Here are the 4 readings that go with teh Bible overview for next week.
1. Deuteronomy 17:14-20
1. What are the requirements God sets for a king?
2. What is the job of the King?
3. What is the promise that comes with obedience?
2. 1 Samuel 8
1. If God has set the pattern for kingship, why is it wrong for Israel to ask for a king here?
2. As God reviews Israel’s history what is his conclusion about Israel (v7-9)?
3. How would you describes Israel’s attitude to God?
4. What does this chapter teach us about God, worship and the human heart?
3. 1 Samuel 16:1-13
1. What is God’s concern as he looks for a king?
2. What does God provide for David, how does this help him rule (c/f Psalm 51)?
3. Yet even David was not perfect, Read 1 Sam 11, what causes David to fail?
4. What lessons can we learn from the life of David about worship?
4. 2 Chronicles 36:15-23
1. How is God’s grace to his people seen?
2. “God is faithful to his word, even when we would rather he wasn’t”, how is this seen here?
3. How serious is not worshipping God rightly? What ought this to teach us?
The book ends with a note of hope, as Cyrus allows the people to return. God is not finished with his plan yet.
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