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Saul Pursues David - Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, “God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars.” And Saul called up all his forces for battle, to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men. When David learned that Saul was plotting against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ...
David said to Achish, “Very well, you shall know what your servant can do.”. And Achish said to David, “Very well, I will make you my bodyguard for life.”. Now Samuel had died, and all Israel had mourned for him and buried him in Ramah, his own city. And Saul had put the mediums and the necromancers out of the land.
- David’s Faith. David’s first (and one of his most well-known) accomplishment was his defeat of the Philistine giant, Goliath. It took courage to face a sword-wielding giant with nothing but a sling and some rocks.
- David’s Trust. Even though Saul was a constant threat to his life, David had respect for him as king and spared his life on more than one occasion. When David had an opportunity to kill Saul in a cave, he chose not to.
- David’s Love.
- David’s Humility. Even after experiencing remarkable success in battle, David remained humble. When Saul offered his daughter, Michal, to David as a wife, he responded, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am only a poor man and insignificant?”
1 Samuel 28:17. The Lord has done accordingly as He spoke through me; for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, to David. Matthew 1:6. Verse Concepts. Jesse was the father of David the king.David was the father of Solomon by Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah.
Nov 14, 2022 · Part of why David is called a man after God’s own heart is that he had absolute faith in God. Nowhere in Scripture is this point better illustrated than in 1 Samuel 17 where David as a young shepherd boy fearlessly slew the Philistine, Goliath. Shortly before the duel, we see direct evidence of David’s faith when David says, “‘The LORD ...
Acts 13:22 Saul and David. Acts 13:23-26 God's Promise. ACTS 13:22 22 And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’. When did God decide to remove Saul, Israel's first king, and raise up ...
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Nov 11, 2024 · Unfortunately, this is an all-too-common occurrence in this fallen world, but it’s nothing new. We see this happen in the Bible as well. King Saul took David under his wing like a son but then tried to kill him out of jealousy. David’s response to Saul stands as an example of a godly response, even in a difficult and trying situation.
