Sunday Service #51 1 Samuel 18-23 By Josh Monday

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I really appreciate you. And we're going to be in First Samuel eighteen today, so this would be Sunday service and we'll be First Samuel eighteen. And like I always do, I like to pull up the Bible study on the screen for those that are watching on Patreon and those that are later that later we'll be watching on YouTube. So let me just go ahead and do that real quick. We got romans up right now, so I will go to Samuel first. Samuel right there, boom, and we're going

to be in chapter eighteen today. If you guys are following me along, excuse me my throat. I just had my Okay, just let you guys know. I just had my teeth worked on. I had a three fillings filled, right because I had old like you know, those old metal fillings. Well, the dentists told me, hey, but I'll take those out and I'll put some some clear white

ones in. Right. So I had that done, and I had a crown put on in the very back tooth that I had worked on in the army a long time ago, and I kind of just left it and he was like, hey, we gotta put a crown on that thing, man. I was like, all right, So kind of had yesterday. I was in the dentist for for about four hours. They're working on my teeth and yeah, so I was very sore this morning. I did a podcast.

I was a little sore. Right now, I'm a little sore as well, but I'm gonna I'm not doing too bad. It's just only only like when I push on it. So my cheeks still a little bit of sore from having my mouth open for so long. But so if I slur at all or anything like that, guys, please excuse me. I'm gonna be doing my best to talk. You know, I just had that dental work done and just want to let you guys know if if you hear any slurring or anything like that, it's it's not

my fault. It's just because I'm just trying to talk. So I'm gonna pull up my notes for chapter eighteen here, and the first verse I'd like to go over before we start is gonna be Matthew six one for wherever your treasure is there, your heart will be also. So I just want to let you guys know, and this is kind of referring to Saul. You know that verse, and you know it'll you'll kind of see what I

mean throughout the chapter eighteen. But let me go out and go through our intro before we start as well. This can be a intro for First Samuel eighteen. It says First Samuel eighteen teaches about the power of authentic friendship, the danger of jealousy, and the favor that God bestows upon his faithful servants. The chapter illustrates the challenges and

trials David faced despite being chosen by God. The chapter reminds us that God's favor doesn't exempt us from difficulties, but God is faithful to protect and guide us through all trials. Amen to that. So we're gonna go ahead and start here. We'll read for Samuel eighteen one through three, and then I'll kind of go over a little something here. Okay. So it says Saul resents David first Samuel eighteen. Now

this is first Samuel eighteen, verse one. So now, when we had finished speaking to Saul, when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit the to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Before we actually, we're gonna stop right there. So first of all, we need to understand that this is like a gape love. You know, this is like a These are like a friendship between two friends. Okay, two guys, all right, No, no homosexuality, nothing like that.

I've heard somebody on Pastor's perspective ask that question, like, hey, were they like homosexual for each other? That's not what this means here. It's kind of like two brothers, you know, like brothers in Christ kind of very similar. Like I've been very close to, you know, my pastor. We worked out together, and we know we were brothers. Man Like if if somebody, you know, I'd go to war with him, you know, I would go to war against against other people with him. This is what I mean, if if

everything came down to it, you know. So obviously we're not gonna do that anymore because we're brothers in Christ and we're trying to treat everybody with love. But I would definitely go to spiritual battle with him, you know, very very awesome, and I can understand this. So it says, so the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Saul took him that day and would not let him

go home to his father's house anymore. Speaking of David, then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan took the robe off that was on him and gave it to David with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt. So the covenant friendship. So Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. This covenant signifies a deep and selfless love that mirrors

the love Christ calls us to have for one another. Yes, he wants us to have that kind of love for one another and have each other's back, you know, And I can look a little deeper to the covenant. Hold on, I don't want that. That's an ad that pops up when I do that. The concept of covenant friendship, I just want to let you guys know what that is biblically, okay and the Bible is a profound and sacred bond

that transcends ordinary human relationships. It is characterized by loyalty, faithfulness, and a deep commitment to one another, often sealed by a formal agreement or covenant. This type of friendship is exemplified in several key biblical narratives, most notably in the relationship between David and Jonathan. The friendship between David and Jonathan is one of the most celebrated examples of covenant

friendship in the scriptures. Jonathan, the son of King Saul, formed a deep bond with David, who is destined to become the King of Israel, the next king of Israel. Despite the potential threat David posed to Jonathan's own claim to the throne, Jonathan loved David as his own soul and made a covenant with him. The Bible records that Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself, like we're supposed to do right, love thy

neighbor as you love yourself right. So this is a perfect example of that the covenant is not merely a verbal agreement, but is marked by tangible acts of loyalty and sacrifice. Jonathan gave David his robe, armor, sword, bow, and belt, symbolizing the transfer of his royal rights and protection to David. Their friendship was tested by the hostility of Saul, yet David remains steadfast, warning David of his

father's intentions and affirming his loyalty. I don't want to go too much further because of because then ito start kind of being spoiler alerts for what's happening later in the chapters. But we have that going on. What's the theological significance covenant friendship and the Bible reflects the divine covenant between God and his people, just as human covenants involved promises and commitments. God's covenant with humanity is characterized

by his steadfast love and faithfulness. The covenant between friendship between David and Jonathan as well as Ruth and Naomi serves as a mirror of God's unwavering commitment to his people. And that's another example of a covenant friendship is Ruth

and Naomi. We went over that in one Ruth sixteen where yeah, you guys, you guys were I don't need to go over that portion, but yeah, just kind of wanted to go over that guys and let you guys know kind of like a biblical definition of the covenant friendship. That's why they're that way. There's no confusion I've heard. I've heard that question asked on pastor perspective. And also when the first time me and my wife read this, we were like, well, what does that mean? Like sold

the soul? But as I studied a little bit more, I kind of understand that you're just loving your neighbor or your friend as you love yourself. You know, so very very important for our relationship with our people at church, in our community, and also for like you know, our best friends that are that we have a deep bond with right and nothing wrong with it at all. Okay, perfect, So let's go ahead and go continue reading first Samuel eighteen.

It's case. So David went out wherever John sent him. Okay, David saw whatever John sent him. So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and he behaved wisely, and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all people, and also in

the sight of saul servants. Now what happened is they were coming home when David was returning from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women had come out to all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy and the musical instruments. When so the women sang as they danced and said, so just letting you guys know that that was very common. So when people would come home from war or come back from battle, then the women would be singing songs.

And here's the song that they were singing. Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands. Uh oh, so they're basically giving David more gratitude than Saul. Here, right, if if Saul slayed his thousands and David his ten thousands. What are they saying They're saving that, saying that David killed more Philistines? Right, what's that going to do to

the pride of King Saul. Obviously we're gonna end up, We're gonna end up finding out And just let you guys know, David's heart was was after the Lord, right, his heart was after the Lord. Saul's heart was not after the Lord. I think that the well, first of all, we need to understand that that that God put that that spirit onto Paul, right, that enough to Paul to Saul, and that spirit that let me see where that's at.

I remember, oh yeah, the Bible. Okay, So I want to just tell you guys that real quick before we get any further in any of this. I want to make sure you guys know this ahead of time. So you guys remember that the Bible. In the Bible, God allowed a distressing spirit to torment King Saul after the spirit of the Lord departed from him due to his disobedience.

Why God did not directly send the evil spirit to cause harm, He withdrew his divine protection, allowing Satan and his demons to bring the spirit and plague to Saul. This served as a judgment for Saul's rebellion against God and also created a need for David, whose music brought relief to the tormented king. All Right, Saul had repeatedly disobeyed God's commands, included refusing to destroy the Amalekites and

their possessions. God withdrew his spirit from Saul, leaving him vulnerable to evil, and then God allowed the evil spirit to trouble Saul as a consequence of his repeated sin, to demonstrate the devastating effects of turning away from him.

And the distressing spirit was not created by God, but was an evil influence that came to fill the void left by the departure of God's spirit and Satan, the adversal force was permitted by God to bring this spirit to torment Saul is what it's saying here, and the spirit served us to bring David into Saul's life as

David's music offered Saul temporary relief. David's role when the spirit afflicted Saul, David would play his harp and the music brought him relief, causing his distressing spirit to depart. This demonstrates how even a situation caused by God's judgment can also provide a means of comfort and relief through David. So we got to understand that. We got to understand that. Okay, that was the next part. Cool. We got to understand that that that's there and throughout this whole entire as

we go, understand that that distressing spirit is still haunting Saul. Okay, So when he's going through all these bouts and everything like that, I believe that the spirit is still able to attack him. So I just want to let you guys know, and you guys are going to see that Saul gets you angry. Here it says then Saul was very angry and saying displeasing and the saying displeased him. And they said that they are ascribed to David ten thousand.

To me, they have ascribed only thousands. Now, what more can we have but the kingdoms. So Saul eyed David. So Saul eyed David from the day from that day forward. So jealousy and pride starts getting in the way of Saul. Now David is going out there and put and he's putting him in situations on the battlefield. He's leading the army. The men are following him, and he's victorious on the battlefield. Because who's with him when he's out on the battlefield, Well, yes,

exactly he is. He's after God's own heart, so he is always backed up by yahweh right by God. So what's happening is he's going out to the battlefield and he's victorious, and every time he's winning, it's making Saut more and more mad, which is supposed to be the opposite. He's the king and that's his commander. He's supposed to be like, all right, perfect, let's go out there and win. Boom,

oh you want another battle, another battle? You need to take some time off, some military leave because you've been kicking butt out there. But instead you'll see what he does. And let me see what my notes say here. Saul was very angry. This song displeased him, which we already saw. Saul's jealousy blinds him to David's loyalty and service. Okay, so kind of exactly what I went over. You know, it's David has loyalty and his service, his military service.

What he's doing is going out being a great leader. God has his back, and then every time he goes out there. They're victorious, taking more and more Philistines down. And what happens, Saul is not even recognizing it because he's stuck in his own pride, stuck in his own jealousy, doesn't even realize what he has. Let's go out and

continue first Samuel eighteen, verse ten. And it happened on the next day that the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, you see, and he prophesied inside the house. So David played music with his hand and at other times, but there was a spear in Saul's hand, and Saul cast a spirit for he said, I will pin David to the wall. But David escaped his presence twice, so that distressing spirit is able to possess him. You see

what happened. He basically that distressing spirit is either tempting him to do this or it's possessing him to do this. I'm not really sure. It doesn't say It just says that that happened, that the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul. So that seems like almost like the distressing spirit came into Saul. And what happened He cast a spirit he wanted to throw a spear through David and pin him to the wall. But David escaped his presence twice.

Let's go ahead and continue here now in chapter eighteen, Now Saul was afraid of David. Chapter eighteen, verse twelve. Now Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed he but had departed from Saul. Therefore, Saul removed him from his presence and made him his captain over eight thousand, and he went out and came in before the people, and David behave wisely in all his ways, and the Lord was with him. You see, guys, the Lord is with him in battle? What is he?

He's victorious. Instead of Saul recognizing that God is with him and changing his ways, maybe praying to the Lord, trying to get this distressing spirit away from him, what does he do. All he's concentrating on is the jealousy of David and the pride that he has, and it's causing him to decline, okay, and also it's causing him to want to kill David, which is terrible. First Samuel eighteen,

verse fifteen. Therefore, once all saw that he had behaved very wisely, he was afraid of him, but all Israel and Judah loved David because he went out and came in before them. So in in chapter fourteen, David's success and humility, David continued to prosper in all his ways, for the Lord was with him. For Samuel eighteen, verse fourteen, despite his success, David remains humble and faithful attestament of his character and God's favor. And then in verse fifteen,

the role of fear. When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him. Fear cannot distort our perception and lead to irrational actions as seen in Saul's behavior. And then Saul's jealousy. If I could, that's eighteen through seventeen. That's fifteen. Yeah, we could go over that. We'll look at before we get into verse seventeen. Let's

just study this part right here. This say is Saul's jealousy. Saul, the first King of Israel, is a prominent figure in the Old Testament, known for his initial humility and subsequent tragic downfall. One of the pivotal aspects of Saul's narrative is this intense jealousy, particularly toward David, which ultimately leads to his spiritual and political decline. This entry explores the biblical account of Saul's jealousy. It causes manifestations and consequences

as recorded in the scriptures. The account of Saul's jealousy primarily unfolds in the First Book of Samuel. Saul's jealousy is ignited after David's victory over Goliath, which earns David widespread acclaim among the Israelites. The women were singing that song which we already we talked about. This comparison deeply wounds Sal, and from that day forward he views David as with suspicion and envy, insecurity and fear. Sal's jealousy

is rooted in his insecurity about his king ship. After being rejected by God for his disobedience in First Samuel fifteen twenty six to twenty eight, Saul becomes increasingly paranoid about losing his throne. The divine favor and success that David enjoyeds exasperates Saul's fear that David is destined to

replace him the divine. The loss of divine favor Saul's disobedience leads to the spirit of Lord departing from him, which happens in First Samuel sixteen, verse fourteen, and then that that spirit, that distressing spirit comes upon him, okay, and which I believe is in him. And then there's also some attempts on David's life that's going to end up happening, and also happened right there when we're saying to the spirit him pursuit and persecution in Samuel nineteen

twenty six. I don't want to read that portion because I don't want to ruin it. And also there's a murder of the priests at k nob in One Samuel twenty two eleven through nineteen, which we're going to go through a little bit later. So I don't want to go through any more of this stuff because I do

not want it to ruin what's going to happen. And later in the in oh Yeah, for Samuel and the rest of First Samuel, Saul jealousy serves as a cautionary tell about the destructive power of envy and the abhorreance of obedience to God. His account highlights the spiritual and personal consequences of allowing jealousy to take root in one's heart, ultimately leading to alienation from God and others. So this whole time, Saul is alienating himself from God, not going

to God, not not trying to find Samuel. You know, he should be searching for Samuel, saying, hey, I got this, this spirit of me. I can feel it, you know, coming upon me. Please help me. You know what do I need to do? Instead? Allways doing is just just concentrated on the being jealous and pride of himself. You know, I'm jealous of David, which is causing and it's becoming a root, and it is growing, and this root of jealousy is causing some major problems for Saul. Right, let's

continue for Samuel eighteen verse seventeen. Then Saul said to David, here's my older daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me and fight the lord's battles. For Saul thought, let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him. So David said to Saul, who am I that what is my life or my father's family in Israel? That I should be a son in

law to the king. But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel, that she was given to Adriel the Melthite as a wife. Now Saw's daughter loved David. Okay, hold on, Oh Marab is different. I'm sorry. So I'm just thinking because there's McCall and there's Merab. So what happened is he was going to give him Merab and then and then he ended up instead of

giving him Mareb ended up marrying Adriel the Melathite. So now McCall, Saw's daughter loved David, and they hold Saul, and that thing pleased him. So Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David the second time, you shall be my son in law today. So McCall, she actually loved David, right, So that's a good thing. And Saul commanded his servants communicate with David secretly and say, look,

the king was delight. The king has delight in you, and all the servants love you. Now, therefore, become the king's son in law. So Saul's servants spoke those words in the hearing of David and David said, does it seem to you a light thing to be a king son in law? Seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man. And the servants of Saul told them saying in this manner David spoke. Then Saul said, thus you

say to thus you shall say to David. The king does not desire any dowry, but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines to take vengeance on the King's enemies. So once again, what he wants to do is he wants to take David and he wants to place him in the battle. Again. He wants him to get killed. He wants his h he wants his daughter Macaw to become a snare for him, so that way that he you know, he falls in love and then that battle sense that he has where he wants to go out and attack.

Sometimes what happens with a soldier is if you have a wife at home and you have kids at home, and you're gonna go out to the battlefield, you might be a little bit weaker now because you're thinking about your wife and kids, like, oh, man, I don't want to die. I don't want this to happen. So you become kind of a weaker sometimes you can become a weaker soldier. So I think what's Saul sticking is that that she's going to become a snare to him and cause him, you know, maybe he cause him to to

not be as good in battle. I don't know, it's something like that, I think. So we'll go in and continue. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. So he wanted to get a hundred forskins of the Philistines, which I don't even want to think about. That's crazy, but it seems like that's what he wants, right, And Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. So when his servant told David these words, it pleased David well to become

the king son in law. Now the days had not expired. Therefore David arose and went he and his men and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, and they gave him in full count to the king. Oh my gosh, that he might become the king's son in law. Then Saul gave him a call his daughter as a wife, McCall better be some beautiful girl man to go and do that. That's nuts, all right,

let's continue first Samuel eighteen, verse twenty eight. Now, thus Saw saw and knew that the lord was with David, and that McCall saw's daughter loved him. And Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David's enemy continually. Then the princes of the Philistines went out to war. So it was whether they went out that David behaved more wisely than the servants of Saul, that his name became highly esteemed. Okay, that's the end of the chapter.

But you see what's going on. Okay, you see that part. Sorry, that part's interesting. The king should be happy, Okay. When they say that the king took out thousands and David's taking out ten thousands, he needs to realize like, okay, well, you're the one sending him out, so you should be happy, like, yes, that is my commander of the army. I'm good with

that happening, you know. Like for example, when John the Baptist and Jesus were like on the scene, all the followers of John the Baptist were telling him, hey, look, Jesus is over there. Baptizing people. Look what he's doing. And what John the Baptist said is as Jesus increases, I will decrease, you know. So, uh, let me see where that's at before I jump the gun here. I don't want to be butchering the verse John the Baptist. That's in John three point thirty. He must increase, but

I must decrease. Okay. So his followers are saying, we're thinking that, hey's he's over there baptizing people like he's increasing in numbers. And John is basically saying good, because I must he must increase and I must decrease. Okay. That's the right way to handle it. Basically, when when they when they were singing that song, Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands, Saul should be like, okay, cool,

I will decrease and he can increase. He's my commander in the army, so I don't mind him doing the dirty work. He's the one out there slaying all these Philistines. But instead, what does he do? Paul has this root of jealousy and pride inside of him, and it's just growing fervently, right, you could tell. So now let me go to the since that's the end of the chapter. Like we always do, we go to the practical applications.

So we have cultivate godly friendships, seek relationships that are rooted in mutual love and respect like that of David and Jonathan, and strive to be a friend who loves selflessly. That is definitely hard to find, okay, but you can find it. You know there's people out there. If you find someone that's a good Christian and you're a good Christian and you become friends, and you know, you can

cultivate some godly friendships and love selflessly. Right, And then the next one here is going to be guard against jealousy. Recognize and address feelings of jealousy before they take root and cause harm to relationships and personal well being. Jealousy is terrible, you know, it's it's it's it's it's all built in your own insecurities that you've had your whole life. And what happens is you now sometimes you might have

good intuition that somebody is doing something wrong. Don't get me wrong here, but what I'm saying is there could be a person that is a good woman or a good man, and you could be jealous and jealous and jealous, and they might not be doing anything wrong because of all your insecurities that are going on in your life at that moment. For example, if you don't have a job,

you're on unemployment, you are you're kind of struggling. You know, you're drinking a lot, you're doing drugs, you're doing something that that you're kind of feeling a little convicted about. And then you're trying to go and be like find find things wrong with your your your mate, you know, oh, you're whoever, you know, your wife or your husband. You're trying to find these things wrong. And because you're searching

for things because you are doing things wrong. So that's that's a way that some people that are jealous, it takes root and causes harm to relationships and also your personal well being because that is like having vinegar, piss and vinegar in you all the time. You're like sit there mad and oh what are you doing talking to this person? And it's just it's nasty, you know, it's really bad. It's like a poison to have that kind

of jealousy. So just try not to do that and pray to God that you get that taken away from you because you notice this jealousy is happening from what well I told you guys earlier, that he has this spirit. It's called the distressing spirit. So I don't know if you have, like if you're really jealous like this, it could be caused by something like that. Not saying if you're a Christian that you can't be jealous, but you got to be very careful now we're in embrace. Humility

is the other one. In times of success, remember to give glory to God and maintain a humble spirit, acknowledging that all achievements are by His grace. Trusting God's plan is the next one. When faced with fear or uncertainty, trusting God's sovereignty and his plan for your life as David did. Amen, all right, let's go ahead and check out some additional scriptures. We have Proverbs seventeen seventeen. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born

by adversity. This verse underscores the steadfast nature of true friendship. And then the next one is going to be James three, verse sixteen. Let's go ahead and go there on my phone real quick. James three, verse sixteen for where envy and self seeking exists, confusion, confusion and every evil thing

are there. So for where jealousy and selfish ambition exists, there will be a disorder, and every evil practice is what some So envy and self seeking or jealousy and self self dis ambition is kind of what those words mean when it says, for for where envy and self seeking, envy is jealousy. Okay, so it says there will be disorder and every evil practice. This highlights the destructive nature of jealousy. And then we have Philippians two verse three.

Check that out. Philippians two verse three. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem others better than himself. This says, do nothing out of self estambition or empty pride, but in humility, consider others more important than yourselves. This encourages humility and selflessness. Perfect. Now we're gonna be in first Samuel nineteen. Let me go ahead and go down real quick to that. Oops,

I think I did stop screenshare. Good thing. I thought I just stopped the recording. That would have not been good. All right, cool, cool, cool, We're still good. All right, come on, let's go. There we go eighteen verse nineteen. If you saw me on the video, I went, oh, I got scared? Right there? All right? Cool, First Samuel nineteen.

Let's go over the introduction to First Samuel nineteen. It says First Samuel nineteen reminds us that no matter how desperate or dire our circumstances may be, God is always present,

offering protection and guidance. Though the accents of Jonathan and my call, we see that God works through people, reinforcing bonds of friendship and loyalty, and demonstrating that His plans cannot be thought by human intervention in the most unexpected of ways, through king, through a king's jealous rage and a prophetic trace, we see the manifestation of divine intervention, and the ultimate message of hope and perseverance shines through Amen to that, and let's go ahead and check out

First Samuel nineteen. Sorry, guys, First Samuel nineteen, Verse one. Now, Saul spoke to Jonathan, his son and all his servants that they should kill David. But Jonathan's Sal's son delighted greatly in David, so in Saul's jealousy and hostility. Saul's fear and jealousy of David led him to plot David's death in First Samuel nineteen, verse one. This highlights the destructive power of unchecked jealousy and fear. And then we're gonna kind of read about Jonathan's loyalty, so we'll check

that out. So Jonathan told David, my father saw seeks to kill you. Therefore, please be on your guard until morning and stay in a secret place and hide. And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak with my father about you. Then I'll observe and I will tell you. So he is basically going to talk to his dad to kind of see where he's at all, right, to kind of see where he's at, he says, that's why he said, I'll talk to him and then I'll

observe and I will tell you. So he's gonna speak to his father and then he's gonna observe how he's going to react to it, and then he's gonna go and tell David, like, hey, this is how he's this is like he's gonna seeing the temperature of his father. Right, That's why he said I will observe and tell you.

And then First Samuel nineteen verse four says, thus Jonathan spoke, well, if David is saw his father and said to him, let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been have been very good towards you. But he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great deliverance for all Israel. You saw it and rejoice. Why then will you sin

against innocent blood to kill David without a cause? And so in a First Samuel nineteen four, Jonathan's son saw warns David of his father's intentions, demonstrating true friendship and loyalty. Jonathan spoke well of David to his father. As you could tell, Jonathan has David's back. He's trying to do his very best to convince his father not to kill him.

He's trying to tell him he has done nothing wrong. Right, so you were even celebrating his win, right, you were celebrating his win, his battle, and then now you want to go in kill him. So he's trying to kind of talk some sense into his father. But his father has that spirit in him, right, so it's very hard for him to understand because he has the jealousy, he has the pride, and that he has that spirit in him that's causing this these problems. So let's go ahead

and continue first Samuel nineteen. So Saul heeded the voice that Jonathan and Saul swore, as the Lord lives, he shall not be killed. Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told them all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in the presence as in times past. Now Saul says this, but he's not actually gonna stick with it or keep to it his promise. He says the lordships he will not be killed. Now David doesn't get killed by Saul, but he's gonna definitely sure try still,

so let's continue. And there was a war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines, instruck them with they might blow, and they fled from him. It says now the distressing spirit from the Lord came upon Paul as he sat in his house and his spear in his hand, and David is playing music with his hand, and Saul sought to pin David to the wall with his spear, but he slipped away from Saul's presence and he drove the spirit into the wall. So David fled

and escaped that night. Man, it's crazy because you know that David's line, you know, Jesus is gonna come through David's line. So this this distressing spirit seems to want to try to kill David. Right, He's got this beef Riday.

He's like, I want to kill David. And also it's kind of interesting that David's getting so persecuted and he's, you know, he's innocent, and Jonathan keeps telling him he's innocent, similar to you know, kind of Jesus when not saying that that that David is sinless or anything like that. But he kind of, you know, kind of similar because he's innocent, he's still and Saul's still trying to kill him. Right, It's kind of similar. It's not the same because obviously

Jesus is sinless, right and David's not. And we're gonna be in First Samuel nineteen, verse eleven. Saul also sent messengers to David's house to watch him and to kill him in the morning, and McCall David's wife told him saying, if you do not save your life tonight tomorrow you will be killed. So McCall let David down through a window and he went out and fled and escaped, and McCall took an image and laid it on the bed, just to let you guys know that that image is.

It says, put a cover of goat's hair on his head and covered it with clothes. The image is actually McCall had a house idol okay in the house, and it says image in the New King James, but it actually says idle in other translations, and in Hebrew it actually means idle that where it says image. So it looks like she had an idol in the house, so you know, like some kind of let me see if I could look at him, profess, I don't want to leave any room for air. So let's look that up

really quick. And uh verse Samuel nineteen, and we're going to be in verse twelve. Okay, no, wait, Verse twelve is thirteen, my good verse thirteen. So in the King James it says image. Oh there we go. Okay. So when you look at it in the strongest concordance, it says idolatry, idols, images, terriffy family idol, a kind of idol use in household, shrine or worship. That's what it is, Okay, So that's what it means, idle. It can also say images is what it says here idolatry idols, but it

says the kind of idol used in worship. So she had some kind of idol, you know. And I'm not really sure what she was into or what she was worshiping, but it's kind of the same word here used in First Samuel fifteen twenty three where it says stubbornness is iniquity and idolatry. It talks about the sin of rebellion is the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is an iniquity and idolatry. Okay, kind of the same thing. So yeah, I just want to make sure you guys know that.

And also in a second King's twenty three twenty four says more of the workers of familiar spirits and the wizards and the images and the idols, Okay, So yeah, that's that's what it was. So when you see that where it says she took an image and laid it on the bed an idol, It says, put a cover of goats hair on his head and covered it with clothes. So when Saul semesters to take David, she said he's sick.

So basically she's basically putting something in the bed to make it look like David's in bed and that he's sick. So she sent him out the window and have him fled. McCall. Okay, McCall, she loved David, right, so she's gonna go ahead and do that. She's gonna just she's gonna try to take care of him because she does love him. So let me look that up real quick. So actually we're gonna be on fifteen. Next, it says McCall's deception macalled. David's

wife helps him escape by deceiving her father's men. But Call let David down through a window, and he fled and escaped. McCall, the daughter of King Saul and the first wife of David, plays a significant role in the biblical narrative through her act of deception, which is recorded

in First Samuel nineteen Versus eleven through seventeen. The event occurs during a tumultuous period in David's life, when King Saul, driven by jealousy and fear of David's rising popularity and God's favor upon him, seeks to kill David and McCall's marriage to David's initially political alliance, Saul offers McCall David as a wife, hoping to ensnare him. Despite Paul's ultier motives, McCall genuinely love David, which sets the stage for her

later actions to protect him. Yeah, so we'll go ahead and continue to see if there's any it, says. McCall's relationship with David becomes strained in later years, particularly after David's return as king. Okay, we don't want to talk about that. That's gonna bean. Second, Samuel, don't want to give you guys anything to. I don't want to give you guys anything to any spoiler alerts right first Samuel

nineteen verse fifteen. Now, then Saul set the message, sent the messengers back to see David, saying bring him to me in the bed, that I may kill him. And when the messengers had come in, there was an image or idol in the bed with a cover of goats hair for his head. Then Saul said, my call, Why have you deceived me like this and sent my enemy away, so that he has escaped, And McCall answered, Saul, he said to me, let me go, Why should I kill you?

So David fled. McCall answered, Saul, he said to me, let me go, why should I kill you? So basically she's saying, well, hey, he said he was going to kill me, so I had to let him go. So perfect excuse to use as a woman right back then, very perfect excuse to use, like, hey, what am I going to do? He's a man, I'm his wife. Had I had to let him go. So she's very smart, she knows what she's doing. That's probably why Saul was thinking, Oh,

she's gonna definitely ensnare David because she's very sneaky. So not only is she sneaky, but she's very smart. You get toe all right first, Samuel nineteen verse eighteen. So David fled and escaped and went to Samuel at Rama and told them that Saul had done, told him all that Saul has done to him, and he and Samuel went and stayed in ni Off. Now it was told Saul saying, take note, David is at Nile than Rama.

Then Saul sent messengers to take David. When they saw the group of prophets prophesying and Samuel standing as leader over them, the spirit of God came upon the messagers of Saul, and they also prophesied. And when Saul was told, he sent other messengers and they prophesied likewise. Then Saul sent messagers again the third time, and they prophesied also. They also went to Rama and went to the great

well that is in Setu. So we asked where are Samuel and David, And someone said, indeed, they're in the Nileth and Rama. So he went there to Nileth in Rama, and the spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on and prophesied until he came to Nail with Rama, and he was stripped of his clothes and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Therefore, they say, is Saul also among the prophets. So you see what's

going on. He sent people one time, and God came upon the Spirit of God came upon them. The Holy Spirit came upon them. Second time, Holy Spirit came upon them. Then third time the Holy Spirit came upon them and then all of a sudden, what happened? Saul shows up, Let me see what's going on, right, let me go and try to kill him. And the spirit of God came upon him also, and then he was prophesied until the morning. When it says he was stripped off of

his clothes, some people would say that. Some people would say that he was stripped of his kingly apparel. Not not like naked, but stripped of his like kingship. Right, that's what some people would say. Uh. And it says light down, naked all day and all night, he was stripped of his clothes. When I was when I was studying this, it kind of ah, that's another way of

looking at it. He was kind of stripped of his kingship, right, and let me see if I'll see if what this means or his stripped of his clothes and also prophesied that he laid naked, naked or bear, So another word for that would be bear. He laid bare all day and all night, Okay, and then U stripped of his clothes and stripped of just strip invade to strip off, make a dash, rates, spread out, to strip off, to strip off, to put off, to put off to strip off,

to strip off, to flay, to strip one so off. Okay, So I'm just trying to see if there's a word there shall put off the linen of garments, to strip Erran of his garments. You see. Uh, that word strip is used to strip Errand of his garments, put them upon a son. That didn't mean that that he was stripped like where he was stripped naked like a stripper. It means like to strip him of his of his garments, right, and Moses stripped Errand of his garments. That's another way

to say it. So he's basically being stripped of his kingship. That's that's what that means. There. I just want to let you guys know that. So it says stripped of his clothes, it's if he was like if he had something called garment, like a king's garment, he would be stripped of his garments. There is the way that this pastor was explaining that. And uh. And then when it says that he laid down their naked all day, the way that this pastor explained it was that he was

stripped of his kingship and for all day and all night. Okay, Now, is that the right way to interpret it. I don't know. It's just the way that this pastor was explaining it, and I thought that was a cool way to explain it, instead of just thinking that he was stripped naked and

laying their naked. You know, that's that just doesn't I don't know that makes too much sense to me, like, but it does make sense to me that he's stripped of his kingship and all day and all night and he's prophesying like all the other people that went there. But very very interesting chapter right there, especially at the end where David and Saul get together and Samuel get together and then now it's David, Samuel, and Saul in

the same area all prophesying together. That's really awesome. You know. You see how the spirit of the Lord can and come upon them, and Saul when he doesn't have that evil spirit. You see how Saul can just be like a back to his normal self. You know. So we're dealing with the chapter. We're gonna go over some practical applications. Sorry, guys, it's late at night, and like I said, I had the dental work. I got a lot going on. I'm yawning right now. I apologize, but it's okay. We're good.

Practical application trust in God's protection. Just as God protected David, we can trust that He will protect us in our times of trouble. That's the first practical application. Second is value true friendships. Oh, I didn't get to read that part. Real quick, We're gonna go right back. I do have some notes on that portion at the very end I went over. I had some notes on one page, and then I have an This other one says Saul's proudness

against God's will. Despite Saul's repeated attempts, he is unable to thought God's plan for David. He too, stripped off his garments and prophesied before David does it. Talk about here rejected spirited God departs. Okay, that's all I had. We'll continue. Now we're on the third. Third practical application stand firm and righteousness, even when falsely accused and persecuted,

manly integrity, maintain integrity and trust in God's justice. And then the fourth practical application is recognized God's sovereignty, anowledging that God is in control and his plans cannot be thwarted by human actions. And now we're going to go over. Some additional scriptures that connect. We have Psalms fifty nine, a psalm attributed to David during this time, expressing trust in God's deliverance. We have Proverbs twenty seven to six.

Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but the kisses of an enemy are deceased, reflects Jonathan's honest counsel to David. Then we have Romans eight thirty one. If God is for us, who can be against us? Emphasizing God's protection over his people. The next one we have is Matthew five, verses ten through twelve, Jesus teaching on persecution and the blessing that comes with it. Let's check out Matthew five

ten through twelve. Matthew five ten through twelve says, Blessed are those who persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is in the Kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my sake, Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. So it's kind of connects Jesus teaching on persecution and blessing that comes

with it. Persecution is happening to David right now. Okay, he's doing nothing wrong. Samuel as well is getting persecuted. Okay, he's doing nothing wrong. So they're going there to probably he probably going there to kill Samuel and to kill David. And what happens, He ends up The Holy Spirit comes upon him, and he ends up prophesied. Okay, it's stripped of his king duties for the night and day. Okay, So all right, there we go. Now we're in for

Samuel twenty. Let's go ahead and do an intro first. Samuel twenty is a moving account of loyalty and love and the face of danger. It teaches the power of friendship, commitment, and the importance of keeping promises, even when it's requires sacrifice. Jonathan and David stand as a timeless example of friendship that outlast adversity. Amen. So let's go ahead and turn to for Samuel twenty. Verse one. Then David fled from nioth and Rama and went and said to Jonathan, what

have I done? What is my iniquity? Why? What is my sin? Before your father? That he seeks my life. So Jonathan said to him, by no means you shall not die. Indeed, my father will do nothing either great or small, without first telling me. And why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so. Then David took an oath again and said, your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, do not let Jonathan know this

unless he has been less, he be grieved. But truly, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death. There is but a step between me and death. So Jonathan said to David, wherever your self desire, I will do it for you and Jonathan's. And David said to Jonathan, indeed, tomorrow is the new moon. Would I will not fail to sit with the king to eat. Let me go that I may hide in the field until the third

day of the evening. If your father misses me at all, then say David earnestly asked permission of me, that he might run over to Bethlehem, this city, for where is a yearly sacrificed there for the fah, there for all the family. If he says thus, it is well your servant will be safe, but he is very But if he is very angry, be sure that evil is determined by him. Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of

the Lord with you. Nevertheless, if it is inequally in me, kill me yourself, for why should you bring me to your father? But Jonathan said, far it be from you. For if I knew certainly that evil was determined by my father to come upon you, then then would I not tell you? Then David said to Jonathan, who will tell me? Or what if your father answers you roughly? Okay, So we see what's going on, and now we'll go next for Samuel twenty verse eleven. And Jonathan said to David, come,

let us go to the field. So both of them went out into the field. Then Jonathan said to David, the Lord, God of Israel, is witness when I have sounded out my father sometime tomorrow on the third day, And indeed there's good toward David, and I do not send you and tell you. May the Lord do so. And much more to Jonathan, But it please, if it pleases my father to do evil, then I will report it to you and send you away, that you may go in safely safety, and the Lord be with you

as he has been with my father. And you shall not only show me the kindness of the Lord while I still live, that I may not die. But you shall not cut off your kindness from your from my house forever. No, not when the Lord has cut off every one of these enemies of the King from the face of earth. So David made a covenant with the house Jonathan. So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, let the Lord required at the hand

of David's enemies. Okay, so the covenantial friendship will continue. Now Jonathan again caused David to vow because he loved him, for he loved him as he loved his own soul. Then Jonathan said to David, tomorrow is a new moon. You will be missed because your seat will be empty. And when you have stayed three days, go down quickly and come to the place where you hid on the day of the of the Deed, and remain at the

stone of Essel. Then I will shoot three arrows at the side, as though I shot at a target, and there I will send a lad saying, go find the arrows. And if I expressly say to the lad, look, the arrows are on the side of you them, and come, then the Lord lives. There's safety for you and no harm. But if I say it thus to the young man, look, the errors are beyond you. Go your way, for the Lord has sent you. And as a matter what you and I have spoken, and indeed the Lord between me,

the Lord be between you and me forever. Okay, So let's stop there real quick and go to my notes. Sorry, all right, perfect and sorry. The reason why I'm saying sorry is because on the screen I accidentally I was trying to highlight this little portion, but I actually highlighted the whole thing, and I sent of the whole sides, all right. Jonathan and David relationship is marked by a covenant highlight and the biblical principle of steadfast love and loyalty.

Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself First Samuel twenty, verse seventeen. Despite Saul's intent to kill David, God's providence is evident as he uses Jonathan to protect David. This underscores the theme of God's sovereignty and protection over his anoided. And then the moral courage. Jonathan displays moral courage by standing up to his father, King Saul to protect David. This act of bravery is a testament to his integrity and commitment to righteousness.

Let's go ahead and continue, And there's not much commentary that needs to be told here. This is kind of we understand the story that's happening here. So that's why I'm not stopping. I'm just kind of trying to go with the story. Even the pastors that I kind of listened to didn't have much commentary in these areas, so I kind of try to follow along pretty good with when the story's going. I don't want to stop. I

want it to keep going. But there's just a few things I do have to add that are important, Okay. First Samuel twenty verse twenty four. Then David hid in the field, and when the new moon had come, the king sat down to eat the feast. Now the king sat on his seat, and as at other times, as at other times, on the seat by the wall, and Jonathan arose and Abner sat at Saul's side, but David's place was empty. Nevertheless, Saul did not say anything that day,

for he thought something has happened to him. He is unclean. Surely he is unclean. And it happened the next day, the second day of the month. Then David's place was empty, and Saul said to Jonathan's son, why has the son of Jesse not come to eat either yesterday or today? So Jonathan answered Saul. David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem, And he said, please let me go, for our families have as a sacrifice in the city,

and my brother has commanded me to be there. And now if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me get away and see my brothers. Therefore he has not come to the king's table. Then Saul's anger was aroused against Jonathan once again. Anger okay, this root of jealousy as came about again. Then Saul's anger aroused against Jonathan. He said to him, you, son of perverse, rebellious women, Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to

the shame of your mother's nakedness. For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, you shall be on. You shall not be established nor your kingdom. Now, therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall not be established. Well, he shall surely die. Wow. Okay, so we got a lot going on here. So the communication, trust, the secretive communication to Jonathan David through the use of arrows. Oh yeah, that's in First Samuel twenty verse twenty through

twenty two illustrates the importance and trusts, clear communication and relationships. Okay, perfect, Okay, Now let's go in and continue because this is that we're kind of getting deep in the story and we want to see what happens. First Samuel twenty verse thirty two. And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said to him, why should he be killed? What has he done? Then Saul cast a spear to him to kill him, by which Jonathan knew it was determined by his father to

kill King David. So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger and ate no food the second day of the month, and he was grieved for David because his father had treated him shamefully. And it was in the morning that Jonathan went out into the field at that time appointed with David. A little lad was with him. Then he said to his lad, now run, find the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he

shot an arrow beyond him. When the lad had come to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried out after the lad and said, is it not the arrow beyond you? And Jonathan cried out after the lad, make haste, hurry, do not delay. So Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows and came back to the master. But the lad did not know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the manner. And Jonathan gave his weapons to his lad and said to him, go carry them to

the city. So he was acting like he's practicing shooting an arrow right sinds this guy, which that guy has no idea what's going on. So they just have this open line of communication. That's why I kind of went over that communication and trust the secret of communication between Jonathan and David right through the use of arrows. And

now we're in First Samuel twenty, verse forty one. As soon as the lad had gone, David arose from the place towards the south, fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times, and they kissed one another and they wept together. But David more so because he knew the reason why they kissed each other, like they probably kiss each other on the cheek, and said, you know what, brother, this is the last time I'm probably going to see you. I gotta go. Then David said.

Then Jonathan said to David, go in peace, since we are both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, may the Lord be between you and me and between your descendants and my descends forever. So he arose and departed, and then Jonathan went into the city. So he knew this could be the last time he sees David, you know. So I think that's why they were so close. And and then and their culture, like kissing one another was different.

It's not like he's kissing them on the mouth, you know, kiss him on the cheek, give them a hug, you know. And they wept together, right, So they were close. Man, they're brothers. They were just like brothers men. And you can imagine, you know, when you're when you have a brother and the Lord, you know, you know exactly what's going on with that. So all right, so let's see what I have here. So we're done with the chapter we're done with chapter twenty. That one kind of went

fairly quick because it's a lot of story, right. So once we get done with chapters, always like to go over practical applications. So evaluate your friendships, reflect on your own friendships. Are they characterized by loyalty and selflessness as seen in Jonathan and david relationship. Second one is stand for righteousness. Be willing to stand up for what is right, even when it is difficult, and when it involves confronting those in authority. Yeah, se Jonathan has integrity and he

doesn't mind showing that. Trust in God's plan. This is the third one. In times of uncertainty or danger, trusting God's providence and his ability to protect and guide you, communicate effectively, ensure that your communication with others is clear, and trust whether especially trustworthy, especially in critical situations. Okay, and then so that was number four, and now we're going to go over some additional scriptures. We have Proverbs seventeen seventeen. A friend loves at all times, and a

brother is born in diversity. This echoes the loyalty and support between Jonathan and David's friendship. John fifteen, Verse thirteen. Let's go over that real quick, John fifteen, verse thirteen. Greater love has no oh one than this than to lie down one's life for his friends. You are my friends if you do whatever I command you is what Jesus is talking about here. There's no greater love than laying your life down for a friend. Okay, So greater love has no one than this. Then he laid down

his life for his friend. Jonathan's willingness to risk his life for David, foresaid out was the ultimate act of love demonstrated by Jesus. Right. And then Psalms ninety one, verse two, I will say to the Lord, he is my refuge, my fortress, my God, and whom I trust. This psalm reflects the trust in God's protection that David experienced. You could tell David was in battles after battle after battle. David was also getting saved from, you know, against Saul

the King. So you know that the Lord was his refuge, you know, protecting him and putting people like Jonathan in his life and also his wife McCall at that time. So what a blessing. So we we are finished with First Samuel twenty, So we're gonna go ahead and on the screen I'll go to twenty one and then let me go to twenty one here, and then I want to also make sure, yeah, it doesn't look like I have anything for that, all right, perfect, So now we're

going to be in First Samuel twenty one. We're gonna go ahead and do the intro. David takes the consecrated bread. David's desperate actions and this chapter illustrate that even individuals chosen by God man counter times of great trial and difficulty. Despite the deception and fear, David continues to rely on God's providential care. His experiences in this chapter serve as a powerful reminder of the strength that comes from unwavering

faith in God, even when faced with overwhelming circumstances. So I talked about this portion when when he takes the bread. I talked about it when Jesus's disciples were.

a Miliac the priest. The king has ordered me on some business and said to me, do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you or what I have commanded you. And I have directed my young men to such and such a place. Now, therefore you have you on hand, give me five loaves of bread, of bread in my hand, or whatever it can be found. And the priest answered David, saying, there's no common bread on hand, but there is holy bread.

If the young men have at least kept themselves for women from women, then David answered the priest and said to him, truly, women have not kept us from about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it is consecrated in the vessel this day. Okay, let's stop there real quick. David's desperation and deception. Uh, David arrives at Knob, deceives a Miliac, the priest, by claiming to be on a secret mission

from the king. So he's lying right here. This is deception, okay, but this highlights the tension between survival and integrity, right because you want to have integrity, you don't want to lie. But uh, Amiliac is not gonna are you know, Amiliac is not gonna He's the priest, so he's not gonna break certain things. He cannot break laws. So he is afraid because David's there, and he's kind of walking a fine line. And David is a commander of the army, right,

so he's kinda he's kind of like. That's why it says he's afraid right here. So David is deceiving him. Though. Okay, let's see what it says here in the for Samuel sixteen to twenty three. No, no, no, oh yeah it doesn't it's not. My notes are not really this little portion is not really talking about what I want. For Samuel twenty one, oh yeah, there we go. And for Samuel twenty one, David's desperation is evident when he flees

to nob and seeks assistance from Emmelek, the priest. Lacking food and weapons, David deceives Emelic by Emelek by claiming to be on a secret mission from Saul. Emilik provides him with consecrated bread and the sword of Goliath. Wow. This act of desperation and deception leads to the tragic consequences, as Saul later orders the massacre of the priest. Oh no, which we're going to get to in uh for Samuel twenty two. Ah, Okay, let's go to continue first, Samuel

twenty one, verse six. So the priest gave him holy bread, and there was no bread, for there was no bread there but the showbread, which had been taken from the before the Lord in order to put hot bread in its place on that day when it was taken away. So and in verse six, David requests bread and is given the consecrated bill, which is not lawful for him to eat. This act raises questions about the letter versus the spirit of the law. Yes, that's very interesting. The

bread or presence. I just want to tell you guys what that is, showbread or shoebread holds significant importance in the religious practice and sybolism of ancient Israel. As described in the Old Testament, this sacred bred was a perpetual offering placed in the tabernacle on later in the temple, symbolizing God's continual presence and his provision for his people. The biblical description the instructions of the bread of Presents

are first detailed in the Book of Exodus. God committed Moses to make a table of acacia wood overlaid with pure gold, upon which the bread would be placed. In Exodus twenty five, verses verse thirty, it is written, and the place of the bread and the presence of the table before me at all times. This command underscores the perpetual nature of the offering, signifying an ongoing relationship between God and Israel. The bread itself consists of twelve loaves,

representing the twelve tribes of Israel. According to Leviticus twenty four, verses five through nine, you are to take fine flour, make twelve loaves of bread, using two tenths of e fall for each loaf, arrange them in two rows, six per row, on the table of pure gold before the Lord and you are to place pure f frankincense near each row, so that it may serve as a memorial portion for the bread and offering made by fire to

the Lord every Sabbath day. The bread is to be set out before the Lord on behalf of the Israelites as a lasting covenant. It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in the most holy place because it is most holy part, because it is the most holy part of their perpetual share of the food offerings made by the Lord. The bread, the symbolism and significance the bread of presents, served as a powerful symbol

of God's provision and sustenance. It is a reminder to the Israelites that just as the bread was continually before the Lord, so too were they continually in his presence and under his care. The bread also signified the covenant relationship between God and his people, a tangible representation from the promise to sustain and bless them. The presence of the bread in the tabernacle on Temple was pointed to

the holiness and sanctity of God's dwelling place. Only the priests, specifically the descendants of Erin, were permitted to consume the bread. That's very important, and it was, and it was to be eaten in a holy place, emphasizing the sacred nature of the offering. Okay, that's what I wanted to go over. See, you guys knew that New Testament fulfillment. Let's see that portion in the New Testament. The Bread of Presence finds

it the ultimate fulfillment and Jesus Christ. In John six thirty five, Jesus declares, I am the Bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. This statement connects the physical sustenance provided by the Bread of Presence to the spiritual sustenance offered by Christ by Christ. Just as the bread of the Tabernacle semlies God's provisions, Jesus embodies the true

eternal provision of humanity spiritual needs. Furthermore, the Bread of Presence for shadows the Lord's Supper, where believers partake of the bread and wine in remembrance of Christ's sacrifice. In this sacrament, Christ recognizes Jesus as the true Bread from Heaven who offers eternal life to those who believe. And

then the bread are presence. At the historical and cultural context, the bread of presence was a central element of Israelite worship and was intricately linked to the broader sacrificial system. Its preparation and presentation were carried out with great care and reverence, reflecting the issue devotion to God by their acknowledgment of this sovereignty. Throughout Israel's history, the bred of presence remained a consistent reminder of God's faithfulness, even during

times of national turmoil and exile. The promise of God's presence provision endured is symbolized by the bread. In some way, the bread of presence is a profound testament of God's and during relationship with his people, a symbol of his provision and a foreshadowing of the ultimate fulfillment found in Jesus Christ. So what do you guys think about this? Leave it in the comments on Spotify. What do you guys think about David doing this? He did lie, He

used deception. He is in a very tough position though, you know, like where he's not he needs to eat this bread, you know, or he's you know, or he lied though. It's kind of pretty crazy and he's doing he's breaking some some of God's laws heres. But and the priest was scared as well, you know, because he's like man. You know, you got to think about the position that the priest is in here, all right, So

we'll continue first Samuel twenty one. If you let me know what you guys think in the comment section about this portion. First Samuel twenty one, verse seven. Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the lord, and his name was Doag and Edomite, the chief of the herdsman who belonged to Saul. And Saul said to Ameliac, there's not is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because

the king's business required haste. So the priest said, the sword of Goliath, the philistine whom you killed in the value of law. There it is wrapped in cloth behind the ephod. If you take that, if you will take that, if you will take that, take it, for there was no other expert that one here. And David said, there is none like it. Give it to me, So Golias sword. David takes Glias sword from Ameliac am Alek sorry Uh, symbolizing God's past deliverance and a reminder to God's faithfulness.

Golias sword is a significant artifact in the Biblical narrative, symbolizing both the might of the Philistine wartar and the providential deliverance of Israel through David. This weapon is mentioned in the context of David's rise to prominence and his reliance on God's strength rather than human arraignments. Wow, that's

pretty interesting. I thought his sword would be like like a lot bigger, right, But the Holy Spirit came upon David, So David does have some strength, right, So very interesting. But h David did? Will God help David slave Goliath? So maybe it is okay for him to have that sword, you know, and he needs protection at this moment God is with him. So him with the sword, I think he feels confident and feels protected. Fear and flight to Goth, So we're gonna David flees to Gath. David flees to Gath,

and first Samuel twenty one, verse ten. Then David arose and fled that day before Saul and went to a Keith, the king of Gath, and the servants of Akith said to him, Is it not David the king of the land? Did they not sing of him to one another? Saul slain his thousands and David his ten thousands. Now David took these words to heart and was very much afraid

of Akis, the king of Gath. So we changed his behavior before them, pretended madness in their hands, pretended madness in their hands the doors of the gate, and let his saliva fall down on his beard. And then a key said to his servants, look, you see this man is insane. Why have you brought him to me when I have in need of Have I in need of a madman? That you have brought his fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into

my house? So? Yeah, well, David's we'll see what David's doing here? Is it deploy for him to be able to get in there? And we'll see. So David flees to Gath, the land of the Philistines, and fase madness to protect himself. This illustrates the links to which David goes to preserve his life. Very interesting. So all right, well we're done with chapter twenty one, and we'll go over some practical applications Trust in God's provision even in

desperate times. God provides for our needs, sometimes in unexpected ways. Trust that God will sustain you. Integrity under pressure. Consider how you can maintain integrity even when circumstances tempt you to compromise. Remember past victories like David with the Liad's sword. Recall how God has delivered you in the past to strengthen your faith and present challenges. And then number four

is wisdom and adversity. Seek God's wisdom to navigate difficult situations, balancing prudence with faithfulness perfect and then we'll talk about some additional scriptures that you can connect. Matthew twelve, Verses three through four is a good connecting verse to Let me see Matthew twelve. I think this is when Jesus is talking about didn't David do that? Okay, Yes, let's check that out. Okay, So remember when they were picking grain on the Sabbath. I was talking about that earlier.

So we'll start from verse one. Matthew one. Matthew twelve, Verse one. At that time, Jesus went through the grain fields on the Sabbath, and his disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain to eat. And when the pharise he saw it, they said to him, look, your disciples are doing what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath. But he said to them, have you not read what David did when he was hungry? He

and those who were with him. He entered the House of God and he ate the showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those who were with him, but only for the priest. Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath, that the priests of the temple were faned the Sabbath and are blameless. Yet I say to you that in this place there is one greater than the temple. But if you had not known, But if you had known what is what this means, I desire mercy and have sacrificed,

you would not have condemned the guiltiness. For the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath. Wow. So when you are hungry and you need to eat, Jesus is like eat on the Sabbath. Okay, it doesn't. When you're hungry, I mean, you got to you gotta you gotta do certain things right. So Jesus is saying that and Also we're saying that the son of Man is

lord even of the Sabbath. So what he says goes Obviously he's talking about what David did when he was hungry, So it sounds like he he kind of made that at his example of what he was doing and his disciples, and it was King David one that they need to respect. And it is written in that that he did that which we just read. Psalms thirty four is another scripture that you can connect traditionally attributed to David, attributed to David during his time in Gath. This Psalm reflects his

trust in God's admisst fear. And then you have Hebrews four verses fifteen through sixteen encourages believers. Encourages believers to approach God's throne of grace and confidence, knowing Jesus understands our weakness. Let's go ahead and check out Hebrews four verses fifteen through sixteen. There we go. Hebrews four fifteen through sixteen says, for we do not have a high

priest who cannot sympathize with our weakness. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet

without sin. Speaking of Jesus right, let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need, and encourages believers to approach God's throne of grace with confidence, knowing Jesus understands our weaknesses because Jesus was tempted, right, He got tempted, and it says he was tempted in

all points, tempted as we are. So that's that's awesome. Yeah, Jesus was able to kind of feel come down here God in the flesh and feel the temptation that we feel. So that way we get the grace that we get right, which is awesome. And we did, David Flee Degath. We completed twenty one. So now we're going to go to chapter twenty two, and then also we're gonna go ahead and do chapter twenty two here and first Samuel twenty two, let's do the intro. First Samuel twenty two underlines the

power of faith in times of trials and adversity. It showcases the remarkable ability of a leader to unite that disheartened it and the unfortunate effects of fear and paranoia. Despite the immense tragedy, hope shines through and the form of Abathar's survival, reminding us that even in our darkest time, God provides, providence prevails. And let's go ahead and read. We'll do one and two, and I have some stuff on my notes. First Samuel twenty two, verse one. This says,

David's four hundred men is the title. David therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. So when his brothers and his father's house heard it, they went down there to him, and everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him. So he became captain over them. And there were about four hundred men with him. Okay, so it looks like they got some men gathered. Now four hundred men. So David left Gath and escaped to the

cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there. Despite being on the run, David becomes a leader in those in distress, debt and discontent, gathered a group of about four hundred men. So David's like, all right, let me go ahead and gather an army of four hundred awesome, and we'll go Ouad and continue first Samuel twenty two.

Then David went from there to mispath of Moab, and he said to the King of Moab, please let my father and mother come here with you till I know what God will do for me. So we brought them before the King of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. Now the prophet God said to David, do not stay in the stronghold, depart and go to the land of Judas. So David departed and went to the forest of Hareth.

So God's provision and guidance. David seeks refuse and guidance from the prophet God, who instructs him to leave the stronghold to go to lend of Judah at first Samuel twenty two, verse five, which we just read. This demonstrates God's ongoing guidance and provision for David even in exile.

So kind of letting David know, like I'm still with you, don't worry you know, so David, obviously he's walking by faith, and it's nice that a prophet comes and speaks to him like that, because then it kind of reminds him, you know, it kind of gives him some encouragement. And let's go ahead and continue. Now we're in First Samuel twenty two, verse six, when Saul heard that David and

the men who were with him had been discovered. Now Saul has stained in Gabeth under a tamorist tree in Rama, with his spear in his hand, and his servants standing about him. Then Saul said to his servants, who's stood about him here, Now you Benjamites, will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards and make you all captains of thousands, of captains of hundreds. For all of you have conspired against me. And there is no one who reveals to me that my son

has made a covenant with the son of Jesse. And there is not one of you who is sorry for me, who reveals it to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me. To lie in wait as it is this day, Then answered Doag, the Edomite, who was set over from the who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse going to knob to Emelek, the son of a Tube, and he inquired to the Lord for him, gave him

provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. Oh, so the King sent to call Amilik Emelek the priest, the son of Atub, and all the father's house the the priests were, who were in Gnawb. They came to the king and Saul said, here, now, son of a Tub.

He answered, here, I am my lord. Then Saul said to him, why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, And that you have given him bread and a sword, and have inquired of God for him, and he should rise against me to lie in wait as it is this day. So Amelek answered the king and said, and who among you all your servants as faithful as David, who is the king of who is the King's son in law, who goes, who goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house? Did I

then begin to inquire of God for him? For beit for me? Let not the King impute anything to this servant, nor in this house of my father, from my servant knew nothing of this little or much, basically telling Saul, I don't know what kind of drama's going on in the kingdom. I have no idea that if there's any problem between you and David, because for me, David seemed like you know that David is your right hand man. Because all these other people are not seeing the drama

that's happening in the kingdom. So how is this priest that's not even in the city, in the same exact city as them, You gonna know that there's any issues with him and David. And the King said, you shall surely die intellect you and all your father's house. Then the King said to the guards who stood about him, turn and killed the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled and did not tell did not tell it

to me. But the servants of the king would not lift their hands to strike the priests of the Lord. And the King said, to doag, you turn and kill the priest. So doag the Edomite turn instruct the priest. You see, he's an Edomite, right, so he's different, he's you know, the Edomites were not worshiping. Yahweh. So that's why I think they eat this eatamite right here? Was like,

all right, cool, do it? You know? He had no problem with it and killed on that day eighty five men who were who wore a linen ephod Wow, and also gnabbed the city of the priest. He struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children are nursing, infants, oxen and donkeys and sheep with the edge of the sword. You see, now, Saul's doing things. He's not asking God. He's not saying, hey, Lord, this person lied against me. Do you mind if I go

in there? Hey, Samuel, can you please ask the Lord? It is it okay for me to go in there and kill this priest or, for me to go in there and kill these infants, these men, these women, these children. No, no, no, no. He is just going working on his own accord out of his paranoia, right and jealousy and uh, going in there and conspiring against the the the priest and the priest family. And also it says he kid eighty five men who were a linen ephod. So let's go in

and looking. Look, it says sauls paranoia and injustice. King Saul, consumed by jealousy and paranoia, accuses the servants of conspiracy and orders the masacer of the priest of nod Knob. This tragic event highlights the destructive nature of unchecked sin and the importance of righteous leadership. Yeah, righteous leadership would be him going to would be him going to God

and asking him what he should do. Maybe he should have thought about it and maybe understood what this guy said where he said he has no idea about the Uh, you know what's going on in the king in the kingdom. Uh. So, let me go and read this this portion here it says Saul's paranoia extended beyond David to others he received as threats. One of the most tragic insists of Saul's

injustice is the master of the Priest of Nab. When Saul learned that emlek Uh the priest, had given David provisions and the sort of Goliath, he accused the priests of conspiracy. Despite the Emelec's prostestions of innocence and his defense of David's loyalty. Saw ordered the execution of the priests. Then the king send of the guards. They turned around we already kind of read that. Ultimately, Doag the Edomite carried out sALS command, killing eighty five priests and destroying

the town of Knob strained relationship and family discord. Saul's paranoia also strained his relationship with his own family, his son Jonathan, who was close to David, which kind of we've already gone over. I don't want to, yes, like. Saul's anger towards Jonathan is evident when he realizes Jonathan's allegiance to David. Saw's daughter of McCall also had allegiance

to David helped him escape spiritual decline and desperation. Sauls paranoia and subsequent injustices are indicative of annoyed by the prophet Samuel. Saul's disobedience and failure to fully trust in the Lord led to his rejection as king in one Samuel sixteen verse fourteen. Saul's reign service as a cautionary tale of how fear and insecurity when left unchecked, and

lead to destructive behavior and alienation from God. His life is a reminder of the importance of obedience and trust in God and the dangers of allowing jealousy and paranoia to take root in one's heart. Yes, let's go to continue. You sorry, So we're going to be in first Samuel twenty two, verse twenty. Now the sons of Emelect the son of Etube named Abathar, escaped and fled after David, and Abathar told David that Saul had killed the lord's priests.

So David said to Abathar, I knew that day when doagon Iamite was there, that he would surely tell Saul, I have caused the death of all the persons of your father's house. Stay with me. Do not fear, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. But with me you shall be safe. How come he can say that because David has the Lord with him right, and every time he's in a battle, he ends up winning

that battle because the Lord is with him. And he also now has one of Mlek's sons, which was a priest right through the Levites, and David knows he's going to be able to keep him safe. So we are done with chapter twenty two. We're moving right along pretty quick here, and we will check this out. So Abatar, the son of Emelek, escapes the masacre and joins David bringing the ephod with him. David offers protection and solidarity, showing his commitment to God's anoided servants. Right, so this

is one of God's anoyed servants. And does it say that he had the ephod? Let me see escape in flatdor for David. Did it say something about priest, I have caused the death of the person's house. Stay with me, do not fear. Did it say anything Avathar? I knew that day? Well, it saysn't in my notes that Abathar. Then I'm like, escape the mascat enjoys David bringing the ephod with him or the priest with him? Right? Perfect? Let me see what it says here. Avatar is escape

in alliance. Abathar was the son of Email, like the high Priest of Knob during the reign of King Saul, he belonged to the priestly line of Eli, serving in the tabernacle at nab Abathar's life took a dramatic fault turn following a tragic event that led to his escape subsequent allegiance with David, the future King of Israel. We

already know what happened. What is the significance of this so I want to know that the significance Abathar's escape in alliance with David highlight the themes of divine providence of loyalty amidst adversity. His rival and subsequent role in David's life underscores the importance of the priesthood in Israel's history and the enduring relationship between the king and the priestly line. Abatar's account is a testament to the resilience of faith and the enduring bonds formed in times of trial.

Perfect So we are done with chapter twenty two. Let me go ahead and go over some practical applications leadership in crisis. Like David, we can be leaders and sources of strength for others even when we face our own challenges. Number two is seek God's guidance in times of uncertainty. Seeks to seek God's direction through prayer and his word, trusting in his provision. Guarding against sin. Saulves actions remind us to guard our hearts against jealousy and paranoia, which

can lead to destructive behavior. Some people go out drinking, some people go far. So people do all these different things for jealousy, and it's like, man, we got to stop all that. You know, we definitely have to stop that supporting God's servants. Stand with and support those who are faithfully serving God, especially when they face persecution or hardship. Amen to that, all right, and let's go over some additional scriptures. Psalm's fifty seven with David fled from Saul

in the cave espressing trust in God's protection. Where's that at? Let's see Psalm fifty seven. Pray for safety for our enemies. Be merciful to me, Oh God, be merciful to me, for my soul's trust in You and the shadow of your wings that will make my refuge. Until these calamites have passed. I will cry out to God most High, to God who performs all things from me. He shall send me from heaven and save me. You shall send from heaven and save me. He reapproaches the one who

which swallow me up. God shall send us forth is mercy and his truth. My soul is among lions. I lie among the sons of men who are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and the tongues of a sharp sword. Be exalted, Oh God, above the heavens. Let the glory be above the earth. They have prepared a net for my steps. My soul is bowed down. They have dug up a pit before me. Into the midst of it, themselves have fallen. My heart is steadfast, Oh God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and

give praise. Awake my glory. Awake, lute and harp, I awaken the dawn. I will praise you, a Lord among the peoples. I will sing to you among the nations, for your mercy reaches unto the heavens, and your truth unto the clouds. Be exalted, oh God, above the heavens. Let your glory be above all the earth. So very interesting, it says, here, be exalted, O God, above the heavens plural. First heaven is where the moon, sun of the stars are located. Second heaven is the firmament. Third heaven is

where God's throne is located. That's why it says, be exalted, Oh God, above the heavens, Let your glory be above all the earth. Because why Because if you believe biblical cosmology and the way that David believed, you would believe that there would be an earth, there would be a firmament, and above the firmament is God's throne, and that's why you let your glory be above all the earth, because God is above the earth. That's what it says in

Isaiah forty twenty two. And that's what David is explaining here at the end of this verse. Very interesting and great connection. Okay, let's go back to three. Verses five through six. Is another additional scripture that connects encourages us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own understanding. Then we have thirteen Hebrews thirteen three reminds us to remember those who are mistreated as we ourselves were suffering. Okay, so that is

it for chapter twenty two. I believe we could do chapter twenty three as well, since we have twenty minutes. Let me see how long this chapter is? Not very long? All right, let's go ahead and go and do this intro Saul pursues David first Samuel twenty three. This is the intro is a vivid reminder that even in the moments of danger and uncertainty, we can seek God's guidance and find assurance in his plans. Like David, we may face adversity and betrayal. Yet in God's perfect time. I mean,

we will witness his deliverance. Perfect. Let's get some water, all right. My mouth is actually feeling pretty good, so that's nice. It's not hurting, Thank you Lord. First Samuel twenty three. David saves the city of Killaw First Samuel twenty three, verse one. Then they told David saying, look, the Philistines are fighting against Klaw and they are robbing

the threshing the threshing floors. Therefore, David inquired to the Lord, saying, shall I go and attack these Philistines because right now he's not he's not fighting on behalf of Saul right now, right he's not fighting on behalf of the king. But he knows that something's going on where he's like, he's asking the Lord, should I intervene? Right? Should I? Should I get involved? And the Lord said to David, go

and attack the Philistines and save Klaw. So even though this is not his battle because he's not fighting for the king, God is saying, you know what, go protect these people. But David's men said to him, look, we are afraid here in Judah. How much more than if we go to Klaw against the armies of the Philistines. Then David inquired to the Lord once again, and the Lord answered him, saying, Arise, go down to Klau, for

I will deliver the Philistines into your hand. And as you guys know, okay Hebrews six, verse eighteen, It's impossible for God to lie Titus one two. God cannot lie. So when he tells you I will deliver the Philistines into your hand, you believe him, he says, And David said to his men. And David and his men went to Klaw and fought with the Philistines, struck them with the mighty blow, and took away their livestock. So David,

it said to the inhabitants of Kalab. Now it happened when Abathar, the son of Amalak, fled to David and Klaw, that he went down with the ephod in his hand. There we go. Now we see what the ephod. So in the notes it said the ethod. That's why it said he went with the ephot in his hand. So let's stop real quick and read the notes. Seeking God's guidance, David inquires to the Lord multiple times in First Samuel twenty two, verse twenty three. Sorry, verse two, verse four,

and we're gonna read in ten through twelve. This highlights the importance of seeking divine direction in our decisions. Let's go ahead and see what David asked for in those verses. First Samuel twenty three, verse seven, And Saul told that was told that David had gone to Klaw. So Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars. And Saul called all the people together for war, go down to Claw to besieze David and his men.

When David knew that Saul plotted evil against him, he said to Abbathar the priest, bring the epot here. Then David said, Oh, Lord God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Calaw to destroy the city of my sake. Will the men of Kalaud delivered me into this hand? Will Saul come down as your servant, as your servant has heard, Oh Lord God of Israel, I pray tell your servant. And the

Lord said he will come down. Then David said, well, the men of Klaud delivered me and my men into the hand of Saul, and the Lord said, they will deliver you. So so David and his men about six hundred rows and departed from klaw and wherever they could go. Then it was told to Saul that David had escaped Claw, so he halted the expedition. So David's asking the Lord, like, hey, well, these people, even though we defended ourselves, do we defended Kalaa,

would they deliver me into the hand of Saul. The Lord said, they will deliver you. You know, they be more scared afraid of the king and his army. Right, So so let's go ahead and continue here. David in wilderness, David in wilderness strongholds first Samuel twenty three, verse fourteen. And David stayed in strongholds in the wilderness and remained in the mountains in the wilderness of Zif. Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into

his hand. So God's faithfulness despite Saul's pursuit. This in my notes, God does not deliver David into his hands. This demonstrates god protection over those who trust in him. Okay, and then now we're going to read the role of friendship between Jonathan and David Okay, So this is first Samuel twenty three, verse fifteen. So David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life, and David was

in the wilderness of Zif and a forest. Then in Saul's son arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God and said to him, do not fear for the hand of Saul. My father shall not find you. You shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. Even my father Saul knows that. So the two of them made a covenant before the Lord, and David stayed in the woods

and Jonathan went out to his house. Wow, that's really interesting that that Jonathan knew that David would become king. So and look what and David's not saying anything. I mean, Jonathan's not saying aything. He's not saying, Oh, who's going to become king over me? Screw that, I better kill this guy, you know what I mean. He's not saying that he knows what's up. Like Jonathan is walking with the Lord as well. You know, you could tell. So

the role of friendship. Jonathan visits to David in the wilderness, which has talked about in Samuel First Samuel twenty three, sixteen through eighteen, which we just went through, underscores the value of godly friendship that encourage and strengthen us in our faith. And then we're gonna go ahead and read about the Ziphites. Okay, this is gonna be the betrayal

of the Ziphites. Then the zip Fits came up to Saul and Ghibe, saying, is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods in the hill of Heklau, which is in the south of Jeshimon. Now, therefore, o King, come down, according to all your desire of your soul to come down, and our part shall be to deliver him into the King's hands. King's hand. So the Ziphites betrayal of David serves as a reminder that not everyone will support us even when we are in the right.

David is in the right, and they're still not supporting him. Of course, they're trying to suck up to the king. First Samuel twenty three, verse twenty one, and Saul said, blessed are you of the Lord, for you you have compassion up on me. Please go and find out for sure, and see the place where he is, where he hides, where his hideout is, and who has seen him seen him there? For I am told he is very crafty. See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places

where he hides. Come back to me with certainty, and I will go with you, and it shall be if he is in the land, that I will search for him throughout all the clans of Judah. So they arose and went to Zif before Saul. But David and his men were in the wilderness of Mauon in the plain of the south of Jishamon. When Saul and his men went to seek him, they told David. Therefore he went down to the rock and stayed in the wilderness of Moen. And when Saul heard that, he pursued David in the

wilderness of Moen. Then Saul went on one side of the mountain and David his men were on the other side of the mountains. So David made haste to get away from Saul, for Saul and his men were encircling David and his men to take them. You see how it's getting pretty crazy here, it says. But a messenger came to Saul, saying, hurry and come for the Philistines have invaded the land. Therefore, Saul returned from pursuing David and went against the Philistines. So they called that place

the Rock of Escape. Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds and n getty. Wow, So we finished chapter twenty three. What a blessing. Uh So divine intervention the sudden Philistine invasion happens right first Samuel twenty three seven through twenty eight. So Saul is so encapsulated by David that the Philistines invade. They're like, Saul's not there, let's go, let's invade, you know, so you kind of

see what's going on there. So the divine intervention that that diverts Saul's attention from David illustrates how God can use unexpected events to deliver us from danger. Okay, so what a create awesome chapter. Like I said, this kind of stuff is like it's just like a movie that's unfolding within our our ears as we're hearing this and as we're reading this. So you know, it's awesome. I

really enjoy this stuff. So let me go over some practical applications and then we'll go some additional scriptures that connect, and then we'll be finished for the night or for the day, depending on what you have right now, where you're at right now in the day or the night. Practical applications regularly seek God's will. Make it a habit to pray and seek God's guidance in all areas of life,

especially when facing difficult decisions. Trusting God's protection. Remember that God is faithful and we'll protect and guide those who put their trust in Him, even when circumstances seem dire. Value godly relationships or friendships. Cultivate relationships with fellow believers who can provide encouragement and support in your spiritual journey.

Be prepared for betrayal. Understand that betrayal can come from unexpected places, but remain steadfast in your faith and integrity, especially when you have like someone in higher authority or someone that could you know that could take take you captive and like like Saul could do to these people. They know that Saul could take them and kill them or take over their city or do whatever you want. So there's gonna be some betrayal there because they're afraid.

If you'll kill a priest, you know he'll kill the people right. Look for God's hand and circumstances. Be attentive to how God might be working through situations to bring about his purposes, even when they seem unrelated. Yes, always look for that. And let's look up some additional scriptures that connect Psalms fifty four verse four. Sure that God is my helper, the Lord is the sustainer of my soul. And then we have John fifteen thirteen, which we talked

about earlier. Earlier, greater love has no more than this, that they that one lay down his life for his friends. That'd be like a great scripture to connect Jonathan and David how they are together. And then Romans eight twenty eight. And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to his purpose. Okay, amen to that. So yes, we are done with chapter twenty three, and yeah we

have you know, we're actually perfectly on time. So let me go down to all right, So thank you guys so much for tuning in. I'm done with that. I just wanted to go through all my notes make sure I'm not missing anything. That's why I went. Took me a second to kind of look at that. But yeah, thank you guys so much for joining me. And if you guys could if you're enjoying the show Sunday Service,

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ahead and end this in prayer. Okay, So, Father, God of the name of Jesus. We pray for a heart that seeks your guidance in every decision. Lord, we also want to help. We also want to ask you to help us when we are in times of trouble or we're afraid to keep integrity in our life like Jonathan did. And also we want to ask for your protection, your

divine protection like David has. Lord, and if you can put you know, put the Holy Spirit upon us, Lord, and give us the power of the Holy Spirit to fight the devil and dodge the wiles of the devil. And I know it says if you resist the devil, he will flee. So there's spiritual battles that people are going through that are listening to this show. Lord, they need you, And there's so many people out there that

need prayer. I mean a lot of people hit me up and as you know, Lord, that are in different situations. Everybody that has ever hit me up for anything like that, Lord, you know exactly what they need. Please provide what they need in their life to help them with these spiritual battles that they're going through, whether it be drinking, whether it be drugs, whether it be cigarettes, whether it be nicotine, tobacco, lust,

sexual morality, anything like that. Lord, please assist anybody to break those chains and allow them to overcome the temptation and to resist the devil so he shall flee. Lord, And you know, help us all to keep our integrity and keep our character. Lord. For some people, you know, maybe when they struggle, then they lose integrity. But we want to keep our integrity, and we really appreciate everything you do for us. Lord, thank you for a clear

connection and for this show. Lord, Thank you, We love you in Jesus name. Amen. All right, thank you so much for tuning in Wednesday's service. We're going to be going over the Book of Romans, so please tune in for that. We will continue and spurse Samuel twenty four

next week on Sunday service. And if you guys could go over to Josh Monday Music and Podcasts on YouTube and at least subscribe to my YouTube and you will see that I have interviews over there, and also I have a Patreon and all that, but you know, I'm not I don't really advertise it too much. If you want to. If someone wants to join the patreon, that'd be awesome. You know, it's really up to you, but anyways, love you, guys, appreciate you, God bless you.