Read the whole Bible in one year

Week 21, May 28, 2011:  “Nobody's perfect.”

This week's Reading:  May 21 to 27

Old Testament:  1 Samuel 29:1 – 2 Samuel 12:31
New Testament:  John 11:55 - 16:33
Psalms:  Psalm 118:1 - 119:80
Proverbs:  Proverbs 15:24 - 16:5

Old Testament

God himself called David “a man after his own heart.”  How do we reconcile God's proclamation with the terrible sins committed by David?

1 Samuel 13:13-14 – [13] And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for ever.  [14] But now your kingdom shall not continue; the LORD has sought out a man after his own heart; and the LORD has appointed him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you." 
Acts 13:22 – And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king; of whom he testified and said, `I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.' 

New Testament

Why was it that most of the people did not not believe in Jesus, even though he had performed so many miracles right before them?

John 12: 37-43 – [37] Though he had done so many signs before them, yet they did not believe in him; [38] it was that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "Lord, who has believed our report, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"  [39] Therefore they could not believe. For Isaiah again said, [40] "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart,lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and turn for me to heal them."  [41] Isaiah said this because he saw his glory and spoke of him.  [42] Nevertheless many even of the authorities believed in him, but for fear of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue:  [43] for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.