The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 94, is 2 Samuel 12-13: Nathan confronts David; rape and revenge
“You’re the man! But not in a good way.” – Nathan
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 93, is 2 Samuel 8-11: God makes an unconditional covenant with David; David commits adultery with Bathsheba
(Rector’s reflection includes half of Day 94. Sorry.)
Susan Hayward as a rightfully skeptical Bathsheba to Gregory Peck’s King David (1951)
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 90, is 1 Samuel 25-27: The witch of Endor; the death of Saul
Saul and David by Rembrandt (1651-1658)
The Shade of Samuel Invoked by Saul by Bernardo Cavallino (1650-1656)
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 89, is 1 Samuel 25-27: David spares Saul again
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 88, is 1 Samuel 22-24: David musters an army, but spares Saul
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 87, is 1 Samuel 19-21: Saul mad; David runs
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 86, is the 1 Samuel 17-18: David and Goliath
David and Goliath by Michelangelo, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (1509)
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 85, is the 1 Samuel 15-16: Out with the old (king), in with the new (king)
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 84, is the 1 Samuel 13-14: The people should have listened to Samuel
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The reading for Year of the Bible, Day 83, is the 1 Samuel 8-12: Samuel agrees to the people’s demand for a king: Saul
Online text: 1 Samuel 8-12
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