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July 10, 2022 – 1 Samuel 29 & 30 – David Remembers Who He Is

The Philistine leaders don’t trust David to join their invasion of Israel, so he and his men are sent back to Ziklag. They find a disaster – the Amalekites have burned their homes and captured their wives and children. In … Continue reading

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June 26, 2022 – 1 Samuel 28 – Saul and the Witch of Endor

When the Philistine army invades, Saul needs a word from God on what to do. But God is silent. So instead, Saul seeks out a medium, someone who can conjure up the dead. He asks her to summon the dead … Continue reading

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June 20, 2022 – 1 Samuel 27 – David Gives In to Discouragement

David imagines Saul will never give up pursuing him. In his despair he decides to flee to the Philistine King Achish along with his men and their families, and sign on as mercenaries. This proves to be a disastrous decision … Continue reading

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June 12, 2022 – 1 Samuel 26 – David Spares Saul a Second Time

The Ziphites again betray David’s location, and again David spares Saul, this time taking his spear and a jug of water by his side as he sleeps. And again Saul regrets his pursuit of David and blesses him. But regret … Continue reading

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June 5, 2022 – 1 Samuel 25 – David and Abigail

When David’s messengers to Nabal, a wealthy but foolish local herder, are rebuffed, he prepares to avenge his honor with an attack. But Nabal’s wife, Abigail, intercedes, cooling David’s anger and attracting his eye with her beauty and diplomacy. Nabal … Continue reading

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May 22, 2022 – 1 Samuel 24:1-22 – David Spares Saul

Saul, in pursuit of David with 3,000 men, enters a cave alone in En-Gedi where David and his men are hiding. David sneaks up and cuts off the corner of Saul’s garment without his knowledge, then later shows it to … Continue reading

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May 8, 2022 – 1 Samuel 23:14-29 – David Betrayed in the Wilderness of Ziph

When David flees to the Wilderness of Ziph, the Ziphites betray him to King Saul. Jonathan finds him first and encourages him. Then Saul surrounds David and his men, but they slip away through a miraculous intervention. David later wrote … Continue reading

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