Tuesday

7-May

2 Samuel 7-8; Ps 59; Acts 17

2 Samuel 7:  What did David inquire of the Lord via Samuel? How did the Lord respond?

2 Samuel 8: Against whom was David victorious?

Acts 17: Where did Paul, Silas and Timothy travel? How did Paul reason with the Greeks in Athens . . . what common ground did he use to point to Christ?

Journal Prompt: David wanted to build a house for the Lord but God denied him this very godly desire. When have you sought to do something which you were sure was in God’s will, yet you sensed God closing the door?

Answers:

2 Samuel 7:  David asked Samuel to ask God if he could build a house for the Lord.   The Lord said that rather than David build a house for the Lord, the Lord would build a house for David – referring to his descendants.

2 Samuel 8: David defeated the Philistines, the Moabites, Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, and the Edomites.

Acts 17:  Paul, Silas and Timothy went  to Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, then on to Berea.  Then because of Jewish agitators, Paul went to Athens.  He found an altar with an inscription “to the unknown god” and he used this to point the Athenians to Jesus.