The Bible In A Year Podcast with Dr. Melody Stevens

David learns valuable lessons as he transports God's Arc of the Covenant incorrectly and a man is killed. David's zeal for God is contagious. Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here . Join our Healthy Christian Women Facebook Group here.

Paul quotes Psalm 106, showing how Jesus is greater than Moses. Let's dive into these psalms of national repentance, God's blessing and deliverance, and celebrating the joy of unity in the Body. Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs  here . Join our Healthy Christian Women Facebook Group here.

Time to meet David's Mighty Men and learn about who he has supporting him as he proceeds to become King over all of Israel. Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here . Join our Healthy Christian Women Facebook Group here.

These Messianic psalms point to Christ, and David is singing praise over God's victory, deliverance and power. Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs  here . Join our Healthy Christian Women Facebook Group here.

As we conclude the genealogies, we finally begin the long-awaited rise of David, the new King of Israel. How do we see God's faithfulness, even in the midst of Saul's dismal failures at the end of his reign? Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

How can we put into words when our heart is feeling wrenched by the storms of life? Psalm 88 is a good one to turn to. The beauty of the psalms is they encompass all of the emotions we can experience. God never leaves us, no matter what we may feel in the moment. He's with us in the highs and the lows. Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs  here .

King David begins to set up an incredible music ministry to the Lord. Meet Asaph, one of his primary song-leaders and writer of many psalms, including those featured today. As Asaph did with music, how are you using your gifts to serve and honor the Lord? Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

As we continue recounting the genealogies of the Tribes of Israel, we meet some familiar faces, like Jabez and Korah. Unlike the writers, we have the vantage point of the Messiah finally arriving on the scene ~1000 years later. Hallelujah! Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs  here .

As we go through more psalms from the Sons of Korah, we learn about Zion and see correlations to Revelation Ch. 21. "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

Powerful insights into the genealogies. And we meet other psalmists, the Sons of Korah, as see God's redemption story through their family history. God can redeem you and your family legacy as well. Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs  here .

David prophetically points forward to Christ in Psalm 21, and Matthew and Paul point to the resurrected Christ of Psalm 16. Jesus is everywhere we look in the Old and New Testaments. Join our online community for Christian women  here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

We meet our first penitent psalm, and see Jesus quoting Psalm 8 when turning the tables. Reflection: How good are you at praising God  before the breakthrough? Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

As the news spreads of King Saul's death, Israel now has two kings for a time. Drama ensues between the commanders of the north and south armies. Join our online community for Christian women  here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

King Saul and David each face different battles with very different outcomes. Saul's life ends in tragedy and David will begin his official rise to the throne. Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

We learn of a new type of psalm, an imprecatory psalm, and see Jesus referencing these psalms many times in the gospels. It's important to pour out our heart to the Lord, even if it's not pretty. Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

We meet a courageous woman named Abigail, who will soon become one of David's wives. And David has his 2nd opportunity to smite King Saul, but again does not. What can we learn from these two scenarios? Join our online community for Christian women  here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

David asks God for protection and deliverance from His enemies, and we see God do that over and over again. Do we turn to the Lord first, in our times of trouble? Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

David expounds on his emotions and feelings while running from Saul, and we see a correlation of Jesus in Psalm 31 and his words on the cross. Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

With David on the run, we see his first opportunity to exact revenge on King Saul, but he does not take it. What an image of Christ we see in his actions. Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

David pours out his heart to the Lord, being unjustly pursued by Saul. Yet, in all of his trials, he praises the Lord. How do we respond to the unjust trials in our life? Join our online community for Christian women  here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

Jonathan comes to the realization that his Dad, King Saul, is unjustly coming after David. David is on the run. Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

Time to meet David and the famous take-down of Goliath. David is anointed for the 1st time and Samuel pronounces he will be King after Saul. Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

We meet Saul's son, Jonathan, who becomes closer than a brother to David. King Saul's jealousy really begins to ramp up as he learns through Samuel that God will be removing his anointing from him. Join our online community for Christian women  here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .

Israel cries for a king, and God anoints King Saul. We see he may be off to a "good start", but God warns them they may not like where it goes in the end. God continued to work his sovereign plan even in the disobedience of the people. How does this truth comfort you in the moments when you feel like your sin choices ruin God's plans? Join our online community for Christian women here . Order Eden...

A devastating blow by the Philistines turns into a comical, yet tragic, judgement on the enemy. God will not be mocked! Join our online community for Christian women  here . Order Eden to Eternity and find all of your Bible study needs here .