In Jesus' final public teaching in the Gospel of John (10:22-42), the people of Jerusalem tried to pin him down. They wanted him to declare openly who he was. In keeping with his indirect public style, Jesus pointed them to his words and works. He also boldly declared, "I and the Father are one." This statement sent them looking for rocks to stone him, since they thought he was a man who made himself out to be God. They grasped that he claimed identity with God, but they got things exactly backwards. (sermon notes)
1 Samuel ends on a sad but hopeful note with Saul killed and David waiting in the wings, but even David and the rest...
The first psalm describes the two ways to live and their results.
The tenth plague was the death of the firstborn of Egypt, which was also the salvation of the people of Israel.
