SERIES J --- THE WARRIOR KING --- LESSON 06
SPEAR AND JUG
DAVID TAKES SAUL’S SPEAR AND JUG
From 1 Samuel 26
The hunt was still on! King Saul and his best troops continued to seek out David so that they might kill him. Some people who pretended to be friends of David were very quick to betray him, such as the people of Ziph. When David moved back to the wilderness and hid at a place called Hachilah Hill, the men of Ziph went to King Saul and told him that David was there. Saul left Gibeah with his trained hunting party of three thousand men, searching for David in the wilderness area where he was hiding. He set up camp at Hachilah Hill, by the road that led into the desert, near Jeshimon. Meanwhile David’s spies followed Saul’s movements and kept David informed about them. One night David decided to go into Saul’s camp for a surprise visit. He slipped down to the camp alone to see how it was arranged. He found that Saul was sleeping in the centre, with his army commander beside him, surrounded by three thousand choice soldiers. When David returned to his own camp, he asked for volunteers to go with him into Saul’s camp. Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai, Joab’s brother, was there. ‘Who will go with me?’ David asked. ‘I will,’ Abishai responded. David and Abishai crept past the sleeping soldiers into the midst of Saul’s camp, where Saul was sleeping with his spear stuck into the ground beside his head. ‘YHVH has placed your enemy within your power,’ Abishai whispered. ‘Let me stab him to the ground with his own spear. I will only need one thrust.’ ‘No,’ David whispered back. ‘You must not murder the man whom YHVH has chosen to be king. YHVH will strike him down some day, either by a natural death or by letting him be killed in battle. I hope Adonai never allows me to kill the man He has chosen. Let’s take his spear and water jug and go!’ David grabbed the spear and water jug near Saul’s head and he and Abishai slipped out of camp without waking anyone. Not one soldier noticed that they had been there; they were all sound asleep, with a deep sleep which Adonai had sent. David and Abishai climbed a nearby hill to a safe distance from Saul’s camp. Then David shouted down so that all could hear. ‘Abner!’ David shouted. ‘Wake up!’ ‘Who is calling?’ Abner answered. David began to make fun of Abner. ‘You’re quite the hero, aren’t you?’ he teased. ‘One of the great men of all Israel! But you haven’t guarded King Saul when his enemy came near him. Someone slipped into camp and could have murdered your master. You should be put to death for doing such a poor job in protecting him. Look and see if you can find the spear and water jug which were beside Saul’s head. Go ahead! Find them!’ Saul recognized David’s voice and called to him. ‘Is that you, my son David?’ he asked. ‘Yes, my king, it is I,’ David answered. ‘Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime? If Adonai has set you against me, then I present my peace offering to Him. But if men have set you against me, then let there be a curse upon them, for you have forced me to leave my home and my people, to live with those who worship other gods. Do you want me to die away from home and Adonai’s people? Why have you come here to hunt me like a partridge in the mountains?’ ‘I have sinned,’ Saul cried out. ‘Come home, my son David and I will not harm you. You have spared my life today and I have been very foolish. Send one of your young men for your spear, O king,’ David replied. ‘Adonai will give His own reward for loyalty. I could have killed you, but I didn’t. May Adonai spare my life as I have spared yours and may He save me from my troubles.’ ‘Blessings on you, my son David,’ Saul answered. ‘You will do many great things.’ After this Saul returned home, but David did not go with him. Instead, he went his own way.
COMMENTARY
DAVID’S WANDERINGS
Once again David had an opportunity to kill Saul. Again, David refused to do this wrong. While Saul was sleeping David took Saul’s spear and jug from his side to show that he had been close enough to kill him, but had not done so. The shamed Saul promised not to harm David and returned home with his army. Saul’s determination to kill David forced David to flee Gibeah and go to Samuel at Ramah. But word soon reached Saul and David was again forced to run. Hoping to find refuge among Saul’s enemies, he headed for Gath. But the Philistines were suspicious. David escaped death in the Philistine court only by pretending madness. He returned to Israel and found refuge in caves at Adullam. There he gathered a group of followers. But David’s growing support did not ease his fears for his family. He took his parents to Mizpah and appealed to the king of Moab to protect them. Returning from Moab, David rejoined his men at Masada. The prophet Gad warned him not to remain and David moved on to the forest of Hereth. After David’s successful battle against the Philistines in Keilah, Saul was again on his trail. David escaped to the Wilderness of Ziph, but the residents reported his presence to Saul. He rejoined his men in the Wilderness of Maon as soon as Saul became busy with Philistine raids. David then fled to En-gedi. There he had the chance to kill Saul, but he did not. The king confessed David’s innocence, but David returned to Masada rather than risk his life in Gibeah. After Samuel’s death, Saul again took up his pursuit. David was in the Wilderness of Ziph when Saul found him. David left Israel and returned to Philistia. He remained in Ziklag until Saul’s death.
https://www.youtube.com/live/K....UKKKXUbDAw?feature=s
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord (Yahuwah), And to sing praises to Your name, O Most High; To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning, And Your faithfulness every night, On an instrument of ten strings, On the lute, And on the harp, With harmonious sound.”
Psalms 92:1-3 NKJV
#scripture #bible
The message, "Under the Veil," was delivered on location at 60 Bailey Ave., Manchester, NH for First Fruits Ministries Sabbath celebration of March 11, 2023: https://bit.ly/3l7NamY.
For the presentation transcript, download the PDF here: For the presentation transcript, download the PDF here:
https://bit.ly/3J2SZKc
Sermons at First Fruits Ministries are based on weekly Torah Portion readings announced each week in the church bulletin. This week's messages are based on: Exodus 30:11-34:35; 1 Kings 18:1-39; Ezekiel 36:16-38; Mark 9:1-10; 2 Corinthians 3:1-18 (https://bit.ly/3mInv4Q).
Shouldn't the Holy Spirit filled follower of Yeshua be the most mature and kind being on the planet? Shouldn't the love of Yah radiate from us? You need exposure to other ideas, you need to bounce your beliefs off of other men of faith to see if it withstands the fire of Scripture. You will not thrive in the Spirit trapped in a bubble of "I only talk to people who agree with me on everything".
Feel free to send me a friend request. Unless you've got something really hideous in your profile I'm gonna accept it. We are part of the body of Messiah, we need to be able to communicate with each other. If a brother or sister has truly crossed the line, that's what the block is for. How on earth are we supposed to tell others about the Messiah if we're too afraid to talk to each other?
These days we're supposed to recycle everything. That's actually something we learned from our Creator. He's been in the recycling business from the beginning - especially when it comes to people.
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../03/11/recycled-king
These days we're supposed to recycle everything. That's actually something we learned from our Creator. He's been in the recycling business from the beginning - especially when it comes to people.
https://thebarkingfox.com/2023..../03/11/recycled-king
Check out the 11th installment in Mike Winger's outstanding series on women in ministry.
The meaning of the passage in this video (1Cor 14:35-36) is cloudier to me than others. I need to spend some time dissecting this one.
TTN Music 
TTN Ads 
