-
1 Samuel 29-30
It’s no surprise that the Philistine generals don’t want David and his Merry Men to go into battle with Israel. I have a hard time believing that David would’ve actually fought against his own people beside the Philistines. I mean, there IS that little story in his past about taking down their champion, Goliath. David…
-
Psalms 54 & 63, 1 Samuel 28
This is an EPICALLY long post. Get comfy. Last week we read about the Ziphites blowing the whistle on David’s whereabouts to Saul and how he and his men had to move (again) to hide out in the wilderness. Psalms 54 and 63 were written during this time. Let’s talk about poetry. Hebrew poetry. First,…
-
1 Samuel 27, Psalms 17 & 35
If ya can’t beat em’, join ‘em, Sort of. 🤔 I find it absolutely WILD that David goes back to King Achish of Gath – the king before whom he pretended to be insane. 🤪 If I had written the Bible, this is how this meeting would’ve gone down: 🤴🏾 Achish: Have we met before?…
-
1 Samuel 26
Saul’s pursuit of David makes no sense, really. David spared his life in the cave. David has been exiled and so he isn’t out there heroically leading the army of Israel and gathering more fame and favor. He is not a threat to Saul (and hasn’t been for quite some time), so it makes no…
-
Psalms 141 & 142 and
1 Samuel 25 Psalms 141 and 142 reflect David’s experiences in being on the run from Saul and hiding out in the Cave of Adullam. Let’s put ourselves in his sandals for a moment. You and I have likely never had a gang member, mafia Don, or clandestine government agency put out a hit on…
-
Psalms 52, 120, 56, 34 & 140
I’m going to cover the psalms in this particular order because of the events to which they relate. This is a LOT of content so get comfy. PSALM 52 Psalm 52 was written about the events of 1st Samuel 21-22, when David fled the Capitol and went to the Tabernacle at Nob and Ahimelek the…
-
Psalms 7, 27, and 31
PSALM 7 “A shiggaion of David which he sang to Yahweh on account of Cush, a Benjamite.“ An explanation from BibleHub: “Shiggayon designates a particular kind of poetic-musical composition marked by emotional intensity, fluid structure, and vivid imagery. Rather than the regular parallelism typical of Hebrew poetry, a shiggayon moves with impassioned freedom—suitable for urgent…
-
1 Samuel 23-24
“Now when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, he went down with an ephod in his hand.”1 Samuel 23:6 LEB We left off last week with Doeg the Edomite and the massacre of the priests. Abiathar escaped with the Ephod of the High Priest. The Ephod is the woven apron with…
-
1 Samuel 21-22
THE ADVENTURES of DAVID David has had to flee from his home and wife. He cannot stay anywhere where Saul can find him. After his parting from Jonathan, he can’t even go home to gear. He leaves with the clothes on his back. And where does David go? To Yahweh’s house – the tabernacle. The…
-
1 Samuel 20, Psalms 11 & 59
DAVID BECOMES A FUGITIVE… Do y’all have any idea how difficult it is to find an image online of David and Jonathan that is even remotely accurate? 😖 Gaahh! Do a Google Images search of “David and Jonathan.” Most of them are SO effeminate it’s ridiculous. Many depict them as lads who haven’t even developed…
-
1 Samuel 19
(Cue the cheesy announcer voice…) Welcome back to As the Old Testament Turns. Like sands through the hourglass, so are the Days of their Lives. 🌍⏳ This chapter has major soap opera vibes. 🙄 So. Much. Drama. 🎭 😑 It starts with Saul wanting to murder David and ends with him undressed at a revival…
-
1 Samuel 18
(Just a short post today) Saul makes David a commander in the army. David and Jonathan hit it off and are best bros. David and everything he does is blessed by the Lord. It’s kind of like how Jospeh was blessed and everything he did was blessed even when he was a slave and in…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
To The Reader 