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  1. July 21 - Be Careful What You Wish For

    book
    07/21/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    מלך - Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.” 1 SAMUEL 8:4–5
    July 21 - Be Careful What You Wish For

  2. July 20 - Kiriath-jearim

    book
    07/20/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    קרית יערים - And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the Lord. From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. 1 SAMUEL 7:1–2
    July 20 - Kiriath-jearim

  3. 2 Samuel 13:23-39 (Episode 275)

    book
    07/19/21
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    The Vengeance of Absalom
    2 Samuel 13:23-39 (Episode 275)

  4. July 19 - Golden Hemorrhoids

    book
    07/19/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    עפל - The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.” 1 SAMUEL 5:6–7
    July 19 - Golden Hemorrhoids

  5. July 18 - Ichabod

    book
    07/18/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    אי־כבוד - And she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.” 1 SAMUEL 4:21–22
    July 18 - Ichabod

  6. July 17 - Given Eyes to See

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    07/17/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    חזון - Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision. 1 SAMUEL 3:1
    July 17 - Given Eyes to See

  7. July 16 - Kicking at God

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    07/16/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    בעט - [God said to Eli,] "Why then do you scorn my sacrifices and my offerings that I commanded for my dwelling, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?" 1 SAMUEL 2:29
    July 16 - Kicking at God

  8. July 15 - Sons of Belial

    book
    07/15/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    בני בליעל - Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the Lord. 1 SAMUEL 2:12
    July 15 - Sons of Belial

  9. July 14 - The Anointed One

    book
    07/14/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    משׁיח - "The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.” 1 SAMUEL 2:10
    July 14 - The Anointed One

  10. July 13 - Sheol

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    07/13/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    שׁאול - "The Lord kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up. The Lord makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.” 1 SAMUEL 2:6–7
    July 13 - Sheol

  11. 2 Samuel 13:1-20 (Episode 274)

    book
    07/12/21
    1 min
    By Chad Bird | Daniel Emery Price
    David’s house begins to crumble.
    2 Samuel 13:1-20 (Episode 274)

  12. July 12 - Heard-by-God

    book
    07/12/21
    3 mins
    By Chad Bird
    שׁמואל - Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the Lord.” 1 SAMUEL 1:19–20
    July 12 - Heard-by-God