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Reading the Bible Daily with Dave – October 6, 2025
1 Chronicles 21 • David’s Sin, God’s Judgment, and the Place of Mercy
Welcome back to Reading the Bible Daily with Dave. Today we encounter a sobering chapter. David sins by numbering Israel which brings judgment on the people. Yet even in judgment, the Lord shows mercy at the altar on Ornan’s threshing floor, pointing us to the true place of atonement in Christ.
- Date: Monday, October 6, 2025
- Text: 1 Chronicles 21:1–30 (ESV)
- Theme: Pride, judgment, and God’s mercy at the place of sacrifice
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Tomorrow: 1 Chronicles 22 — David prepares for the temple and charges Solomon to build. More devotionals and resources at servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave or at our YouTube.
Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.