Download - Apr 13 19 David And Saul
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King Saul is still in pursuit of David. We
clearly see the difference in the character of these two men by how David
treats the man seeking to kill him.
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David and his men are hiding in a cave and along comes King Saul using the
cave to relieve himself. David's men said to him,
"This is the day about which the Lord said to you,
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'I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to
you.' " David slipped up and cut off the corner of
King Saul’s robe.
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Afterward David's conscience bothered him because he had cut off an edge of Saul's robe. 6 He said to his men, "May the Lord keep me far away
from doing such a thing to my lord,
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who is the Lord's chosen one, by extending my hand against him. After all, he is
the Lord's chosen one." David restrained his men with these words and did not allow them to rise up
against Saul.
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Then Saul left the cave and started down the
road. 8 Afterward David got up and went out of the cave. He called out after Saul, "My lord, O
king!"
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When Saul looked behind him, David bowed his face to the ground and kneeled down. 9 David said to Saul, "Why do you pay attention when men say, 'David is
seeking to do you harm'?
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10 Today your own eyes see how the Lord
delivered you — this very day — into my hands in the cave. Someone told
me to kill you,
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but I had pity on you and said, 'I will not extend my hand against my lord, for
he is the Lord's chosen one.' 11 Look, my father, and see the edge of your
robe in my hand
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When I cut off the edge of your robe, I didn't kill
you. So realize and understand that I am not
planning evil or rebellion.
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Even though I have not sinned against you, you
are waiting in ambush to take my life.
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12 May the Lord judge between the two of us,
and may the Lord vindicate me over you, but my hand will not be
against you.
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Meanwhile, Samuel died, and all Israel assembled and mourned him. They
buried him at his home in Ramah.
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Next we read about the wealthy man Nabal who
refuses to share his laborers’ food with David and his men.
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Nabal had a wise & beautiful wife Abigail.
She learns from a servant of David’s request.
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The servant also told how David and his men had protected Nabal’s men earlier all the time they
were together in the field.
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Abigail is wise and takes it upon herself to send
food to David. She says to David,
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“My lord should not pay attention to this wicked man Nabal. He simply
lives up to his name! His name means 'fool,' and
he is indeed foolish
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David tells her she had saved all the men of
Nabal’s house because his intent was to attack Nabal and not leave one
male living.
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Abigail returned to Nabal’s house but did not
mention what she had done till the next
morning. When she told him he had a stroke and
was paralyzed.
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About 10 days later he died.
David was happy the Lord had vindicated him.He asked Abigail to
become his wife and she did.
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David went to the place where King Saul was
camped and found him and his General, Abner
asleep.
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One of David’s men told him he could kill King Saul with one jab of a
spear, a second wouldn’t be necessary.
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David orders a man to take King Saul’s spear
and water jug, then they left and stood on a hill across from the camp.
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It’s kind of surprising what David does next.
He calls out to Abner and dresses him down for not
protecting the King.
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Saul recognized David’s voice. Again David tells
him he had the opportunity to kill the
King, but spared his life.
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He was not willing to take the life of the Lord’s
chosen one. Saul crossed over to David to retrieve his spear and water jug.
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They seem to exchange heartfelt words, then
each goes their own way.
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What a man of faith & character David must
have been. Twice he has been in the position to take the life of the one seeking to kill him…
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…but his faith and respect for the Lord and His
anointed inclines him to spare that life. David
goes to live amongst the Philistines.
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Saul had removed the mediums and magicians from the land. This is
important to know because when King Saul inquired of God he could
get no answer.
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So he chose to get his answers another way, by
having a witch or medium conjure up
Samuel from the grave.
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Since he had made a big stink about getting rid of witches, mediums and magicians he disguised himself and approached the witch or medium of
Endor.
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When she conjured up Samuel he said
something to the effect, “Why are you bothering me by bringing me up?”
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King Saul told him The Lord had stopped
answering him so he wanted Samuel to tell
him what to do. Samuel asked why was he
inquiring of him now?
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The Lord is doing just what Samuel had
prophesied. He is tearing the kingdom out of
Saul’s hands and giving it to David.
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King Saul fell on the ground terrified by what Samuel had told him.
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were in battle the Amalekites attacked Ziklag, burned it and carried off all
the women and children including two of David’s
wives Ahinoam and Abigail.
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David becomes very upset because his men were
considering stoning him. David inquired of The
Lord asking if he should pursue the raiding band.
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The Lord responded that he should pursue them and carry out a rescue.
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During this pursuit they run across an Egyptian slave whose owner had
left him when he was ill.
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The Egyptian led them to the raiding band.
David’s army caught them and recovered everything they had
captured, including his two wives.
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In a battle with the Philistines King Saul's
sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua are killed. King Saul is
severely injured by an arrow.
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He asked his armor bearer to finish killing him with
his sword. The armor bearer refused so King Saul killed himself by falling on his sword.
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When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his own
sword and died with him.
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So Saul, his three sons, his armor bearer, and all
his men died together that day.
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So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the
Lord and did not obey the Lord's instructions; he even tried to conjure up underworld spirits.
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He did not seek the Lord's guidance; so the Lord
killed him and transferred the kingdom to David son of Jesse.
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A man from King Saul’s camp came to David and
reported King Saul & Jonathan were dead.
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He even takes credit for obeying King Saul’s
request to be killed after being shot with the
arrow.
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David could not believe anyone would say they
killed The Lord’s anointed. He had the
man put to death.
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Ish-Bosheth, one of the sons of Saul who, when his father and brothers were slain in the battle of Gilboa, was proclaimed king
over Israel by Abner, the captain of Saul's host, at
Mahanaim.
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Ishbosheth was 40 years old at this time and
reigned over Israel 2 years. Judah, however,
proclaimed David its king.
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The consequence was war. The house of David prevailed
against the house of Saul,
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but the war did not come to a close until Abner, angry on account of the rebuke he
suffered from Ish-Bosheth for his unlawful intimacy with Rizpah, Saul's concubine,
joined David.
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David's condition to return to him Michal his wife, before peace could be made, was fulfilled by
Ish-Bosheth,
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but it was not until after Abner's death that Ish-
Bosheth seems to have given up hopes
of retaining his power.
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Ish-Bosheth is murdered by his own captains. David punished
the murderers who had expected reward and buried Ish-Bosheth in the grave of
Abner at Hebron. (ISBE)
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2 Samuel 5:5 NET In Hebron he reigned over Judah for
seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem
he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
Psalm 95Psalm 95
Of the author of this psalm nothing is certainly known. It
is, however, ascribed to David in the Latin Vulgate and in the Septuagint; and
in Hebrews 4:7 NET.
Psalm 95Psalm 95So God again ordains a
certain day, "Today," speaking through David
after so long a time, as in the words quoted before, "O, that today you would
listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts."
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This language may refer in general to the Book of Psalms, called from their chief author, the Psalms of David; or it may
mean that David was the author of this particular psalm.
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Either supposition would meet all that is demanded by the quotation in the
Epistle to the Hebrews. There is, however, no improbability in the supposition that the psalm was
written by David, as he doubtless composed many songs to which his
name was not attached.
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Nothing is known of the “occasion” on which the psalm was
composed. It is a general song of praise, and contains only such language as might be proper in any period of the Jewish history
after the people were established in the promised land.
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It is, indeed, a “Hebrew” song; it has reference to the Hebrew people; and it contains such arguments and appeals as
would be particularly adapted to influence them.
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The psalm consists of three parts:
1. An exhortation to praise and worship God,
Psalms 95:1 NET Come! Let's sing for joy to the LORD!
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Let's shout out praises to our protector who
delivers us! 2 Let’s enter his presence with
thanksgiving! Let's shout out to him in celebration!
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2. Reasons for offering such praise.
(a) He is a great God.Psalms 95:3 NET For the LORD is a
great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.
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(b) He has made all things, and all things are under his
control. Psalms 95:4 NET The depths of the earth are in his hand, and the
mountain peaks belong to him.
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5 The sea is his, for he made it. His hands
formed the dry land.
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(c) He is our Maker. Psalms 95:6 NET Come! Let's bow down and worship!
Let's kneel before the LORD, our creator!
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(d) He is our God, and we are his people.
Psalms 95:7a,b,c NET For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he
owns.
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3. An exhortation not to harden the heart; not to be perverse and
rebellious. Psalms 95:7d NET Today, if only
you would obey him!
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8 He says, "Do not be stubborn like they were
at Meribah, like they were that day at Massah
in the wilderness,
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9 where your ancestors challenged my authority,
and tried my patience, even though they had
seen my work.
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10 For forty years I was continually disgusted
with that generation, and I said, 'These people
desire to go astray; they do not obey my
commands.'
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11 So I made a vow in my anger, 'They will never enter into the resting
place I had set aside for them.' "
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This is enforced by the example of the Israelites in the wilderness, and by the results which followed from
their tempting God, and provoking his wrath.
Psalm 95Psalm 95The appeal is founded on the
fact that, in consequence of their rebellion, they were shut out of the promised land. On the same principle, if we are
rebellious, we shall be excluded from heaven. (Barnes)
What’s Your Decision?What’s Your Decision?
Will we heed the psalmist plea?
Psalms 95:7 NET For he is our God; we are the people of his pasture, the sheep he owns. Today, if only you would obey him!
What’s Your Decision?What’s Your Decision?
Will we end up like the disobedient in Moses time and miss out on
“The Promised Land,” Heaven?