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Podcast: Basically Biblical
Episode: Day 90: Mourning, Anointing, and CONFLICT in 2 Samuel 1-3 | Bible In A Year (CSB)
Description: For Day 90 of our "Bible in a Year" playlist, we begin 2 Samuel with chapters 1-3. David mourns Saul and Jonathan’s deaths with genuine grief, is anointed king over Judah, and faces a brewing civil war with Saul’s house under Abner and Ish-bosheth. These chapters set the stage for God’s promise to unfold amid human strife.Questions:1. David’s lament in chapter 1 honors Saul despite their enmity—how does this response deepen our theological understanding of grace as a reflection of God’s heart, even toward the fallen?2. David’s anointing as king over Judah in chapter 2 fulfills God’s...