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David is Protected - The Book of 1 Samuel · Bible in a Year with Jack Graham

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  Speaker 1: Let us pray. So David fled and escaped, and came
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  Speaker 1: to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul
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  Speaker 1: had done to him. And he and Samuel went and
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  Speaker 1: dwelt in Naoth. 1 Samuel 19.18. Dear Heavenly Father, as
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  Speaker 1: I ponder on the truths of today's reading in 1
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  Speaker 1: Samuel 19, I will focus my attention on the fact
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  Speaker 1: that you constantly provided inside intel to guide and protect David.
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  Speaker 1: In the same manner, I boldly request the same intel
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  Speaker 1: to guide and lead me as I walk through new
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  Speaker 1: doors and opportunities of uncertainty. Place the Jonathans in my
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  Speaker 1: life who will alert me of harmful plans and people
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  Speaker 1: whose main purpose is to dismantle my family, my business,
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  Speaker 1: my schooling. my ministry, my finances, and all relationships I have.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you for making a way out of no way,
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  Speaker 1: even when it seems like I'm retreating. Help me to
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  Speaker 1: realize that I am actually running to my next place
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  Speaker 1: to experience another miracle. Nobody's plans against me are more
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  Speaker 1: myself with your word and your Holy Spirit. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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  Speaker 2: David is Protected In our last story, we learned how
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  Speaker 2: the favor of the Lord was upon David in everything
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  Speaker 2: he did. Every battle David led ended in victory, which
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  Speaker 2: made Saul's blood boil with jealousy. David developed a deep
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  Speaker 2: bond with Jonathan and married Saul's daughter. In this story,
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  Speaker 2: we will learn about Saul's jealousy spilling over onto David
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  Speaker 2: as he attempts to kill him a second time, inspired
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  Speaker 2: by the book of 1 Samuel.
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  Speaker 3: Hello, Jack Graham here with today's episode of the Bible
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  Speaker 3: in a Year podcast. In the last episode, we see
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  Speaker 3: how God gave David victory after victory in every battle
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  Speaker 3: that he fought. God's favor was upon this man. Saul
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  Speaker 3: grew increasingly jealous, envious of David, and then bitter for
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  Speaker 3: his impending loss of the throne. Saul attempted to take
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  Speaker 3: David out to kill him, but he was always unsuccessful.
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  Speaker 3: And even when David married Saul's daughter, Michal, Saul did
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  Speaker 3: not relent in his plans against David. Today, we will
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  Speaker 3: see once again how Saul tries to take David's life
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  Speaker 3: and how God protected him. So, let's listen to God's
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  Speaker 3: Word today.
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  Speaker 2: Crickets chirped outside the palace doors. A cool breeze slithered
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  Speaker 2: through the windows and swayed the curtains of David's bedroom.
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  Speaker 2: David slept soundly beside his wife in the quiet of
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  Speaker 2: the night. On the other side of the palace, whispers
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  Speaker 2: could be heard from closed doors. Saul's face was illuminated
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  Speaker 2: by a few flickering candles. There, in front of Jonathan
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  Speaker 2: and all his servants, Saul conspired to kill David. Saul
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  Speaker 2: paced the room, ranting quietly about David's growing popularity. The
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  Speaker 2: servants nodded in agreement, but Jonathan remained quiet in the
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  Speaker 2: corner with his arms folded. Saul rambled on in paranoia
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  Speaker 2: until he eventually grew tired and went to bed. When
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  Speaker 2: the servants departed to their own quarters, Jonathan snuck into
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  Speaker 2: David's bedroom. Gently and quietly, he woke David up to
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  Speaker 2: tell him what his father.
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  Speaker 1: Had been saying.
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  Speaker 2: He wants you dead,' Jonathan whispered.' Be on your guard
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  Speaker 2: when the morning comes. Hide in secret while I gather
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  Speaker 2: more information from my father.' Perhaps I can convince him otherwise,
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  Speaker 2: David nodded, and Jonathan left his room. David and his
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  Speaker 2: wife stayed up and waiting, praying that Jonathan would find
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  Speaker 2: favor with Saul. The morning broke, and Jonathan and Saul
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  Speaker 2: were gathered for breakfast. Jonathan looked up at his father,
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  Speaker 2: waiting for the right moment to speak about David. When
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  Speaker 2: the time was right, he opened his mouth and said,
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  Speaker 2: Why would you sin against David, when he has brought
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  Speaker 2: you nothing but fortune? Saul perked up. Jonathan, already in
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  Speaker 2: too deep with his words, decided to continue, saying, He
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  Speaker 2: risked his life with that giant, and Israel was saved.
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  Speaker 2: You saw it with your own eyes and rejoiced. Why
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  Speaker 2: then would you murder him without cause? Saul sat there silent.
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  Speaker 2: His heart ached. There was a war going on in
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  Speaker 2: Saul's heart. A clashing of good and evil raged in
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  Speaker 2: the depths of his mind. What his son said was true.
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  Speaker 2: Saul did not truly want to harm David. His jealousy
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  Speaker 2: was misplaced, for David had done nothing but serve Saul
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  Speaker 2: faithfully as his own son. Saul suddenly felt a small
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  Speaker 2: burst of clarity and said, As the Lord lives, I
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  Speaker 2: shall not harm David. Saul grinned ear to ear, and
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  Speaker 2: Jonathan let out a sigh of relief. He called for David,
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  Speaker 2: and the three of them fellowshiped as they once did.
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  Speaker 2: Together they strategized, ate, and enjoyed David's music. All was well,
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  Speaker 2: at least for a moment. War once again knocked on
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  Speaker 2: Israel's doors. The Philistines marched with great passion up against
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  Speaker 2: the armies of Israel. David laced up his armor and
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  Speaker 2: sharpened his sword. With his men behind him, David swooped
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  Speaker 2: into battle like an eagle against its prey. The Philistines
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  Speaker 2: feared David's sword and fled at the sight of him.
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  Speaker 2: Israel struck them with a great blow that day, and
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  Speaker 2: the people once again rejoiced over David's bravery. Saul could
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  Speaker 2: hear the cheering. The laughter and music awoke a slumbering
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  Speaker 2: hatred in Saul's heart. David entered into his courts and
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  Speaker 2: began to play the lyre again for Saul. As he
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  Speaker 2: strummed for his king, David could hear the slight shift
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  Speaker 2: in Saul's spear. David looked up as Saul hurried the
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  Speaker 2: spear towards his chest. David leapt to his left and
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  Speaker 2: crashed into the table. Saul stood, ready to mount another attack,
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  Speaker 2: but David escaped through the window and fled Saul's presence.
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  Speaker 2: Saul sent his men to David's house, but David's wife, Michal,
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  Speaker 2: made him escape through the window. Cleverly, she put a
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  Speaker 2: statue under the covers of the bed and put goat's
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  Speaker 2: hair on top of it. When Saul sent his men
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  Speaker 2: to kill David, They uncovered the blankets to find the
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  Speaker 2: statue in goat's hair. David ran all night towards Ramah.
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  Speaker 2: Tears and sweat fell from his face. He considered Saul
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  Speaker 2: like a father and had done nothing but serve him
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  Speaker 2: with respect and honor. David's heart was broken. He had
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  Speaker 2: his wife, his brother Jonathan, and his king Saul. Now
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  Speaker 2: all was seemingly lost. David continued his escape to the
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  Speaker 2: hills of Ramah. There he ran towards a large tent
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  Speaker 2: tucked in the hills. It was surrounded by a fence
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  Speaker 2: and a few goats were grazing nearby. A fire was
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  Speaker 2: lit in front of the tent and Samuel sat there
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  Speaker 2: staring at the stars. David did not know where else
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  Speaker 2: to go. He fell at Samuel's feet and told him
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  Speaker 2: all that Saul was doing. Saul caught word of David's
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  Speaker 2: whereabouts and sent men to go and kill him. When
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  Speaker 2: the men came to seize David, they found Samuel among
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  Speaker 2: his students leading a worship session. Before they could ask
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  Speaker 2: about David, the men spontaneously began to prophecy and worship
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  Speaker 2: God with them. Enraptured by the glory of God, the
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  Speaker 2: men were unable to find and kill David. Two more
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  Speaker 2: times Saul sent men to kill David, and every time
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  Speaker 2: they were met with the Spirit of God. God was
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  Speaker 2: sending a clear message to Saul, saying, My spirit is
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  Speaker 2: stronger than your will to kill. Do not pursue him.
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  Speaker 2: Yet Saul was stubborn and hell-bent on seeing David's head
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  Speaker 2: mounted on his spear. Saul took matters into his own
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  Speaker 2: hands and rode towards Ramah. He had not been there
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  Speaker 2: since he was last anointed by Samuel. The land made
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  Speaker 2: Saul uncomfortable. The evil spirit within him writhed as it
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  Speaker 2: entered into the presence of God's people. Saul walked up
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  Speaker 2: to Samuel, wanting to ask for David. Instead, Saul was
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  Speaker 2: struck by a wave of God's Spirit, and he too
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  Speaker 2: worshipped and prophesied. Saul tore his clothes and lay naked
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  Speaker 2: and humiliated in front of Samuel. Thus continued the battle
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  Speaker 2: over Saul's heart. David would be safe from Saul for now,
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  Speaker 2: but the evil that lingered over Saul would covet his blood.
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  Speaker 2: Saul's sickened mind was a tragic representation of pride's effect
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  Speaker 2: on the human soul. His paranoia and jealousy poisoned his
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  Speaker 2: thoughts and turned every action into foolishness. Saul would soon
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  Speaker 2: come face to face with his own sin, but not
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  Speaker 2: before he made David's life a living hell.
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  Speaker 3: In God's Word today, we find that Saul is overcome
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  Speaker 3: with jealousy and hatred for David. He is tormented by
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  Speaker 3: a terrible demonic spirit that is clouding his judgment. There
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  Speaker 3: comes a time when God will give someone over to
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  Speaker 3: their own thoughts, and that is what Saul is experiencing.
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  Speaker 3: He is now so far from God that evil is
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  Speaker 3: taking over his life. So as David sleeps in the palace,
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  Speaker 3: Saul rants and raves and conspires to kill David. His
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  Speaker 3: servants and his son, Jonathan, listen on as Saul voices
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  Speaker 3: his dark desires to take David out. Jonathan, ever the loyal,
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  Speaker 3: faithful friend, warns David that his father wants to kill him.
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  Speaker 3: But he tells him to stay put so he can
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  Speaker 3: try to talk some sense into his demonized father. David
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  Speaker 3: trusted Jonathan and he waits. Jonathan pleads with his father
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  Speaker 3: to let good sense prevail. David was a powerful, mighty
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  Speaker 3: warrior who had rescued Israel from Goliath and many other
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  Speaker 3: enemies since. Not only that, but he was like a
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  Speaker 3: son to Saul and he was a brother to Jonathan.
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  Speaker 3: Jonathan's words seem to inject some sanity into Saul's mind
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  Speaker 3: and he vows not to harm David. But when after
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  Speaker 3: another battle and another victory for David came, Saul hears
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  Speaker 3: the Israelites praising David, not him, and his rage, his
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  Speaker 3: envy takes over his life. Murderous attentions take control of him.
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  Speaker 3: And as David is playing music to calm the king's heart,
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  Speaker 3: once more he hurls a spear at David, who narrowly escapes.
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  Speaker 3: David's wife, Michael, helps fool Saul's men by placing a
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  Speaker 3: statue in David's bed so David can escape through a window.
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  Speaker 3: We now see that Saul's own family has chosen sides
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  Speaker 3: and they are on David's side and thus the Lord's side.
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  Speaker 3: They know that David has been chosen by God and
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  Speaker 3: that Saul has descended into madness. David runs far away,
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  Speaker 3: but Saul doesn't give up and sends men after David.
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  Speaker 3: David flees to Samuel and hides there. And now we
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  Speaker 3: see not only Jonathan and Michael are defending and protecting David,
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  Speaker 3: but God himself, as always, is covering David with his protection.
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  Speaker 3: Listen to what happens in 1 Samuel 19, verse 20.
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  Speaker 3: Then Saul sent messengers to take David. And when they
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  Speaker 3: saw the company of the prophets prophesying and Samuel standing
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  Speaker 3: as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon
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  Speaker 3: the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. God sent
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  Speaker 3: his Spirit upon these men who were sent to do
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  Speaker 3: harm to David, and as a result, they began to prophesy.
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  Speaker 3: Here again, we see that God's will will always be done.
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  Speaker 3: He is supreme and sovereign over every situation in our lives.
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  Speaker 3: Saul sends two more groups, and each time, they are
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  Speaker 3: overcome by God's Spirit. Finally, Saul himself comes, and the
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  Speaker 3: same thing happens to him. Saul, the once powerful and
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  Speaker 3: mighty king of Israel, is now left naked and lying down,
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  Speaker 3: unable to continue his quest to destroy David. God's purpose,
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  Speaker 3: God's plan cannot be overcome. But Saul isn't finished. He's
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  Speaker 3: out for blood. And the result of his unresolved sin
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  Speaker 3: and pride and envy in his heart, his heart hardens
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  Speaker 3: against God. And tomorrow, we will see how Jonathan continues
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  Speaker 3: to watch out for his dear friend David, and protect
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  Speaker 3: him from his own father, Saul. Dear God, help us
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  Speaker 3: to learn from today's scripture that pride and jealousy will
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  Speaker 3: only lead to disastrous results. Help us to be faithful friends,
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  Speaker 3: just like Jonathan was to David, and care for those
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  Speaker 3: that we love and their safety and protection. Most of all,
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  Speaker 3: thank you for your love and your grace that always
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  Speaker 3: protects your people, that nothing will separate us from the
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  Speaker 3: love of God that is in Jesus Christ. Amen. Thank
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  Speaker 3: you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast.
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