Garth Heckman

The David Alliance

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Keep me running

Keep me moving

Keep me always on the go

David is on the run… 1 Sam. 22

it is his throne but King Saul is after him.

Hiding in the cave of Adullum…

Its been almost 7-15 years between being anointed king by Samuel and fighting Goliath. 

He builds 400 mighty men.

   - He attracts the unattractive   

He had 3, 30, 400 and 600

distress, in debt, or simply discontented with life under Saul's increasingly paranoid rule. These were societal rejects—failures by worldly standards—from diverse backgrounds, including obscure rural towns like Bethlehem and Tekoa, various Israelite tribes, and even foreigners like Uriah the Hittite.

What drew them wasn't wealth, power, or promises of glory, but David's personal magnetism as a God-anointed leader (1 Samuel 16:13) who embodied hope amid rejection. David didn't recruit the strong; He attracted the poor, broken, betrayed etc… he embraced the weak, transforming societal discards into a cohesive band through shared exile and purpose.

Men were tired of King Sauls agenda of seeking the life of David over protecting the Kingdom. 

As a warrior-poet, he painted a vision of victory over Saul's enemies, appealing to men's sense of adventure and redemption.

**But what attracted them would not keep them if David would not have been a man after Gods own heart!