BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 13 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 13 Deuteronomy 13 (Listen) 13:1 “If a prophet or a dreamer of dreams arises among you and gives you a sign or a wonder, 2 and the sign or wonder that… The people will be tempted to serve false gods. We face the same temptation any time we feel the urge to prioritize anything or anyone above the Lord.

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 12 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 12 Deuteronomy 12 (Listen) The Lord’s Chosen Place of Worship 12:1 “These are the statutes and rules that you shall be careful to do in the land that the LORD,… Moses commands the people to remove from the land all places of pagan worship and to worship the Lord alone. Pagan forms of worship are forbidden.

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 11 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 11 Deuteronomy 11 (Listen) Love and Serve the Lord 11:1 “You shall therefore love the LORD your God and keep his charge, his statutes, his rules, and his commandments always.… The Christian life is a life of repentance, a life of receiving forgiveness from the Lord, and a life of thankful obedience.

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 10 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 10 Deuteronomy 10 (Listen) New Tablets of Stone 10:1 “At that time the LORD said to me, ‘Cut for yourself two tablets of stone like the first, and come up… Moses reminds the people of the new tablets of stone that the Lord provided at Sinai. He recounts his prayer of intercession for them, which the Lord answered by sparing them. Moses urges the people to serve the Lord faithfully in repentance.

BibleGateway: Deuteronomy 9 ESV Text: Deuteronomy 9 Deuteronomy 9 (Listen) Not Because of Righteousness 9:1 “Hear, O Israel: you are to cross over the Jordan today, to go in to dispossess nations greater and mightier than… Continuing his farewell address to the people of Israel, Moses reminds his people that the Lord is not giving them the Land of Canaan because of any righteousness on their part. Moses reminds the people of the golden calf incident.

BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 24 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 24 2 Samuel 24 (Listen) David’s Census 24:1 Again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel… Arrogantly and foolishly, David imposes a census on Israel and Judah. As punishment for this sinful action, the Lord sends a pestilence on the land. David builds an altar and offers a sacrifice to the Lord, and the Lord ends the plague.

BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 23 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 23 2 Samuel 23 (Listen) The Last Words of David 23:1 Now these are the last words of David:   The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,    the oracle… With his last words, David prophesies the eternal covenant of God, which will see its fulfillment in the reign of Jesus, the Messiah. The mighty men who were loyal to David are memorialized.

BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 22 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 22 2 Samuel 22 (Listen) David’s Song of Deliverance 22:1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered… All of his enemies defeated, David memorializes the deliverance of the Lord in song. David attributes all of his success to the providence of the Lord. Ultimately the kingdom of David will be established in the reign of Jesus, the Messiah.

BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 21 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 21 2 Samuel 21 (Listen) David Avenges the Gibeonites 21:1 Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year. And David… David avenges the Gibeonites by permitting them to kill seven descendants of Saul. David and the army of Israel defeat the Philistines in battle.

BibleGateway: 2 Samuel 20 ESV Text: 2 Samuel 20 2 Samuel 20 (Listen) The Rebellion of Sheba 20:1 Now there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a… In order to reclaim his throne, David must suppress a rebellion among the northern tribes of Israel.