In 2 Samuel 2, we read how David continues to rely on God for guidance in his decision making, and also the continued rivalry between the house of Saul and the house of David that resulted in there being two kings in Israel for a number of years.
Jeremiah outlines the treachery of Judah, their rejection of God’s word from the priests to the prophets to the general inhabitants. He grieves for their unfaithfulness, for the way the Israelites provoke God to anger with their idolatry.
Jesus teaches how being preoccupied by what the world has to offer can affect our eternal salvation. The rich man would happily keep the commandments under the law, but failed to understand the principal that God must come first. He relied too much on his own wealth, and was challenged by Jesus’ advice to sell everything and give to the poor. Life in the kingdom is worth any sacrifices we might have to make now. “Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.”