We reach the end of Samuel’s life in our reading today. The text takes up ONE whole verse but his life was SO much more. I want to give Samuel his due. I want to write his eulogy. I know our reading is very short today and I almost rolled this single verse into the […]
Saul continues to pursue David with all his might. David has the perfect opportunity to kill Saul but he doesn’t. David spares Saul’s life. “I will not put out my hand against my lord, for he is the Lord’s anointed” (verse 10b). When I was young my mother told me a bible story about David […]
David is living his life on the run. Saul seeks him daily. Not everyone in Judah is loyal to David and the people of Ziph are among the disloyal group. They actively help Saul in his quest for David’s death. There HAS to be a reason for this city’s actions. In The Davidic Chronicles the […]
David hears of a city in trouble by raiders and asks God if he should help. God says “Yes” and David and company go and defeat the Philistines. But Saul hears about it and comes after them. We aren’t told how David found out about this need but we see his response. He cared about […]
We step away from David and revisit Saul. He is still in his blood lust for David. In the lust Doeg tells him of his sighting of David. The priests of Nob pay a HIGH price for their assistance to David. Saul is convinced everyone is conspiring against him. If I were to give him […]
