Category: Bible Comments

While running from King Saul, David continues to protect Israel. He hears that the city of Keilah is under attack from the Philistines and David takes his men to rescue the city. David and his men save the people of the city and it would be logical to think that they had found a place…

Why does God make us wait? While we are waiting how should we wait? This chapter describes a period of waiting. Fear of King Saul sends David into the wilderness where he begins to gather an army of outcasts. His brothers, who once considered him a nuisance, bring David’s parents with them and gather with…

This is a simple story. David flees King Saul and asks for food and weapons. He is given both and flees to what he hopes will be a place of safety. He intends to hide in Philistine territory, but is recognized and has to pretend to be insane to survive. I don’t understand why the…

Convinced that King Saul desires to kill him David looks for ways of escape. As an officer in Saul’s army and a member of Saul’s family he lives at the center of Saul’s kingdom. Jonathan, unconvinced that his father has determined to kill his friend attempts to convince David that he is safe. David and…

Philistines line up against Israelites. Nine foot giant named Goliath appears. Goliath issues challenge. Israelites cower in fear. David sent to check on brothers. Next, David hears Goliath’s challenge. Then, David questions soldiers. Eliab gets angry. Saul sends for David. David rejects armor. Goliath insulted by David. David and Goliath run toward each other. The…

This chapter contains one of the more difficult verses to interpret in the Bible. God demotes Saul from his role as king, yet leaves him in position for many years. When God removes Saul from the throne He also removes the Holy Spirit from Saul. God instructs Samuel to anoint a new king and Samuel…

One of the most challenging things for many people today is the occasional command of God to totally destroy a group of people. The Biblical term often used for this is that the people have been devoted to destruction. As the verses below make clear, the army must kill everything living. This is what the…

If you search you will have a difficult time finding a positive human father story in the Bible. God provides an incredible example of what it means to be a father, and the characters we meet through scripture rarely measure up. King Saul is no exception. In observing the world around us we have grown…