Understanding the Bible (2 Samuel 7: 1-29)

Send us Fan Mail If you want to understand Scripture, there are certain passages you simply must know. Foundational passages. Pillars. Anchors. If you were building a list of essential Old Testament texts, I’d suggest you’d probably start with: Genesis 1 — God created everything. Genesis 3 — humanity fell. Genesis 12 — God made a covenant with Abraham. Exodus 14 — the Exodus, the defining moment for Israel. Exodus 20 — the Ten Commandments. Isaiah 53 — the suffering Messiah. Psalm 16 — the re...