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Bible Baptist Church

Bradenton, Florida

John Barch

  • Life of David=Fugitive Years Wk 3

    Saul Turns Against David                   1 Samuel 18:6-19 
    •         As they came-The Success of David & Saul Was Celebrated By All
    •         Tabrets-Three-Stringed Lute
    •         And the women answered one another-A Type of Hebrew Poetry Chanted Back and Forth
    •         A Well Known Couplet to Israelites & Philistines  (1 Sam 21:11;29:5)
    •         Very wroth-He Was Hot or Enraged
    •         Thousands versus ten thousands-Saul Felt Guilt, Jealousy, and That He Was Shown Up by a Youth
    •         Have more but the kingdom?-Samuels Prophecy (15:28)
    •         Saul eyed David-Evil Eyed or Kept a Jealous Eye
    •         It came to pass on the morrow-Probably a Sleepless Night
    •         Evil spirit from God came upon Saul-God Removed the Hedge & Permitted As Before
    •         Prophesied (Hithpahel)-False Prophecy; True Prophecy is Always Niphal
    •         David played with his hand, as at other times-In Order to Soothe Saul, But Without the Desired Effect
    •         Saul cast the javelin-Cast (pilpel) Means to Hurl or Make Linear Movement Through the Air With An Object by Force
    •         David avoided out of his presence-Turn; A Non-Linear Pivot Motion
    •         Saul was afraid of David-Saul Lost Divine Power & Protection & He Knew The LORD Gave Both to David
    •         Saul removed him from him-Saul Saw That He Could Not Destroy David Personally, So He Tries A Different Tactic
    •         Made him his captain-Command Over One Thousand
    •         What Advantages Appealed to Saul in This Promotion?
    •         An Excuse to Remove David Without Increasing the Rumors of His Bizarre Actions
    •         The Hope That David Would Be Killed in Battle
    •         The Hope That a Sudden Promotion Would Lead David to Make Mistakes
    •         He went out and came in before the people-Public Military Expeditions
    •         David behaved himself wisely in all his ways-Prospered Because of Divine Assistance
    •         This Tactic of Saul Had Two Effects:
    •         It Added to Saul’s Fears
    •         The People Loved David
    •         Saul, Under Pretense of a Marriage with His Daughter, Again Plots David’s Death
    •         Elder daughter Merab-Means Growth or Increase
    •         Her will I give to wife-Saul Brings Up the Promise
    •         Only-Saul Subtly Adds A New Requirement
    •         Merab Would Become David’s Wife for Ongoing Military Service & Zeal for the Lord
    •         Valiant for me-Encouragement to Take Risks
    •         For Saul said-To Himself
    •         What is my life…my father’s family?-Unqualified Genealogy (Ruth 4:13-17)

     

    Posted Aug 31 2008, 03:21 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-Fugititve Years Wk 2

     David Meets Jonathan               1 Samuel 18:1-5

    n     When he had made an end to speaking-David at the Presentation to Saul
    n     The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David-Knit means Knotted or Tied Together Firmly so As to Hold
    n     How Close in Age Were David & Jonathan?
    n     We Think Our Friends Must Be Near Our Own Age
    n     More Important, Our Friends Must Have an Equal Commitment to God
    n     Who Was Jonathan?
    n     Saul’s First Born Son
    n     Destined for the Throne of Israel
    n     Mighty With a Bow (2 Sam 1:22)
    n     Stood Up to His Violent Father (20:27)
    n     Inspired His Armor Bearer in Attacking The Philistines Alone
    n     Commanded a Thousand Plus Men in Attacking the Philistines (1 Sam 14:13)
    n     He Enjoyed Greater Popularity Than His Father (1 Sam 14:44)
    n     Jonathan loved (ahab) him as his own soul-Manly Affection (Ps 18:19-27)
    n     David & Jonathan Had Much in Common:
    n     Both Courageous & Capable Warriors
    n     Both Possessed Faith in the Lord
    n     Both Initiated Faith-Motivated Attacks
    n     No more home-He Was Established as a Permanent Resident at Court
    n     A covenant-Friendship or Brotherhood Sworn Before Witnesses
    n     The Two Friends Covenanted that:
    n     When David Became King, Jonathan Would be Second in Command (20:16-17)
    n     David Covenanted to Protect Jonathan’s Family From Being Slain
    n     Most Notable Was the Welcoming Attitude of Jonathan
    n     Stripped himself-Jonathan Gave His Official Garments & Armor to David
    n     Making David a Friend & Equal
    n     Acknowledging That David Would One Day Take His Place (Esther 6:8)
    n     David went out-Military Expeditions
    n     Behaved himself wisely-Success is the Result of Wise Conduct & Signifies to Prosper
    n     Saul set him over the men of war-Temporary Command of Larger Groups of Men
    n     He was accepted-No Envy, Why?
    n     Because Promotion Was Merited
    n     Because David Kept the Words of the Sinai Covenant (Deut. 29:9)

     

    Posted Aug 24 2008, 12:24 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-Fugitive Years Wk1

    n     Overview
    n     David Became Popular in Israel
    n     If We Can Totally Explain Our Successes, There Is Not Much of God in Them
    n     Post Triumph: Possible to Win on the Battlefield & Lose At the Conference Table
    n     David Defeated Pride and Remained Humble Knowing God Gave the Victory
    n     David Even Defeated a Vindictive Spirit Over Eliab His Brother
    n     The People Lost Respect for Saul With the 40 Day Campaign of Goliath
    n     We Would Expect to See Saul Replaced in A Few Weeks
    n     God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways
    n     What Did the Holy Spirit Include in Scripture?
    n     Two Chapters For The Youthful Years
    n     Fourteen Chapters for the Fugitive Years
    n     The Point: God’s Teaching Through Hardship is More Important
    n     These Years for Saul Were God’s Longsuffering Extended for Repentance
    n     Saul Thought God’s Inactivity Was Permission to Continue
    n     Saul Only Abused God’s Patience & Mercy
    n     The Patterns of Deliverance
    n     David is Attacked 8 Times in Chpt. 18 and Repels Each Through Self Reliance
    n     By Chpt. 19, David Has to Depend on Others to Save Him
    n     At the End of Chpt. 19, David is Forced to Depend Only on God
    n     For Our Own Growth, God Allows Us to Be in A Situation We Cannot Avoid (EX 14:13)
    n     We Should Be Thankful that God Does Not Show Us the Future
    n     These Fugitive Years Are God’s Graduate School of Character Building

     

    Posted Aug 17 2008, 04:19 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-Youthful Years Wk 9

    David Kills Goliath 1Samuel 17:55-58
    *    Verses 55 & 56 Make Use of the Writing Technique of Flashback
    *    Saul Talks to Abner Before David’s Fight With Goliath
    *    Saul Knew David
    *    Saul Was Asking Who Was David’s Father?
    *    Verses 57-58 Return to the Narrative
    *    Before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand-Still Holding the Head From the Recent Battle
    *    Whose son art thou, thou young man?-Saul Asks Directly for the Family Name
    *    The Flashback was Included to:
    *    Confirm the Accuracy of the Reports about Saul’s Offer
    *    Learn More About the Family Background
    *    Lessons
    *    Facing Giants is an Intimidating Experience
    *    Doing Battle is a Lonely Experience
    *    Trusting God is a Stabilizing Experience
    *    Winning Victories is a Memorable Experience

     

    Posted Aug 17 2008, 04:09 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-Youthful Years Wk 7

     The Life of David-Youthful Years

    David Kills Goliath 1Samuel 17:46-54

    *    This day-Immediately
    *    LORD deliver thee into mine hand-The LORD Will Hand Goliath Over to David for His Part
    *    I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee-David’s Part Was Being Willing to Use His Skill in the Lord’s Work
    *    Carcasses of the host of the Philistines-Not Limited to Goliath
    *    Why This Added Purpose?
    *    That all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel-Revelation of the Lord’s Power (Joshua 2:10-11)
    *    And all the assembly shall know-Eyewitnesses Learn the LORD Saves (Rom 8:31 & 37)
    *    Battle is the LORD’S-Theological Purpose in Warfare
    *    Armed Conflict Was a Religious Event
    *    Only When the Lord Willed it Were Israelites Under David’s Command to Engage in Conflict (2 Sam 5:19)
    *    Performed in Accordance with Divine Directives (2 Sam 5:23-25)
    *    Because Soldiers Were Performing God’s Work, Only Individuals Who Were in a State of Ritual Purity Were to Participate (1 Sam 21:5)
    *    The Lord Gave Victory & Alone Was Worthy of Praise    
    *    Words Ceased & Both Parties Moved Toward Each Other
    *    Goliath drew nigh (halak)-Walked
    *    David Hasted, and ran-Clearly the More Aggressive
    *    Goliath’s Weapons Were for Close Combat
    *    David’s Weapon (Sling) An Advantage
    *    Greater Distance & Maneuverable
    *    David’s Skill With God’s Guidance Sent the Stone into The Frontal Bone of Goliath’s Cranium (Jud 20:16)
    *    Slew him (muth)-Killed by the Stone (same word in V51)
    *    Battlefield Custom Was to Remove the Head & Strip the Dead of Weapons
    *    Pursued the Philistines…wounded-David’s Success & Panic by Philistines Caused the Israeli Army to Chase and Execute the Fleeing
    *    Even unto Gath, and unto Ekron-About a 10 Mile Retreat to Protection
    *    Returned from chasing…spoiled their tents-Plunder the Camp in the Elah Valley
    *    David took the head… to Jerusalem-Why? The City Was Not Under Israelite Control at This Time
    *    To Intimidate the City’s Inhabitants & Demonstrate Israel Was a Nation to be Feared  (2 Sam 5:6)
    *    A Neutral Place Between Northern & Southern Tribes to Divide Up the Spoils
    *    He put his armor in his tent-Spoil of War; Armor Kept, Sword Dedicated to the Lord (21:9)

     

    Posted Aug 10 2008, 04:16 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-Youthful Years Wk 6

    David Prepares to Fight             1 Samuel 17:32-45
     *    Let no man’s heart fail because of him-On Account of or Within
    *    To Saul, David’s Words Were Youthful Idealism
    *    David Exhorted His Elders Not to be Disheartened
    *    David Proposed A Surprising Solution
    *    Thou art not able…youth-Saul Rejects David’s Proposal on the Basis of Human Reasoning
    *    David Continued His Efforts to Change The King’s Heart By Experience
    *    Came a lion and a bear-Two Separate Occasions
    *    I went out after him-Could Have Let the Bear Have the Lamb
    *    He arose against me-Bears Fight on Hind Legs
    *    Caught him by his beard-Chin
    *    David Was Humble As He Shared the Animal Victories Only With Saul
    *    David Could Have Easily Concluded:
    *    Yeah, Bears & Lions, But This Philistine is Out of My League
    *    I’m Worn Out
    *    He will deliver me-Faith in Jehovah Produced Courage
    *    Saul said unto David, Go
    *    The King’s Consent Was Necessary Before David Could Represent the Israelites
    *    Doubtful Whether Saul Would Have Let David Go If the Situation Were Not so Desperate*    Saul armed David with his armor-Means Clad in His War Garment or Tunic
    *    David girded his sword upon his armor-Belted the Garments
    *    Saul’s Offer to David Was Generous
    *    The King’s Clothes & Weapons Were the Very Best
    *    If Captured, The Items Would Be Paraded
    *    David Allowed Saul to Put the Armor On Him-Symbol of Kingship
    *    He assayed to go-Made an Attempt
    *    I cannot go with these-Why?
    *    Too Cumbersome & Untested by David
    *    Symbolized David’s Rejection of Saul’s Approach to Kingship
    *    Staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones-Weapons Created by God
    *    He drew near to the Philistine-Making the First Advance
    *    He disdained him-Regarded His Light Equipment as an Insult
    *    Am I a dog-An Animal of Low Esteem in the East
    *    Comest to me with staves-An Instrument Fit Only for Spanking a Dog
    *    Cursed David by his gods-(qalal) Brought Down the Lord’s Curse Upon Himself (Gen 12:3)
    *    Give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air-Dishonor His Corpse
    *    Then said David-Verbal Counterattack
    *    Thou comest to me with-David Was Aware of Goliath’s Arsenal
    *    I come to thee in the name of the LORD-David’s Greatest Resource
    *    Whom thou hast defied-Capital Crime of Blasphemy Punishable by Stoning (Lev. 24:16)

     

    Posted Aug 03 2008, 03:38 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-Youthful Years Wk 5

     1 Samuel 17:12-31
    •         Eight sons-Difference Not Contradictory; Possibly One Younger Son Died (16:10)
    •         Went among men for an old man-Advanced in Years
    •         Take now for thy brethren-The Families Supplied the Food for the Army
    •         Parched corn, loaves, cheeses-Dried Corn & Bread for his Brethren; Cheese Curd for the Captain
    •         Take their pledge-Token of Health or Safety
    •         Now Saul-Jesse’s Directions to David
    n     Rose up early in the morning-No Procrastination
    n     He came to the trench-Place of the Wagon Track
    n     David left his carriage-The Food He Was Carrying
    n     Ran into the army-Where the Troops Were Arrayed for the Battle
    n     There came up the champion-Out of the Ranks of the Army
    n     David heard them-Perhaps for the First Time in His Life He Heard the Lord Being Ridiculed
    n     The men of Israel…fled from him-They Drew Back in Haste From the Edge of the Ravine
    n     The man who killeth him…the king will enrich him-Management Incentive Plan
    n     Great riches-More Than Money; Status & Honor
    n     Daughter-Michal; Additional Royal Privileges
    n     His father’s house free in Israel-Maybe Taxes, But More Probably Free from Personal Service
    n     David spake to the men that stood by him-First Time He Heard of the Incentive & Asked for Further Information
    n     Uncircumcised-Outside the Covenant Relationship with the Lord
    n     The armies of the living God-Covenant Members; Not Led by a Lifeless Idol
    n     So shall it be done-The People All Confirm the Kings Offer
    n     Eliab’s anger was kindled against David-His Elder Brother Regards David’s Talk as Bragging
    n     Why camest thou down hither?-What’s the Real Reason you came?
    n     With whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness?-Insulting David about Value & Belittling His Service
    n     Pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart-Opposite of the Holy Spirit’s Evaluation (Acts 13:22)
    n     Come down that thou mightest see the battle-Watch Others Die
    n     Both Passages Present Eliab in a Bad Light
    n     Eliab Was Less of a Fighter Than He Pretended to Be
    n     David’s Answer is Gentle & Shows Spirit Command of His Emotions
    n     The Conquest of His Own Emotions Was in Some Respects Greater than His Conquest of Goliath (Prov 16:32)
    n     We Need to Choose Our Battles Wisely
    n     David Knew the Right Priority
    n     Is there not a cause?
    n     Jesse Sent David to the Camp
    n     David Resented the Injury Done to Israel’s Honor by Goliath’s Challenge
    n     David was Persistent in His Words With Others Nearby
    n     They rehearsed them before Saul-We Found a Volunteer 

     

    Posted Jul 27 2008, 02:07 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • Life of David-The Youthful Years Wk 4

    Goliath’s Challenge         1 Samuel 17:1-11

    •         Philistines Camped on  Eastern Slope at The Valley of Blood
    •         Saul was Camped on the Western Slope
    •         Both Took Mountain Slope Positions Because of the Effects of Gravity
    •         Valley (emek) verse 2 Means Broad & valley (gai) verse 3 Means Ravine
    •         Where Was David?
    •         No Major Battle Had Taken Place with the Philistines for 27 years
    •         David Was Returned Home to Watch the Sheep for at Least 40 days
    •         David Was in God’s Finishing School for Battle (Lion & Bear) in Private (Matt 6:4)
    •         David’s Actions Show Attitudes We Must Adopt:
    •         A Believer Must Give Their Schedule Over to God
    •         Our Disappointments Are God’s Appointments
    •         David Was Busy Being the Best Shepherd
    •         Champion-Literally, A Man of the Two Middles
    •         Of Gath-Philistine City Inhabited by the Race of Anak (Josh 11:21;Dt 1:28; Gen 6)
    •         Height was six cubits and a span
    •         Cubit-Generally, 18 inches
    •         Span-Span (sit) 8 inches; This Word zereth Means Handbreath or 4 inches
    •         This Would Make Goliath 9 Feet 4 inches Tall
    •         Armed with a coat of mail-Literally, Clothed in a Shirt of Scales; about 200 lbs.
    •         Greaves of brass upon his legs-Shin Guards
    •         A target-Javelin
    •         Spears head weighed six hundred shekels of iron-25 Pound Head on a Spear
    •         One bearing a shield went before him-A Man Carrying a Shield the Size of a Full Grown Man
    •         To Israel He Was Too Big to Fight; To David He Was Too Big to Miss
    •         Choose you a man for you-Representative Combat; Winner Take All 
    •         We Face Giants in our Own Valley
    •         Giants like Worry, Fear, Uncertainty, Change
    •         They Don’t Come Just Once
    •         We Can’t Fight Them in Our Own Strength Either
    •         I defy the armies-To Cast Scorn or Insult
    •         They were dismayed-Terrified and Uncertain What to Do

     

    Posted Jul 20 2008, 01:53 PM by jbarch with no comments

  • The Life of David-The Youthful Years Week 3

    1 Samuel 16:14-23