Wednesday Nights at Church

In 2 Samuel 6, there's a whole thing with a guy named Uzzah, David brings the Ark to Jerusalem, and then he has a showdown with Michal. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net .⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In 2 Samuel 5, David conquers Jerusalem, he takes more wives, and Jesus is foreshadowed. Also special thanks to Matt for covering for me as I was out of town. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In 2 Samuel 4, we hear about the two rival heirs to the throne, there's another murder, and David shows how he rewards evil men. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In 2 Samuel 2-3, Abner fights Joab's forces, David gets more wives, and David writes another funeral song. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In 2 Samuel 1, an Amalekite visits David, someone loses their head, and David teaches everyone a song. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 31, Saul and his sons die, the Philistines defile his body, and some old friends show up. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 29-30, David tries to go to war, then he goes home to fine his family abducted, and there's more plunder. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 27-28, David joins up with the Philistines, Saul goes to a necromancer, and talks to a dead Samuel. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 26, God puts a whole army into a deep sleep, David steals a spear and then gives back the spear, and what does real forgiveness look like? We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 25, we meet an ill-tempered guy named Nabal and his wife Abigail, David loses his temper, and Abigails wisdom wins out. The book that is references (49:50), but not explicitly named is The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. There are also spoilers for Lilith by George MacDonald, but the book was first published in 1895, so I suspect that this won't be considered egregious. We are a Wednesday...

In chapter 24, the chapter centers around Saul's restroom break, David cuts off the edge of his robe, and Saul has a moment of clarity. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 23, David saves the town of Keilah, the people betray him to Saul, and he has his final interaction with Jonathan. I referenced a Bible Project series on the wilderness in the middle of the episode. Here's the link if you'd like to check it out . We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillch...

In chapters 21 and 22, David eats sacred bread and acts like a madman, Jesus references back to chapter 21 in Matthew, and Saul reveals his terrible character! We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 20, David fears for his life, Saul throws more spears, and Jonathan has to decide between becoming king and loyalty to his friend! Bible Project's Firstborn series is a great series to dive deeper into this theme. I personal got the Cain and Abel connection from one of their episodes. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠...

In chapter 19, Saul plots to kill David, but Jonathan and Michal foil his plans. Then Saul gets naked and starts prophesying. The Bible is full of surprises! We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 18, Saul becomes jealous of David. There's a bit of a marriage controversy. David is suppose to marry one daughter, but ends up marrying a different one entirely. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 17, David has his famous battle with Goliath. Goliath's armor is describe like scale. This is David's moment to crush the serpent. Will he be the one to fulfill Genesis 3 or will he be another one who falls short? We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapter 16, Samuel goes somewhat secretly to anoint the new king of Israel. This chapter is all about seeing—whether seeing things God’s way or from a human point of view. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 15, the kingdom of Israel is stripped from Saul and the famous line, "Obedience is better than sacrifice," echoes through his hears. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 13 & 14, we meet Saul's son Jonathan. Saul and Jonathan relive part of the Judges's stories and failings. Will they do better or repeat the failing? We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 12, Samuel gives a farewell address, but he doesn't leave the story. He's saying goodbye to the era of the judges, but he remains in the office of prophet. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 11, Saul takes on the snake king who is threatening to distort Israel's vision. This is one of the stories where Saul shines! We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 9+10, we meet a guy named Saul. He is going on an escaped domesticated donkey chase and he meets Samuel. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In chapters 7+8, the people of Israel come to Samuel and tell him that they don't want his sons to rule over them. They want a king instead, but what are the motivations that bring them to this request. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We have a guest teacher, Greg Joens. He's covering the lost ark of the covenant in 1 Samuel 6. We are a Wednesday night class at Mission Hill Church in Topeka, KS. Learn more about the church at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.missionhillchurch.net.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠