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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