The Second Book of SAMUEL - Chapter One

2 SAMUEL  

Overview  (The Bible Project )

David hears of Saul’s death

 

1 After the death of Saul, David returned from striking down the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days. 2 On the third day a man arrived from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honour.

3 ‘Where have you come from?’ David asked him.

He answered, ‘I have escaped from the Israelite camp.’

4 ‘What happened?’ David asked. ‘Tell me.’

‘The men fled from the battle,’ he replied. ‘Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his
son Jonathan are dead.’

5 Then David said to the young man who brought him the report, ‘How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?’

6 ‘I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,’ the young man said, ‘and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and their drivers in hot pursuit. 

7 When he turned round and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, “What can I do?”

8 ‘He asked me, “Who are you?”

‘“An Amalekite,” I answered.

9 ‘Then he said to me, “Stand here by me and kill me! I’m in the throes of death, but I’m still alive.”

10 ‘So I stood beside him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on his arm and have brought them here to my lord.’

11 Then David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them. 12 They mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the army of the Lord and for the nation of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.

13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, ‘Where are you from?’

‘I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,’ he answered.

14 David asked him, ‘Why weren’t you afraid to lift your hand to destroy the Lord’s anointed?’

15 Then David called one of his men and said, ‘Go, strike him down!’ So he struck him down, and he died. 16 For David had said to him, ‘Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth testified against you when you said, “I killed the Lord’s anointed.”’

David’s lament for Saul and Jonathan

17 David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, 18 and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the Book of Jashar):

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‘A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel.

    How the mighty have fallen!

20 

‘Tell it not in Gath,

    proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon,

lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad,

    lest the daughters of the uncircumcised rejoice.

21 

‘Mountains of Gilboa,

    may you have neither dew nor rain,

    may no showers fall on your terraced fields.

For there the shield of the mighty was despised,

    the shield of Saul – no longer rubbed with oil.

22 

‘From the blood of the slain,

    from the flesh of the mighty,

the bow of Jonathan did not turn back,

    the sword of Saul did not return unsatisfied.

23 

Saul and Jonathan –

    in life they were loved and admired,

    and in death they were not parted.

They were swifter than eagles,

    they were stronger than lions.

24 

‘Daughters of Israel,

    weep for Saul,

who clothed you in scarlet and finery,

    who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.

25 

‘How the mighty have fallen in battle!

    Jonathan lies slain on your heights.

26 

I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother;

    you were very dear to me.

Your love for me was wonderful,

    more wonderful than that of women.

27 

‘How the mighty have fallen!

    The weapons of war have perished!’

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Word by Word Meditations 

by Fred Ursell

2nd Samuel 1: “mourned” (v.12) 

It is hard to grieve over the death of somebody who has been your enemy. So look at this, 1000 years be- fore Jesus! “David and all his men (not just the king alone) ... mourned and wept and fasted ... for Saul and his son Jonathan” (vv.11-12). In a way there is a far greater sadness if one is aware that the person grieved for had messed up and missed out on God’s purposes for their life. So “David took up this lament ... ‘Saul and Jonathan ... in life they were loved and gracious” (vv.17 & 23). 

No! I beg your pardon! Jonathan, yes; but Saul? Loved? Gracious? Is your heart aching? Don’t hold back the tears.

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READINGS

2 Samuel - Chapter One

Read by David Suchet 

2 Samuel 

Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) 

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STUDY - LINKS

Unlocking the Old Testament - 

(David Pawson)

1 & 2 Samuel - part 1 

https://youtu.be/V-gozmcy3PM

1 & 2 Samuel - part 2

https://youtu.be/ULLioZwvdEU 

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Samuel - A Dedicated Man

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The Second Book of Moses called EXODUS - Chapter Forty

Setting up the tabernacle

1 Then the Lord said to Moses: 2 ‘Set up the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, on the first day of the first month. 3 Place the ark of the covenant law in it and shield the ark with the curtain. 4 Bring in the table and set out what belongs on it. Then bring in the lampstand and set up its lamps. 

5 Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the covenant law and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

6 ‘Place the altar of burnt offering in front of the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 7 place the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it. 8 Set up the courtyard around it and put the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard.

9 ‘Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it and all its furnishings, and it will be holy. 10 Then anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it will be most holy. 11 Anoint the basin and its stand and consecrate them.

12 ‘Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 13 Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate him so that he may serve me as priest. 14 Bring his sons and dress them in tunics. 15 Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may serve me as priests. Their anointing will be to a priesthood that will continue throughout their generations.’ 16 Moses did everything just as the Lord commanded him.

17 So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month in the second year. 18 When Moses set up the tabernacle, he put the bases in place, erected the frames, inserted the crossbars and set up the posts. 

19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, as the Lord commanded him.

20 He took the tablets of the covenant law and placed them in the ark, attached the poles to the ark and put the atonement cover over it. 21 Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle and hung the shielding curtain and shielded the ark of the covenant law, as the Lord commanded him.

22 Moses placed the table in the tent of meeting on the north side of the tabernacle outside the curtain 23 and set out the bread on it before the Lord, as the Lord commanded him.

24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 25 and set up the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord commanded him.

26 Moses placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain 27 and burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord commanded him.

28 Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29 He set the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, and offered on it burnt offerings and grain offerings, as the Lord commanded him.

30 He placed the basin between the tent of meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing, 31 and Moses and Aaron and his sons used it to wash their hands and feet. 32 They washed whenever they entered the tent of meeting or approached the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses.

33 Then Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and altar and put up the curtain at the entrance to the courtyard. And so Moses finished the work.

The glory of the Lord

34 Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. 35 Moses could not enter the tent of meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.

36 In all the travels of the Israelites, whenever the cloud lifted from above the tabernacle, they would set out; 37 but if the cloud did not lift, they did not set out – until the day it lifted. 38 So the cloud of the Lord was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the Israelites during all their travels.

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Word by Word Meditations 

by Fred Ursell

Exodus 40: “finished” (v.33) 

Isn’t it great when a job is completed? “So Moses finished the work” (v.33). Satisfaction derives from a job well done. So have a think about how you’re dealing with things in your own life. Start with ‘a pat on the back’ for the first 40 days of the year that you’ve worked right through the whole book of Exodus (some of it wasn’t terribly easy, was it?). But you’ve learned quite a lot of practical stuff to help you day by day. 

How are things at home? Or in your studies or your job? Life moves in phases.

Jesus told us to take a day at a time (Matthew 6 v.34). So take his advice, and ... ‘best foot forward’! 

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- The Tabernacle - 

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READINGS 

EXODUS Chapter Forty

Read by David Suchet

The Complete Book of EXODUS

Read by David Suchet 

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OVERVIEWS

Exodus Chapter 1-18 : Overview 

The Bible Project  

Exodus Chapter 19-40 : Overview 

The Bible Project  

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Exodus Chapter 1-18 : Overview 

Torah Series - 

The Bible Project 

Exodus Chapter 19-40 : Overview 

Torah Series -

The Bible Project 

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STUDY - LINKS

EXODUS - Part 1 

David Pawson 

EXODUS - Part 2

David Pawson 

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The Second Book of Moses called EXODUS - Chapter Thirty Nine

 

 

The priestly garments

1 From the blue, purple and scarlet yarn they made woven garments for ministering in the sanctuary. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The ephod

2 They made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 3 They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen – the work of skilled hands. 4 They made shoulder pieces for the ephod, which were attached to two of its corners, so that it could be fastened. 

5 Its skilfully woven waistband was like it – of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the Lord commanded Moses.

6 They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings and engraved them like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel. 7 Then they fastened them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the Lord commanded Moses.

The breastpiece

8 They fashioned the breastpiece – the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen. 9 It was square – a span long and a span wide – and folded double. 10 Then they mounted four rows of precious stones on it. The first row was carnelian, chrysolite and beryl; 11 the second row was turquoise, lapis lazuli and emerald; 12 the third row was jacinth, agate and amethyst; 13 the fourth row was topaz, onyx and jasper. They were mounted in gold filigree settings. 14 There were twelve stones, one for each of the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

15 For the breastpiece they made braided chains of pure gold, like a rope. 16 They made two gold filigree settings and two gold rings, and fastened the rings to two of the corners of the breastpiece. 17 They fastened the two gold chains to the rings at the corners of the breastpiece, 18 and the other ends of the chains to the two settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front. 19 They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod. 20 Then they made two more gold rings and attached them to the bottom of the shoulder pieces on the front of the ephod, close to the seam just above the waistband of the ephod. 21 They tied the rings of the breastpiece to the rings of the ephod with blue cord, connecting it to the waistband so that the breastpiece would not swing out from the ephod – as the Lord commanded Moses.

Other priestly garments

22 They made the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth – the work of a weaver – 23 with an opening in the centre of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear. 24 They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen round the hem of the robe. 25 And they made bells of pure gold and attached them around the hem between the pomegranates. 26 The bells and pomegranates alternated round the hem of the robe to be worn for ministering, as the Lord commanded Moses.

27 For Aaron and his sons, they made tunics of fine linen – the work of a weaver – 28 and the turban of fine linen, the linen caps and the undergarments of finely twisted linen. 29 The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn – the work of an embroiderer – as the Lord commanded Moses.

30 They made the plate, the sacred emblem, out of pure gold and engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: holy to the Lord. 31 Then they fastened a blue cord to it to attach it to the turban, as the Lord commanded Moses.

Moses inspects the tabernacle

32 So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 Then they brought the tabernacle to Moses: the tent and all its furnishings, its clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases; 34 the covering of ram skins dyed red and the covering of another durable leather and the shielding curtain; 35 the ark of the covenant law with its poles and the atonement cover; 36 the table with all its articles and the bread of the Presence; 37 the pure gold lampstand with its row of lamps and all its accessories, and the olive oil for the light; 38 the gold altar, the anointing oil, the fragrant incense, and the curtain for the entrance to the tent; 39 the bronze altar with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils; the basin with its stand; 40 the curtains of the courtyard with its posts and bases, and the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard; the ropes and tent pegs for the courtyard; all the furnishings for the tabernacle, the tent of meeting; 

41 and the woven garments worn for ministering in the sanctuary, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when serving as priests.

42 The Israelites had done all the work just as the Lord had commanded Moses. 43 Moses inspected the work and saw that they had done it just as the Lord had commanded. So Moses blessed them.

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Word by Word Meditations 

by Fred Ursell

Exodus 39: “inspected” (v.43) 

Here’s a star example of excellent ‘quality control’. “The Israelites had done all the work as the LORD had commanded ... Moses inspected the work” (vv.42-43). Supervisors should supervise. One of the offices in New Testament churches was “elder” – otherwise translated as an “overseer” (1 Timothy 3 vv.1-2). A leadership team is there to keep tabs on things being done (not neglected), and how they are done. Having checking procedures in place doesn’t guarantee good results, but it improves the chances it will be so. 

Note: Moses approved and “blessed them” (v.43) – recognition is appreciated! 

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The Tabernacle 

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EXODUS Chapter Thirty Nine

Read by David Suchet

The Complete Book of EXODUS

Read by David Suchet 

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OVERVIEWS

Exodus Chapter 1-18 : Overview 

The Bible Project  

Exodus Chapter 19-40 : Overview 

The Bible Project  

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Exodus Chapter 1-18 : Overview 

Torah Series - 

The Bible Project 

Exodus Chapter 19-40 : Overview 

Torah Series -

The Bible Project 

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STUDY - LINKS

EXODUS - Part 1 

David Pawson 

EXODUS - Part 2

David Pawson 

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