Saul
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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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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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“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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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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