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January 24 - 1 Samuel 18 · A Chapter a Day Bible Reading

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  Hello friends, it's shown here. Good on you for tapping on play.
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  Here we are. We are going to read another
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  chapter of God's Word. Isn't this a great story?
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  So wonderful as we begin to hear about this young man and how
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  much faith he has in just how God is going to be present and
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  active and good? Ah, what a wonderful example for
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  us. And today we continue to learn
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  more about not just David and what he does, but more about his
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  character. And as we learn more about his
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  character, let that lens be This is the character that God sees
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  as worthy for his kingship. And ultimately, the things that
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  are worthy about kingship are the characteristics that Jesus
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  personifies perfectly as our King, as we will get to in
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  Hebrews. But that's a long way from here
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  in the New Testament. But this is what the author is
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  starting to set up. This is what God wants you and I
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  to begin to learn as we hear these stories.
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  So with that lens in mind, let's keep reading.
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  Let us read First Samuel chapter 18.
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  After David had finished talking with Saul, he met Jonathan, the
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  King's son. There was an immediate bond
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  between them, for Jonathan loved David.
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  From that day on, Saul kept David with him and wouldn't let
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  him return home. And Jonathan made a solemn pact
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  with David because he loved him as he loved himself.
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  Jonathan sealed the pack by taking off his robe and giving
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  it to David, together with his tunic, sword, bow and belt.
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  Whatever soul asked David to do, David did it successfully.
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  So Saul made him a commander over the men of war, an
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  appointment that was welcomed by the people and souls officers
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  alike. When the victorious Israelite
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  army was returning home after David killed the Philistine,
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  women from all the towns of Israel came out to meet King
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  Saul. They sang and danced for joy
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  with tambourines and symbols. This was their song.
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  Saul has killed his thousands and David his ten thousands.
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  This made saw very angry. Watch this, he said.
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  They credit David with 10 thousands and me with only
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  thousands. Next they'll be making him their
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  king. So from that time on, Saul kept
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  a jealous eye on David. The very next day, a tormenting
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  spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave in
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  his house like a madman. David was playing the harp as he
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  did each day, but Saul had a spear in his hand, and he
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  suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the
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  wall. But David escaped him twice.
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  Saul was then afraid of David, for the Lord was with David and
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  had turned away from Saul. Finally Saul sent him away and
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  appointed him commander. Over 1000 men and David
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  faithfully led his troops into battle.
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  David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord
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  was with him. When Saul recognised this, he
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  became even more afraid of him. But all Israel and Judah loved
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  David because he was so successful at leading his troops
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  into battle. One day, Saul said to David.
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  I am ready to give you my older daughter Merab as your wife.
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  But first you must prove yourself to be a real warrior by
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  fighting the Lord's battles. For Saul thought.
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  I'll send them out against the Philistines and let them kill
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  him, rather than doing it myself.
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  Who am I? And what is my family in Israel?
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  That I should be the King's son in law?
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  David exclaimed. My father's family is nothing.
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  So when the time came for Saul to give his daughter Merab in
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  marriage to David, he gave her instead to Adriel, a man from
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  Mahola. In the meantime, Saul's daughter
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  Michael had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted
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  when he heard about it. Here's another chance to see him
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  killed by the Philistines, Saul said to himself.
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  But to David, he said. Today you have a second chance
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  to become my son in law. Then Saul told his men to say to
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  David, the king really likes you, and so do we.
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  Why don't you accept the King's offer and become his son in law
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  when Saul's men said these things to David?
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  He replied. How can a poor man from a humble
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  family afford the bride price for the daughter of a king?
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  When Saul's men reported this back to the king, he told them.
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  Tell David that all I want for the bride price is 100
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  Philistine foreskins. Vengeance on my enemies is all I
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  really want, but what Saul had in mind was that David would be
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  killed in the fight. David was delighted to accept
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  the offer. Before the time limit expired.
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  He and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines.
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  Then David fulfilled the King's requirement by presenting all
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  their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter
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  Michael to David to be his wife. When Saul realised that the Lord
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  was with David and how much his daughter Michael loved him, Saul
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  became even more afraid of him and he remained David's enemy
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  for the rest of his life. Every time the commanders of the
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  Philistines attacked, David was more successful against them
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  than all the rest of Saul's officers said.
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  David's name became very famous, Our Lord.
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  As we read this story, it's so apparent that, as the author
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  says, you are with David and that everything he did, you
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  blessed and Lord. Incredibly, you tell us that in
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  Jesus you are with us, you are present with us, you are for us,
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  and you love us, and you draw us into your family.
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  You don't try and trick us to kill Philistines and get killed
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  ourselves, but you, just with open arms and without any game
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  playing and just with all the love of a father in your heart.
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  You welcome us into your family and you are for us.
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  Help us never forget that whatever it is that we face, no
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  matter how the challenging days come, that we would always know
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  that you, the mighty God of the universe, is for us, for each
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  one of us. Help us always to know this, and
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  help us always to align our hearts to your Kingdom and your
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  priorities, so that in your name and through your power and
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  favour, we can bring your Kingdom to be a reality here on
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  earth as it is in heaven. So we pray all of this and the
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  mighty saving name of Jesus, OHP man.