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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

Still speaking to Israel's leaders and Solomon, David addresses leadership steps everyone present must take. David enlists the entire group to accomplish the work of the temple together. They are working for the Lord. They must not forget this.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

As David nears the end of his tenure as king of Israel, he dedicates himself to preparing the next generation for a great transition. The Holy of Holies will no longer be mobile. Israel will no longer be at war. God promises a King from David's lineage who will rule an everlasting kingdom. God's people must learn to obey God's covenant and champion the name of the Lord among the nations until the Messiah comes.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

David matures in Bible literacy through a faith journey administered by God. He learns from God's discipline responses when he sins. He learns from God response of blessing when he obeys. He grows in faith as a man, husband, and king. 

In the final chapter of his life, David understands that God's choice for His permanent dwelling in Israel mandates a critical juncture of God's covenant process. The Law of Moses is a living document. It does not represent a stagnant religious list of activities. On the contrary, God calls Israel to walk with Him by faith in an authentic developing relationship. A transition to a permanent temple replacing a mobile tabernacle requires an application of law that reorganizes Israel in their commitment to obey the law.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

God promised Abraham to make him a great nation. Through Israel, God preserves the Seed of Promise given to Eve. Through Israel, the Messiah will come and bless every family on the earth. God fulfills all promises in order to raise Israel up as a nation on the world stage. He fulfills His promise of land, laws, and leaders. There is still yet one promise unfulfilled--the promise of a permanent dwelling.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

David records a song and teaches the next generations about God's forgiveness and justice. 

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

The kingdom of Israel is restored. God answers David's prayer. God's word will be proclaimed to future generations through a great man of faith. David has sinned. Yet, in repentance, he continues to learn obedience. 

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In today's reading of Tyndale's One-Year Chronological Study Bible with featured content written by the CBT team,

• Hushai reports to David through an intricate spy network, highlighting that God is at work even in the shadows!
• Ahithophel, the brilliant counselor, fails to navigate his loss of influence and makes a tragic choice.
• Absalom structures leadership in his army, preparing for conflict, while many loyal people rise up to help David in his time of need.
• Also, Absalom and David's armies finally meet on the battlefield, with devastating consequences for Israel. Absalom's death solidifies the sorrow of the monument he built for himself, a grim reminder of misplaced ambition.
• And we see a detailed account of Joab's struggle to serve effectively under a leader who has, at times, stepped several degrees away from God's wisdom.

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In today's reading of Tyndale's One-Year Chronological Study Bible with featured content written by the CBT team,

• Absalom attempts the ultimate power grab... and tragically, he succeeds, at least for a time! David will experience the bitter consequences of neglecting his role as head of household, and his children and all Israel continue to pay the price for his past laziness and sin.
• David is forced to flee the stronghold of the City of David, the very place he had established as his capital, and Jerusalem mourns what is happening.
• During David's desperate flight, Ziba, tries to double-cross Mephibosheth, adding to the chaos, and a man named Shimei publicly curses David, revealing the underlying resentment towards Saul's successor.

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

God responds to David's sin concerning Uriah the Hittite by removing the hedge of protection around his servant. David is no longer guarded by the protection of wisdom from the Lord. He becomes a passive leader--willing to claim the honor others have earned and no longer zealous to administer justice from the Lord's hand. 

David's passivity costs him, his family, and all of Israel. 

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In today’s reading of Tyndale’s OYCSB (with featured content written by the CBT team), 

There is a difference between a person who genuinely desires to follow the Lord but stumbles and a person who rejects the Lord by sinning against Him with no repentance. David desires to obey the Lord. However, he stumbles mightily. 

The story of David's sin against Uriah the Hittite teaches us about man's brokenness, our capacity for sin, and our continual struggle to walk by faith. Yet, this story also teaches us about God's mercy toward those who truly repent. 

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