October 2008 - Posts

• Life of David-Fugitive Years Wk 9

  David’s Downward Slide          1 Samuel 21:1-15  l     Then came David to Nob-Means a Knoll or Hill l     Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David-Literally, Went Trembling to Meet David l     Why art thou alone?-The Arrival of the King’s Son-in-law With No Escort l     The king hath commanded me a business-Another Lie l     What is under thine hand?-What Do You Have At Hand? l     No common Bread under mine hand-I Have No Ordinary Food l     Hallowed bread-The Shewbread l     If the young men have kept themselves at least from women-Ceremonially Clean l     About these three days since I came out-Hiding by the Rock l     The vessels of the young men-The Bags Used to Carry the Bread l     The bread is in a manner common-Not a Religious Assignment; Secular l     Taken from before the LORD-Not a Common Practice l     Doeg, an Edomite-Prominent in Saul’s Service l     Detained before Jehovah-In Seclusion within the Tabernacle l     Is there not here…spear or sword?-David Felt Helpless at the Sight of Doeg l     Wrapped in a cloth-Protected l     There is none like that-A Memorial of A Great Achievement l     David arose and fled-Doeg at Nob Worried Him l     For fear of Saul-Replaced Faith in the Lord l     Achish the king of Gath-Flees to the Philistines to Hide l     Is not this David the king of the land-Meaning Generally Israel’s Great Man l     Did they not sing one to another of him in dances?-Chanted back and forth l     David’s Reputation Preceded Him l     Changed his behavior-Literally, His Taste l     Feigned himself mad-Pretended to be Insane l     Scrabbled on the doors of the gate-Defaced Public Property With Graffiti l     Spittle fall down upon his beard-Disgraced His Manhood l     The man is mad-Achish Believes David’s Madness is Real l     Have I need of mad men-Don’t I Have Enough of My Own! l     In my presence-Means Against Me   Posted Oct 26 2008, 03:23 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Life of David-Fugitive Years Wk 8

  David & Jonathan Part              1 Samuel 20:18-42  ·        Not God’s Will That David Permanently Join Himself to Saul & His Family ·        Saul Belonged to the Wrong Tribe & Represented a Rejected Monarchy ·        David Never Had a Co-Ruler Because Jonathan Was Killed in Battle ( 31:1-2) ·        David Rejected Saul’s Daughter Michal as His Wife & She Died Childless (2 Sam 6:16-23)·        And when thou hast stayed three days-On the Third Day ·        Shalt go down quickly-Greatly or A Long Way Down Into the Valley ·        When the business was in hand-The First Reconciliation ·        By the stone Ezel-Departure or Road-Stone to Mark the Way ·        The Two Friends Now Agree Upon the Sign ·        Jonathan Was to Shoot 3 Arrows at this Stone as his Target ·        If the Arrows Were this side of thee Between the Stone and Jonathan ·        David Was to Come Forth Boldly, as All Was Well ·        As the LORD liveth-Trustworthy Oath ·        If the Arrows Were beyond thee, Further Than the Stone ·        Then David Must Understand the LORD hath sent thee away ·        Though Physical Separation, Spiritual Separation Could Never Occur ·        The LORD be between-The LORD Oversees the Relationship ·        The Arrows Can Be Likened to God’s Leading ·        The arrows are beyond thee-Past Finding Out ·        There is a Divine Purpose Determining Our Course ·        Following the Arrow is Necessary to Secure Greater Happiness Than We Leave Behind ·        He is not clean-Ceremonial Defilement (Lev 15:2-16) ·        On the morrow-Second Day Absence No Accident ·        Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman-A Great Insult to Call a Man’s Mother Names ·        He Was Not Saul’s Son At All, But the Son of Some Other Man ·        Unto the confusion of thy mother’s nakedness-He Had Shamed His Mother as Much as if He Had Exposed Her Nakedness ·        He shall surely die-The Fate to which David is Destined According to Saul  ·        What hath he done?-The Same Question David Asked Jonathan ·        Saul cast a javelin at him-Same Behavior as with David ·        So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger ·        Refused the Meal ·        Angered at His Father’s Actions ·        Angered More Because Saul Cast Shame on David ·        Jonathan answered Saul his father ·        Never Be Ashamed to Own a Friend ·        Never Be Ashamed to Speak Up for the Cause of Truth ·        Both Could Not Be More Applicable to the Cause of Christ ·        Jonathan’s Next to Last Meeting with David (Last 23:16-18) ·        His artillery-Disarmed of His Weapons ·        Bowed himself three times-Respect and Servitude ·        Until David exceeded-Broke Down   Posted Oct 19 2008, 02:21 PM by jbarch with no comments