Podcast Episodes

2 Samuel 10; 2 Corinthians 3; Ezekiel 17; Psalms 60–61

In some ways, Paul finds himself in an embarrassing position. If he fails to answer some of the concerns that the Corinthians entertained about him a…

3 weeks ago

2 Samuel 8–9; 2 Corinthians 2; Ezekiel 16; Psalms 58–59

It is beyond these brief reflections to provide a history of the difficult visits and painful letters that generated deep emotion in the apostle’s re…

3 weeks, 1 day ago

2 Samuel 7; 2 Corinthians 1; Ezekiel 15; Psalms 56–57

After his palace is built, David recognizes that he is living in splendor in comparison with the small and unostentatious tabernacle. He desires to b…

3 weeks, 2 days ago

2 Samuel 6; 1 Corinthians 16; Ezekiel 14; Psalm 55

David would doubtless make many of us uncomfortable if he lived today. He was such an intense man—exuberant in his pleasures, crushed in his discoura…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

2 Samuel 4–5; 1 Corinthians 15; Ezekiel 13; Psalms 52–54

Clearly the writer of 2 Samuel (whose identity we do not know) thinks it important to record the various steps by which David came to rule over all I…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

2 Samuel 3; 1 Corinthians 14; Ezekiel 12; Psalm 51

Even after the death of King Saul, David did not immediately become king of Israel. At first David is anointed king over Judah (2 Sam. 2:1–7), and on…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

2 Samuel 2; 1 Corinthians 13; Ezekiel 11; Psalm 50

Although 1 Corinthians 13 forms part of a sustained argument that runs through chapters 12–14, the passage constitutes such a lovely unit with so man…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

2 Samuel 1; 1 Corinthians 12; Ezekiel 10; Psalm 49

When David hears of the deaths of Saul and Jonathan (2 Sam. 1), his grief is not merely formal. He could not help but know that the way to the throne…

4 weeks ago

1 Samuel 31; 1 Corinthians 11; Ezekiel 9; Psalm 48

Three observations about the Lord’s Supper, from the many that could be drawn from Paul’s treatment of it (1 Cor. 11:17–34):

First, it is a temporary…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

1 Samuel 29–30; 1 Corinthians 10; Ezekiel 8; Psalms 46–47

First Corinthians 10 includes several passages worthy of prolonged meditation. But today we reflect on a passage which, superficially speaking, is on…

1 month ago