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“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…

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…

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…

(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…

(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…

In case the post from yesterday caused you some consternation or confusion. Here’s the bit in question: “I’m gonna say something shocking and controversial: Jesus didn’t ask you to attend church or give to missions or volunteer. He asked you to crucify the flesh and be alive in Christ and walk with Him in the…

David and Goliath has to be one of the top 3 OT stories of all time. 🏆 It’s up there with the parting of the Red Sea and Noah’s Ark. Culturally, it may be the MOST famous. Even an unbeliever who is biblically illiterate would know what was meant by a “David vs Goliath” match…

These chapters are loaded! This may get lengthy. Let’s jump right in… SAUL AND THE AMELIKITEES We’ve been bumping into the Amalekites since Genesis 14! They were on the list of nations attacked by Chedorlaomer on his campaign of giant-slaying. With Amalek on a hit-list with a bunch of other ferocious giant-clans, it may tell…

Jonathan and the Defeat of the Philistines – my favorite Jonathan story. 😊 The Philistines and Israel are at something of a stalemate. The Philistines probably have plenty of men if they wanted to attack Saul’s camp. Verse 2 says that Saul’s “army” amounted to about 600 men, while 13:4 told us that the Philistines…

The timeline for these events is a little fuzzy. Back in chapter 10, Samuel gave these instructions to Saul after anointing him for the first time: “After these signs take place, do what must be done, for God is with you. Then go down to Gilgal ahead of me. I will join you there to…

First off, the bad guy in this story is named Nahash or Nachash. That’s the Hebrew word for snake. 🐍 And His Royal Highness, King Cobra, has slithered across the border of Eastern Manasseh right up to the city of Jabesh-Gilead. The men of Jabesh-Gilead immediately wave the white flag. King Nahash says, “I will…