Scripture Text 1 Samuel 31 Theme The end of rebellion is personal, and sometimes family, tragedy. Introduction In chapter 28, we studied Saul’s Wicked Witchcraft, when Saul went to the woman at Endor who had a familiar spirit and sought counsel from the deceased prophet Samuel. Samuel informed Saul that he would die in battle […]
Theme Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and in Saul’s case, it led to the sin of witchcraft. Introduction As we draw quickly toward the end of Saul’s life, we discover that his rebellion against God had fruited in some pretty disgusting behaviour. Since becoming king, Saul had been on a downward trajectory which […]
Theme The Lord will be our true judge. Therefore, fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity. Introduction In chapters 23–24 we saw Saul’s pursuit of David diverted: Firstly, by the Philistine attack which drew Saul away from pursuing David Secondly, by David sparing King Saul’s life when Saul rested in the cave where David […]
Theme The righteous must reward good for evil and leave justice in God’s hands. Introduction At the end of chapter 22, Abiathar came to David and told him how Saul had commanded Doeg to slay all 85 of the priests of Nob, along with their families and the entire town. David was now in no […]
Theme When wickedness is left unchecked it begins to abound in many directions. Introduction Previously, we looked at chapter 20 and saw Saul’s evil intentions exposed as he attempted to kill his own son Jonathan for his friendship with David. At the end of the chapter, David began his time of running from Saul, who […]
Theme: The carnal Christian causes breakdown in personal relationships because of a self-serving attitude. In chapter 19 we saw the murderous rage of King Saul as he no longer hid his evil intentions but openly called for David’s execution. We noted an important progression of sin: When we do not repent of our sin, we […]
An exposition of 1 Samuel 19 showing Saul’s murderous rage, David’s escape, and the destructive spiral of sin when a heart refuses repentance.
Theme: The Christian should always act with the highest integrity, regardless of how much we are mistreated by others. We recently studied I Samuel 17 and took some lessons from the account of David and Goliath. We noted that Saul typifies for us the impotence of a carnal Christian. The carnal Christian cannot be effective […]
Theme: The enemy of the Christian will only be defeated by the Spirit filled Christian. In chapter 16, we saw the anointing of David as the king who would replace Saul as God’s chosen man to rule the nation of Israel. We noted that, when David was anointed with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit […]
Theme: God is looking for people who he can fill with His Spirit, not people who are full of the spirit of the devil, “the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” (Eph 2:2) In chapter 15 we saw Saul’s disobedience at Amalek which defiled his worship at Gilgal. The great challenge of […]