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Story about God’s Providence on the road.
God’s providence can be a curious thing…when we look at all the events that have happened with the storm, natural disasters, and just the simplicity of everyday problems.
Curious.
We desire one thing we get another.
We are told to do it this way, we do, and it does not help.
We are then instructed to wait, but for how long?
Why does this stuff keep happening and why doesn’t the Lord do something about it?
What is He waiting for?
We can read the news papers and follow social media and we see this in vivid fashion.
We hear and sing that He is Jehovah Jireh, but is He.
Is He really?
So we wonder and despair.
We are also shown how the Lord did provide His Word for us, His wonderful, wonderful Word, but it still does not help.
Ahhh but is it because He does not give us answers or He is giving us the answers we do not like.
Will He provide?
Yes.
Does He provide?
Yes.
We will see how in our passage today.
Ahhh but is it because He does not give us the answers or He is giving us the answers we do not like.
David was hiding at the cave of Adullam, when he was joined by his family and he became the commander of about 400 men.
Saul went crazy and ordered the priest who helped David be executed along with all the others and their families.
Abiathar the son of the high priest escaped and joined David.
This is key for us today.
The Philistines are back on the scene.
They are robbing farmers in Keilah.
David asked the Lord if he should attack the Philistines and He said yes.
David’s men were like no way.
We are already afraid of Saul in our own homeland, why are we even thinking about going up against the Philistines?
David asked the Lord again, and He said to go and He will help them.
David and his men went and defeated the Philistines.
It is mentioned here as a side note that when Abiathar came to David, he brought the ephod with him.
When Saul found out about David being in Keilah, we was elated for he thought the Lord had given David to him.
Saul mobilized his army.
David found out about the plan and asked for the ephod to be brought to him to ask the Lord what he should do.
He left Keilah and wandered the wilderness.
When Saul heard, he did not go to Keilah.
But he kept searching for David everyday.
Jonathon went to David to encourage him.
He urged him to keep the faith and assured him that his father will not find him.
He will be at his side when he becomes king.
They renewed their covenant together and Jonathan left.
Then the men of Ziphim betrayed David to Saul and told him where he was hiding.
Saul began to pursue David until they were both on either side of the mountain.
As Saul began to close in on David, a message came saying that Israel was being attacked by the Philistines.
Saul went back to fight.
From that time, the place where David was camped, was called the Rock of Escape.
The Grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of our God stands forever.
1.
He Provides the Word
2. He Provides the Worship
3.
He Provides the Sacrifice
The first thing we will explore today is how God provided, the Word, the Ephod for David like He provided the Bible for us today.
Second, we find that the Lord provides David with the heart of Worship in the face of betrayal like the Lord can and will do for us as well.
Finally, we will see how our Lord Jesus, the provided Word made flesh and dwelt among us, was also betrayed unto sacrifice, bringing to us victory over our enemies.
Thesis: Even though sin and our sinful world comes against us with circumstances that seem to be hopeless, it is the provided Word of God that will continue to guide, protect, and lead us to praise and worship.
I.
He Provides the Word
- He has given us all that we need for life and godliness
A. Now in this story there is a very important side note.
Verse 6.
The priests were slaughtered, but the son of the priest escaped and brought with him the Ephod.
This was especially important for the king.
B. The Ephod is a sacred linen vestment that was worn by priests.
This is of utmost in sanctity.
That is why in the last chapter the author brings up that they were even wearing the ephods when they were killed.
But the interesting thing here, is that Abiathar brought the ephod of the high priest.
This one is the one that had the pouch that held the revelatory Urim and Thummim.
D.
Not exactly sure about the details, but it essentially served like lots.
It was to show the will of God by giving yes or no answers to specific questions.
There are not an abundance of Scriptures regarding the ephod, but it is clear that it was used for David here.
Look at the way David asked questions.
E. The arrival of Abiathar was the last piece.
David is now complete with the essential OT means of grace given by God to the king.
The prophet and the priest.
And both now have given him guidance.
He now has all that he needs.
This is an important illustration as to why the declaration of Jesus being our prophet priest and king is so important.
F. In addition, in the last chapter the prophet Gad told him the Word from the Lord to go back to Judah.
This was probably told to David so that he could be in good position to fight the Philistines in Keilah.
And now David and Abiathar use the ephod with the Urim and Thummim to inquire of the Lord as to what they should do.
It led them to victory.
Then it led them to safety when they inquired about Saul’s intention and the people of Keilah’s intension.
This is the beauty of the Word of the Lord.
The wonderful means of grace known as God’s revelation.
G. Wow.
Some of us may ask.
Man I wish we had that.
You do have that…matter of fact what you have is even better than that.
It is called the Word of God.
The Bible.
H.
No Shane.
You don’t understand.
What I want is specifics.
I wanna know God’s will for specifics.
I wanna know what I am to do in life, I wanna know who I will marry, I wanna know what to do about conflict, I wanna know how to help my friends, I wanna know what love is.
The Word of God does not give me specifics.
You know why?
You don’t need um.
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