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Good morning, everyone. Open up your Bibles, your copy of God's Word to 1 Samuel, chapter 16.
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! Today, if you're here for the first time or haven't been back in a while, like perfect timing, we're about to start a new series that will last anywhere from six to seven weeks on the life of King David.
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And I've been very excited about this. David is one of my favorite Bible characters, always kind of has been one of the most intriguing men that we read about in the Scripture, for sure.
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His character in the Scripture is very, very worth our time looking at and studying and learning from.
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So, oddly enough, I mean, I'm not surprised to hear this, but the life of David is mentioned or recorded roughly 66 chapters of the Divine Word.
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That's more than Abraham, more than Moses, more than Joseph, more than Isaiah, a lot.
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He's also mentioned about 59 times just in the New Testament alone, so a huge, daunting thing.
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So, God definitely, without question, when God brings something back up over and over and over, He wants us to learn from His providential interactions with David.
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And the things that He accomplished through him were immense.
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Just to give you a really quick rundown, this is not even half of what you could say,
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but He united all the twelve tribes of Israel, and He brought them together into a single kingdom, which is no easy task.
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He conquered Jerusalem, and He made Jerusalem the capital of Israel's political and spiritual life.
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He defeated all of Israel's enemies, namely, particularly the Philistines, and protected their borders from these pagan enemies,
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and actually became the overlord of a lot of those enemies, where they had to pay tribute and obey what David said.
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He expanded the borders of the nation.
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He annexed the coastal regions.
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He also wrote the Psalms, as we're aware, about 73 of them, and He sang them.
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And then, of course, who can forget the epic, legendary showdown between David and Goliath,
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something that most of us learn about when we were children, teaching us about faith and bravery and trust in God.
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Even now, one of my girls' favorite Bible stories is David and Goliath, and that's when we bust out the foam swords,
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and they attack me, and they call me Goliath every time, so I've had my head cut off quite a few times lately.
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So, one day I'll get to be David, maybe.
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But more importantly, I guess one of the biggest things is the Davidic covenant.
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2 Samuel 7, God promised to give David an everlasting house,
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that one of his descendants would sit on the throne and reign forever.
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And this would be, as we know, our Lord Jesus.
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So, much to say about David.
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So, just pray quickly.
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Lord, help me to, in some small way, be used today by pointing to your Word,
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and that your Word would have its desired effect upon our hearts,
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that your Holy Spirit would apply its truth to our souls,
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and it would work.
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You'd be the spiritual surgeon upon our souls and our hearts today.
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I just ask that in Jesus' name. Amen.
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So, really quick, just some of the context in which we're going to land today in 1 Samuel 16.
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You have a struggling nation.
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The nation of Israel is not doing well.
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They're marked by a lot of internal strife,
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this loose confederation of tribes seeking to unify,
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working together as a single nation,
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a lot of them looking out for their own interests,
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and also just concerned about the other tribes' ambitions.
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A faulty priesthood was also there, given into immorality and corruption,
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characterized by Eli and his sons.
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And going on from there, as we'll look at more next week,
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instead of looking to God for leadership and for God to help them,
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they wanted to have a king like the pagan nations around them.
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And Saul was that first king.
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And with some initial success, as we all know the story,
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eventually he turned from God and began to not obey God,
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and despite giving numerous chances to repent,
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never fully came around.
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And we'll look at that later on next week.
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But earlier in chapter 13 and 15,
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Saul was told by the prophet Samuel that his dynasty,
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his kingdom was going to be torn from him.
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Like, that's it.
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God's done with you.
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Very scary words.
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And that his kingdom would be given to a neighbor.
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And that neighbor would be David, a son of Jesse of Bethlehem.
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So today, this is the first text that we see David's entrance
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onto the scene of God's redemptive story.
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So 1 Samuel 16, we're just going to, like, go through it piece by piece and unpack it.
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So just kind of walking through the text.
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Verse 1, chapter 16.
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The Lord said to Samuel,
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How long will you grieve over Saul,
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since I have rejected him from being the king over Israel?
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Fill your horn with oil and go.
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I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite,
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for I have provided myself a king among his sons.
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And Samuel said, How can I go?
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If Saul hears it, he will kill me.
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And the Lord said, Take a heifer with you and say,
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I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.
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And invite Jesse to sacrifice.
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And I will show you what you shall do.
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And you shall anoint for me him who I have declared to you.
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Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem.
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The elders of the city came out to meet him trembling
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and said, Do you come peacefully?
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And he said, Peacefully.
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I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.
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Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.
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And he consecrated Jesse and his sons
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and invited them to the sacrifice.
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Truly quickly, just walking through this text,
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you immediately catch Samuel grieving.
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It says, so he's extremely saddened
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over the sin and failures of King Saul.
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Some people think that he's like whining and complaining.
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I don't think that's really the case at all.
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I think that he spent so much time investing in this all,
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leading him, counseling him,
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days praying for him,
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serving alongside him,
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really hoping that he would be the king that the nation needed.
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And he failed.
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Miserably failed.
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Despite all that Samuel had done to help him,
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he was rejected by God.
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And so Samuel was grieving over this,
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just wondering what God is going to do next.
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So some of us have been there before.
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Have you?
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I have.
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Just spent countless hours loving, serving,
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counseling, discipling someone,
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and then kind of have that person reject those things
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that you've invested into them.
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So it's painful.
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So he's wondering what is God going to do?
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And so God comes to his servants with a new direction,
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new orders.
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Here's what you're going to do.
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You're going to find and anoint a new king over the nation.
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And that new king would be Jesse,
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as we see in our text,
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a descendant of Judah and Tamar,
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who was also a grandson of Ruth and Boaz,
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Bethlehem and Judah,
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Bethlehem Ephratah and Micah,
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as Cody read earlier specifically.
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And Samuel, we see is afraid.
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He's like, well, if Saul hears about this out of jealousy,
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he may just kill me.
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Like if he knows I'm back to anoint a new king,
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kind of behind his back.
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But God encourages him to go,
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says you're going to offer a sacrifice.
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And so that's what he did.
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He went to offer a sacrifice.
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And he shows up at the gates,
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and they're scared because he's the prophet.
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And they're like, what have we done wrong?
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Is somebody about to die?
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And so he's like, no, no, no.
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I'll come peacefully.
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I'll come to offer a sacrifice.
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And he goes.
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And he doesn't hide his intention in being there.
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He's walking in obedience to God.
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And so very often, really small lesson here,
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whenever we're overwhelmed,
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feeling just stressed out,
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can't see what to do next,
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usually it's just taking the very simple step
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of faithful obedience,
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like the very next thing.
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Do the next thing.
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Be faithful to God and what he tells you to do.
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And this is what Samuel is doing.
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He goes without question.
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He obeys God.
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He does all that God requires.
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And so that's what it says.
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He obeyed and came to Bethlehem.
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And so he got there.
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He's like, hey, consecrate yourselves.
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Get yourselves ready for the sacrifice,
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which more than likely meant washing themselves,
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perhaps their clothes for the sacrifice.
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And then we get to the next section of this,
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and we see Samuel scoping out the sons of Jesse,
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just wondering who it is.
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I know it's one of these guys,
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but I don't know who it is.
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And God's response to him,
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I think,
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is one of the most underrated verses in the Scripture.
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But look at verse 6.
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When they came,
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he looked at Elab and thought,
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surely the Lord's anointed is before him.
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But the Lord said to Samuel,
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do not look on his outward appearance
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or on the height of his stature,
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because I have rejected him.
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For the Lord sees,
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not as man sees.
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Man looks on the outward appearance,
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but the Lord looks on the heart.
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Then Jesus called Abinadab
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and made him pass before Samuel.
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And he said,
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neither has the Lord chosen this one.
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Then Jesse made Shammah pass by.
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And he said,
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neither has the Lord chosen this one.
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And Jesse made seven of his sons
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pass before Samuel.
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And Samuel said to Jesse,
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the Lord has not chosen these.
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Then Jesse made Shammah pass by.
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And he said,
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neither has the Lord chosen this one.
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And Jesse made the seven sons
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pass before Samuel.
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He has not chosen any of these.
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And so here's what's going on.
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Like, you know,
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Jesse thinks,
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surely it's got to be one of my bigger boys,
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one of my best looking boys.
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He just makes him kind of walk by.
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Samuel and Samuel is going,
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nope.
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The Lord has rejected him.
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The Lord has not chosen him.
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So what's going on here
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is Samuel is being fooled
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into thinking that God will choose
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the biggest,
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strongest,
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best looking,
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pretty much in the same way
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that Saul was chosen.
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If you remember,
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in 1 Samuel 9,
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1 and 2,
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Saul came from a wealthy family.
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It says that Saul was a handsome man.
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There was not a man among the people
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more handsome than he,
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that his shoulders up,
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from his shoulders upward,
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he was taller than any of the other people.
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So Saul was a very physically impressive man.
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And so Samuel's already thinking
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that it's got to be similar.
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And God's saying no.
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Because despite all the material
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and physical advantages Saul had,
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we all see that it afforded him
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no benefit at all
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because his heart was full of vanity,
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pride,
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and sin
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did not help.
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God says to him,
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verse 7,
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underline it in your Bible,
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memorize it,
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do not look on his outward height
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or stature
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because the Lord has rejected him.
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For the Lord sees,
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not as man sees.
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Man looks on the outward appearance,
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but the Lord looks on the heart.
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What a remarkable verse.
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More on this later,
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but simply,
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what he's trying to say is,
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man wrongfully judges
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in ways others
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created in God's image
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merely by the outward appearance.
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But God is more focused
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on the heart,
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the inner person.
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And so basically,
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Jesse's like,
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I mean,
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excuse me,
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Samuel,
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look,
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is that it?
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Is that all your sons?
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So after inspecting them,
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doesn't find one.
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As we get to verse 11,
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then Samuel said to Jesse,
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are all your sons here?
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And he said,
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there remains yet the youngest,
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but behold,
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he is keeping the sheep.
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And Samuel said to Jesse,
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send and get him,
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for we will not sit down
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until he comes here.
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And he sent and brought him in.
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Now he was ruddy
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and had beautiful eyes
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and was handsome.
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And the Lord said,
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arise,
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anoint him,
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for this is he.
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Then Samuel took the horn of oil
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and anointed him
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in the midst of his brothers.
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And the spirit of the Lord
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rushed upon David
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from that day forward.
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And Samuel rose up
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and went to Ramah.
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Just one more verse.
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Now the spirit of the Lord
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departed from Saul
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and a harmful spirit
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from the Lord
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tormented him.
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So we see in verse 11,
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he basically is just saying,
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hey, is this it?
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Is there any other sons
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that you have?
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And Jesse may have just been
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sort of downplaying it
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because parents
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sinfully can sometimes
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have favorites
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and maybe David wasn't his.
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We don't know.
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But he's like,
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yeah, there's another one.
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I forgot to mention him.
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He's keeping the sheep.
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No big deal.
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And Samuel's like,
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well, go get them then.
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We'll stand right here
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and won't get started
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until he shows up.
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Go fetch him.
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So he does that.
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So we get a brief
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physical description
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of David
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when he arrives on the scene.
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And God says,
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this is the one
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that I have chosen.
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And you see in verse 13,
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immediately,
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Samuel anoints David
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with oil,
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which is symbolic
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of the Holy Spirit,
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who descends on him.
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It says,
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the Spirit of the Lord
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rushed,
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or meaning,
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it came down mightily
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and effectively
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upon David.
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So in the Old Testament,
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as most of us know,
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the Spirit came
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and rested on
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chosen individuals
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that God empowered
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to carry out
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the specific things
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He gave them to do.
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And it's no different
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than David.
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And notice that
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the Spirit left Saul.
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And very,
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very scary.
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So,
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he had this anointing
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before his whole family.
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There was three more
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anointings that came.
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One before the family,
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one before the tribe
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of Judah,
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and then another anointing
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as the whole nation's
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king that came later.
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But in verse 14,
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yeah,
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it leaves Saul.
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Because without
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the Holy Spirit,
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Saul can no longer
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be any kind of
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an effective king
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for the nation.
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And a harmful,
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distressing spirit
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came from the Lord
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to torment him.
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So something very
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scary and tragic.
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So,
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let's just get into
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some of the questions.
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That's sort of our,
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the overview of our text.
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Let's just walk through
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this with questions.
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So a lot of this
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will be just background,
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things about David,
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but then getting into
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some other stuff.
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So what was
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David's background?
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His Hebrew name,
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David,
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beloved one,
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which means strength,
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favor.
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Born roughly
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around 1040 B.C.,
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so a very long time ago
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in Bethlehem.
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His father was Jesse.
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The scripture doesn't
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mention his mother,
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but the Talmud
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mentions his mother.
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He also had two sisters.
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The Bible doesn't
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name his mother,
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like I said,
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but I think she was
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significant in raising
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these men.
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He lived roughly
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70 years,
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dying around
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970 B.C.
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So we get a description
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of him here,
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his character,
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his physical physique.
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So,
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look at 1612.
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We see that David
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was ruddy.
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And that means
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like a reddish
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or brownish color.
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It can mean
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red hair,
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ginger.
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It was also
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used of Esau,
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the same word,
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Genesis 25,
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25.
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More than likely,
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though,
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is denoting
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that he was
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physically fit,
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healthy,
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strong,
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kind of the opposite
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of like pale,
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frail,
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weak,
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just full of
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life.
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And he had
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beautiful
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or bright
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eyes.
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So,
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this means
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that he had
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like this sparkle
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in his eye,
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this alertness,
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this vitality,
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and that
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not just
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of one
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who's strong
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physically,
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but one
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who's well
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spiritually too.
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As we know
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that Jesus said
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in Matthew 6,
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the eye is the
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lamp of the body.
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So if your eyes
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are healthy,
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your whole body
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will be full
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of light.
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So this was
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the description
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of David,
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like he had
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a clear conscience,
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a genuine
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relationship
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before God,
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and you can see
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it in his
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demeanor,
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in his eyes.
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So,
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brought by
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a genuine
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relationship
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with God.
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And next
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it says
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he was
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handsome.
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So,
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appealing
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or good
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looking
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to the
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eyes.
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But it
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doesn't just
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mean,
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it does
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mean that,
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but it
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also just
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means that
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he had a
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very pleasant
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demeanor.
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His countenance
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was attractive.
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He just
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entered the room
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and you felt
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at ease.
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You felt
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welcomed.
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You felt
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loved,
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easy to be
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around.
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So later
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on in chapter
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16,
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verse 18,
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we learn
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that David
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was also,
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Saul's servant
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gives a description
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of David,
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and it says
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that he was
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prudent
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in speech,
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meaning that
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he was careful,
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he was well-spoken,
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he spoke very
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clearly,
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articulate,
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and he was
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also,
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that servant
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says,
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a man of
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good presence,
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a calmly one.
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Again,
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like you felt
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at ease when you
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were in his
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presence.
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presence.
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So that's
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his physical
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descriptions of
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his character.
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Then he had a
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lot of
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capabilities.
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Alright,
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so he was a
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very gifted
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man and he
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developed all
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these skills
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that God
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had given
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him just
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by being
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faithful,
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hear me
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now,
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being faithful
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in everyday
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obedience and
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the concept
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that the
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western mind
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today,
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the western
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men particularly
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today,
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but think
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don't go
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together.
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Like,
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you're either
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this or
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you're that.
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And David
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doesn't quite
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fit that.
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So,
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he was.
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We have
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the tough
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guy,
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the man's
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man.
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He shoots
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guns,
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he hunts,
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he fishes,
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he knows how
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to survive
19:55
in the
19:55
wilderness,
19:55
he boxes,
19:57
goes to the
19:57
gym,
19:58
wrestles,
19:59
fixes his
20:00
own cars,
20:00
and he watches
20:01
war movies
20:02
and westerns.
20:02
So,
20:03
he had like
20:03
that side
20:04
of him.
20:05
On the
20:06
other hand,
20:06
he was a
20:07
very sensitive
20:08
compassionate
20:09
guy,
20:11
sensitive,
20:12
bookworm,
20:14
writes poems
20:15
and stories.
20:18
He watches
20:19
rom-coms and
20:20
dramas.
20:21
He likes
20:22
to bake.
20:24
So,
20:25
the British
20:25
baking show,
20:26
there is one
20:27
guy in episode
20:28
three or four,
20:29
and he's like a
20:29
really good
20:30
baker,
20:31
but he was
20:32
like in the
20:33
elite British
20:34
regiment,
20:34
the Cold
20:35
Stream Guard.
20:35
He could just
20:35
see Paul
20:36
insulting him,
20:36
and he would
20:37
just be like,
20:38
I don't care
20:39
what you're
20:39
saying.
20:40
So,
20:40
probably that
20:41
kind of
20:41
baker if
20:41
he was
20:42
one.
20:42
So,
20:43
moving on.
20:44
So,
20:45
no matter
20:45
what,
20:47
in David's
20:48
life,
20:48
there is
20:48
something that
20:49
appealed to
20:49
each man in
20:50
here,
20:50
particularly men,
20:51
I'll just
20:52
say,
20:53
something for
20:53
us to
20:53
relate to.
20:55
So,
20:55
some of
20:55
these
20:56
capabilities,
20:56
one,
20:57
he was a
20:57
shepherd.
20:58
That was
20:58
one of the
20:58
first things
20:59
mentioned
21:00
about him.
21:00
He's
21:01
keeping the
21:01
sheep,
21:01
he's guarding
21:02
and watching
21:02
over the
21:04
sheep,
21:04
the youngest.
21:05
So,
21:06
that means
21:06
that his
21:06
father trusted
21:07
him to
21:08
watch over
21:08
the sheep.
21:09
It could
21:10
be kind
21:10
of like
21:11
grunt work
21:11
a little
21:12
bit too,
21:12
but it
21:13
was an
21:13
important
21:14
thing,
21:14
and the
21:14
flock had
21:15
to be
21:15
kept intact
21:16
and protected
21:17
from predators,
21:19
moved from
21:19
pasture to
21:20
pasture.
21:21
And it
21:22
says in
21:22
1 Samuel 17
21:24
that David
21:25
protected the
21:26
sheep by
21:26
striking down
21:27
lions and
21:28
bears.
21:30
Have any
21:30
ever run
21:31
into a
21:31
bear in the
21:32
woods?
21:32
I have.
21:33
It's a pretty
21:33
scary thing,
21:34
especially in
21:34
the dark.
21:36
It's very,
21:37
so he would
21:37
just go toe
21:38
to toe with
21:38
these things
21:39
and wouldn't
21:40
hesitate to
21:41
face them.
21:42
So he had
21:43
serious guts.
21:44
And furthermore,
21:46
something you
21:46
might think
21:46
about is being
21:47
a shepherd out
21:48
in the hills,
21:49
out in the
21:49
wilderness,
21:50
it afforded
21:51
him a lot
21:51
of time to
21:52
think,
21:54
reflect,
21:55
pray,
21:57
to spend
21:57
that time
21:58
thinking about
21:58
the shepherd
21:59
metaphor and
22:00
how God
22:01
relates to
22:01
his people
22:02
as a shepherd
22:03
and promises
22:04
to lead,
22:05
provide,
22:05
and protect
22:06
his people.
22:06
As he later
22:07
wrote in
22:08
Psalm 23,
22:09
the Lord is
22:09
my shepherd.
22:11
I shall not
22:11
want.
22:12
He makes me
22:12
lie down
22:13
in green
22:13
pastures.
22:15
He leaves me
22:15
beside the
22:16
still waters.
22:17
He restores
22:17
my soul.
22:19
He leaves me
22:19
in paths of
22:20
righteousness
22:20
for his
22:21
name's sake.
22:23
So he was
22:24
a shepherd
22:24
at heart.
22:27
Secondly,
22:27
we learn
22:30
that he was
22:31
a singer
22:31
and poet.
22:33
David is
22:33
referred to
22:34
in 1618
22:36
as he is
22:37
skillful
22:37
in playing
22:38
on the
22:39
harp.
22:40
So skillful
22:41
was he in
22:42
playing that
22:42
he actually
22:42
brought refreshment
22:43
to Saul's
22:45
distressed
22:45
soul that
22:47
tormented
22:47
him.
22:49
And in a
22:49
manner that
22:50
in this way
22:51
God used
22:52
the evil
22:52
of Saul
22:53
to bring
22:53
David actually
22:54
into the
22:55
court of the
22:55
king and
22:56
the washful
22:57
eyes of the
22:57
army.
22:59
Elsewhere
23:00
in 2 Samuel
23:02
David is
23:02
referred to
23:03
as the
23:04
sweet
23:04
psalmist
23:05
or singer
23:07
of Israel.
23:08
So he
23:09
showed immense
23:10
sensitivity
23:10
the right
23:12
expression
23:12
of emotion
23:13
in the
23:14
psalms that
23:15
he wrote
23:15
and sang.
23:17
He truly
23:18
believed that
23:18
God's gifts
23:19
and God's
23:20
endowments
23:20
were to be
23:21
developed
23:21
and used
23:24
in a way
23:24
that honored
23:25
God and
23:26
that served
23:26
other people
23:27
around him.
23:29
And then
23:29
thirdly
23:30
another
23:30
characteristic
23:31
or I
23:33
guess
23:33
trait
23:33
would be
23:34
that he
23:34
was a
23:35
soldier.
23:36
It's usually
23:36
singer
23:37
poet
23:38
soldier
23:39
doesn't
23:39
quite
23:39
go together.
23:41
In this
23:41
case it
23:41
does.
23:42
He was
23:42
like the
23:42
epic
23:43
warrior
23:43
poet.
23:45
So we
23:45
get this
23:46
image of
23:47
David being
23:47
this ragtag
23:48
inexperienced
23:49
green kid
23:50
that shows
23:50
up to
23:52
fight but
23:52
that's not
23:53
how he's
23:53
described.
23:54
he's
23:55
referred to
23:55
by Saul's
23:56
servants
23:57
in 1618
23:59
as a man
23:59
of valor
24:00
a man
24:01
of war.
24:02
A term
24:03
biblically
24:04
meaning that
24:04
he was
24:05
brave
24:05
courageously
24:07
fierce to
24:08
fight
24:08
in hand to
24:09
hand combat
24:10
a man of
24:11
war meaning
24:12
someone who
24:12
was trained
24:13
in the
24:14
weapons of
24:14
that day
24:15
in a very
24:17
well you know
24:18
capable fighter
24:19
in any
24:20
situation
24:20
fighting
24:22
warrior
24:22
and then
24:23
following that
24:24
time after
24:25
he fought
24:25
Goliath
24:26
he only
24:26
grew in
24:27
that
24:27
ability
24:28
he only
24:28
grew in
24:29
that skill
24:29
to be a
24:30
warrior on
24:30
the battlefield
24:31
and so
24:32
legendary
24:33
was his
24:34
fighting ability
24:35
that later
24:36
the women
24:36
sang
24:37
in 1
24:38
Samuel 18
24:39
7
24:39
they sang
24:40
to one
24:41
another
24:41
and celebrated
24:42
Saul
24:42
has struck
24:43
down
24:43
thousands
24:44
but David
24:45
tens of
24:46
thousands
24:47
so his
24:49
prowess on
24:50
the battlefield
24:50
meant also
24:51
that he
24:52
drew
24:52
naturally
24:53
drew
24:54
the best
24:55
fighters
24:55
of his
24:56
day
24:57
they wanted
24:58
to be
24:58
around him
24:59
they loved
24:59
him
25:00
and respected
25:00
him
25:01
so the
25:02
seals
25:02
the rangers
25:03
the delta
25:03
force
25:04
the SAS
25:04
guys
25:04
they all
25:05
wanted to
25:05
hang out
25:06
with David
25:07
and fight
25:08
alongside
25:09
him
25:09
so he
25:11
could take
25:11
any guy
25:12
in this
25:12
room
25:12
easily
25:13
so record
25:15
all his
25:16
greatest
25:16
battles
25:17
or seen
25:17
in 2 Samuel
25:18
chapter 8
25:19
just a list
25:20
of all his
25:20
victories
25:21
in a time
25:22
where warfare
25:23
was close
25:23
and personal
25:25
so that's
25:27
his background
25:28
it's a little
25:29
bit about
25:30
him
25:30
but secondly
25:32
all those
25:33
things are
25:34
cool
25:34
interesting
25:35
whatever
25:37
but this
25:39
is the
25:39
second
25:39
question
25:39
what was
25:40
David's
25:41
distinguishing
25:41
trait
25:42
in God's
25:44
eyes
25:44
alright
25:45
and the
25:47
simple
25:47
answer
25:47
is
25:48
his
25:48
heart
25:48
was
25:49
God's
25:50
in our
25:51
context
25:52
today
25:52
in verse
25:53
7
25:53
you see
25:54
Samuel
25:55
inspecting
25:55
Jesse's
25:56
sons
25:56
and
25:57
surely
25:58
this is
25:59
the Lord's
25:59
anointing
26:00
and God
26:00
says
26:00
no
26:01
and again
26:02
do not
26:02
look at
26:03
his
26:03
outward
26:03
appearance
26:04
man
26:04
looks at
26:05
the
26:05
outward
26:05
appearance
26:05
but God
26:06
looks
26:07
at
26:08
the
26:08
heart
26:08
so if
26:12
we in
26:13
our
26:13
culture
26:14
we
26:16
worship
26:16
I mean
26:17
worship
26:18
outward
26:19
beauty
26:20
physical
26:20
attractiveness
26:22
youthful
26:23
allure
26:24
and our
26:26
culture
26:27
pushes
26:27
and pressures
26:28
particularly
26:30
girls
26:31
and women
26:32
guys
26:34
aren't
26:34
excluded
26:34
but just
26:35
women
26:35
particularly
26:36
just hear
26:36
me on
26:37
this
26:37
they push
26:39
you so
26:39
hard
26:39
to look
26:40
outwardly
26:40
attractive
26:41
and if
26:43
you could
26:43
only let
26:43
that deep
26:44
profound
26:45
truth
26:45
just sink
26:46
in
26:46
how
26:47
different
26:48
would
26:48
your
26:48
life
26:48
be
26:49
how
26:50
much
26:50
of your
26:51
anxiety
26:51
and fear
26:52
of like
26:53
other
26:53
people
26:53
judging
26:55
you
26:55
be removed
26:56
if you
26:56
just
26:56
understood
26:57
that
26:58
that's
26:59
not
26:59
what
26:59
God
26:59
really
27:00
cares
27:00
about
27:00
that's
27:02
not
27:02
what
27:02
he
27:02
looks
27:02
at
27:03
James
27:04
Montgomery
27:04
Boyce
27:05
wrote about
27:07
this text
27:07
these words
27:08
are not
27:08
only a
27:08
statement
27:09
of the
27:09
clearness
27:10
of God's
27:10
vision
27:11
and his
27:12
capacity
27:12
to judge
27:13
they're also
27:14
a statement
27:15
of our
27:15
limitations
27:16
and of
27:18
course
27:18
the crux
27:19
this is of
27:19
course
27:19
the crux
27:20
of the
27:20
problem
27:21
it is not
27:22
just that
27:23
God can
27:23
see clearly
27:24
it is that
27:25
God alone
27:26
can see
27:27
clearly
27:27
at best
27:29
we only
27:29
see the
27:30
outward
27:30
appearance
27:31
God looks
27:32
upon
27:33
the heart
27:33
so the
27:35
heart
27:35
is used
27:36
roughly
27:36
a thousand
27:37
times
27:37
or more
27:38
in the
27:38
scripture
27:39
making it
27:39
one of the
27:39
most common
27:40
terms
27:40
about humans
27:42
in the
27:43
scripture
27:43
God
27:44
created our
27:45
hearts
27:45
to be the
27:45
center
27:46
of our
27:47
emotions
27:47
our
27:48
affections
27:48
our
27:48
desires
27:49
our
27:49
intellectual
27:51
moral
27:51
activity
27:52
a vital
27:53
part of
27:54
our
27:54
spiritual
27:54
makeup
27:55
and the
27:56
scripture
27:56
says a lot
27:57
about the
27:57
heart
27:58
Proverbs
27:59
27
28:00
19
28:00
as in
28:03
water
28:04
face
28:04
reflects
28:05
face
28:05
so the
28:06
heart
28:06
of a
28:07
man
28:07
reflects
28:07
the
28:08
man
28:08
meaning
28:09
that the
28:10
heart
28:10
reflects
28:11
the
28:11
person's
28:11
true
28:12
nature
28:12
God
28:13
ultimately
28:14
cares
28:15
very little
28:16
about our
28:18
outward
28:18
appearance
28:18
and this
28:19
isn't a
28:19
license
28:19
just to
28:20
be
28:20
nasty
28:21
and sloppy
28:22
that's not
28:22
what we're
28:23
saying
28:23
most of
28:24
you are
28:24
mature
28:24
enough
28:25
to know
28:25
what we're
28:25
aiming at
28:26
I know
28:27
some
28:27
people
28:28
dress
28:28
down
28:29
on purpose
28:29
because
28:30
they want
28:30
people
28:30
to think
28:31
that they
28:31
don't
28:31
care
28:31
about
28:32
their
28:33
outward
28:33
appearance
28:33
and they
28:33
really
28:34
do
28:34
also
28:36
the
28:38
wisdom
28:39
writer
28:39
wrote
28:39
keep
28:41
guard
28:41
over
28:42
your
28:42
heart
28:42
with
28:42
all
28:43
vigilance
28:43
for
28:43
from
28:44
it
28:44
flows
28:44
springs
28:45
of
28:45
life
28:46
and
28:47
Jesus
28:47
indicated
28:48
to
28:49
those
28:49
who
28:49
rejected
28:50
him
28:50
you
28:52
are
28:52
the
28:52
ones
28:53
who
28:53
justify
28:53
yourselves
28:54
before
28:54
men
28:54
but
28:55
God
28:55
knows
28:56
your
28:57
heart
28:57
does that
28:59
make you
28:59
scared
29:00
God
29:01
knows
29:02
your
29:02
heart
29:02
he
29:02
sees
29:03
past
29:03
what
29:04
man
29:04
cares
29:05
about
29:05
so
29:06
in
29:06
summary
29:06
outward
29:08
looks
29:08
and
29:08
appearances
29:09
are
29:09
an
29:10
inadequate
29:10
measuring
29:12
scales
29:12
to weigh
29:13
someone's
29:14
true love
29:14
and devotion
29:15
to God
29:16
inadequate
29:18
outward
29:19
appearances
29:19
cannot
29:20
rightly
29:20
predict
29:21
someone's
29:21
love
29:22
for God
29:22
or their
29:23
inner
29:23
beauty
29:24
or anything
29:24
else
29:25
some of
29:25
the most
29:25
attractive
29:25
people
29:26
some of
29:26
us
29:26
know
29:26
are some
29:27
of the
29:27
ugliest
29:27
people
29:28
we
29:28
know
29:28
very
29:30
true
29:30
so
29:31
don't
29:31
be
29:32
fooled
29:32
spend
29:34
less
29:34
time
29:35
on your
29:35
outward
29:35
appearance
29:36
if we're
29:36
coming
29:36
here
29:36
and more
29:37
time
29:37
on your
29:37
soul
29:38
coming
29:39
here
29:39
each
29:39
day
29:40
think
29:41
of
29:41
these
29:41
things
29:42
they
29:43
cannot
29:43
accurately
29:44
predict
29:45
someone's
29:46
faithfulness
29:46
to God
29:47
as Jesus
29:48
said
29:48
because
29:49
from the
29:50
heart
29:50
overflows
29:50
!
29:51
our
29:51
actions
29:52
right
29:53
that's
29:54
Mark
29:54
7
29:55
21
29:55
the
29:56
Bible
29:56
informs
29:57
us
29:57
that
29:58
the
29:59
Lord
29:59
weighs
30:00
the
30:01
heart
30:01
Proverbs
30:02
21
30:03
2
30:03
he
30:03
considers
30:04
he
30:04
examines
30:05
he
30:05
judges
30:05
the
30:06
heart
30:07
so
30:08
referring
30:09
this
30:09
is
30:09
I need
30:10
to make
30:10
clarification
30:11
when we're
30:12
talking about
30:13
David's
30:13
heart
30:13
or our
30:14
heart
30:14
we're
30:15
talking
30:15
about
30:15
the
30:15
regenerated
30:16
saved
30:17
heart
30:18
someone
30:18
who's
30:18
been
30:18
born
30:19
again
30:19
not
30:20
the
30:20
fallen
30:21
corruptible
30:22
heart
30:23
so
30:24
that's
30:25
kind of
30:25
what we're
30:25
focusing
30:26
on
30:26
today
30:27
but
30:28
one of
30:28
my
30:29
favorite
30:29
verses
30:29
that I
30:30
learned
30:30
as an
30:30
early
30:31
believer
30:31
2nd
30:33
Chronicles
30:33
16
30:34
9
30:34
for the
30:34
eyes
30:35
of the
30:35
Lord
30:35
roam
30:37
to and
30:38
fro
30:38
over all
30:39
the earth
30:40
to show
30:40
himself
30:41
strong
30:41
on behalf
30:42
of those
30:43
whose hearts
30:44
are fully
30:45
devoted
30:45
to him
30:46
so
30:47
examine
30:48
yourself
30:49
as I've
30:50
had to do
30:51
some this
30:51
past week
30:52
do you
30:52
value
30:53
your outward
30:54
appearance
30:55
over the
30:56
state of
30:56
your own
30:57
heart
30:57
and your
30:57
soul
30:58
what is
30:59
your time
31:00
and your
31:00
money
31:00
and your
31:01
attitude
31:02
reflect
31:04
are you
31:06
aware that
31:06
vanity
31:07
is a
31:08
sin
31:08
and to
31:09
live in
31:10
front of
31:10
a mirror
31:11
is probably
31:11
the saddest
31:12
place
31:12
to be
31:13
be more
31:15
concerned
31:16
about your
31:16
soul
31:17
and furthermore
31:17
don't overlook
31:18
other people
31:19
or underestimate
31:21
other people
31:22
whose outward
31:23
features may
31:24
not be
31:25
exactly what
31:25
you think
31:26
are attractive
31:26
because that
31:28
person could
31:29
very well
31:29
be someone
31:31
meaningful in
31:31
your life
31:32
very important
31:35
so what was
31:36
it about
31:37
David's heart
31:38
well in
31:40
first Samuel
31:40
just flip from
31:41
chapter 16
31:42
really quick
31:42
three chapters
31:44
back
31:44
first Samuel
31:45
13
31:45
we'll look
31:47
more at this
31:47
passage next
31:48
week but
31:49
this is when
31:50
God has
31:51
rejected Saul
31:51
he tells
31:52
Samuel
31:53
he's done
31:54
and God
31:55
says this
31:56
to Samuel
31:57
first
31:58
Samuel 13
31:59
verse 13
32:00
Samuel said
32:01
to Saul
32:02
you have
32:02
done
32:02
foolishly
32:03
you have
32:04
not kept
32:05
the commandment
32:05
of the
32:06
Lord your
32:07
God
32:07
with which
32:08
he commanded
32:08
you
32:09
for then
32:10
the Lord
32:11
has
32:11
established
32:12
your
32:12
kingdom
32:12
over
32:14
Israel
32:14
forever
32:15
but now
32:16
your kingdom
32:16
shall not
32:17
continue
32:18
now here
32:18
it is
32:19
listen
32:19
the Lord
32:20
has sought
32:21
out a man
32:21
after his
32:22
own heart
32:23
that is
32:26
speaking of
32:27
David
32:28
so what does
32:29
it mean
32:30
to be someone
32:30
after God's
32:31
own heart
32:32
quickly
32:34
what it
32:34
definitely
32:35
doesn't mean
32:35
I think you
32:36
all would
32:36
know this
32:36
is it
32:36
doesn't mean
32:37
perfection
32:37
it doesn't
32:38
mean
32:38
sinlessness
32:39
it also
32:41
isn't this
32:42
like high
32:43
spiritual
32:43
state
32:44
of like
32:45
nirvana
32:46
that you
32:46
reach
32:47
either
32:47
and it's
32:49
also not
32:49
something
32:49
that you're
32:50
just born
32:50
with
32:51
it's not
32:52
a natural
32:53
trait
32:53
but this
32:55
is a huge
32:56
distinguishing
32:57
character
32:57
despite all
32:58
of David's
32:58
son
32:59
and failures
33:00
later on
33:02
Paul addressed
33:02
the Jews
33:03
in Antioch
33:04
in Acts
33:05
13
33:05
and he said
33:07
he raised
33:08
up David
33:08
to be their
33:09
king
33:09
of whom
33:10
he testified
33:11
and said
33:11
I have found
33:12
in David
33:13
the son
33:13
of Jesse
33:14
a man
33:15
after my
33:16
own heart
33:16
who will
33:17
do all
33:18
my will
33:19
so what
33:21
on earth
33:21
does it
33:21
mean again
33:22
to be a
33:22
man or
33:22
woman
33:23
after God's
33:24
own heart
33:25
well
33:27
after hearing
33:29
a lot of
33:30
bad
33:30
reading a lot
33:31
of I didn't
33:31
think helpful
33:31
things
33:32
reading some
33:33
of the old
33:34
dead guys
33:34
looking at
33:35
the language
33:36
I'm going
33:38
to define
33:38
it
33:38
it's just
33:39
very simple
33:40
foundation
33:40
this way
33:42
a man
33:44
or woman
33:44
after God's
33:45
own heart
33:45
is
33:46
one
33:46
whose
33:47
deepest
33:47
heart
33:47
desires
33:48
and longings
33:50
are for
33:50
his God
33:51
shown
33:52
or revealed
33:53
in how
33:54
one
33:54
lives
33:55
one
33:57
whose
33:57
deepest
33:58
heart
33:58
desires
33:59
and longings
34:00
are for
34:00
his God
34:01
shown
34:02
or revealed
34:03
in how
34:03
one
34:04
lives
34:04
alright
34:05
so remember
34:06
David wasn't
34:07
perfect
34:07
he had
34:07
massive
34:08
sins
34:08
we'll read
34:09
about
34:09
later
34:09
but this
34:10
is how
34:11
God
34:11
chose
34:11
to define
34:12
him
34:12
and have
34:13
him
34:14
remembered
34:14
by
34:14
as one
34:16
who
34:16
was
34:17
after
34:17
his
34:17
own
34:18
heart
34:18
and this
34:19
just really
34:20
means that the
34:20
overall bent
34:21
of his
34:21
heart
34:22
was towards
34:23
God
34:24
that his
34:25
great love
34:26
and desire
34:27
for God
34:27
was the
34:27
overall
34:28
trajectory
34:29
of his
34:30
life
34:30
Jonathan Edwards
34:32
wrote
34:33
heart
34:33
heart
34:33
of a
34:33
man
34:34
cannot
34:35
be
34:35
brought
34:35
to a
34:36
higher
34:36
excellency
34:37
than to
34:38
have
34:39
delight
34:39
in God
34:40
and
34:41
complacency
34:42
or satisfaction
34:43
in the
34:44
divine
34:45
excellency
34:45
and glory
34:46
and this
34:47
is what
34:47
David
34:48
wanted
34:48
he wanted
34:49
to be
34:49
in God's
34:49
presence
34:50
he wanted
34:50
to behold
34:51
God's
34:52
glory
34:52
so this
34:54
is a
34:54
zealous
34:55
spiritual
34:56
passion
34:57
for God
34:58
whose
34:59
life
34:59
is in
35:00
harmony
35:00
with
35:01
God's
35:02
heart
35:02
very
35:04
simple
35:04
just
35:05
follow me
35:05
it just
35:05
means like
35:06
one that
35:07
loves
35:08
what God
35:09
loves
35:09
one that
35:09
hates
35:10
what God
35:11
hates
35:12
one that
35:13
gets angry
35:14
about what
35:14
God
35:15
gets angry
35:15
over
35:16
one who
35:17
loves the
35:19
purposes
35:19
of God
35:20
his heart
35:21
is in
35:22
agreement
35:22
and in
35:22
one accord
35:23
with God
35:24
that's what
35:26
we're talking
35:26
about here
35:27
his heart
35:27
beats
35:28
with God
35:28
David
35:31
wrote in
35:31
Psalm 27
35:32
he says
35:32
one thing
35:33
think about
35:35
all the
35:35
times you
35:35
pray
35:36
and ask
35:36
God
35:36
for things
35:37
one thing
35:37
have I
35:39
asked
35:39
of the
35:39
Lord
35:40
that I
35:40
would
35:40
seek
35:40
after
35:41
that I
35:42
may
35:42
dwell
35:42
in the
35:43
house
35:43
of the
35:43
Lord
35:43
all my
35:44
days
35:44
of my
35:44
life
35:45
to gaze
35:46
upon
35:46
the
35:46
beauty
35:47
of the
35:47
Lord
35:47
and to
35:47
inquire
35:48
in his
35:48
temple
35:49
so how
35:51
would you
35:51
finish
35:51
that sentence
35:52
or start
35:52
that sentence
35:53
one thing
35:53
I have
35:54
desired
35:54
the
35:54
Lord
35:55
that which
35:56
I seek
35:56
after
35:57
fill in
35:58
the blank
35:58
and in
36:00
that answer
36:01
reveals much
36:03
about the
36:03
choices and
36:04
priorities about
36:05
the way we
36:05
live and
36:06
respond to
36:07
things
36:07
David's answer
36:09
reveals why
36:10
God says
36:11
this man's
36:12
heart beats
36:13
after mine
36:14
so what does
36:16
that look
36:16
like
36:16
and again
36:18
it's shown
36:19
in how we
36:19
live and
36:20
how that's
36:21
manifested
36:21
this joyful
36:23
obedience
36:24
to God's
36:25
commands
36:25
to be
36:25
satisfied
36:26
in God
36:27
himself
36:27
not just
36:28
the gifts
36:29
that God
36:29
gives us
36:29
or the good
36:30
things he
36:30
blesses us
36:31
with
36:31
but each
36:32
gift
36:33
makes you
36:33
love the
36:33
giver
36:34
more
36:35
a posture
36:36
of gratitude
36:37
and thankfulness
36:38
towards God
36:39
so loving
36:41
him
36:41
it's really
36:41
just a picture
36:42
of the great
36:43
commandment
36:43
to love
36:44
him
36:44
while our
36:45
heart
36:45
soul
36:46
mind
36:46
and strength
36:47
really quickly
36:50
I think it's
36:52
important to
36:52
say this
36:53
we're not
36:55
talking about
36:56
just passionate
36:58
mere emotionalism
37:00
okay
37:00
being passed
37:02
off as true
37:03
spiritual passion
37:04
we're talking
37:06
about passion
37:07
that's rooted
37:08
in the knowledge
37:08
of the truth
37:09
the Bible
37:11
warns such a
37:11
person
37:12
desire without
37:13
knowledge is not
37:14
good
37:14
Proverbs 19
37:16
2
37:16
on the other
37:18
hand we don't
37:18
want to swing
37:19
the pendulum
37:19
the other
37:19
direction
37:20
and just say
37:21
hey we want
37:22
to get away
37:22
from the
37:22
rah rah
37:23
rah
37:23
emotional crowd
37:24
like we just
37:26
want to be
37:26
thinkers
37:26
alone
37:28
want to
37:30
ignore
37:30
emotion
37:31
and push
37:32
back
37:32
against
37:33
emotion
37:33
men
37:35
particularly
37:36
you have
37:38
emotions
37:38
I don't care
37:39
how tough
37:40
or how
37:40
you try
37:41
not to
37:41
show them
37:41
you have
37:42
them
37:43
and they're
37:44
either going
37:44
to control
37:45
you or
37:46
you can
37:46
learn to
37:47
control
37:47
them
37:47
with God's
37:48
help
37:48
that's just
37:49
how it is
37:50
and so we
37:53
we kind of
37:53
push back
37:54
against both
37:54
camps
37:55
a little bit
37:57
so we're
37:58
talking about
37:58
right thinking
37:59
and right
38:00
feeling
38:00
in accordance
38:02
with that
38:02
but see
38:04
the overall
38:04
it means
38:06
to ask this
38:06
question
38:07
what was it
38:07
about David
38:08
like why
38:08
did God
38:09
love him
38:09
so much
38:10
I gotta
38:11
put things
38:11
in perspective
38:12
very clearly
38:13
it says
38:14
in 1st
38:15
Samuel
38:15
16
38:16
18
38:16
that
38:18
Saul's
38:19
servant
38:19
he makes
38:20
all these
38:20
things
38:20
he's a
38:21
man of
38:21
war
38:21
he's
38:22
skillful
38:23
etc
38:24
but then
38:24
he says
38:24
the Lord
38:25
is with
38:26
him
38:27
that's
38:28
like the
38:28
distinguishing
38:29
thing here
38:30
David
38:31
loved God
38:32
so much
38:32
because God
38:33
loved David
38:34
first
38:35
and was
38:36
with him
38:36
and had
38:37
chosen
38:37
him
38:37
first
38:39
or excuse me
38:40
Psalm 78
38:41
verse 70
38:42
this is a
38:43
characteristic
38:44
because we
38:45
can't fall
38:46
into this
38:46
trap of like
38:47
David was
38:47
just this
38:47
awesome guy
38:48
and God
38:49
said you
38:49
know what
38:50
I'm just
38:50
so moved
38:51
by David
38:51
I'm gonna
38:51
do something
38:52
David was
38:53
a terrible
38:54
sinner
38:54
just like
38:55
us
38:55
but God
38:56
chose
38:57
out of
38:57
his grace
38:58
Psalm 78
38:59
says he
39:00
chose
39:01
or he
39:01
elected
39:01
David
39:02
his servant
39:03
and took
39:05
him from
39:05
the sheep
39:06
folds
39:06
from
39:07
following
39:07
the nursing
39:08
ooze
39:09
he brought
39:10
him to
39:10
shepherd
39:11
Jacob
39:11
his people
39:12
Israel
39:13
his inheritance
39:13
so out
39:15
of sovereign
39:15
grace
39:16
God
39:17
chose
39:17
David
39:18
and used
39:19
him
39:19
and anointed
39:20
him
39:20
so again
39:21
a picture
39:23
of what
39:24
it means
39:24
to be a
39:25
person
39:25
after
39:26
God's
39:28
own
39:28
heart
39:29
so we
39:30
see that
39:30
he was a
39:31
man after
39:31
God's
39:31
own
39:31
heart
39:32
because
39:32
God's
39:33
heart
39:33
was with
39:33
him
39:34
he chose
39:35
him
39:35
out of
39:36
his
39:36
grace
39:37
so
39:38
remember
39:38
just a
39:39
few
39:39
characteristics
39:40
here
39:40
and we're
39:41
getting close
39:42
on time
39:42
but
39:42
to remember
39:44
this means
39:45
ones whose
39:45
deepest
39:46
heart
39:46
desires
39:47
and longings
39:48
are for
39:48
his
39:49
God
39:49
all right
39:50
scripture
39:51
tells us
39:51
much about
39:52
the heart
39:52
of David
39:53
all right
39:54
so ask
39:55
God to
39:55
give you
39:56
a heart
39:56
like this
39:57
this is
39:57
just four
39:58
characteristics
39:59
so this
40:00
could be
40:00
application
40:01
but
40:01
first of
40:02
all it
40:02
means
40:03
integrity
40:03
of heart
40:04
it says
40:05
in first
40:06
kings
40:06
nine
40:06
four
40:07
David
40:07
your
40:07
father
40:08
walked
40:09
with
40:09
integrity
40:10
of
40:10
heart
40:11
and
40:12
uprightness
40:12
doing
40:13
all
40:13
according
40:14
that
40:14
I
40:14
had
40:15
commanded
40:15
him
40:15
in
40:16
keeping
40:16
my
40:17
statutes
40:17
and
40:18
rules
40:18
integrity
40:20
in this
40:20
context
40:21
just simply
40:21
means
40:22
a
40:23
being
40:24
complete
40:24
or
40:24
undivided
40:25
all right
40:27
in
40:28
contrast
40:28
to
40:29
David's
40:30
heart
40:30
Solomon
40:31
it says
40:31
when he
40:32
was old
40:32
turned away
40:34
from the
40:34
Lord
40:34
it says
40:35
his heart
40:36
turned
40:36
after
40:37
other
40:37
gods
40:38
because
40:39
his heart
40:39
was not
40:40
fully
40:41
or wholly
40:42
gods
40:43
like his
40:43
father
40:44
David
40:44
so meaning
40:46
that
40:46
the idols
40:47
in our
40:47
hearts
40:48
can chop
40:48
up and
40:49
divide
40:49
our heart
40:49
so that
40:50
it's not
40:51
whole
40:51
before
40:52
God
40:52
so do
40:53
you have
40:54
a heart
40:54
marked
40:54
by
40:55
integrity
40:55
or wholeness
40:56
towards
40:56
God
40:57
or have
40:58
you given
40:59
it
40:59
to idols
41:00
that you
41:01
love more
41:01
so integrity
41:03
of heart
41:03
openness
41:05
of heart
41:05
is the
41:06
second
41:06
one
41:06
David
41:07
prayed
41:08
in
41:08
psalm
41:08
26
41:09
vindicate
41:09
me
41:10
oh
41:10
lord
41:10
for I
41:10
have
41:11
walked
41:11
in
41:11
my
41:11
integrity
41:12
and I
41:13
have
41:13
trusted
41:13
in
41:14
the
41:14
lord
41:14
without
41:14
wavering
41:15
prove
41:15
me
41:15
oh
41:16
lord
41:16
and
41:16
try
41:16
me
41:16
test
41:17
my
41:18
heart
41:18
and
41:19
my
41:20
mind
41:20
so
41:22
meaning
41:22
his
41:22
heart
41:23
was
41:23
open
41:23
and
41:23
transparent
41:24
before
41:24
God
41:25
I
41:26
know
41:26
it
41:26
sounds
41:26
silly
41:26
but
41:27
some
41:27
of us
41:27
live
41:27
as if
41:29
God
41:29
doesn't
41:29
know
41:29
our
41:30
heart
41:30
like
41:30
we
41:32
don't
41:32
really
41:32
act
41:34
like
41:34
he
41:34
doesn't
41:34
see
41:34
what
41:34
we're
41:34
doing
41:35
and
41:35
he
41:35
really
41:35
doesn't
41:37
David
41:37
didn't
41:37
live
41:37
that
41:38
way
41:38
he
41:38
was
41:38
honest
41:39
and
41:39
open
41:39
and
41:39
transparent
41:40
about
41:40
his
41:41
heart
41:41
before
41:41
God
41:42
so
41:43
do
41:43
you
41:43
live
41:43
as if
41:44
God
41:44
doesn't
41:44
see
41:45
your
41:45
sin
41:45
or
41:45
isn't
41:45
aware
41:46
of
41:46
the
41:46
condition
41:47
of
41:47
your
41:47
heart
41:47
are
41:48
you
41:48
open
41:49
and
41:49
transparent
41:49
about
41:49
your
41:50
relationship
41:50
with
41:51
him
41:51
are
41:52
you
41:52
open
41:53
thirdly
41:54
it
41:54
means
41:55
brokenness
41:56
of
41:56
heart
41:56
psalm 51
41:58
17
41:58
David
41:59
wrote
41:59
the
41:59
sacrifices
42:00
of
42:01
God
42:01
are
42:02
a
42:02
broken
42:02
spirit
42:03
a
42:04
broken
42:04
and
42:04
contrite
42:05
heart
42:05
oh
42:06
God
42:06
you
42:06
will
42:06
not
42:07
despise
42:07
to
42:08
mean
42:09
that
42:09
David
42:09
was
42:10
very
42:11
sorrowful
42:12
and
42:13
repentant
42:13
over
42:14
his
42:14
sin
42:14
it
42:14
broke
42:15
his
42:15
heart
42:16
because
42:17
he
42:17
sinned
42:18
against
42:18
God
42:19
so
42:20
is
42:20
your
42:20
heart
42:21
filled
42:21
with
42:22
a
42:23
godly
42:23
sorrow
42:24
a
42:24
godly
42:24
brokenness
42:25
before
42:26
God
42:27
when
42:27
you
42:27
sinned
42:28
against
42:28
him
42:28
saying
42:29
you
42:29
and
42:30
you
42:30
alone
42:30
have
42:30
sinned
42:31
against
42:31
and
42:32
done
42:32
what
42:33
is
42:33
evil
42:33
in
42:33
your
42:34
sight
42:34
then
42:35
fourthly
42:36
and
42:36
lastly
42:36
it
42:37
means
42:37
truthfulness
42:38
of
42:39
heart
42:39
David
42:41
prayed
42:41
psalm
42:42
15
42:43
1
42:43
and
42:43
2
42:43
oh
42:44
lord
42:44
who
42:45
shall
42:46
sojourn
42:46
in
42:46
your
42:47
tent
42:47
who
42:47
shall
42:47
dwell
42:48
on
42:48
your
42:48
holy
42:48
hill
42:49
he
42:50
who
42:50
walks
42:50
blamelessly
42:51
and
42:51
does
42:51
what's
42:52
right
42:52
and
42:53
speaks
42:53
the
42:54
truth
42:54
in
42:54
his
42:55
heart
42:55
alright
42:57
so
42:58
we
42:58
all
42:58
know
42:58
what
42:58
this
42:58
means
42:59
it
42:59
means
42:59
that
42:59
a
43:00
true
43:00
worshiper
43:01
of
43:01
God
43:01
treasures
43:02
God's
43:02
truth
43:03
and
43:03
his
43:03
inward
43:03
parts
43:04
in
43:05
his
43:05
heart
43:06
so
43:07
do
43:07
you
43:07
confess
43:07
to
43:08
God
43:08
just
43:08
with
43:08
your
43:09
lips
43:09
or
43:09
also
43:10
with
43:11
your
43:11
heart
43:11
is
43:12
God's
43:13
truth
43:13
not
43:13
just
43:13
on
43:14
your
43:14
lips
43:14
!
43:14
treasured
43:15
!
43:15
in
43:16
your
43:16
heart
43:16
your
43:17
regenerated
43:18
heart
43:18
and
43:20
then
43:20
lastly
43:21
and
43:21
we're
43:21
done
43:22
but
43:23
in
43:26
our
43:26
text
43:26
today
43:27
what
43:28
do
43:28
we
43:28
learn
43:28
like
43:29
what
43:29
is
43:29
David
43:30
pointing
43:30
forward
43:31
to
43:31
so
43:32
think
43:33
on
43:33
it
43:33
David
43:33
was
43:35
contrasted
43:35
with
43:36
the
43:36
people
43:36
looking
43:37
on
43:37
his
43:37
outward
43:38
appearance
43:38
we
43:40
tend
43:40
to
43:40
overlook
43:40
God's
43:41
wonders
43:41
all the
43:42
time
43:42
because
43:42
that
43:42
is
43:43
our
43:43
focus
43:43
instead
43:44
of
43:44
the
43:44
heart
43:44
so
43:45
this
43:46
looks
43:46
forward
43:47
and
43:48
prefigures
43:49
the
43:49
one
43:50
who
43:50
would
43:50
come
43:50
in
43:51
David's
43:51
line
43:52
Christ
43:52
rejection
43:53
and
43:54
humility
43:55
as
43:56
we're
43:56
aware
43:56
Isaiah
43:57
53
43:57
3
43:59
and
43:59
4
43:59
he
43:59
was
43:59
despised
44:00
and
44:00
rejected
44:01
by
44:01
men
44:01
a man
44:01
of
44:02
sorrows
44:02
acquainted
44:03
with
44:03
grief
44:03
as
44:04
one
44:04
from
44:05
whom
44:05
men
44:05
hid
44:05
their
44:06
faces
44:06
and
44:07
he
44:08
was
44:08
despised
44:08
and
44:09
we
44:09
esteemed
44:09
him
44:09
not
44:10
surely
44:11
he
44:12
has
44:12
borne
44:12
our
44:12
griefs
44:13
and
44:13
carried
44:13
our
44:13
sorrows
44:14
yet
44:14
we
44:14
esteemed
44:15
him
44:15
stricken
44:15
smitten
44:16
by
44:17
God
44:18
and
44:18
afflicted
44:18
so
44:19
Jesus
44:20
our
44:21
Lord
44:21
was
44:22
not
44:22
the
44:23
Messiah
44:24
that
44:24
most
44:24
of
44:25
those
44:25
people
44:25
were
44:25
looking
44:26
for
44:26
they
44:27
were
44:27
looking
44:28
for
44:28
an
44:28
outward
44:29
impressive
44:29
warrior
44:30
king
44:31
physically
44:31
strong
44:33
that
44:33
would
44:33
unite
44:33
the
44:34
people
44:34
drive out
44:36
the
44:36
Roman
44:36
invaders
44:37
and
44:37
reestablish
44:38
national
44:39
pride
44:40
and
44:40
respect
44:41
here
44:44
great
44:45
again
44:45
is
44:46
what
44:46
they
44:46
were
44:47
expecting
44:47
that
44:49
is
44:49
expecting
44:49
honestly
44:50
however
44:51
God
44:52
has
44:52
chosen
44:53
his
44:53
own
44:53
agenda
44:54
not
44:55
man's
44:56
agenda
44:56
and he
44:56
sent
44:57
his
44:57
son
44:57
knowing
44:58
that
44:58
he
44:59
would
44:59
be
44:59
despised
45:00
and
45:00
rejected
45:00
there
45:00
is
45:00
nothing
45:01
in
45:01
our
45:01
sinful
45:01
flesh
45:02
that
45:03
was
45:04
looking
45:04
upon
45:04
Jesus
45:05
with
45:05
awe
45:05
nothing
45:06
no
45:07
outward
45:07
glory
45:08
at
45:08
all
45:08
that
45:09
we
45:09
would
45:09
be
45:09
drawn
45:09
to
45:09
him
45:11
Jesus suffered greatly and was abused internally on our behalf.
45:17
And he was overlooked.
45:20
God the Father, though, found him beautiful and delighted in him because of who he was.
45:27
And Christ accomplished our great salvation.
45:32
Pray with me.
45:33
God, we're...
45:34
God, we're...