The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible

the Davidic covenant, which has two parts: David’s dynasty and Solomon’s Temple.

God is the hero of the story.

“for your name’s sake” attached to a lot of prayers in Scripture; it’s an appeal to God to demonstrate who He is to the world.

What we say matters, but whom we say it to also matters.

(1) There’ll be division and death in his family, (2) his wives will be taken away from him in a humiliating way, (3) God will raise up evil against him from his own house, and (4) his child with Bathsheba will die.

2 Samuel shows us more of David’s personal growth and failure—it

fourfold repayment.

Since God is everywhere and knows everything, then of course He hears all prayers—even prayers of those who don’t know Him and who ask for things that don’t glorify Him.

when it’s time for war, David stays home, exposing a gap in his leadership: passivity.