By Route 365 on
3/26/2010 5:00 AM
by Kathy Knight
David has, once again, fled from King Saul. In 1 Samuel 21.1-9, we learn that David ran to a place called Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. I can only guess at how tired, discouraged and frightened David was when he arrived at Ahimelech’s door. He asked two things of Ahimelech. First, David was hungry and asked for bread. Then he asked for a spear or sword.
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By Route 365 on
3/25/2010 5:00 AM
by Kathy Knight
In this passage David once again confronted his best friend Jonathan about Jonathan’s father Saul. Saul wanted to kill David. Jonathan denied this. In verses 2-3, he told David, “Behold, my father does nothing either great or small without disclosing it to me. So why should my father hide this thing from me? It is not so!
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By Route 365 on
3/24/2010 5:00 AM
by Kathy Knight
In 1 Samuel 19.8-24, we read that yet another war with the Philistines broke out and once again, David led the army to victory. What king doesn’t like to win against his enemies? The general who wins the war surely has job security. If I was the king, I’d want to make sure that general wanted to stay around and not look for a better offer.
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By Route 365 on
3/23/2010 5:00 AM
by Kathy Knight
1 Samuel 19.1-7 allows us to see just a small part of a remarkable friendship. The friendship is between Jonathan, King Saul’s son, and David, a sheep herder. What caught my attention, while reading this passage, was how strong a bond existed between these two men from such varied backgrounds. Jonathan’s father wanted to kill Jonathan’s friend. Not just any friend either. These two men were best friends. What would I have done in Jonathan’s place?
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By Route 365 on
3/22/2010 5:00 AM
by Kathy Knight
The King Saul of 1 Samuel 18.10-30 doesn’t sound like a nice guy. Earlier in 1 Samuel, we learn that God anointed Saul as Israel’s first king. God called Saul and Saul accepted God’s calling. This man had God’s blessing and all that went with being a king. Then, somewhere along the way, Saul thought he knew better than God. He took some matters into his own hands.
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