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# 1. Through His Word
> Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.” Therefore David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” But David's men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Then David inquired of the LORD again. And the LORD answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.” And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
> — 1 Samuel 23:1-5 (ESV)
> When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech had fled to David to Keilah, he had come down with an ephod in his hand.
> — 1 Samuel 23:6 (ESV)
> Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”
> — 1 Samuel 23:7 (ESV)
> 8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. 9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” 10 Then David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account. 11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, please tell your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.” 12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will surrender you.” 13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition. 14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
> — 1 Samuel 23:8-13 (ESV)
> By using this oracle you agree that your doing so at your own risk. Authors will not be responsible for any choices based on advices from this oracle. Informations displayed within this site are not necessarily based on facts.
> A contemporary believer may say, “I see that, and its all very nice, but I don’t receive the kind of precise, direct guidance that David did.” Neither do I. Because I don’t need it. I’m not the chosen King. It does my ego no damage to concede that David’s function in salvation history is far more crucial than mine. The fortunes of the kingdom of Yahweh in this world rest far more on David’s preservation than on mine. What was essential for Yahweh’s elect king to have he received. For me, it is not so essential. But in principle there is no difference between this elect king and myself. In what context was Yahweh’s guidance given? Was it not in access to God through the appointed priest? And is that not the privilege I enjoy? Through a much greater one than Abiathar? What, after all, does Hebrews 4:14-16 mean? “Since we have a great high priest”, we come to the throne of grace and find grace “for help at just the right time.” Knowing whether Saul will come down to Keilah ...
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By Grace Church# 1. Through His Word
> Now they told David, “Behold, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are robbing the threshing floors.” Therefore David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the LORD said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.” But David's men said to him, “Behold, we are afraid here in Judah; how much more then if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?” Then David inquired of the LORD again. And the LORD answered him, “Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will give the Philistines into your hand.” And David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their livestock and struck them with a great blow. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
> — 1 Samuel 23:1-5 (ESV)
> When Abiathar the son of Ahimelech had fled to David to Keilah, he had come down with an ephod in his hand.
> — 1 Samuel 23:6 (ESV)
> Now it was told Saul that David had come to Keilah. And Saul said, “God has given him into my hand, for he has shut himself in by entering a town that has gates and bars.”
> — 1 Samuel 23:7 (ESV)
> 8 And Saul summoned all the people to war, to go down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men. 9 David knew that Saul was plotting harm against him. And he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod here.” 10 Then David said, “O Lord, the God of Israel, your servant has surely heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city on my account. 11 Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O Lord, the God of Israel, please tell your servant.” And the Lord said, “He will come down.” 12 Then David said, “Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?” And the Lord said, “They will surrender you.” 13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the expedition. 14 And David remained in the strongholds in the wilderness, in the hill country of the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not give him into his hand.
> — 1 Samuel 23:8-13 (ESV)
> By using this oracle you agree that your doing so at your own risk. Authors will not be responsible for any choices based on advices from this oracle. Informations displayed within this site are not necessarily based on facts.
> A contemporary believer may say, “I see that, and its all very nice, but I don’t receive the kind of precise, direct guidance that David did.” Neither do I. Because I don’t need it. I’m not the chosen King. It does my ego no damage to concede that David’s function in salvation history is far more crucial than mine. The fortunes of the kingdom of Yahweh in this world rest far more on David’s preservation than on mine. What was essential for Yahweh’s elect king to have he received. For me, it is not so essential. But in principle there is no difference between this elect king and myself. In what context was Yahweh’s guidance given? Was it not in access to God through the appointed priest? And is that not the privilege I enjoy? Through a much greater one than Abiathar? What, after all, does Hebrews 4:14-16 mean? “Since we have a great high priest”, we come to the throne of grace and find grace “for help at just the right time.” Knowing whether Saul will come down to Keilah ...