Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace.

From even to eternity, the Bible tells one big story of redemption.

My name is Tiffany, and I want to spend a few minutes with you every day walking through the Bible chronologically.

Together, we will explore God's sovereign plan as the events of Scripture unfold and point to Jesus.

Hey friends! Welcome back to our year in the Bible journey.

Tiffany here, and today we begin the book of Second Samuel.

Back when we started First Samuel, we talked about some of the important contextual information for both of these books.

But if you're like me, our refresher is always in order.

So, very quickly, we want to remember that first and second Samuel are actually one book in the Hebrew Bible.

It wasn't until the Bible was translated into Greek that it was split into two books.

Many scholars believe the prophet Samuel authored portions of First Samuel, but the authorship of the rest of the two books is unknown.

First Samuel focused on the lives of Samuel and Saul while introducing us to David.

And now, Second Samuel will predominantly focus on the life and reign of King David.

While we traced the theme of kingship through First Samuel, we will now trace the theme of covenant in Second Samuel, as we see the eternal implications of the monarchy.

Second Samuel will still show us that David is a man after God's heart.

But we will also see him fail many times.

His failure will remind us of our need for a perfect king, and how beautifully God keeps his covenants, even when we mess up.

So, keep all of that in mind as we walk through Second Samuel, and let's get started with chapters 1 through 4 today.

There's a lot of bloodshed in these chapters, and a lot of blame.

But we want to keep in mind that each of these events displays David's innocence.

Through the author of this historical narrative, God specifically shows how David was innocent in any wrongdoing.

This innocence made him worthy of the kingship and the trust of the people.

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