pr 14:28
  17. 19:8 : 2Sm 18:4,24,33
  18. 19:8 : 2Sm 18:17
  19. 19:9 : 2Sm 8:1–14
  20. 19:9 : 2Sm 5:20; 8:1
  21. 19:9 : 2Sm 15:14
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John 20

The Empty Tomb

20 On(A) the first day of the week(B) Mary Magdalene(C) came to the tomb(D) early, while it was still dark. She saw that the stone(E) had been removed from the tomb. 2 So she went running to Simon Peter(F) and to the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said to them, “They’ve taken the Lord out of the tomb,(G) and we don’t know where they’ve put him!”

3 At that, Peter and the other disciple went out, heading for the tomb. 4 The two were running together, but the other disciple outran Peter and got to the tomb first. 5 Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths(H) lying there, but he did not go in. 6 Then, following him, Simon Peter also came. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. 7 The wrapping(I) that had been on his head was not lying with the linen cloths(J) but was folded up in a separate place by itself. 8 The other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, then also went in, saw, and believed. 9 For they did not yet understand the Scripture(K) that he must rise(L) from the dead.(M) 10 Then the disciples returned to the place where they were staying.

Mary Magdalene Sees the Risen Lord

11 But(N) Mary stood outside the tomb,(O) crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels(P) in white sitting where Jesus’s body(Q) had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet. 13 They said to her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

“Because they’ve taken away my Lord,”(R) she told them, “and I don’t know where they’ve put him.”

14 Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not know it was Jesus.(S) 15 “Woman,” Jesus said to her, “why are you crying? Who is it that you’re seeking?”

Supposing he was the gardener, she replied, “Sir, if you’ve carried him away, tell me where you’ve put him, and I will take him away.”

16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

Turning around, she said to him in Aramaic,[a] “Rabboni!”—which means “Teacher.”(T)

17 “Don’t cling to me,” Jesus told her, “since I have not yet ascended(U) to the Father.(V) But go to my brothers(W) and tell them that I am ascending to my Father(X) and your Father, to my God(Y) and your God.”

18 Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” (Z) And she told them what[b] he had said to her.

The Disciples Commissioned

19 When it was evening on that first day of the week,(AA) the disciples were gathered together with the doors locked because they feared the Jews. Jesus came, stood among them, and said to them, “Peace be with you.”(AB)

20 Having said this, he showed them his hands and his side.(AC) So the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me,(AD) I also send you.”(AE) 22 After saying this, he breathed on them(AF) and said,[c] “Receive the Holy Spirit.(AG) 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”(AH)

Thomas Sees and Believes

24 But Thomas(AI) (called “Twin”[d]), one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples were telling him, “We’ve seen the Lord!”

But he said to them, “If I don’t see the mark of the nails in his hands, put my finger into the mark of the nails,(AJ) and put my hand into his side,(AK) I will never believe.”(AL)

26 A week later his disciples were indoors again, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Don’t be faithless, but believe.”(AM)

28 Thomas responded to him, “My Lord and my God!”

29 Jesus said, “Because you have seen me, you have believed.[e] Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”(AN)

The Purpose of This Gospel

30 Jesus performed many other signs(AO) in the presence of his disciples that are not written(AP) in this book.(AQ) 31 But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,(AR) the Son(AS) of God,[f](AT) and that by believing you may have life in his name.(AU)

Footnotes:

  1. 20:16 Or Hebrew
  2. 20:18 Lit these things
  3. 20:22 Lit he breathed and said to them
  4. 20:24 Gk Didymus
  5. 20:29 Or have you believed?
  6. 20:31 Or that the Messiah, the Son of God, is Jesus

Cross references:

  1. 20:1–2 : Mt 28:5–8; Mk 16:5–8; Lk 24:3–8
  2. 20:1 : Lk 24:1; Ac 20:7; 1Co 16:2
  3. 20:1 : Mk 15:40
  4. 20:1 : Jn 5:28
  5. 20:1 : Mt 27:60,66; Mk 15:46
  6. 20:2 : Lk 6:14; Jn 21:7; Ac 10:32
  7. 20:2 : Jn 5:28
  8. 20:5 : Lk 24:12; Jn 19:40; 20:5–7
  9. 20:7 : Lk 19:20; Jn 11:44; Ac 19:12
  10. 20:7 : Jn 20:5
  11. 20:9 : Mt 26:54
  12. 20:9 : Lk 18:33; Ac 2:24
  13. 20:9 : Mk 9:9–10; 12:25; Lk 16:31; 24:46; Ac 10:41; 13:34; 17:3,31
  14. 20:11–18 : Mk 16:9–11
  15. 20:11 : Jn 5:28
  16. 20:12 : Gn 16:7; Mt 13:49; Ac 5:19; Rv 14:6
  17. 20:12 : Lk 12:4; Jn 2:21
  18. 20:13 : Lk 10:1; 1Co 8:6
  19. 20:14 : Jn 21:4
  20. 20:16 : Mk 4:38; Eph 4:11
  21. 20:17 : Lk 24:51; Jn 3:13; 6:62; Ac 1:9–11; 2:33–34; Rm 10:6; Eph 1:20–21; 4:8; 1Pt 3:22
  22. 20:17 : Mt 5:16; 11:27; Jn 8:42
  23. 20:17 : Ac 9:30
  24. 20:17 : Jn 14:12
  25. 20:17 : Mt 27:46
  26. 20:18 : Mk 16:10
  27. 20:19 : Lk 24:1; Ac 20:7; 1Co 16:2
  28. 20:19 : Jn 14:27; 16:33
  29. 20:20 : Lk 24:39–40; Jn 19:34; 20:25–29
  30. 20:21 : Jn 3:17; 17:18; Heb 3:1
  31. 20:21 : Jn 13:20; Ac 1:2
  32. 20:22 : Gn 2:7; Ezk 37:9
  33. 20:22 : Ps 51:11; Jn 1:33; 14:17; 16:7; Ac 2:4; 8:15; Rm 8:9; Gl 5:25; Ti 3:5; Rv 3:22
  34. 20:23 : Mt 16:19; 18:18; Jn 9:41
  35. 20:24 : Mk 3:18; Jn 11:16
  36. 20:25 : Ps 22:16
  37. 20:25 : Jn 20:20
  38. 20:25 : Dt 9:23; Mk 16:11; Lk 22:67; Jn 4:48; 6:64; Ac 13:41
  39. 20:27 : Nm 12:7
  40. 20:29 : 2Co 5:7; 1Pt 1:8
  41. 20:30 : Jn 2:11; 21:25
  42. 20:30 : 1Jn 1:4
  43. 20:30 : 2Tm 4:13
  44. 20:31 : Mt 1:17; Ac 18:5; 1Jn 2:22; 5:1
  45. 20:31 : Jn 5:19
  46. 20:31 : Heb 1:2
  47. 20:31 : Jn 10:27; 1Jn 3:23
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Psalm 119:153-176

ר Resh

153 Consider my affliction and rescue me,(A)
for I have not forgotten your instruction.(B)
154 Champion my cause and redeem me;(C)
give me life as you promised.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked
because they do not study your statutes.(D)
156 Your compassions are many, Lord;(E)
give me life according to your judgments.
157 My persecutors and foes are many.(F)
I have not turned from your decrees.(G)
158 I have seen the disloyal(H) and feel disgust(I)
because they do not keep your word.
159 Consider how I love your precepts;
Lord, give me life according to your faithful love.(J)
160 The entirety of your word is truth,
each of your righteous judgments endures forever.(K)

שׂ Sin

161 Princes have persecuted me without cause,
but my heart fears only your word.(L)
162 I rejoice over your promise(M)
like one who finds vast treasure.
163 I hate and abhor falsehood,(N)
but I love your instruction.(O)
164 I praise you seven times a day
for your righteous judgments.(P)
165 Abundant peace belongs to those(Q)
who love your instruction;
nothing makes them stumble.(R)
166 Lord, I hope for your salvation(S)
and carry out your commands.
167 I obey your decrees
and love them greatly.(T)
168 I obey your precepts and decrees,
for all my ways are before you.(U)

ת Taw

169 Let my cry reach you, Lord;(V)
give me understanding according to your word.(W)
170 Let my plea reach you;(X)
rescue me according to your promise.(Y)
171 My lips pour out praise,(Z)
for you teach me your statutes.(AA)
172 My tongue sings about your promise,(AB)
for all your commands are righteous.(AC)
173 May your hand be ready to help me,(AD)
for I have chosen your precepts.(AE)
174 I long for your salvation, Lord,
and your instruction is my delight.(AF)
175 Let me live, and I will praise you;(AG)
may your judgments help me.
176 I wander like a lost sheep;(AH)
seek your servant,(AI)
for I do not forget your commands.(AJ)

Cross references:

  1. 119:153 : Ps 119:50; Lm 5:1
  2. 119:153 : Ps 119:16; Hs 4:6
  3. 119:154 : 1Sm 24:15; Ps 35:1; Mc 7:9
  4. 119:155 : Ps 119:45,94
  5. 119:156 : 2Sm 24:14
  6. 119:157 : Ps 7:1
  7. 119:157 : Ps 119:51
  8. 119:158 : Pr 14:14
  9. 119:158 : Ps 139:21
  10. 119:159 : Ps 119:25,47
  11. 119:160 : Ps 119:89,142,152
  12. 119:161 : Ps 119:23,120
  13. 119:162 : Ps 119:14,111
  14. 119:163 : Ps 119:104,128; Pr 13:5
  15. 119:163 : Ps 119:47
  16. 119:164 : Ps 119:7,160
  17. 119:165 : Pr 3:1–2; Is 26:3; 32:17
  18. 119:165 : Pr 3:23; Is 63:13
  19. 119:166 : Gn 49:18; Ps 119:81,174
  20. 119:167 : Ps 119:47,129
  21. 119:168 : Ps 139:3; Pr 5:21
  22. 119:169 : Ps 18:6; 102:1; 140:6
  23. 119:169 : Ps 119:144
  24. 119:170 : Ps 28:2; 130:2; 143:1
  25. 119:170 : Ps 22:20; 59:1
  26. 119:171 : Ps 51:15; 63:3
  27. 119:171 : Ps 119:12
  28. 119:172 : Ps 51:14
  29. 119:172 : Ps 119:138
  30. 119:173 : Ps 37:24; 73:23
  31. 119:173 : Jos 24:22
  32. 119:174 : Ps 119:16,24,166
  33. 119:175 : Ps 119:25
  34. 119:176 : Is 53:6; Jr 50:6
  35. 119:176 : Mt 18:12; Lk 15:4
  36. 119:176 : Ps 119:16
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Proverbs 16:14-15

14 A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
but a wise person appeases it.(A)

15 When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.

Cross references:

  1. 16:14 : Ec 10:4
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6/1/21 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 18:1-19:10, John 20:1-31, Psalm 119:153-176, Proverbs 16:14-15

Today is the 1st day of June welcome to the Daily Audio Bible, I’m Brian it is wonderful to be here with you today as we greet a brand-new month, the 6th month of the year and the 152nd day of our journey through this year together and through the bible together so, well done, well done friends. We’ve been around this Global Campfire 152 days now and we’re well into our year and what a year. The scriptures have spoken some significant things into our personal lives I’m sure, definitely into my personal life. But just also into humanity just into the things that we see around us it’s so interesting to see that so many of the underlying things that we can see in our world right now have been underlying things in the world for a long time, they’re…they’re human things and our Father, our Creator who created us in His image pursues our hearts at every turn. And that will never let up, that will never let up while we’re reading the bible, that will never let up. He wants to be in a relationship with us and so with that in mind we enter into this 6th month of the year around the Global Campfire and take the next step forward. We’re reading from the Christian Standard Bible this week. In our reading from the Old Testament we have the story of Absalom going on right now. Absalom the son of King David, so a prince is attempting to take over his father’s throne, understanding that that would be the death of his father if he’s successful and that’s where we find ourselves. David has fled Jerusalem, Absalom has entered Jerusalem. Absalom has gone after his father with his army and it’s inevitable that there’s a showdown. 2 Samuel chapter 18 verse 1 through 19 verse 10.

Commentary:

Okay so as we enter into this brand new 6th month of the year we find ourselves in a bit of transition uh, in the Old Testament in 2 Samuel. The cue attempt by Absalom in now over because Absalom is now dead. So, the king’s son, one of the princes of Israel has been killed in battle and David is very, very sad. And that’s understandable, that was his son. But it was also a son that wanted his dad dead so, it’s kind of a complicated scenario there. If we pause here for second and go back, just kind of think back to the beginning of 2 Samuel when…even for that matter back to 1 Samuel when David is on the run from King Saul we see David clinging to God for dear life and reverent…reverencing God in every conceivable situation. Like he knows that he’s alive because God is keeping him alive. If we’ll remember during that whole episode with Saul and David, once Saul was killed in battle and David had become King in Hebron, some very influential people were killed along the way. Uh, like Saul’s son Ishbasheth who had been anointed the king, he was assassinated. Uh, the general of Saul’s Army, he’s assassinated. People are watching David to see if he had anything to do with it, like they’re looking to David to get their cues about what comes next and whether there gonna get behind David. And David shows himself upright and honorable and that makes a huge difference, in fact, it makes THE difference. Today, in David’s life in this reading, the Army’s that are loyal to David because of all these things, because he’s the king, they have vanquished a foe, it just happens to be the King’s son and so, they’re still looking to David, right, for their cues and he’s behaving very differently. He’s weeping and mourning like, at the death of his son in the same way that he would have wept and mourned over one of the Lord’s anointed being struck down or over a righteous uh, valiant warrior being struck down outside of battle. And so, Joab, who is the…the leader of David’s army is like, nobody will be left, if you keep this up, nobody will be left, and what happens to you next will end up being even worse than anything else that has ever happened to you because basically the cues that their getting from David is that their lives and their loyalty don’t matter. It was the kings son, the rest of them could have all died and he’d been fine with it if the kings son could have lived. And that’s what Joab is explaining to him if…if this is how you feel, you will have nothing left by the morning. And so, David will encourage his people but we see that there’s just such a transition after David takes his friends wife Bathsheba. Things never, ever are the same for King David again. And of course, we’ll pick-up that story tomorrow.

Then in the gospel of John we don’t have a death we have a resurrection and Jesus is restored to life victorious. And so, we read John’s account of the after-math of that and we’ll have one more day to kind of sow that that up from the gospel of John we will conclude John’s gospel tomorrow. Which means we will conclude the gospels, the four gospels tomorrow. And so, after tomorrow’s reading we’ll earn our badge. If we’re using the Daily Audio Bible app and checking off the days as they come by we will have completed another section of the bible, the gospels. We’ll get our gospels badge for 2021 and so I’m looking forward to that. And then after we finish the gospels we will move into the story of what comes next which will be interesting because it is the story of all that comes next but some of the things that we’re gonna read going forward are earlier writings than the gospels that we just read. Although all of it was written down after Jesus’ ascension. But we have plenty of time for that, we’ll get into all that, we’re just, we’re here at the 1st day of the 6th month so we got a ways to go and a lot of ground to cover and I am so excited that we can cover this ground together and we can be on this voyage together each day. All we have to do is show up, each day and just allow the bible to transform the way we think about things and begin to shift things from within.

Prayer:

And so, Father we thank You for Your word and as we mark the time, as we begin this 6th month of the year and as we begin to transition in…in the scriptures into new territory Holy Spirit come. You are the Guide. We are following You on this journey and we ask that You be a light to our path that You lead us deeper into Jesus. That You lead us into all truths and we ask this 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:

Good morning one and all um, it’s Susan from Canada, God’s Yellow Flower calling. And I just want to pray for Zach this morning um, who wants to be a pastor, feels Gods calling on him. And Lord God I just lift him up to You. I thank You that You have called him into ministry. I thank You for his goals and for his obedience and for his um, desires to um, to bring You to others in all kinds of ways. I pray, dear God that You would provide for him along every step of the way. That You would open his eyes and unstop his ears to hear and see all the things that You have prepared for him. I pray dear God that You would um, not only provide financially but You would sharpen his mind to absorb the studies carefully and fully and successfully. Guide him and lead him in the way you want him to go Lord in all things and in all ways, and all the days of his life. In Jesus name I pray. Amen.

Hi, this is Big Hearted Ben and Radiant Rachel and we’re praying for Little Sharie and her foot. Please help her foot to have a good time, please help it to heal again and we rebuke any foul spirits hanging around His Little Sharie and her health and anything that has to do with her and her family and we pray that um, nothing will come against them. And anything that comes against us and her and our family of believers we’re putting up the shield of faith over them. And we’re…and we’re fighting with our faith. And we’re fighting and we are rebuking Satan and sending him and his minions to the pit of hell. In Jesus name, Amen. Also, known as death. Amen. Amen. Do you have any other prayers today? Nope. Oh actually, we want the whole world to have a good time…A good time, a good day. And…good life…please help it not to rain too much today where we’re going, help us to have a safe trip and uh, a good time. Amen. Saying Amen? You’re praying to yourself? Amen. Oh yeah, Amen. Jesus is the priest of everyone that believes in you in the whole wide world. Amen.

Hey guys, so today’s tail was Absalom and his sister who’s rigged and then plotting for 2 years to kill his brother, 2 years. It made me think about me and my family, um just with unforgiveness and plotting and wickedness and I’m sure it applies to all of you in some way. We’re all in a horri…horrible world and we’re called as Christians to forgive. But there is many of us who are not believers um, many of our families who are not and they don’t really have a call to forgive. And in thinking about our call to forgive I find it super hard to forgive, to really forgive. Like maybe if I could sit down with somebody and have a full-on conversation, an argument and stay in and we both hurt and get through the issues and come to a resolution but most of the time it’s not like that. People, you, I, we, are cowards and are selfish and don’t like pain we do everything we can to avoid pain. So, we run away, we hide in unforgiveness and we make little Christian-eze prayers so you know, I forgive them, but really we don’t, I don’t quite often and it sucks, it’s the nature. I personally don’t quite know how to overcome it. You know I’ve had many conversations about forgiveness and…and uh, people say well if you forgive in your heart and pray for God, you don’t have to feel it but just do it. I hope that’s the case but is it? I don’t know. We’re called to forgive. Yeah, like we believe in Christ and we’re going to heaven but we’re called to forgive or else we won’t be forgiven, kind of a, what’s the right word, a juxtaposition, I’m not sure. But forgiveness man, it’s a big deal and it’s something that I struggle with big time, especially against Christians, people who’ve hurt me who’ve I’ve loved and I feel don’t love me anymore. Alright, love you guys, I will talk to you soon.

Hello DAB family this is Iva from Ohio. It is Friday night and I just had the last day of school for the 2021 school year and I’m gonna tell you it was a difficult one. I’m not a rookie, this was my 26th year of teaching but it was a really hard year. Since last March my school district has done school 8 different ways and I am excited that the year is over but I am also in need of restoration and I’m in need of renewal and I would guess that many teachers across the country and across the world are feeling the same. And so, if you know of any teachers would you please pray for them, would you pray that we would be restored this summer that we would be renewed this summer that we would move beyond this school year into the creative place that God wants us to be for the next school year. And uh, I just thank you for your prayers and I thank you in advance for all that you do in the DAB community. You are pretty special people and I love you.

Blessings DAB family my name is George Powell. And I’m calling to ask you for prayer. I am going through a moment in my life that I’ve never gone through before. The hand of God is heavy on me. Right now, doors are closing left and right, all around me, people are leaving my life, left and right. And I know it’s for a purpose and I know it’s for a reason. My name is George Powell. I need prayer partners. I need people to pray for my health and my strength. Keep the prayer of restoration between me and my family and those that I love. I know that I am not perfect but I’m seeking God with my whole heart. And I sit here and I pray and I see God every single day and it’s a struggle. Cause it’s like I don’t hear from God and I know that all of you out there that are faithful Daily Audio Bible listeners, you’re family and you believe and I need you to believe for me and help me believe. I’m in jail, I just went through a twelve-year incarceration that the Lord released me from but I messed up and now I’m back. I need as much love and help as I can get right now, moral support. Thank you for your time Daily Audio Bible, thank you Brian you have wonderful podcast. I listen to it every day. God Bless everybody. I hope to hear from ya’ll soon.

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5/30/21 DAB Chronological Transcription

Psalm 119:1-88

Welcome to Daily Audio Bible Chronological. I’m Jill. It’s new around here, everything is new, new translation, new week. And I don’t know, maybe you can just take a second and think about what’s new for you today. New mercy, awaiting on a brand new sunrise. Isn’t that such a good feeling to know that when the sun came up this morning, there was a new mercy, a new chance to do the next right thing, to make the next right choice. And we’re doing that together by reading the word of God together in chronological order. And today we’re back in the Psalms and we’re reading Psalm 119 verses one through eighty eight.

Prayer:

Father, we thank you once again for another day, another day to be present with you, another day in your word, another day of new mercies and new chances and new next right steps, another chance to not walk in the same cycles, the same patterns of behavior or cycles of repeating what we hate and expecting an outcome. But you give us a chance to do something new and something different, and you come into collaboration with us and you bring to our minds and our awareness the fact that we’re doing the same thing and expecting a different outcome. So, Father, would you convict us? Would you speak to our hearts? Would you show us the cycles that need change and need to be broke by making a different choice and not just asking you and expecting you to come and fix it and do something different, but you invite us into the process with you. You give us the opportunity to change our destiny, to change our family lineage, to break the curses of repeated patterns and behaviors that we have just called curses, that somebody cursed us somewhere, failing to recognize that we play a vital role in our own repeated cycles. And I pray that this speaks to somebody because this was not at the forefront of my mind and has nothing to do with our reading today. But I know in my own life I had to make changes where some learned behavior, some bad things had to be changed. And we can do it. We can do hard things because we do not do them alone. We thank you, Father, but you are our very present help in time of trouble. But you are our very strength and a weakness, and you are the change that we have the potential to make in our own lives. Thank you for that. I pray and speak into the newness of this week and the newness of the life that you bring life and life more abundantly, life again and again and again, and rebirth and all things new again in the name of the father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

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Community Prayer Line: 

Hello, this is Faith Walker of Tennessee, also known as Lady E. Today is a special day for me because it is my birthday and as I do every day, starting the word, starting my day off with the word of God through Daily Audio Bible and Chronological, Psalms, Proverbs, Kids with little E, I thank God for you. But I’m starting my day out this morning saying thank God for the word of God that I receive from this podcast. Thank God for life today. Thank God for being blessed as I share this journey through the word of God with the Daily Audio Bible community. It has been a blessing to me. It continues to be a blessing to me as I find myself. I like the way Jill says it, mirror in the word of God. I thank God for the relationship I have with you Daily Audio Bible community. I thank God for my relationship with the Lord. I thank God for the word of God would, which helps to strengthen my relationship. May you be blessed. Please know, I pray for you daily, along with everyone else in this community as you send forth your prayer prayer requests and as I give mine. I love you so much. I appreciate and thank you, Brian and Jill, Little E. Thank you everyone who’s a part of this ministry. God bless.

Mornin, DABC family. This is Judy from Georgia. Today is Sunday, May twenty third. And I was just listening to Daniel Young’s request for prayer for his son. And I’m praying that your son finds the light of God and realizes that God is there for him and we’ll get him through this. But he has to follow and also for his mother so that both of them can find their way to God. Jill, thank you for today’s commentary. It is very true that we need to remember God’s word, not man’s word, and get things back on track and get us all to God’s side. This would be a great world if we were all that way and we really listened. God bless everyone and have a great week. Bye.

Good morning DABCers. This is Soaring on Eagles Wings on May 24th. Just listened to the podcast. And Jill, thank you so much for your reading and your always inspirational comments. I love you. Tammy, you lost two friends and a student to shooting. That is a difficult, difficult situation there. Their families that are grieving, students that are grieving the loss of their schoolmates. And you in the midst of this have to be a resource for all these people. Daniel Johnson Junior, your dad, Dad, an ordained minister, has relapsed into serious alcoholic. He’s hurting his family, especially your stepmom, and he covers it so well. But God sees and God hears. And this is the God of whom I call today for both your family. And I pray that God would give you all that you need to be this strength for your students and you as you mourn the loss of your friends as well, that he would comfort you and show you the way to go. Daniel, I pray that your dad’s alcoholism will be revealed because God called him to be a minister. Our God is a God of truth. And I pray that all that will be revealed. He would realize what he’s doing to himself and to his family. Dear God, he recovered once. He can recover with your help. I pray for Daniel, the heartache it must be to watch your Dad going down this path. So Lord, Tammy and Daniel have called out to you, hear their prayers I pray in the name of Jesus.

This is Pamela from Pennsylvania. I’m calling in to pray for Tammy. She called sharing that there were three deaths just recently from gunshot wounds. Tammy, I could hear your struggle, the heavy burden that you’re carrying right now, and I want to encourage you that your brothers and sisters all around the world here at the DAB family are lifting you up. And you know what? When it’s all around the world, that means your covered 24 hours a day because the hours turn around the world. So I pray that that encourages you. Heavenly Father, I lift up Tammy to you that you would surround her during this very difficult and heavy time. I ask you that you would draw her near to you and that she would lay her burdens on you and allow you to carry the yoke. I, I ask you to surround her with your sweet, sweet presence and make yourself known to her like she has never known you before. I ask you to infuse her with a special anointing of the Holy Spirit to soften her fear and anxiety and bring her calm and peace. I ask these things in the precious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

Hello Daily Audio Bible. Me and my mom are listeners from Zambia and we want you to pray for our family. We’re not having a good time, especially it’s Covid time. My Dad and Mom are separated.

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05/31/2021 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 17:1-29, John 19:23-42, Psalms 119:129-152, Proverbs 16:12-13

Today is May 31st welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it’s wonderful every day to be here including today. We’ll begin our work week, even as we and the month. This the final day of the fifth month of the year. We are five four months into our journey, and we’ll just keep going and step-by-step we’ll…we’ll conclude our journey but tomorrow we’ll be stepping into month numbers six, but that’s tomorrow. And, so, today we’re going to finish well the fifth month, which will lead us back into the book of second Samuel, and this major coup attempt it’s happening. Absalom the son, the prince, but the son of King David is…is in the process of…of taking over Jerusalem. David has fled the city. Absalom and his people have moved in. So, let’s pick up the story second Samuel chapter 17 today.

Commentary:

Okay. So, here on the final day of the fifth month of the year we, for the final time this year fully experience the crucifixion and death of Jesus and burial of Jesus and. And the details in the gospel of John. It’s just a horrible, horrible scene and you’ve got these executioners who have stripped Jesus and their gambling for his cloths, who gets to have the dead man’s cloths. You have Jesus, mother at the cross. O…can you…I mean…I’m not a mother, I’m a father, right, but still, I don't…I don’t know how you can imagine that kind of suffering and pain. But we see Jesus’ compassion, we see Him taking care of His mother as He dies, as He…as He’s in agony that you can’t even comprehend that he takes care of His mother. And then because they need to get these bodies…like they’re on a time schedule here. And I don’t suppose they had watches and stuff but they’re on a time schedule here. And we need to get these bodies off the cross, so we need to get these people dead. So, they ask for the legs to be broken, which is a way of speeding up the death because when you’re being crucified, and you’re suspended there you need to…well…basically you need to push down on the nails in your feet to suspend your body to get enough strength to get breath but then when you can’t do that because of the pain you’ve gotta suspend yourself on your hands and it’s just exhausting and eventually they die, but if you break the person’s legs then they have no support anymore and so they suffocate and that’s what happened to those two criminals crucified on either side of Jesus, which just thinking about not alone, that’s so gruesome, that’s so barbaric, it’s so horrible. Jesus was already dead, so they don’t break His legs. They just stabbed Him with a spear instead and blood and water flowed. There was that and then there’s this skirmish to get His body down from the cross and so they ask for permission and they get His body, and they have 75 pounds of spices to…to stave off the stench of human decay after a person has died because it’s Passover now, it’s Sabbath. And. so, they wrap Him up and they put Him in this tomb. It’s like an available tomb. They need to get this body down. They need to get this body protected and then…and then observe the Sabbath and Passover and then deal with this when that’s over with. And, so, He’s in this tomb for now and they’ll figure it out later. Jesus isn’t going to need anything, but that borrowed tomb for you know…for…for…for a couple days, but there’s all this scurrying around. I mean if you don’t know the end of this story this is a tough story. If you’ve fallen…if you’ve fallen in love with Jesus and you didn’t know…even though Jesus told His friends how this would go they did not understand it and so this is a very, very tough time for the people who remain. And they’ve got a go into Sabbath, and this is all they’re going to be thinking about. And, so, maybe it’s worthy. I mean we’ve mentioned in all four Gospels but maybe it’s worthy of thinking about, maybe this is the thing that we think about today, this…this kind of love, but also the capability of this kind of injustice. This is the “created” attempting to destroy and kill the “Creator”. That that is even a category of possibility requires us to think about it and meditate upon it. How can we be seduced away into a mob mentality? How can we remain in the darkness squirming when the light comes because we don’t want to be exposed? There is so much here when we look at the cross, so much more than an innocent person being executed. And as I’ve communicated many times this is…this is the last time through this story this year. And, so, we need to seal this in our hearts and in our minds as we continue forward because everything that we’ll read in the New Testament that comes next is because of this story. And, so, let’s meditate upon it today again.

Prayer:

Holy Spirit we invite You to help us to be somber today, to be…not be depressed or sad but to move through this day reverently, that this is the thing that we keep coming back to, the unspeakable love of Jesus on our behalf that gives us life abundantly. Once again, may we consider deeply that this is a costly gift. We pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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And, as always, if you have a prayer request or encouragement you can hit the Hotline button in the app, little red button up at the top the looks like a hotline button and share from there anywhere in the world or you can dial 877-942-4253.

And that’s it for today and that’s it for our first five months. Tomorrow we we’ll begin the sixth month of the year together and I look forward to that very, very much. I’m Brian I love you and I’ll be waiting for you here tomorrow.

Community Prayer and Praise:

Hi there, it’s Hallie Hart calling in to pray and praise some DABbers. I’ll start with my praise for Renzo following God’s call for him to street ministry. Renzo may God bless you and keep you safe while out trying to harvest and sow seeds for the future. Father God please find a partner for Renzo to go out in spread Your word. He wants to follow Your calling but would like someone with a solid foundation in Christ to help strengthen him and allow him to reach those he would not otherwise. Also Father God please allow him to get the scholarships he needs for his education and make his parents realize the importance and quickly deal with their obligation in the matter. You have a choir of angels cheering you on Renzo. Also, as a mom I’m guilty of this with my daughter in college as well and you spurred me to get it done really quickly this year. Also, Rick from North Carolina who called in on his marriage. Dear God please help create a path of reconciliation for them. Help Rick and his wife overcome what they’re lacking right now and let it strengthen their marriage for the future. Also, I am continuing…continually praying for many dabbers but for husband of the wife Jess sitting in the hospital as she nears her ascension. Your prayers linger with me day after day. I’m continually praying for both of you, and I hope that you can feel the presence of the Lord and that He brings you peace. We love you. Amen.

Good morning family this is Anonymous I’ve called a couple of different times to talk about this situation, that I took my eyes off God and found myself in a pickle. And, so, I’ve been working really hard to, you know, be in His will and to talk to Him and to hear His voice and it’s come to my attention that I am a sex and love addict, so I’ve been attending meetings for that and I…I just need your prayers friends. This world distorts how we feel about ourselves and how we think we should be able to relate to others and I just…I’m reaching out in my addiction to ask for prayer for others like me. I know you’re out there and I’ve heard some calls recently of other people who are struggling with addictions and whatnot. But family just lift those of us who have been distorted by the society in this world to think that there can be anything more important than a relationship than God. And I ask specifically that you would speak in a very clear and open way to my heart to tell me my next steps do the next right thing. So, thank you family I love you. Thank you Brian and Jill I’m excited for Ben in China and their little girl Reagan. And I’m just in general so thankful, so thankful to be God’s girl. Alright, love you family have a great, great day.

This is Eltalee Maxwell in Colorado Springs Abiding in Jesus of 9:07 AM on the 27th and I just heard that dear man that wants God to mold him and feels called to be a pastor. I just want to praise God for this young man, and I just pray that you would just mold him Lord into who You want him to be. Help him to get all the support he needs and if Your will, lead him to a godly wife that has the same calling. And we ask this in Jesus name. Amen.

Heavenly Father King of Kings, Lord of Lords, I just heard the prayer requests of two husbands. Both their wives have cancer and both of them are in very, very great need of Your hand, Your fingerprints upon their life, Your guidance, Your healing in so many ways. Lord please may they be able to see Your presence and their wives be able to sense Your presence. May they have a great wisdom about themselves. May it not be all about just finding answers but being able to share the beauty of each day each moment as they have been given and that they would find that together in You. Lord, please bless the community around them with a wisdom and a love and compassion and a presence of heart and mind and soul of demonstrating Your love to them. Lord, please do an incredible work within their lives. Thank You, Lord for Your generous love and each day that You have given to us in Jesus’…

This is Doctor John in Illinois. I just want to respond to…to the folks that I heard on the 28th of May. Number one the brother that his wife is suffering. Found, I guess the diagnosis of cancer maybe on her phenol organs. Brother I just want to tell you that my wife six years ago was diagnosed with breast cancer, very aggressive. They give us a 20% chance to live in two years and by infinite mercy and the grace of Christ she’s doing wonderful. Every time we go back her scans, her blood work is great. So, every day we depend on Christ. Every day we have a day to rejoice and be glad. So, brother hold…hold onto your trust and believe. Every day God is healing, every day he’s doing miraculous wonders. It reminds us there are things that He’s doing that we don’t know anything about. But He’s faithful. And the other brother, Daniel Johnson Junior called about his dad who once was a minister. And instantly the story came to mind when Christ describes the shepherd that had the 100 sheep and 99 were in the fold and he’s last one, but did he not go out and do everything he could to retrieve the one? So, brother I’d say to you…you've…look of all the things that you’ve been through…I’ve heard your name so many times and God is always faithful. And would He not go out, would He not retrieve the one? So, brother hold up your head and have faith and you have a whole host of brothers and sisters standing in faith with you.

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The Daily Audio Bible Reading for Monday May 31, 2021 (NIV)

2 Samuel 17

17 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight. 2 I will attack him while he is weary and discouraged,[a] throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will scatter. I will strike down only the king(A) 3 and bring all the people back to you. When everyone returns except the man you’re looking for, all[b] the people will be at peace.” 4 This proposal seemed right to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

5 Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”

6 So Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom told him, “Ahithophel offered this proposal. Should we carry out his proposal? If not, what do you say?”

7 Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.” 8 Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs.(B) Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people. 9 He’s probably already hiding in one of the caves[c] or some other place. If some of our troops fall[d] first, someone is sure to hear and say, ‘There’s been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’ 10 Then, even a brave man with the heart of a lion(C) will lose heart[e] because all Israel knows that your father and the valiant men with him are warriors. 11 Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba—as numerous as the sand by the sea(D)—be gathered to you and that you personally go into battle. 12 Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. Not even one will be left—neither he nor any of the men with him. 13 If he retreats to some city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag its stones[f] into the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.” 14 Since the Lord had decreed(E) that Ahithophel’s good advice be undermined(F) in order to bring about Absalom’s ruin, Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.”

David Informed of Absalom’s Plans

15 Hushai then told the priests Zadok and Abiathar, “This is what[g] Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what[h] I advised. 16 Now send someone quickly and tell David, ‘Don’t spend the night at the wilderness ford,[i] but be sure to cross over the Jordan,[j](G) or the king and all the people with him will be devoured.’”

17 Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, because they dared not be seen entering the city. 18 However, a young man did see them and informed Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. 19 Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything.

20 Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?”

“They passed by toward the water,”[k] the woman replied to them. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

21 After they had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well and went and informed King David. They told him, “Get up and immediately ford the river, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.” 22 So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one who had not crossed the Jordan.

23 When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He set his house in order and hanged himself.(H) So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

24 David had arrived at Mahanaim by the time Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. 25 Now Absalom had appointed Amasa(I) over the army in Joab’s place. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra[l] the Israelite;[m](J) Ithra had married Abigail daughter of Nahash.[n] Abigail was a sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. 26 And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. 27 When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash(K) from Rabbah(L) of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar,(M) and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim(N) 28 brought beds, basins,[o] and pottery items. They also brought wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,[p] 29 honey, curds, sheep, goats, and cheese[q] from the herd for David and the people with him to eat. They had reasoned, “The people must be hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

Footnotes:

  1. 17:2 Lit and weak of hands
  2. 17:3 LXX reads to you as a bride returns to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all
  3. 17:9 Or pits, or ravines
  4. 17:9 Lit And it will be when a falling on them at
  5. 17:10 Lit melt
  6. 17:13 Lit drag it
  7. 17:15 Lit “Like this and like this
  8. 17:15 Lit and like this and like this
  9. 17:16 Some Hb mss; MT reads plains
  10. 17:16 the Jordan supplied for clarity
  11. 17:20 Or brook; Hb obscure
  12. 17:25 Or Jether
  13. 17:25 Some LXX mss read Ishmaelite
  14. 17:25 Some LXX mss read Jesse
  15. 17:28 LXX reads brought 10 embroidered beds with double coverings, 10 vessels
  16. 17:28 LXX, Syr; MT adds roasted grain
  17. 17:29 Hb obscure

Cross references:

  1. 17:2 : 1Kg 22:31
  2. 17:8 : Pr 17:12; Hs 13:8
  3. 17:10 : Am 3:8
  4. 17:11 : Gn 22:17
  5. 17:14 : Pr 21:30; 1Co 1:19
  6. 17:14 : 2Sm 15:31–34
  7. 17:16 : 2Sm 15:28
  8. 17:23 : Mt 27:5
  9. 17:25 : 2Sm 19:13; 20:9–12; 1Kg 2:5,32
  10. 17:25 : 1Ch 2:13–17
  11. 17:27 : 2Sm 10:1–2
  12. 17:27 : 2Sm 12:26–29
  13. 17:27 : 2Sm 9:4
  14. 17:27 : 2Sm 19:31–32; 1Kg 2:7; Ezr 2:61
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John 19:23-42

23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four parts, a part for each soldier. They also took the tunic, which was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. 24 So they said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but cast lots for it, to see who gets it.” This happened that the Scripture(A) might be fulfilled(B) that says: They divided my clothes among themselves, and they cast lots for my clothing.[a](C) This is what the soldiers did.

Jesus’s Provision for His Mother

25 Standing(D) by the cross(E) of Jesus were his mother,(F) his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.(G) 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple he loved(H) standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, here is your son.” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took her into his home.

The Finished Work of Jesus

28 After(I) this, when Jesus knew that everything was now finished(J) that the Scripture might be fulfilled, he said, “I’m thirsty.”(K) 29 A jar full of sour wine was sitting there; so they fixed a sponge full of sour wine on a hyssop branch(L) and held it up to his mouth.

30 When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished.”(M) Then bowing his head, he gave up his spirit.(N)

Jesus’s Side Pierced

31 Since it was the preparation day,(O) the Jews did not want the bodies(P) to remain on the cross(Q) on the Sabbath(R) (for that Sabbath was a special[b] day). They requested that Pilate have the men’s legs broken and that their bodies be taken away.(S) 32 So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the first man and of the other one who had been crucified with him. 33 When they came to Jesus, they did not break his legs since they saw that he was already dead.(T) 34 But one of the soldiers pierced(U) his side(V) with a spear, and at once blood and water(W) came out. 35 He who saw this has testified(X) so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.(Y) 36 For these things happened so that the Scripture would be fulfilled:(Z) Not one of his bones will be broken.[c](AA) 37 Also, another Scripture says: They will look at the one they pierced.[d](AB)

Jesus’s Burial

38 After(AC) this, Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus—but secretly because of his fear of the Jews—asked Pilate that he might remove Jesus’s body.(AD) Pilate gave him permission; so he came and took his body away. 39 Nicodemus(AE) (who had previously come to him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about seventy-five pounds[e] of myrrh and aloes. 40 They took Jesus’s body(AF) and wrapped it in linen cloths(AG) with the fragrant spices, according to the burial(AH) custom of the Jews. 41 There was a garden in the place where he was crucified. A new tomb was in the garden; no one had yet been placed in it. 42 They placed Jesus there because of the Jewish day of preparation and since the tomb was nearby.

Footnotes:

  1. 19:24 Ps 22:18
  2. 19:31 Lit great
  3. 19:36 Ex 12:46; Nm 9:12; Ps 34:20
  4. 19:37 Zch 12:10
  5. 19:39 Lit a hundred litrai; a Roman litrai = 12 ounces

Cross references:

  1. 19:24 : Mt 26:54
  2. 19:24 : Mt 1:22
  3. 19:24 : Ps 22:18
  4. 19:25–27 : Mt 27:55–56; Mk 15:40–41; Lk 23:49
  5. 19:25 : Lk 23:26
  6. 19:25 : Mt 1:16
  7. 19:25 : Mk 15:40
  8. 19:26 : Jn 13:23; 21:7
  9. 19:28–30 : Mt 27:45–54; Mk 15:33–39; Lk 23:44–48
  10. 19:28 : Lk 12:50; 18:31; 22:37; Jn 19:30; Ac 13:29; Heb 10:14; 11:40
  11. 19:28 : Ps 22:15; 69:21
  12. 19:29 : Ex 12:22
  13. 19:30 : Lk 12:50; Jn 4:34; 17:4; 19:28
  14. 19:30 : 1Jn 5:8
  15. 19:31 : Jn 19:14
  16. 19:31 : Lk 12:4
  17. 19:31 : Lk 23:26
  18. 19:31 : Mk 2:23
  19. 19:31 : Dt 21:22–23; Jos 8:29; 10:26–27
  20. 19:33 : Ex 12:46; Nm 9:12; Ps 34:20
  21. 19:34 : Zch 12:10; Rv 1:7
  22. 19:34 : Jn 20:20
  23. 19:34 : 1Jn 5:6–9
  24. 19:35 : Jn 1:14–15,34
  25. 19:35 : Jn 21:24
  26. 19:36 : Jn 13:18; 17:12; 19:24
  27. 19:36 : Ex 12:46; Nm 9:12; Ps 34:20
  28. 19:37 : Zch 12:10
  29. 19:38–42 : Mt 27:57–60; Mk 15:42–46; Lk 23:50–54
  30. 19:38 : Lk 12:4; Jn 2:21
  31. 19:39 : Jn 3:1–9; 7:50
  32. 19:40 : Jn 2:21; 19:40
  33. 19:40 : Jn 20:5
  34. 19:40 : Mk 14:8
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Psalm 119:129-152

פ Pe

129 Your decrees are wondrous;(A)
therefore I obey them.(B)
130 The revelation of your words(C) brings light
and gives understanding to the inexperienced.(D)
131 I open my mouth and pant(E)
because I long for your commands.
132 Turn to me and be gracious to me,(F)
as is your practice toward those who love your name.
133 Make my steps steady through your promise;(G)
don’t let any sin dominate me.(H)
134 Redeem me from human oppression,(I)
and I will keep your precepts.
135 Make your face shine on your servant,(J)
and teach me your statutes.(K)
136 My eyes pour out streams of tears(L)
because people do not follow your instruction.

צ Tsade

137 You are righteous, Lord,(M)
and your judgments are just.
138 The decrees you issue are righteous
and altogether trustworthy.(N)
139 My anger overwhelms me
because my foes forget your words.(O)
140 Your word is completely pure,(P)
and your servant loves it.(Q)
141 I am insignificant and despised,(R)
but I do not forget your precepts.(S)
142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
and your instruction is true.(T)
143 Trouble and distress have overtaken me,
but your commands are my delight.(U)
144 Your decrees are righteous forever.(V)
Give me understanding, and I will live.

ק Qoph

145 I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.
I will obey your statutes.(W)
146 I call to you; save me,
and I will keep your decrees.(X)
147 I rise before dawn and cry out for help;(Y)
I put my hope in your word.
148 I am awake through each watch of the night
to meditate on your promise.(Z)
149 In keeping with your faithful love, hear my voice.
Lord, give me life in keeping with your justice.(AA)
150 Those who pursue evil plans[a](AB) come near;
they are far from your instruction.
151 You are near, Lord,(AC)
and all your commands are true.(AD)
152 Long ago I learned from your decrees
that you have established them forever.(AE)

Footnotes:

  1. 119:150 Some Hb mss, LXX, Sym, Jer read who maliciously persecute me

Cross references:

  1. 119:129 : Ps 119:18
  2. 119:129 : Ps 119:22
  3. 119:130 : Pr 6:23
  4. 119:130 : Ps 19:7; 116:6; Pr 1:4; 9:4–6
  5. 119:131 : Ps 42:1
  6. 119:132 : Ps 25:16
  7. 119:133 : Ps 17:5
  8. 119:133 : Ps 19:13; Rm 6:12
  9. 119:134 : Ps 142:6; Lk 1:74
  10. 119:135 : Nm 6:25; Ps 31:16; 80:3,7,19
  11. 119:135 : Ps 119:12
  12. 119:136 : Jr 9:1; 14:17; Lm 3:48
  13. 119:137 : Neh 9:33; Ps 129:4; 145:17; Lm 1:18
  14. 119:138 : Ps 19:7–9; 119:86,90,144,172
  15. 119:139 : Ps 69:9; Jn 2:17
  16. 119:140 : Ps 12:6; 19:9
  17. 119:140 : Ps 119:47
  18. 119:141 : Ps 22:6
  19. 119:141 : Ps 119:61
  20. 119:142 : Ps 119:151,160
  21. 119:143 : Ps 119:24
  22. 119:144 : Ps 19:9
  23. 119:145 : Ps 119:10,55
  24. 119:146 : Ps 3:7
  25. 119:147 : Ps 5:3
  26. 119:148 : Ps 119:15
  27. 119:149 : Ps 119:25,124
  28. 119:150 : Pr 6:17,18; 12:20; 14:22; 24:8
  29. 119:151 : Ps 34:18; 145:18; Is 50:8
  30. 119:151 : Ps 119:142
  31. 119:152 : Ps 119:89; Lk 21:33
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Proverbs 16:12-13

12 Wicked behavior is detestable to kings,(A)
since a throne is established through righteousness.(B)

13 Righteous lips are a king’s delight,
and he loves one who speaks honestly.

Cross references:

  1. 16:12 : Pr 31:3–5
  2. 16:12 : Ps 101; Pr 25:5
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5/30/2021 DAB Transcript

2 Samuel 15:23-16:23, John 18:25-19:22, Psalm 119:113-128, Proverbs 16:10-11

Today is the 30th day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I am Brian it is great to be here with you today as we greet a brand new shiny sparkly week that will lead us into a brand new shiny sparkly month before it’s over with. So, new beginnings are all around us and it’s a beautiful thing, a beautiful reminder that we can keep starting over, we can keep moving forward. So, I’m grateful and so thankful that we can be on this journey together. And so, let’s just reach out and throw open the threshold and move into this new week. We’ll read from the Christian Standard Bible this week. And we’ll pick up where we left off yesterday in the book of 2 Samuel that will be chapter 15 verse 23 through 16 verse 23 today. As just by uh, short way of reminder King David is on the run and has left his palace and is fleeing from his son Absalom who is making an attempt to take over the kingdom. And so, we pick up that story. 2 Samuel 15.

Prayer:

Jesus, we love you. We have come to this point now in the final gospel where…where You are hanging from a cross and we have traveled all these miles and watched You bring truth and light and good and good news and healing and restoration into the world and…and the world chose the dark. Chose to snuff You out if possible and the sad thing is that these tendencies they exist in the world and they exist in each of us. And so, as we imagine as we look into our minds eye and imagine what it is we’re reading it’s unthinkable. The injustice is beyond description. The love on display, the willingness to be that sacrifice, is beyond description. And so, we surrender. This is what we do so often because the scriptures continually lead us to this place that you have modeled: surrender, surrender everything, everything to God be utterly dependent upon God. We are seeing that modeled even…even in death, even in death on the cross. And so, Jesus we thank You and as we say just about every time that we come through this territory, what is a thank you, these are words, what words could we put together. How…how could we even describe this. It’s gotta be spoken with our very lives in surrender. And so, Holy Spirit come and help us continue to walk that narrow path that leads to life because it is a path of surrender. Come Holy Spirit we pray, in the name of Jesus we ask. Amen.

Prayers and Encouragement:

Hello, my name is Frank. I recently was attacked in the brain by COVID. Uh, there wasn’t much hope for me at first uh, I owe many thanks to my favorite sister-in-law, Risa, my best-friend, my wife Harriot, for praying…getting people to pray, people following His ___ asking…asking God to spare me because I am a believer in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. And within twelve days I got myself home. I’m still weak and recovering but it’s a journey that will have a happy ending. I’d like to thank everybody who prayed for me and I’ll never forget it. I love you guys, Jesus loves you.

Hi, my name is Phoebe, I am from Northern Alberta and I love Daily Audio Bible. It has helped me through some of the darkest times in my life. There is still 1 thing that I really need prayer for ___ my daughter Timaeh. Three and a half years ago she told me that she was an atheist. I just need prayer for her to be delivered from the blindness and bondage that Satan is trying to keep her in. Please pray for her, I thank you.

Hi Daily Audio Bible family it’s Madison from Southern California. I’ve called in before. Um, it is May 26th but I’m actually a little bit behind and I just listened to the May 24th reading and in particular I was so moved by the woman who prayed for the young man who was taken into custody and her prayers through that experience he would surrender his life to the Lord. Um, I was so moved by that and um I want to come on here and humbly ask for a similar prayer request for my own very dear friend who I have asked for prayer about before. Um, I’ve been praying for his sobriety and for his salvation. Um, on June 1st he has a hearing for a DUI that he received uh, in September of 2019. Um, and this sentence is going to be different no matter what, it’s going to change his life it might even change his career, how he goes about his day-to-day life and I know that he’s scared. Um, but I am just praying that this can be something that brings him to his knees and helps him to see his need and helps him to see the great mercy of Jesus even though he’s facing punishment for you know, his own human mistake actions. So, if you all would just pray with me for him, for so many who are kind of facing a reckoning that they would come to know Jesus, um, it would mean so much.

I would like to pray today for all my brothers and sisters both in Australia where I live and all over the world who love the Lord and need the Lord, daily, as I do. We are so fortunate and so blessed to have each other near and far. To be the body of Christ and to be the believers, those of whose eyes have been opened, whose heart have been opened and who’ve been given through God’s grace the understanding of the gospel. The hope of a sure future and peace and joy in their hearts today. No matter what we go through, brothers and sisters, remain faithful, remain steadfast in your faith, in your belief and in the sure knowledge of the future. I pray that any of you, who are experiencing heartache, disappointment with people, family or friends, may be comforted and reassured of God’s love. Because at the end of the day people will disappoint and hurt us but there is 1 who holds us near and who calls us friends. He’s the one whose love is the most important who has put trust in us, we value the highest. So, I hope and I pray and I send my love to each and every one of you. Those I will never meet as well as those I know. And may your life be blessed. And may you be loved by family and friends especially Gods love be sure and steady and forever lasting. Amen.