Let Nothing Move You

How does David's polygamy cause problems for him? Why would God bless David even when he sins? Why is Abner's defection sinful even when choosing the right side? What is Joab's sin? How does he abuse the cities of refuge for his own interests? How does Ish-bosheth die? What ends the Israeli Civil War?

How does David respond to the death of Saul and Jonathan? How do we mourn and grieve properly? Why is David righteous to kill the Amalekite who claimed to kill Saul? Is there any evidence for the idea that David and Jonathan were gay? How does David become king? How does the Israeli civil war begin?

How does God take care of David in the midst of his distress and how is this a sign of God's favor? How does David show great leadership characteristics here? Did the Amalekites deserve to be wiped out? What are Saul's greatest flaws? Did he deserve to die? How does 1 Samuel end?

Why is David right to join Philistia this time around? Is it ever right to lie? How did God protect David from protecting Israel? What is so wrong with consulting mediums and psychics? How does Saul prove he doesn't serve God by going to the Witch of En-dor? What is going on supernaturally with the ritual?

What is Samuel's legacy after his death? How does David show his righteousness, but also his sin by his dealings with Nabal? How do we avoid becoming morally deficient? Who is Abigail and how does she prove her righteousness in how she handles David? Why does Saul resume his feud with David? How does David show mercy to Saul again?

How should we treat those who betray us? How is David able to consult God? Why should he care about those who persecute him? What are Saul's sins? Is forgive and forget a biblical principle? Why would it be wrong for David to kill Saul when he's been promised the kingdom of Israel? How is God sovereign throughout all of this?

How does David escape Saul? How does he sin against Abiathar and the priests and why is this different than lying for the sake of preserving life? What does Abiathar do that proves his righteousness in following higher laws of God and why would Jesus praise him in the gospels? Why would David flee to the land of the Philistines? What is the difference between our plans and God's? How does Saul showcase his pride and fear in how he orders the murder of the priests? How does God preserve David despite his sins?

How does David serve Saul despite being hated by him? When can we leave our abusers? How does this effect his relationship with Jonathan and Michal? Why does Saul hate David? How does God provide in this? How can we do everything right and still suffer from failure?

How does God provide for David while in Saul's court? What is Goliath's sin and how does Israel fail to come up to the challenge until David intervenes? How can Saul not know who David's family is despite his having served him? How can David kill Goliath? What are we to do with the Goliaths in our lives? How do David and Jonathan become best friends? Why is their relationship strictly platonic? What is the cost of having a poor view on friendships between men? Why would David stay in the same house as his abuser and what are we to learn from this? Who is Michal and how does she factor into the story?

Does God condone genocide? How are we to handle the deaths of the Amalekites? Why did they deserve death? Why is Saul faithless to not follow through with God's commands? How does Samuel prove his righteousness instead? Why does God honor love and obedience more than sacrifices? How does God choose a good king? What are the qualities that God looks for in His followers? How does David become the man God knows He can be? Did God send an angel, demon, or something else to attack Saul for his apostasy? How does David show His righteousness in the midst of this?