February 2009 - Posts

• Life of David-Fugitive Years Wk 23

  Restoration After Ziklag            1 Samuel 30:16-31   •         When he had brought him down-The Egyptian Knew The Course •         Spread abroad upon all the earth-Herds of Animals Need Room •         Eating and drinking, and dancing-Keeping A Festival •         Twilight even unto the evening of the next day-Fought Upon Arrival & All the Next Day •         Escaped…four hundred young men-Amalekites Almost Wiped Out As A People •         Recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away-Limited to People & Possessions •         They drave before-David’s Own Men •         And said-His Men Said This is David’s spoil •         He saluted them-Inquired About Their Welfare •         Wicked men…that went with David-Mixed Multitude •         Not give them ought of the spoil-No Battle, No Booty •         Ye shall not do so, my brethren-No Way Brother •         Battle = tarrieth by the stuff-One For All, All For One   •         This Policy Was Based on Three Foundational Truths: •         LORD hath given us-Sacred Gift, Not Secular Gain (1 Sam 17:47) •         Preserved us, and delivered the company-More Important Gifts Than Material Gain (Mark 8:36) •         Part Alike-Equality (1 Cor 3:6 & Matt 6:4) •         He made it a statute-A Permanent Practice (Num 31:27) •         Behold a present-Means A Blessing •         The spoil of the enemies of the LORD-Did Not Say the Amalekites •         These Words Put David’s Military Exploits in the Category of A Crusade Not A Conquest  •         Three Observations of Where the Gifts Were Sent: •         To God’s Chosen People & Those Who Befriended Them •         To The Levites For A Tithe •         To The Towns of David’s Heroes  (1 Chron 11:26-47)   Posted Feb 22 2009, 02:53 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Life of David-Fugitive Years Wk 22

  Divine Dealings               1 Samuel 30:1-16   •      On the third day-David Did Not Go the Full Distance to the Battle •      Three Days is an Exhausting March; Fatigue Makes Us Vulnerable •      Were come to Ziklag-Expected to See Their Families Again & Enjoy the Comforts of Home •      Amalekites-Retaliation for David’s Raids •      Had taken-The Intention Was to Steal, Not Engage in War •      They slew not any-Why?, No Resistance •      Carried them away-Drove Them Off Like Animals •      Burned with fire-An Act of Vengeance •      No more power to weep-Strength Gone •      Greatly distressed-Pressed Into A Tight Corner •      Spake of stoning him-Trust Now Degenerates to Distrust •      The soul of all the people was grieved-Hebrew, Was Bitter •      David Was Left Almost Friendless in the Angry Crowd •      Leading Can Be A Lonely Work •      But David Encouraged himself in the LORD his God-David Turns to God for Help •      To David’s Credit, He Did Not Blame Others •      What You Really Believe Comes Out Under Pressure •      Abiathar brought…the ephod-Inquire of Jehovah •      Pursue…recover all-The Answer is Gracious & Encouraging (Ps 103:8-10) •      So David went-Took Off in the General Direction •      Brook-Wadi Torrent •      So Faint that they could not go over-Exhausted & Crossing Difficult •      An Egyptian-The Slave of Some Amalekite •      In the field-Left in the Open Common to Perish •      He had not eaten three days and three nights-At Least A 3-Day Head Start •      David Fed the Egyptian Slave Well, Obeying Deut. 23:7 •      To Whom belongest thou?-Who is Your Owner •      I fell sick-Temporary Faintness   •      Canst thou bring me-A Dangerous Gamble Recognized As God’s Providence •      I will bring thee-The Saves Master An Important Man •      To this company-Troop or Band of People •      Swear unto me by God-Required Condition of Assurance    Posted Feb 15 2009, 02:43 PM by jbarch with no comments

• Life of David-Fugitive Years Wk 21

  Divine Intervention                    1 Samuel 28:1-2 & 29:1-11    •         Philistines gathered their armies…to fight with Israel-Resumed Aggression •         Why Now? •         Achish Noticed Saul’s Kingdom Was Falling Apart (1 Chron. 12:20) •         Achish Still Believed  David Was Fighting Israelites & Loyal to Him •         Know…thou shalt go out with me to battle-No Hesitation When War Came •         Implications for David: •         Have to Fight Saul, the Lord’s Anointed •         Have to Fight His Best Friend Jonathan •         Have to Fight the Chosen People He Would One Day Rule •         Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do-Vague Answer of A Sinking Heart •         Make thee keeper of mine head-Captain of His Personal Bodyguard for Life •         The Forces Are Arrayed in Jezreel or Armageddon •         The lords of the Philistines passed on-Five Commanders Passing Bye in Marching Order (1 Sam 6:16-17) •         What do these Hebrews here?-Jealousy & Suspicion Aroused •         The Leaders Couldn’t Argue with Their King, But They Could Suggest a Safety Measure (1 Sam 14:21) •         Achish Answers That David & the Men Are Loyal Deserters •         Make this fellow return…to his place-Send Him Back to Ziklag •         Let him not go down with us to battle-Down to the Valley •         An adversary-Hebrew, A Satan •         Should he reconcile himself-Make Himself Pleasing or To Be A Traitor •         The heads of these men-Allusion to David’s Treatment of Goliath’s Corpse •         David of whom they sang-The Popular Song Suggesting They Fought Together •         It Was Difficult for Achish to Inform David •         Displease not-Don’t Upset the Commanders Before Battle •         David Put on a Good Act •         Deep Down, He Was Relieved That God Had Rescued Him (Ps 124:6-8) •         The princes of the Philistines have said-God’s Great Mercy That the Princes Were So Set Against David •         With thy master’s servants-Band of Deserters From Manasseh (1 Chron 12:19) •         David Loses His Identity    Posted Feb 08 2009, 04:19 PM by jbarch with no comments