Adullam 1 Samuel 22:1-5
· Adullam-Means Refuge
· The Cave & The Lessons
· A Rejected King Was on the Throne
· Saul Was Rejected & Lost the Power of the Holy Spirit
· The Sentence of Removal Was Pronounced, But Awaited Fulfillment
· Satan Was Once an Anointed Cherub Until Unrighteousness was Found in Him
· The Title “the prince of this world” May Mean He Once Was to Rule Over This World (Jn 12:31)
· Man Was Created to Take Satan’s Place (Heb 2:6-7) Even Though the Power is Not Yet Fulfilled (Heb 2:8)
· Satan is Permitted to Hold the Throne of the World & Has Cast “Javelins” at Christ (Temptation, Gethsemane)
· Satan Has Been Doing His Worst to Eliminate the Impact of the Body of Believers in Christ, While Knowing His Own Destiny
· David’s Kingdom Was Hidden
· It was A True Kingdom, But Veiled in the Darkness of Adullum
· Jesus was Forsaken on the Cross & Rejected by the World
· Jesus Kingdom is Hidden From the World in Mystery Awaiting the Appointed Time
· David & His Followers Were Separated
· David Was Driven From the Camp of Israel
· David’s Way to the Throne Would Be Through Multiplied Difficulties & Sorrows
· David’s Followers Must Forsake Their Former Life
· The True King, Christ, is Still Outside the Camp
· Desiring to Follow Him Means Forsaking the Love of this World (Heb 13:13)
· David Was Content to Await God’s Timing
· Whatever Saul Did, David Never Retaliated
· David Waited Upon God (Ps 62:5)
· Our Savior is Waiting Today Until His Enemies Be Made His Footstool (Ps 110:1)
· The Inmates of the Cave
· David’s Return to Judah Spread Quickly & Mysteriously
· Those Who Were in Misery, Oppressed, Poor, & Bitter in Soul Came to Him
· It Was No Small Feat to Organize & Lead A Group Like That Into an Army
· Jesus is Currently Gathering Into His Kingdom Those Who Are Sinners; Brokenhearted, Bruised, Blind
· Jesus is Making Us Into Soldiers Who Will Win the Lost to Himself
· The New Life Within the Cave
· David Drew These Followers From Saul & the Decadent Lifestyle
· When We Come to Jesus We Become Strangers & Pilgrims in This Current World
· David’s Followers Put Off the Customs & Manners of Their Old Life
· We Put Off the Old Man & Take on the New
· David’s Men Loved Him for the Relief They Found As His Followers in the Cave
· Jesus Gives Us More Than Relief Through the Paying of Our Debts & Granting of Riches in Christ
· The Attachment Between David & His Followers Grew Through the Years
· What An Incentive for Us to Make Our Fellowship Grow Closer Each Day
· The 34th Psalm is Connected to the Cave of Adullam
· David, A Believer, Counted on These Promises:
· Deliverance (Vs 4,7,17 & 19)
· Enlightenment (V5)
· Perfect Provision (V10)
· God’s Closeness (V18)
· Miszpeh of Moab-Means a Watch Tower
· Let my…come forth, and be with you-Refuge on the Basis That Jesse’s Grandmother, Ruth, Was a Moabitess
· While David was in the hold-In Moab
· Till I know what God will do for me-David Recovered Spiritually & Was Willing to Accept God’s Will
· The prophet Gad-David’s Counselor, a Result of the Massacre of Nob
· Abide not in the hold-Leave Moab & Return to Judah
· The forest of Hareth-Thickets Near Adullam
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