A Funny Thing Happened on the Way

READ 1 Sam 14:24-46

Saul: a raging king

wants credit for the victory

crushes his allies under his lust for conquest

hides his insecurities (15:17) under abuse of authority

The wrath of man

Proverbs 22:24–25 ESV

24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, 25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.

Proverbs 15:18 ESV

18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 29:22 ESV

22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

James 1:19–20 ESV

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

God answers man’s wrath

James 3:17–18 ESV

17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

2 Timothy 2:23–25 ESV

23 Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. 24 And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,

2 Corinthians 7:10 ESV

10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

1 Corinthians 16:13–14 ESV

13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. 14 Let all that you do be done in love.