THE MAKING OF CHAMPIONS

THE CAVE OF ADULLAM

1 Samuel 22:1–2 “David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father’s house heard it, they went down thither to him. And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.”

WHAT IS THE CAVE OF ADULLAM

A REFUGE FOR THE RUNNERS

1 Samuel 27:1 “And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.”

This cave is symbolic of the secret place of the most high

Psalm 91:1–2 “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: My God; in him will I trust.”

THREE LESSONS THE CAVE TAUGHT DAVID

PRAYER

HE made the presence of God his refuge

He learned the Prayer of enquiry

2) PEOPLE

DISTRESS

This is used to depict one who is battered in soul and oppressed.

DEPT

Owe a dept that cannot be repayed

DISCONTENT

Those that are not satisfied with where they are

3) PATIENCE

They trained for approximately twelve year

2 Samuel 23:13–16 “And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim. And David was then in an hold, and the garrison of the Philistines was then in Beth-lehem. And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate! And the three mighty men brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that was by the gate, and took it, and brought it to David: nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto the Lord.”

1 Chronicles 12:22 “For at that time day by day there came to David to help him, until it was a great host, like the host of God.”