June 2 Bible Reading

June 2 MWC Bible Reading Steven Nicaud References:2 Samuel 7:1-9:13Psalm 68:28-31Proverbs 15:1-3John 9:28-10:6 2 Samuel 7:1-9:13After the king was settled in his palace&nbsp;and the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;had given him rest from all his enemies&nbsp;around him,&nbsp;2&nbsp;he said to Nathan&nbsp;the prophet, “Here I am, living in a palace&nbsp;of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent.”3&nbsp;Nathan replied to the king, “Whatever you have in mind,&nbsp;go ahead and do it, for the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;is with you.” 4&nbsp;That night the word of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;came to Nathan, saying:5&nbsp;“Go and tell my servant David, ‘This is what the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;says: Are you&nbsp;the one to build me a house to dwell in?&nbsp;6&nbsp;I have not dwelt in a house from the day I brought the Israelites up out of Egypt to this day.&nbsp;I have been moving from place to place with a tent&nbsp;as my dwelling.&nbsp;7&nbsp;Wherever I have moved with all the Israelites,&nbsp;did I ever say to any of their rulers whom I commanded to shepherd&nbsp;my people Israel, “Why have you not built me a house&nbsp;of cedar?&nbsp;”’8&nbsp;“Now then, tell my servant David, ‘This is what the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;Almighty says: I took you from the pasture and from following the flock&nbsp;to be ruler&nbsp;over my people Israel.&nbsp;9&nbsp;I have been with you wherever you have gone,&nbsp;and I have cut off all your enemies from before you.&nbsp;Now I will make your name great, like the names of the greatest men of the earth.&nbsp;10&nbsp;And I will provide a place for my people Israel and will plant&nbsp;them so that they can have a home of their own and no longer be disturbed.&nbsp;Wicked&nbsp;people will not oppress them anymore,&nbsp;as they did at the beginning&nbsp;11&nbsp;and have done ever since the time I appointed leaders over my people Israel. I will also give you rest from all your enemies.“‘The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;declares&nbsp;to you that the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;himself will establish&nbsp;a house&nbsp;for you:&nbsp;12&nbsp;When your days are over and you rest&nbsp;with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, who will come from your own body,&nbsp;and I will establish his kingdom.&nbsp;13&nbsp;He is the one who will build a house&nbsp;for my Name,&nbsp;and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.&nbsp;14&nbsp;I will be his father, and he will be my son.&nbsp;When he does wrong, I will punish him with the rod&nbsp;of men, with floggings inflicted by men.&nbsp;15&nbsp;But my love will never be taken away from him,&nbsp;as I took it away from Saul,&nbsp;whom I removed from before you.&nbsp;16&nbsp;Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne&nbsp;will be established&nbsp;forever.&nbsp;’”17&nbsp;Nathan reported to David all the words of this entire revelation.David’s Prayer18&nbsp;Then King David went in and sat before the&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;and he said:“Who am I,&nbsp;O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?&nbsp;19&nbsp;And as if this were not enough in your sight, O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant. Is this your usual way of dealing with man,&nbsp;O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord?20&nbsp;“What more can David say&nbsp;to you? For you know&nbsp;your servant,&nbsp;O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord.&nbsp;21&nbsp;For the sake of your word and according to your will, you have done this great thing and made it known to your servant. 22&nbsp;“How great&nbsp;you are,&nbsp;O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord!&nbsp;There is no one like&nbsp;you, and there is no God&nbsp;but you, as we have heard with our own ears.&nbsp;23&nbsp;And who is like your people Israel&nbsp;—the one nation on earth that God went out to redeem as a people for himself, and to make a name&nbsp;for himself, and to perform great and awesome wonders&nbsp;by driving out nations and their gods from before your people, whom you redeemed&nbsp;from Egypt?24&nbsp;You have established your people Israel as your very own&nbsp;forever, and you, O&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;have become their God. 25&nbsp;“And now,&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;God, keep forever the promise&nbsp;you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,&nbsp;26&nbsp;so that your name will be great forever. Then men will say, ‘The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;Almighty is God over Israel!’ And the house of your servant David will be established&nbsp;before you.27&nbsp;“O&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;Almighty, God of Israel, you have revealed this to your servant, saying, ‘I will build a house for you.’ So your servant has found courage to offer you this prayer.&nbsp;28&nbsp;O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;you are God! Your words are trustworthy,&nbsp;and you have promised these good things to your servant. 29&nbsp;Now be pleased to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever in your sight; for you, O Sovereign&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;have spoken, and with your blessing&nbsp;the house of your servant will be blessed forever.”2 Samuel 8 David’s VictoriesIn the course of time, David defeated the Philistines&nbsp;and subdued&nbsp;them, and he took Metheg Ammah from the control of the Philistines. 2&nbsp;David also defeated the Moabites.&nbsp;He made them lie down on the ground and measured them off with a length of cord. Every two lengths of them were put to death, and the third length was allowed to live. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought tribute.3&nbsp;Moreover, David fought Hadadezer&nbsp;son of Rehob, king of Zobah,&nbsp;when he went to restore his control along the Euphrates&nbsp;River.&nbsp;4&nbsp;David captured a thousand of his chariots, seven thousand charioteers and twenty thousand foot soldiers. He hamstrung&nbsp;all but a hundred of the chariot horses.5&nbsp;When the Arameans of Damascus&nbsp;came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand of them.&nbsp;6&nbsp;He put garrisons&nbsp;in the Aramean kingdom of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject&nbsp;to him and brought tribute. The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;gave David victory wherever he went.7&nbsp;David took the gold shields&nbsp;that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.&nbsp;8&nbsp;From Tebah and Berothai,&nbsp;towns that belonged to Hadadezer, King David took a great quantity of bronze. 9&nbsp;When Tou king of Hamath&nbsp;heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,&nbsp;10&nbsp;he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver and gold and bronze.11&nbsp;King David dedicated&nbsp;these articles to the&nbsp;Lord,&nbsp;as he had done with the silver and gold from all the nations he had subdued:&nbsp;12&nbsp;Edom and Moab,&nbsp;the Ammonites&nbsp;and the Philistines,&nbsp;and Amalek.&nbsp;He also dedicated the plunder taken from Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah. 13&nbsp;And David became famous&nbsp;after he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt. 14&nbsp;He put garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites&nbsp;became subject to David.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;gave David victory&nbsp;wherever he went.David’s Officials15&nbsp;David reigned over all Israel, doing what was just and right&nbsp;for all his people.&nbsp;16&nbsp;Joab&nbsp;son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat&nbsp;son of Ahilud was recorder;&nbsp;17&nbsp;Zadok&nbsp;son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar&nbsp;were priests; Seraiah was secretary;&nbsp;18&nbsp;Benaiah&nbsp;son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethitesand Pelethites; and David’s sons were royal advisers.2 Samuel 9David and MephiboshethDavid asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2&nbsp;Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba.&nbsp;They called him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “Your servant,” he replied.3&nbsp;The king asked, “Is there no one still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?”Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan;&nbsp;he is crippled&nbsp;in both feet.”4&nbsp;“Where is he?” the king asked. Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir&nbsp;son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”5&nbsp;So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel. 6&nbsp;When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor.David said, “Mephibosheth!”“Your servant,” he replied.7&nbsp;“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan.&nbsp;I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.&nbsp;”8&nbsp;Mephibosheth&nbsp;bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog&nbsp;like me?”9&nbsp;Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.10&nbsp;You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson&nbsp;may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)11&nbsp;Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons. 12&nbsp;Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.&nbsp;13&nbsp;And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was crippled in both feet.————————Psalm 68:28-31Summon your power,&nbsp;O God; show us your strength,&nbsp;O God, as you have done&nbsp;before.29&nbsp;Because of your temple at Jerusalem kings will bring you gifts.&nbsp;30&nbsp;Rebuke the beast&nbsp;among the reeds, the herd of bulls&nbsp;among the calves of the nations.Humbled, may it bring bars of silver. Scatter the nations&nbsp;who delight in war.&nbsp;31&nbsp;Envoys will come from Egypt; Cush will submit herself to God.—————————Proverbs 15:1-31 A gentle answer&nbsp;turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.2&nbsp;The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.3&nbsp;The eyes&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Lord&nbsp;are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good.&nbsp;————————-John 9:28-10:6Then they hurled insults at him and said, “You are this fellow’s disciple! We are disciples of Moses!&nbsp;29&nbsp;We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this fellow, we don’t even know where he comes from.”30&nbsp;The man answered, “Now that is remarkable! You don’t know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.&nbsp;31&nbsp;We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will.&nbsp;32&nbsp;Nobody has ever heard of opening the eyes of a man born blind.&nbsp;33&nbsp;If this man were not from God,&nbsp;he could do nothing.”34&nbsp;To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;&nbsp;how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.Spiritual Blindness35&nbsp;Jesus heard that they had thrown him out, and when he found him, he said,&nbsp;“Do you believe&nbsp;in the Son of Man?” 36&nbsp;“Who is he, sir?” the man asked. “Tell me so that I may believe in him.”37&nbsp;Jesus said,&nbsp;“You have now seen him; in fact, he is the one speaking with you.” 38&nbsp;Then the man said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him. 39&nbsp;Jesus said,&nbsp;“For judgment&nbsp;I have come into this world,&nbsp;so that the blind will see&nbsp;and those who see will become blind.”40&nbsp;Some Pharisees who were with him heard him say this and asked, “What? Are we blind too?” 41&nbsp;Jesus said,&nbsp;“If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.&nbsp;John 10The Shepherd and His Flock“I tell you the truth, the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.&nbsp;2&nbsp;The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep.&nbsp;3&nbsp;The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.&nbsp;He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.&nbsp;4&nbsp;When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5&nbsp;But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”&nbsp;6&nbsp;Jesus used this figure of speech,&nbsp;but they did not understand what he was telling them. 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