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A vignette within the larger story of 1 Samuel, David is faced with a disrespectful local who has gotten used to being a big fish in a small pond. Nabal not only rejects David’s request, but insults him in the process. Just as David is about to act in a way that will bring shame […]

Saul goes off in search of David again, but this time the roles reverse: Saul becomes the hunted. Faced with the possibility of killing his ‘enemy’ David chooses to spare Saul…twice. He even has to hold his men back from doing the job themselves. In this, we see that David is so focused on faithfulness […]

David is on the run. As he runs, he has to deal with the tension of being the anointed king living in oppression. He has a promise of where this is all going, but in the meantime, things don’t look so good. It is similar for us. We also have been purchased for glory, but […]

David is running for his life. As his situation has taken a negative turn, his trust in God is tested. In this, we see that a deep abiding faith in God not only sustains a person through hardship, but creates good and is an encouragement to those around them. We are promised nothing situationally in […]

David and Jonathan had a strong bond. It is a friendship that includes care, sacrifice, and covenant. It is, in short, the kind of hospitality we are called into as Christians. In this story, David goes to Jonathan to inquire about why Saul wants him dead; David is confused by Saul’s hatred. Jonathan acts on […]

This is a section on relationships. Many of the characters in these two chapters do not play the role we expect. Jonathan, the heir to the throne, gives his robes and honor to David. Saul uses his daughter to set a trap for his adversary. His daughter returns the favor by saving her husband from […]

The story of David and Goliath is one of the best known in the Bible. It is also one of the most misused. This is not that story of a small man who had the courage to face his giants; this is the story of a man so offended by the slander of God’s name […]

There are two ways to see. The first is to allow your experience of this life to be the basis of truth; the second is to allow God’s way of seeing the world to take precedence. The human experience is a constant struggle between these two: is there an absolute truth or are the varying […]