This week's reading

Here is the reading for the week as well as the full set of questions.

(May 11, 550-551) 2 Sam. 16:16-17:23 (May 12, 551-557) Psalm 55; 58; 61; 62; 63; 2 Sam. 17:24-26; 1 Chron. 2:17; 2 Sam. 17:27-18:18 (May 13, 557-564) 2 Sam. 18:19-33; Psalm 64; 70; 84; 141; 143

1. How did David and Absalom regard Ahithophel’s advice according to 2 Samuel 16:23?
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2. How were the spies hidden in route to alert David to Absalom’s plan in 2 Samuel 17?
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3. Where did David say he would flee if he had the wings of a dove in Psalm 55?
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4. Write out Psalm 55:22 and be encouraged by it: ____________________________________________________________
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5. In Psalm 61 God is portrayed as both a strong tower and a mother hen. (Verses 3&4). What characteristics of God do these two images remind you of? _______________________________________________
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6. List the things that David calls God in Psalm 62: ____________________________________________________________
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7. Try and remember something you have already learned about Absalom that could have caused his head to get stuck in the thick branches of the tree. (If you get stuck check 14:26) _____________
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8. In Psalm 70 is David in a hurry? __________________ What words in the Psalm led you to your answer? ______________________________________________________________
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9. Write out Psalm 84:10. ____________________________________________________________
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10. In Psalm 143:2, why does David not want to be brought to judgment (and why should we never ask to get what we deserve)? ______________________________________________________________
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11. Name the three individuals who met David on his way back across the Jordan in 2 Samuel 19.
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This week's reading

Here is the reading for the week along with the study questions:


(May 7, 526-530) 2 Sam. 5:13-16; 1 Chron. 14:3-7; 3:4b-9; 2 Sam. 13:1-15:6, (May 8, 530-535) 2 Sam. 24:1-25; 1 Chron. 21:1-30; 2 Sam. 15:7-36, (May 9, 530-540) Psalm 3; 4; 11; 23; 26


1. According to 1 Chronicles 3:4b-9, how many sons were born to David by his wives? _________ (Note that these were just the sons born by the wives from Bathsheba on, not from his earlier wives or his concubines. The sons born to him before this were, in order, Amnon, from his wife Ahinoam; Chileab, from his wife Abigail; and Absalom, from his wife Maacah.)



2. Who was Tamar’s full-brother? ______________________ Who was Tamar’s half-brother? ________________________



3. Why do you think David did not rebuke Amnon for attacking Tamar or rebuke Absalom for having Amnon murdered? _________________________________________________________________________________
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4. What were Joab’s instructions to the wise woman of Tekoa in 2 Sam. 14:2? _________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



5. How much did Absalom’s hair weigh? _______________________________________________



6. How did Absalom “steal the hearts of the men of Israel?” _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________



7. Who caused David to want to take the census? – see 2 Samuel 24:1 and 1 Chronicles 21:1
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8. Finish the verse: I will not sacrifice to the Lord ________________________________________
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9. Absalom went to set himself up as king in Hebron. What had happened to David in Hebron in 2 Samuel 5:3? ___________________________________________________________________



10. Name the man David met on the top of the Mount of Olives that he enlisted to go and be an “insider” in Absalom’s court. ______________________________________________________



11. Write out Psalm 4:8. _____________________________________________________________
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12. Name 8 things that David says the Lord does for him or promises him in Psalm 23. ___________
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This week's reading

Here is your reading for the week as well as the study questions.  Remember, the parenthesis contain the dates and page numbers for the chronological Bible.  If you do not have this Bible just ignore the parenthesis.  If you would like one of these Bibles we still have two available.  They are $15 each.


(May 4, 514-515) Psalm 20; 2 Sam. 23:18-19; 1 Chron. 11:20-21 (May 5, 515-520) 2 Sam. 23:20b-39; 1 Chron. 11:22b-47; 2 Sam. 8:15-18; 1 Chron. 18:14-17; 2 Sam. 7:1-29; 1 Chron. 17:1-27(May 6, 520-525) Psalm 138; 139; 145; 2 Samuel 21:1-14; 9:1-13; Psalm 8
 The focal passage for Sunday school this week is 2 Sam 7:1-29 & 1 Chron 17:1-27
1. Finish the verse “Some trust in chariots and some in horses, _____________________________
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2. What is the name of the mighty man who became “more famous than the three”? ___________


3. ___________________ went into a pit on a snowy day and killed a __________. He also killed an Egyptian. How? ______________________________________________________________


4. Who were David’s royal advisors or chief officials? _____________________________________


5. In 2 Samuel 7, what did David want to do? ___________________________________________


6. What was God’s response? ________________________________________________________


7. Who would eventually fulfill David’s desire? __________________________________________


8. Fill in the blanks from 2 Samuel 7:28a. “O Sovereign Lord, you are ______! Your __________ are ________________________.”


9. Write out Psalm 139:14. ______________________________________________________________________________
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10. What reason does God give David for the 3 year famine in 2 Samuel 21? ______________________________________________________________________________
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11. What is the name of Jonathan’s son and how does David honor him in 2 Samuel 9:7? ______________________________________________________________________________
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12. Finish the verse, “O Lord, our Lord, _________________________________________________” Psalm 8:1 (and 8:9)