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The Ziphites were not friends of David…in fact they were related to Nabal from the last lesson.
They located David and gave that information to Saul.
David figured out where Saul and his men would be staying the night
The Ziphites were not friends of David…in fact they were related to Nabal from the last lesson.
They located David and gave that information to Saul.
David figured out where Saul and his men would be staying the night
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You will find a nearly identical story told in scripture.
There are a couple of options
These were two separate stories placed in scripture at different times maybe years apart, without editing or acknowledging the duplication
This was was the same story told and recorded twice.
But then why didn’t it get caught?
He is my conclusion...
I am a Biblical Literalist… If scripture says it, I believe it.
So…these are two separate events at two different times that are very similar.
David determined to enter the camp of Saul that night.
The two invaders found the entire camp of Saul asleep.
God had put the camp asleep.
Abishai took Saul’s spear and offered to kill him with it.
David said “no.”
After they awoke David taunted Saul from across the valley, displaying the articles of Saul and David had taken.
David and Abishai were able to escape from Saul’s camp undetected.
Yahweh had caused all the troops of Saul to sleep with a sound sleep.
The two men crossed the road and climbed the mountain on the other side.
From that distance David shouted to awaken Saul’s camp.
He first addressed Abner.
He accused Abner and his troops of being guilty of dereliction of duty worthy of death for failing to guard the life of the king.
He then displayed the spear and jug which proved that security in Saul’s camp had been breached (26:12–16).
The time we involve the Ziphites, this was a group of Calebites or Son’s of Caleb that followed and supported Saul.
David then addressed Saul.
He asks why are you pursuing me.
Once again David’s words struck a responsive chord in Saul.
He confessed his sin.
Saul summarized his life with serious self-condemnation: “I have played the fool and have committed a serious error.”
He invited David to return.
He promised not to harm him because David had spared his life that day.
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The Ziphites again reported to Saul that David was hiding in a hill, Saul led his three thousand troops to the vicinity of that hill.
David took evasive action when he saw tghat Saul was on his trail again.
David determined to enter the camp of Saul that night.
Abishai, brother of Joab, volunteered to go with David on this dangerous mission.
The two invaders found the entire camp of Saul asleep.
No one was guarding the king.
Abishai sought permission to take the spear which was stuck in the ground near the king and run his enemy through.
David, however, had qualms about striking Yahweh’s anointed.
Saul would die a natural death, or be smitten by Yahweh, or die in battle.
David would not touch him.
Instead, David told Abishai to take the king’s spear and jug of water (26:6–11).
David and Abishai were able to escape from Saul’s camp undetected.
Yahweh had caused all the troops of Saul to sleep with a sound sleep.
The two men crossed the road and climbed the mountain on the other side.
From that distance David shouted to awaken Saul’s camp.
He first addressed Abner.
He accused Abner and his troops of being guilty of dereliction of duty worthy of death for failing to guard the life of the king.
He then displayed the spear and jug which proved that security in Saul’s camp had been breached (26:12–16).
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David then addressed Saul.
He asked why his father-in-law was pursuing him.
Was it Yahweh who had stirred Saul up against David?
Perhaps a sacrifice by the two of them would suffice to placate him.
Was it his advisers who had stirred up Saul against David?
Let them be cursed before Yahweh.
These advisers were attempting to drive David from “the inheritance of Yahweh,” i.e., from Israel.
They could care less if David rendered devotion to the gods of one of the surrounding nations.
David did not wish to die on foreign soil, and he pled with Saul not to hound him into foreign exile (26:17–20).
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Once again David’s words struck a responsive chord in Saul.
He confessed his sin.
Saul summarized his life with serious self-condemnation: “I have played the fool and have committed a serious error.”
He invited David to return.
He promised not to harm him because David had spared his life that day (26:21).
David then invited one of Saul’s servants to come and fetch the royal spear.
He further expressed his confidence that Yahweh would reward his righteousness and faithfulness in not taking the life of the king that day.
Yahweh would regard David’s life as precious just as he had regarded Saul’s life.
David concluded his speech by expressing his desire for Yahweh to deliver him from distress.
Saul responded by pronouncing a blessing on David.
In it he expressed confidence that David would both accomplish much and surely prevail one day in receiving the crown.
After these words, the two men went their separate ways never to see one another again (26:22–25).
Ziphites are related to the Calebites.
Remember Nabel from Chapter 25, the “fool” was a Calebite.
Ziphites are related to the Calebites.
Remember Nabel from Chapter 25, the “fool” was a Calebite.
So once again, Saul had chosen terrible advisors, and people to associate with.
in the valley and was in the process of scheming to once again kill David.
Clear back in the very first part of [1Samuel] we read that Samuel, bypassed all of the brothers and anointed David as the next king…
There is NOTHING that was going to stop David from becoming King…NOTHING.
HERE IS OUR BIG IDEA FOR THIS WEEK...
ULTIMATELY GOD WINS!
Why?
Because scripture says He does
I believe scripture says that God has made available salvation for all…but only some will accept this freewill gift.
Others will perish.
Scripture says that Christ is the only way to Heaven [period]
Scripture says that one day, Judgement will come to all people, to us.
We will stand before God and Christ will intervene on our behalf and we will NOT suffer in eternity without God, Jesus and the Spirit.
Finally, our world as will know it will one day cease to exist…It will be replaced by a New Heaven and a New Earth, one that restores the original, Genesis perfection that has been so corrupted.
GOD WINS!!!
AND GOD WINS!!!
David is more than a cog in this gigantic wheel…We know that David’s Kingdom will be established…He was the anointed one, Samuel anointed him.
We know that one day, one day Jesus will sit on this throne, The throne of David.
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