1 Samuel 26:1-28:25, John 11:1-54, Psalm 117:1-2, Proverbs 15:22-23
Today is the 20th day of May welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I’m Brian it’s great to be here with you today, great to take the next step forward in the Scriptures. So, let’s dive in. We’ve been working our way through first Samuel and we’ll actually be completing First Samuel in tomorrow’s reading and then moving on inro Second Samuel but let’s like not get ahead of ourselves. We’re reading from the English Standard Version this week. First Samuel 26, 27, and 28 today.
Commentary:
Okay. So, as we mentioned at the beginning today, we’re nearing the end of First Samuel. We will conclude first Samuel tomorrow and then move into second Samuel. Of course, these were all the same text at one point, but there’s kind of a marker there because once we move into Second Samuel, we’ll be focusing on…on David whereas we’ve been heavily focused in first Samuel on Israel’s first king, Saul. And we’ve seen how irrational…I mean we watched the whole reign right up until this point. We’ve seen the erratic behavior. We’ve seen him be irrational. We’ve seen him to be tremendously fearful of…of people’s opinions. We’ve seen his paranoia and the way that he feeds into the conspiracy theory that David is out to kill him and take over the kingdom. And we’ve also watched David on the run. We met him as just a shepherd boy, just a young good-looking kid go into the battlefield and then he gets thrust into the national spotlight after killing the giant Goliath. And Saul and David, their lives are intertwined from that point forward. I mean…just…Saul has brought out a lot of growing up in David. Like he had to grow pretty fast and had to truly actually learn how to become a warrior, not just a confident kid, like a actual warrior to be stealthy enough to…to run for his life and preserve his life and have places to…to defend himself etc. etc. We’ve watched all that happen in David’s life. So, he has been changed dramatically because Saul’s in his life and he has grown up because of it. And we’ve seen how David has an effect on Saul because although David is faithful and loyal and would not touch God’s anointed, Saul sees him as a threat that has to be eliminated. And even after David had spared Saul’s life a couple of times when he could have absolutely killed him, Saul just…he doesn’t relent. David finally realizes like, “eventually…eventually no matter how good I am…I mean…how…how long can I be 100%? Like because that one time I’m 99% right, he’s gonna kill me.” And, so, he defects to the Philistines and at least appears to be a Philistine to the Philistines. And, so, Israel and the Philistines are going to go into battle and David is told he and his men have to go as Philistines into battle against the Israelites. And he says, “I will do that.” And they begin the march. Meanwhile, Saul’s trying to get the word of the Lord on this forthcoming battle and God is not answering him and so we see Saul and going to a medium to conjure up the spirit of Samuel from the dead. And ironically that happens. Samuel is conjured of from the dead. The spirit of Samuel appears before Saul and they have a conversation. And it’s not the conversation Saul might have hoped for. It’s a conversation that tells Saul that he will be in the land of the dead within the next day. He will join Samuel in the land in the realm of the dead within the next day. And, so, that’s like the last thing Saul wants to hear. And, so, one more time he’s freaked out. And, so, as we leave the story today David and his men are marching with the Philistines as Philistines toward a battle with his own people with the Israelites against King Saul and his army and Saul has been informed that he’s gonna lose the battle and die in the battle and tomorrow we will see how this story plays out.
Prayer:
Father we thank You for Your word. We thank You for every life, every person that we’ve been able to meet in the Scriptures, every person who has gone before us as…as spiritual ancestors as it were. We watched their lives. Sometimes we don’t understand their customs. It’s thousands of years ago but when we look deeper at their lives, they’re human beings with the same motivations and the same desires that we have. And, so, we watch. Like we watch king Saul and his insecurities, and it brings so near our own insecurities and how much disruption to our lives they have caused. And, so, as we continue to meet people, as we continue to watch people, we invite Your Holy Spirit to use their lives as a mirror into our own lives. And we pray this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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