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 our journey from Eden to Eternity.

Today, we return to our historical narrative in 1 Samuel 8-9 and 1 Chronicles 18.

When we were last in these books two days ago, we read about God's covenant with David.

As we move forward today, we will read about David's military conquests and his compassion and generosity toward Muthhibisheath.

While these chapters provide us with a lot of information, they also give us a beautiful human example of God's covenant keeping nature and his grace.

We begin with 2 Samuel 8 and 1 Chronicles 18.

Once again, these accounts are almost exactly the same.

We want to note that these two chapters are a summary of David's military victories against Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, Amalakites, and Philistines.

The events listed in these verses aren't necessarily chronological.

The sum of its parts are more important than each battle.

We will also get a closer look at the war with the Ammonites in 2 Samuel 10-12.

But this brief summary serves a larger purpose than just listing David's military conquests.

The purpose is found in verses 6 and 14 when we read.

The Lord made David victorious wherever he went.

It was God alone who handed David's enemies over to him.

David was only great and powerful because the Lord made him so.

David's response to these victories was to dedicate the spoils of war to the Lord.

We also read that he reigned over all of Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.

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