All right, my Bible in 365, brothers and sisters.

We have made it to the book of Second Samuel.

And boy, is this a nuanced book.

There is so much stuff to say about what we see in this book.

And my goodness, I just want to tell you all of it, okay?

Let me make myself very clear about this book, okay?

For Second Samuel, you've got to understand that most people think of this book as

David's victories, you see the expansion of the kingdom and,

you know, sort of a rise to power. You know, a lot of people look at that. That's how they understand

the view of this book, but it means so much more.

It's not just about his victories, the expansion of the kingdom of Israel.

I wouldn't say the kingdom, the whole nation of Israel, because when you say kingdom,

you normally mean the northern kingdom and the northern and southern kingdom didn't split

until Rehoboam, which was David's grandson.

But nonetheless, I am distracted a little bit.

It really is about the turning point that takes place in the entire book.

It's in chapters 11 and chapter 12.

Look, everything before it is ascent.

It's David climbing to the top, but then everything after it, I'm going to use a very important word.

It's a calculated word.

It's consequence.

Look, if I could summarize the book in a very succinct way, I would say 2nd Samuel tells the story of David's greatest triumphs and his

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