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.

Hi, friends. Welcome back to the podcast.

Tiffany here and I want to begin today by stating that today's episode does mention some things that aren't kid-friendly.

So please plan accordingly if your children are usually around when you listen.

I also want to note that today's passage shares the events surrounding the sexual assault of David's daughter.

For those who have experienced this or had someone close to them experience it, I know this could bring up painful memories.

But I want to encourage you that joy, comfort, healing, and grace abound in our Savior.

Jesus meets us in the hard places in Scripture and in the hard and painful places in our lives.

As we begin, I want to remind us what the prophet Nathan said to David when he was confronted concerning his own sin with Bathsheba and the murder of Euryah.

While God did forgive David, there were consequences for David's actions.

Yesterday, in 2nd single, 1210, we read, the sword will never leave your house.

Now this doesn't mean that God caused the sin we are about to talk about.

Rather, the poor example David set concerning God's covenant of marriage will affect how his own sons treat others.

David's family will cause him great pain, as well as great turmoil for the nation.

Let's start by explaining who each person is and how they were related.

This is where those genealogies come in handy.

In 1 Chronicles 3, we read that David had many wives and most of his children were only half siblings.

That is the case for Amnon and Absalom.

They didn't share a mother, so they were only half brothers.

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