FLASHDEVO
1st Samuel 25-28
Chapter 25
Samuel finally dies after serving is country as the prophet who anointed 2 kings, and faithfully trusted in the will of God. It is because of Samuel that David is the “man after God’s own heart” and the King that Israel truly needs, rather than the one that they wanted. Samuel’s body is taken to his birth place of Ramah to be buried.
This chapter also makes mention of another familiar place to me, Carmel. In modern-day Israel, Haifa (a major port city in the North) lies to the west, and the mountains to the east, Carmel is in those mountains.
David is asking for help from a man and his wife in Carmel, and the wife defends David’s cause, while the husband claims that these men were after their possessions. It wasn’t until the husband realized that he wasn’t seeing the whole truth that he changed his mind. At that point, it was also too late for him, because God had taken Namal’s life, and then Abigail, his wife, was given to David as his wife…
Chapter 26
Saul yet again tries to hunt down David thinking that his downfall will play a part in taking the anointing God had granted him away…This is another chance for David to kill Saul again, but he is still overcome by guilt and cannot make himself go through with it. He finds Saul later on and begs for his forgiveness at the thought of trying to once again take his life, saying how he would not do it…Saul calls David his son, blessing him and sending him on his way.
Chapter 27
This chapter deals with David in the land of the Philistines, beginning his various conquests of the nation, staying there for a year and 4 months…
Chapter 28
Does anyone else see a problem with Saul contacting a witch to summon Samuel. Okay, apart from the fact that he had already on several occasions tried to murder David, he is getting to a point of lunacy. He is consulting the advice of demonic people rather than that of someone who trusts in the Lord and relies on him for all fo their needs.
More is to come later, the conclusion of 1st Samuel, Chapters 29-30
GRACE AND PEACE!
Saul yet again tries to hunt down David thinking that his downfall will play a part in taking the anointing God had granted him away…This is another chance for David to kill Saul again, but he is still overcome by guilt and cannot make himself go through with it. He finds Saul later on and begs for his forgiveness at the thought of trying to once again take his life, saying how he would not do it…Saul calls David his son, blessing him and sending him on his way.
Chapter 27
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