Day 135: The Counsel of Hushai (2026)

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Fr. Mike explains the events of today's readings, breaking down Hushai's advice to Absalom, David's warning and charge of Solomon, and the theme of centralized worship. We all desire to be temples of the Holy Spirit, and we bring this prayer to God through today's episode. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 17, 1 Chronicles 22, and Psalm 36.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a year podcast, where we
0:07.9	encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of scripture.
0:10.7	The Bible in a year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:13.3	Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we will read all the way from Genesis to Revelation,
0:17.2	discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today.
0:21.0	It is day 135.
0:22.7	We are reading three chapters today, first from 2nd Samuel, chapter 17, then First Chronicles
0:28.0	22, and we're finally praying Psalm 36.
0:31.4	As always, the Bible translation that I'm using is the revised standard version, the second
0:34.9	Catholic edition, and I'm reading from the Great Adventure Bible from Ascension. If you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan,
0:40.1	you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year, and you can subscribe to this podcast by
0:44.4	clicking on subscribe. As I said, it is day 135. Also, good job. So good. What a gift. And we're
0:50.6	reading 2 Samuel chapter 17, 1 1 Chronicles 22 and Psalm 36.
0:56.2	Second book of Samuel chapter 17. The council of Ahithafel continued. Moreover, Ahithafel said to Absalom,
1:04.4	Let me choose 12,000 men and I will set out and pursue David tonight. I will come upon him while he
1:09.9	is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic and all the people who are with him David tonight. I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and
1:11.1	throw him into a panic and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down the king only,
1:16.2	and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of
1:21.2	only one man and all the people will be at peace. And the advice pleased Absalom and all the elders
1:27.4	of Israel. The council of
1:29.8	Hushai. Then Absalom said, call Hushai, the Arkite also, and let us hear what he has to say.
1:36.4	And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, thus has Ahithafel spoken, shall we do as he advises?
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