Welcome to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace.

From Eden 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, Tiffany here. Welcome back to the podcast. Today we return to the narrative of 2 Samuel.

And wouldn't it be great to read some chapters where David is joyfully restored to the throne?

Everyone worships the Lord and they seek to be obedient the rest of their days?

Well, sadly, this is just hopeful thinking on our parts.

Sinful patterns abound today.

But even amidst some really difficult events, we will see glimpses of mercy, restoration, and selfless giving.

But we will also see that sin has grave consequences, both for those who commit it, and sadly for those it affects.

It's a sobering reminder for us to lay aside our sin and seek the Lord and his

instruction. We cover a lot of ground today in 2 Samuel 19 through 21. At the end of chapter 18,

we left David weeping over the death of his son Absalom, despite Absalom's treason. And in chapter 19, he is still

weeping and mourning as his soldiers return from their victorious battle. Their joy quickly turns to

mourning when they see the great sorrow of their king. It wasn't wrong for David to mourn his son. We would think him heartless if he didn't,

but as the leader of the nation and the commander of his army, he should have rejoiced in their

victory over evil and shown his troops his support publicly. Joab's response to the king

was both good and bad. It was good and that it called

David out for his poor response and lack of leadership in this situation. But it was bad because

of the disrespectful way in which Joab delivered the message. If we think back to Nathan's

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