While David is making his way home after being turned away from the battlefield, his camp is making their way into captivity. Ziklag was left unprotected in his absence and it was sacked by Amalekite raiders. David and his men felt confident that they were unknown as the ones who were committing all the raids […]
Adam & Eve reading: Genesis 1:26-31 God created everything from time on down. His crowning achievement was man. He saved this for the last work day. He wanted everything else in place first. When all was ready God got His hands dirty. In each phase of creation before man God spoke everything into motion. Day […]
We stand with David, ready to enter the battle against Israel on the side of the Philistines. The lords of the Philistines remember the song Israel sang about him. The king of Gath trusts him but no others. “Go home David!” David has been telling Achish that he has been attacking his own people while […]
The Tower reading: Habakkuk 2:1-4 Habakkuk was disgusted watching the way the wicked got away without punishment. He saw the wicked in his own people as well as the nations around him. He knows that Israel is God’s chosen people but they are not following Him. He wants to know WHEN God is going to […]
Saul craves direction. He lost the hand of God, he killed the priests of Nob, and Samuel is dead. He has no one to turn to in his time of distress. He seeks Samuel’s spirit in a last ditch effort to hear from God. In our reading today we get a quick glimpse of David’s […]