1 Samuel Part 12

Intro

picking up where we left off a while ago

kind of a recap episode

the real pursuit of the end begins

Priests, magic bread, and big swords

David can’t tell the priest why he is there out of fear

he and those who were with him have been on the run and are hungry

we will find out later that the priest inquired of God himself whether this was lawful and God approved

the bread is meant only for those who enter the presence of God

David is meant to be the one closest to and representing God among the people even though he is in hiding

the servant of Saul is present and obviously flees to tell Saul as they are there and the jig is up

the only weapon present is the sword of Goliath, as though it were destined to return to his hands

King on the Run

David and those with him run to Gath, crossing out of Israel and into one of the five city states of the Philistines

being near the enemy and being hard to mistake carrying Goliath’s sword, David fakes being insane to survive

runs again to a fort in Moab, a group who are distantly related to David even though they are enemies of Israel

many other outcasts and the like gather to David and he amasses a bit of a following that basically become a small army

Dying for Bread

Saul eventually hears of what happened at Nob

the priest is summoned and says he knew nothing of Saul’s intent to kill David and paint him as the enemy

As a great work of irony, Saul orders every living thing at Nob killed

Abiathar escapes to David and stays with him

Application

Saul has obviously lost it, he is full tilt towards ending David

next week we will see him pursue David several times

Just a few more lessons left of this book

David even in his exile fulfills where Saul fails- looking after the abandoned, keeping peace, overcoming the enemy

All the while David seeks to do good and can’t help but help people, even though his situation doesn’t seem like one where he has any place to help anyone but himself

God does not always wait for you to be ready, he is always working

are you?