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, you're in the Bible family. Tiffany here.

Our journey continues today as we learn more about the reign of King David in 2 Samuel, chapters 5 through 6, and 1 Chronicles, chapters 13 through 15.

These passages do a wonderful job of complementing each other, and we see the beauty of how God used different authors to write his word and display various aspects of the same event.

You may have noticed, as you read, that the events of 1 Chronicles 13 through 15 are not in the same order as the 2 Samuel chapters.

While the events of 2 Samuel are likely the order in which the events happened, the Chronicleer's purpose in his writing was not the same.

We want to remember that God was using the Chronicleer to show the blessings that were upon David's reign in contrast to the disobedience that marked Saul's reign.

These blessings build across the Chronicles account. God blessed David because David sought him.

Yes, David makes a mistake along the way, but we clearly see today how he seeks the Lord and learns from those mistakes.

As we chat through the events of today's chapters, we will follow the order of 2 Samuel chapters 5 and 6.

Along the way, we'll incorporate all the extra details 1 Chronicles 13 through 15 provide for us.

In the end, we want to make sure we focus on what true fear of the Lord looks like, and the times our anger may be displaced.

Not because of what the Lord has done, but because of our own disobedience. So let's get started.

David is now king over all Israel and has conquered Jerusalem.

In 2 Samuel 5, we read that the king of Tyre sent him all the building materials to build a palace in Jerusalem.

We also read a brief summary of David's growing family. The children listed were born to him once he lived in Jerusalem.

The most notable name is Solomon.

The narrative goes on to speak about the Philistines attempted attack on Jerusalem. David made the right decision by inquiring of the Lord before he attacked the Philistines.

He knew from personal experience that it was the Lord who gave the victory in battle.

...