Day 15: The Reunion And Revelation - Unpacking Genesis 43-45 | Bible In A Year (CSB)

For Day 90 of our "Bible in a Year" playlist, we begin 2 Samuel with chapters 1-3. David mourns Saul and Jonathan’s deaths with genuine grief, is anointed king over Judah, and faces a brewing civil war with Saul’s house under Abner and Ish-bosheth. These chapters set the stage for God’s promise to unfold amid human strife.

Questions:
1. David’s lament in chapter 1 honors Saul despite their enmity—how does this response deepen our theological understanding of grace as a reflection of God’s heart, even toward the fallen?

2. David’s anointing as king over Judah in chapter 2 fulfills God’s earlier promise—how does this partial realization challenge us to trust the gradual outworking of divine sovereignty in a broken world?

3. The civil war in chapter 3 pits loyalty to Saul’s line against God’s chosen king—how might this conflict invite us to wrestle with the tension between human allegiance and submission to God’s ultimate authority?

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