QUEST TO UNDERSTAND ELEMENTARY SCRIPTURAL TRUTH
David Runs to the Border
1 Sam 18-20 · Pastor Craig R. Jarvis
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1DAVID RUNS TO THE BOARDER
- Samuel 18-20
2David's Background Preparation
- Shepherd
- David learned , , &
- Warrior
- David had killed a and a 17:36
- Arts
- Hired to play the for Saul 16:23
- Later on, author of the
3Post-Goliath Era
- : The Good
- Because of the victory over Goliath, David was hired on as of Saul's 18:5
- : The Ugly -- The spark of Saul's jealousy
- Saul's son, Jonathan, David and gave him his own birthright to the 18:4
- Saul and David return from battle to women singing:
- "Saul has slain his
- and David his " 18:7
- This is the beginning of heartaches
4Saul's Jealousy
- 1. Tried to David
5"Pin the David to the Wall" game 18:11
- Saul began to fear David's 18:15
- Saul may lose his
- Someone else may be than he
- 2. Tried to David
- tried to buy David with his 18:17
- hoped that the would do his dirty work
- 3. Tried to David
- tried to buy David with his 18:21
- David protested--No MOHAR (price for )
- Saul settled for from Philistines
- hoped David would die in process 18:25
- David killed !! 18:27
- Saul became even more 18:29
*Note v.30: David highly esteemed among God's Army..Why??
- 4. Tried to David 19:9-10
6"Pin the David to the Wall" game
- 5. Tried to David
- Saul henchmen to sneak in and kill him
- Michal, Saul's daughter, his wife, saves him
- She disguises her
- 6. Tried to David
- Saul henchmen again 19:20
- God foiled Saul's plans
- How?
- The Plan: Try the Waters (Like he didn't know already??)
- feast was held on the 1rst day of every month.
- David would be from the feast 20:5-6
- if the king became ; no hope of restoration
- if the king was ; still hope of restoration
- David would hide in the field
- Jonathan would shoot an in David's direction
- if Jonathan told the youth that the lay behind him, all was
- if Jonathan told the youth that the lay beyond him, all was not
- The Feast
- Saul noticed David was missing the first night 20:26
- thought due to being
- Saul knew something was up the night of absence
- also knew of his son's for David
- jealous of this misplacement of
7Saul questioned Jonathan
- Saul explodes in
- he realized that as long as David lived, his descendants would lose their right to the
- this was reason enough to Read 20:30-31
- When Jonathan defended David, Saul tried to him he may then have realized Jonathan loved more
- David then knows that friendship with Saul was ,
- but friendship with Jonathan was
- The Exile
- David was years old.
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