BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 11:1-9 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 11:1-9 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:41      1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we… Chronicles reviews the same history as Samuel and Kings, but from a post-exile perspective emphasizing God’s faithfulness.

BibleGateway: Acts 24:5-21 ESV Text: Acts 24:5-21 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:32 and ends at about 2:46 5 For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition… Even while he defended himself, Paul continued to proclaim the truth of the Gospel.

BibleGateway: 1 Chronicles 3:1-24 ESV Text: 1 Chronicles 3:1-24 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 3:11      1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him… This might appear just a “dry” genealogy, but notice how David is central—even as his house was central to the promise of a Savior.

BibleGateway: 2 Kings 24:10-17 ESV Text: 2 Kings 24:10-17 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:30 and ends at about 3:2 10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up… “As the Lord had declared,” Babylon marched against Jerusalem and the exile began. Would Judah truly understand why?

BibleGateway: Nahum 1:2-9 ESV Text: Nahum 1:2-9 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:5 and ends at about 1:33      2 God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the… The Lord is caring and good, but He is also just. His mercy and justice are not incompatible. Trust in Him and live.

BibleGateway: Romans 15:1-7 ESV Text: Romans 15:1-7 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 0:54      1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and… Christ died for you and for your neighbor, therefore bear with one another and treat each other with understanding.

BibleGateway: Romans 13:1-7 ESV Text: Romans 13:1-7 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:15      1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power… God establishes authority for our good, so we can live in peace and safety and have opportunity to grow in Christ.

BibleGateway: Hosea 7:11-15 ESV Text: Hosea 7:11-15 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:27 and ends at about 2:16 11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they… See God’s weeping heart. He longed to redeem them, but they were not willing. Later, Jesus cried for Jerusalem (Mt 23:37).

BibleGateway: Hosea 2:2-16 ESV Text: Hosea 2:2-16 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:3 and ends at about 2:42 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I… The sinful one who leaves the Lord is like an adulterous woman who leaves her husband, yet tenderness wins her back.

BibleGateway: Amos 9:8-15 ESV Text: Amos 9:8-15 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:28 and ends at about 2:59 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I… Judgment would rightly come upon a sinful nation, but God’s blessing and mercy would follow when Christ came.