I Samuel Lesson 43 – Chapter 28 and 29 War is coming. The Philistines have once again determined to establish a higher state of dominance over Israel and undoubtedly hope to convince Saul to accept vassal status over destruction because empire building was not their aim. The King of Gath summoned David in order to […]

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I Samuel Lesson 42 – Chapter 27 and 28 David has given up all hope in reconciling with the unstable and thoroughly fallen King Saul; as a result he took the drastic and morally questionable step of moving his large and growing army of disaffected Israelites and (no doubt) their families out of Israel after […]

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I Samuel Lesson 41 – Chapter 26 and 27 Last week we concluded the episode in David’s life when Avigayil interceded in her husband, Nabal’s , fight with David by convincing David that he should not take vengeance into his own hands. God is David’s avenger and surely He will act to punish Nabal for […]

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I Samuel Lesson 40 – Chapter 25 David is a complex man; which is a nice way of saying that as upright and God-fearing and determined to be obedient to the Lord as he is, he can also be proud, self-promoting and tend to overreact; and at times let his volcanic anger and passions overwhelm […]

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I Samuel Lesson 39 – Chapter 24 and 25 In 1 st Samuel chapter 24 is one of the more famous Bible stories that speaks of the incident when David cut off a piece of King Saul’s robe at a time when he could just as easily killed him, ended his status as a fugitive, […]

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I Samuel Lesson 38 – Chapter 23 and 24 >We ended last time as David and his growing group of political dissenters and socially disenfranchised rescued the food supply of the Judean city of Ke’ilah from the Philistines. The Philistines did not attack the city or residents of Ke’ilah; they merely showed up in force […]

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I Samuel Lesson 37 – Chapter 22 and 23 A terrible disaster is about to befall Israel and the people are none the wiser. King Saul has determined that the Priesthood (set-apart to serve Yehoveh) is to be exterminated. That means that the Word of God, as well as all of the vital ritual observances […]

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I Samuel Lesson 36 – Chapter 22 It is a characteristic of the historical books of the Old Testament that we’ll see the God- principles laid out for us in Torah brought to life application in a variety of cases and circumstances. For me, personally, this is further evidence that Believers need to begin at […]

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I Samuel Lesson 35 – Chapter 21 The last time we were together we began a section of the Bible that deals with David’s escape from the now paranoid and homicidal King Saul. This is a major turning point in redemption history as up to now David had been part of King Saul’s government administration, […]

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I Samuel Lesson 34 – Chapter 20 and 21 As we concluded our lesson in 1 st Samuel chapter 20 last week, we were as an audience to Jonathan and David establishing a new covenant between them. The covenant I speak of begins with the 12 th verse and it continues to be elaborated upon […]

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