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An Irrational Fear
12 “Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul. 13 So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David had success in all his undertakings, for the Lord was with him. 15 And when Saul saw that he had great success,… Continue reading
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Leave the Spear Behind
“And Saul hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David evaded him twice.“ 1 Samuel 18:11, ESV “And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.“ 1 Samuel 19:10 King Saul has gone mad.… Continue reading
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Jealousy Consumes Saul
“And Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousand, and to me they have ascribed thousands, and what more can he have but the kingdom?” 9 And Saul eyed David from that day on.” 1 Samuel 18:8-9, ESV The phrase here suggests anger that has been intensified. King Saul was not just… Continue reading
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King Saul is Poisoned
“Danger, Will Robinson, danger!” (B-9 Robot, “Lost in Space,” 1967) 6 As they were coming home, when David returned from striking down the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with songs of joy, and with musical instruments. 7 And the women sang to one another as they… Continue reading
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War Band Leader
“So, David went out wherever Saul sent him and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.” 1 Samuel 18:5, NKJV David was now part of Saul’s army. The Goliath incident had propelled him into serving as a “man of war” now. The… Continue reading
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BFF: A Covenant Between Brothers
“After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the king’s son. There was an immediate bond between them, for Jonathan loved David. 2 From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home. 3 And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself. 4 Jonathan sealed the pact by… Continue reading
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Decapitating the Monster
Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it. And when the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled. 52 Now the men of Israel and Judah arose and shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the… Continue reading
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“The Battle is the Lords”
I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of… Continue reading
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David Faces Goliath
David Kills Goliath As Goliath moved closer to attack, David quickly ran out to meet him. 49 Reaching into his shepherd’s bag and taking out a stone, he hurled it with his sling and hit the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank in, and Goliath stumbled and fell face down on the ground. 50 So David triumphed… Continue reading
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Wearing Armor that Fits You
“Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, 39 and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, “I cannot go with these, for… Continue reading
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The Smear of the Holy Spirit
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 16:13, ESV I’d like to step back a little. Something quite significant happened when the boy David was anointed by the prophet Samuel. David the shepherd boy had been… Continue reading
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A Human Tank
“Then Goliath, a Philistine champion from Gath, came out of the Philistine ranks to face the forces of Israel. He was over nine feet tall! 5 He wore a bronze helmet, and his bronze coat of mail weighed 125 pounds. 6 He also wore bronze leg armor, and he carried a bronze javelin on his shoulder. 7 The shaft of his spear… Continue reading
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Lions and Bears
He looked straight in the eyes of the predator. Lions and bears would be faced down, and the lamb would be freed. “But David said… “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck… Continue reading
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Learning to Sing
Sometimes we desperately need to sing. And perhaps we should write down a simple, faltering poem. I would suggest that you not make it public, unless told otherwise. This is just between you and your heavenly Father. I’m told that David wrote 73 psalms. These psalms are contextual (that is his experiences). They can be… Continue reading
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A Boy is Anointed
“And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward.” 1 Samuel 12:12-13 He was just a boy. The youngest, a mere 24/7 shepherd of a little flock in backwater, blue-collar Bethlehem. David brought nothing to… Continue reading
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A Grinding Humility
“All who lift themselves up will be brought low, and those who make themselves low will be lifted up.” Luke 14:11 David was the eighth and youngest son of Jesse. They lived in Bethlehem and David served his father by tending his sheep. Like Moses, David learned the skills from life as a shepherd. He… Continue reading
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The Lineage of King David
There are 17 verses in the New Testament that apply “Son of David” to the person of Jesus Christ. Everyone knew that the coming Messiah had to be in the lineage of King David–no question about it. The promise of the coming, “Son of David” was avidly understood by every Jew. They were waiting and… Continue reading
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He Had God’s Heart
“The Lord has found a man after his own heart,” 1 Samuel 13:14 What kind of heart does God have? I suppose that should be our starting point to where this blog is going. Since we must start somewhere. I suspect 1 Samuel 13 declares one of the first references to David’s story. In this passage the prophet is confronting Saul, the king. We see Samuel declaring that Saul, is rejected, and another is going to be anointed. Saul is extremely disturbed,… Continue reading
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