This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 21-23. In this passage, Saul and David are in conflict for the throne of Israel. God has chosen David to be the next king, but Saul will stop at nothing to kill him before that happens. But this tension is all part of God’s slow plan to establish David as the true king of Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 21-23, we see that just as God used the sinful actions of Saul and the Philistines to fulfill his promises to David, God also used the sinful plans of Pilate and the Pharisees to crown Jesus as King and place us on a throne with him.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 18-20. In this passage, God’s Spirit has left Saul and filled David instead, and everybody in Israel and Saul’s family sees this clearly. But Saul refuses to humble himself before God’s new chosen king and instead conspires to kill him. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 18-20, Saul’s opposition to David is a lot like the Pharisees' conspiracy against Jesus. Everyone in Israel seems to see Jesus as God’s chosen King—except those too blinded by their pride and thirst for power. But while David escapes Saul’s conspiracies, Jesus doesn’t. Jesus proves he’s not only more powerful than conspiracies but death.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 16-16. This passage marks the beginning of both Saul’s fall and David’s rise to power. David is anointed and proves that God is with him by defeating Goliath. While Saul proves God has left him when he hides in his tent, tortured by evil spirits. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 16-17 we see the type of Savior and salvation we need. There was nothing impressive about Jesus’ physical appearance, but he bravely went to battle against the rulers, principalities, and powers, trusting God even when it meant his life. Filled with God’s Spirit and dressed in grave clothes rather than armor, Jesus battles death and wins.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 13-15. This passage answers the question, “Why did God reject Saul as king?” The simplest answer is that God rejected Saul because Saul rejected God. More specifically, Saul rejected God’s word delivered by Samuel, God’s prophet. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 13-15, we see that while Saul rejected God’s word, Jesus was God’s word perfectly lived. And as such, God has not rejected him. He rules forever as King, and when we accept King Jesus, we will gain a Kingdom that lasts forever.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 8-12. In this passage, Israel wants to do away with God’s system of tribal leadership and become more like the monarchies they see around them. Ultimately this is a rejection not of a form of government, but of God’s leadership. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 8-12 we see that even in our rejection of God as King, God still acts like one. Jesus takes the throne, even when it means being crowned with thorns. Just like Saul’s coronation, Jesus’ cross is both our rejection of God as King and the moment we are rescued from our enemies.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 5-7. In this passage, God’s ark is passed between five Philistine cities, to disastrous results. The Philistines were using God as a trophy, but God will not be manipulated. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 5-7, we see that there is no one who has manipulated God so much that he is unwilling to forgive and save.

This Bible study devotional covers Samuel 2:12-4. In this passage, we learn that Eli has disqualified himself from being Israel’s prophet and that Samuel will one day take his place. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 2:12-4, we see Jesus as the ultimate Prophet, who not only communicates God’s words but is God’s Word in the flesh.

This Bible study devotional covers 1 Samuel 1-2:11. In this passage, an infertile woman named Hannah prays for a child and is given one by God. She praises God for his faithfulness and the victory he won in her dead womb. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In 1 Samuel 1-2:11, we see that like Samuel’s birth to a barren woman signaled the dawning of Israel’s first king, Jesus’ birth to a virgin proclaimed the dawning of Israel’s final king–Jesus.

This Bible study devotional covers Ruth chapter 4. In this passage, Boaz assumes Naomi’s debt, marries Ruth, redeems Ehlimilech’s family, and secures a future king for Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Ruth 4, we see that Jesus is a descendent of both Boaz and King David. He is a redeemer who rules God’s Kingdom and provides for his people.

This Bible study devotional covers Ruth chapter 3. In this passage, Ruth proposes marriage to Boaz, not for her benefit but Naomi’s, and Boaz accepts. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Ruth 3, we see that Jesus is like both loyal Ruth and generous Boaz who covers. Jesus gives us more than we need.

This Bible study devotional covers Ruth chapter 2. In this passage, we read how Ruth’s hard work and bold character secure the attention of a redeemer named Boaz. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Ruth 2, we see that God responds with generosity and kindness to his people’s faithfulness.

This Bible study devotional covers Ruth chapter 1. In this passage, we read about multiple tragedies that drive Naomi and Ruth to return to Bethlehem. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Ruth 1, we see that even though there is no king in Israel, Ruth shows us that a loyal and loving redeemer is still on the throne.

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua chapters 19-21. In this passage, we see the bottom of Israel’s spiral into depravity. The rape and mutilation of a concubine lead to a civil war in Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 19-21 we see that Jesus offers hope to those of us who feel too enmeshed in patterns of lust and too far down a cycle of depravity. There is no self-destructive spiral Jesus is unwilling to go down and there is no heart he is unwilling to clean and create new life in.

This Bible study devotional covers Judges 17-18. In this passage, we see that the people of Israel are no different than their leaders, everyone does what seems right in their own eyes. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 17-18, we see that anyone who doesn’t do what seems right in their own eyes, takes up their cross, and follows Jesus will not just gain their soul, they’ll gain the whole world too (Matthew 16:25-26).

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua 13-16. In this passage, we read about Samson’s violence, lust, and revenge that eventually end in his death. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 13-16, we see that Jesus’ sacrificial death brought greater victory than his life because through his death, everyone who believes in him is saved from the stalking lions of sin and death.

This Bible study devotional covers Judges 10-12. In this passage, we read about God’s silence as Jepthah judges Israel and sacrifices his own daughter. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 10-12 we see that Jesus experiences God’s silence for us. And by experiencing God’s silence, Jesus now speaks a better word than the bloodshed of Jepthah - we are sons and daughters he will not forsake.

This Bible study devotional covers Judges 9. In this passage, we read about Abimelech’s brutal military campaigns that come to a sudden and deserved end when a woman drops a stone on his head. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 9, we see that Jesus welcomes us into a kingdom where all that is left for us is mercy.

This Bible study devotional covers Judges 6-8. In this passage, we read about Gideon’s army of 300 men defeating the Midianites. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 6-8, we see Gideon’s cowardice, pride, reluctance, and violence compared with the brave, humble, and sacrificial kingship of Jesus.

This Bible study devotional covers Judges chapters 3:7-5. In this passage, we’re introduced to Israel’s first judges - Ehud, Shamgar, and Deborah. Each of them judges God’s enemies and rescues Israel. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 3:7-5, we see Jesus is a better deliverer than Ehud, Shamgar, and Deborah. Jesus doesn’t merely destroy an oppressive king he crushes the Serpent that introduced sin and death.

This Bible study devotional covers Judges chapters 1-3:6. In this passage, we read about the downward spiral of the book of Judges: Disobedience - Punishment - Cry - Mercy - Disobedience. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Judges 1-3:6, we see that Jesus ends the pattern of disobedience - punishment - cry - mercy with a cycle-ending act of sacrificial obedience and power.

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua chapters 23-34. In this passage, we read Joshua’s final speech to Israel before his death. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Joshua 23-24, we see that Jesus secures not only a homeland we did not earn, and cities we did not earn, and vineyards we did not plant, but a heart we could not create and an obedience we could not maintain.

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua chapters 22. In this passage, we read about the altar set up by the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh at the boundary of the Jordan River. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Joshua 22, we see that Jesus is our final altar who breaks all boundaries to bring the nations close to God.

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua chapters 18-19. In this passage, we see the allotment of land to the remaining seven tribes as a picture of the new garden of Eden coming to earth. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Joshua 18-19, we see that Jesus subdues the territory of sin and death so that he can set up the final garden of Eden in the new heavens and new earth.

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua chapters 16-17. In this passage, we read about the land allotted to Joseph’s descendants and their fear of and failure to drive out the inhabitants. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Joshua 16-17, we see that Jesus gives us victory over our greatest enemies so that we do not need to be afraid.

This Bible study devotional covers Joshua chapters 13-15. In this passage, we read about the allotment of the land to Caleb and the tribe of Judah. As always, we are committed to showing you how to see the good news of the Gospel in every passage of Scripture. In Joshua 13-15, we see that Jesus has secured a land for us far better than Caleb or Judah by conquering every shred of evil that exists in our world.