The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Day 127: Kindness for the House of Saul (2025)
07 May 2025
Fr. Mike draws our attention to David's kindness towards the house of Saul, including Jonathan's lame son Mephibosheth. We learn that even though Saul persecuted David, David continued to honor his descendants. Today's readings are 2 Samuel 9, 1 Chronicles 12, and Psalm 28. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
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Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. Today is day 127. We are reading from 2 Samuel chapter 9 and 1 Chronicles chapter 2. We're also praying Psalm 28. I know yesterday was kind of a long... episode. So shorten it down.
I mean, not that we did it on purpose, but it is only three chapters. Basically today we're reading as always from the translation called revised standard version, second Catholic edition. I'm using the great adventure Bible from Ascension. Also, if you want to download your own Bible in a year reading plan, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year.
And if you've not yet subscribed to this podcast, you can subscribe to this podcast. Whenever you'd like to subscribe to this podcast, subscribe to this podcast. It's day 127. We're reading second Samuel chapter nine. 1 Chronicles chapter 12 and Psalm 28. The second book of Samuel chapter 9. David's kindness to Mephibosheth.
And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake? Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. And they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he. And the king said, Is there not still some one of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him?
Ziba said to the king, There is still a son of Jonathan. He is crippled in his feet. The king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is in the house of Machir, the son of Amiel, at Lodebar. Then king David sent and brought him from the house of Machir, the son of Amiel, at Lodebar.
And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, your servant. And David said to him, Do not fear, for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.
And he did obeisance and said, What is your servant that you should look upon a dead dog such as I? Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's son. And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce that your master's son may have bread to eat.
But Mephibosheth, your master's son, shall always eat at my table. Now Ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants. Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do. So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons. And Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micah.
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