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- At the same time, his father and king told him to kill David.
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David simply did his job and was faithful in small things and what his father told him to do. i. Keeping the sheep was a servant’s job. The fact that David was out keeping the sheep showed that the family of Jesse was not especially wealthy, because if they were wealthy a servant would be keeping the sheep. But they were not affluent enough ...
- David was from the tribe of Judah. The 12 tribes of Israel descended from Jacob’s 12 sons, and with the exception of Levi, each tribe controlled a specific territory within the nation of Israel.
- David was Ruth and Boaz’s great grandson. The Book of Ruth is a story of love and redemption. It uses the relationships between a man named Boaz, a woman named Ruth, and her mother-in-law, Naomi, to paint a picture of God’s compassion for Israel.
- David was the youngest of seven sons (or he had seven brothers) After he finished the work of creation, God rested on the seventh day and made it holy (Genesis 2:3).
- David was from Bethlehem. Today, most people associate the little town of Bethlehem with the birth of Jesus. But centuries before Jesus, another savior came from this unassuming town.
4 Samuel did what the Lord told him. When he came to Bethlehem, the leaders of the city, trembling with fear, greeted him and said, “May peace be with you.” 5 “Greetings,” he replied, “I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and come with me to the sacrifice.”
David Makes a Promise to Jonathan. 20 David fled from the pastures at Ramah, came to Jonathan, and asked, “What have I done? What crime am I guilty of? What sin have I committed against your father that he’s trying to kill me?” 2 Jonathan answered, “That’s unthinkable! You’re not going to die!
Jonathan cared greatly for his friend David, and he warned him that his father was seeking to kill him. Jonathan also spoke with his father and temporarily persuaded him that David was a faithful servant.
- God rebukes Samuel for continuing to mourn for Saul. He was not to be pitied. God had dealt with him justly. Samuel is then commanded to go to a ma...
- This is indeed one of the more perplexing texts in 1 Samuel. It is not really surprising to read that the Spirit of God “turned away from Saul,” bu...
- Israel’s king was to be a man who would lead the nation in war:We will be like all the nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our ba...
- David’s victory over Saul propelled him into instant prominence, something like the faith and courageous death of Cassie Bernall, the 17-year-old g...
One day when David had returned home to feed his father’s sheep, Jesse packed food and told him to take it to his oldest sons and several others who were in the army of Israel. So David obeyed.
The LORD did this because David did what the LORD considered right: David never failed to do anything the LORD commanded him to do his entire life (except in the matter concerning Uriah the Hittite). Good News Translation
