Class 1 from this series was used in GCT Episode 386.<\/p>\n
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\nthe day from our brother David.
\nWe do have an introductory <\/p>\n
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\nreading before we begin this
\nclass. <\/p>\n
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\nSo if you all want to get our
\nBibles out and open together to <\/p>\n
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\nFirst Samuel and chapter 10.
\nAnd we’ll be reading the 1st 14 <\/p>\n
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\nverses together and I’ll be
\nreading from the new King James.<\/p>\n
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\nSo First Samuel Chapter 10 Then
\nSamuel took a flask of oil and <\/p>\n
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\npoured it on his head and kissed
\nhim, and said, Is it not because<\/p>\n
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\nYahweh has anointed you,
\ncommander, over his inheritance?<\/p>\n
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\nWhen you have departed from me
\ntoday you will find two men by <\/p>\n
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\nRachel’s tomb in the territory
\nof Benjamin at Zelza. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd they will say to you, the
\ndonkeys which you went to look <\/p>\n
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\nfor have been found.
\nAnd now your father has ceased <\/p>\n
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\ncaring about the donkeys and is
\nworrying about you, saying, What<\/p>\n
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\nshall I do about my son?
\nThen you shall go on forward <\/p>\n
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\nfrom there and come to the
\nterebinth tree of Tabor. <\/p>\n
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\nThere three men going up to God
\nat Bethel will meet you, one <\/p>\n
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\ncarrying three young goats,
\nanother carrying three loaves of<\/p>\n
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\nbread, and another carrying a
\nskin of wine. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd they will greet you and give
\nyou 2 loaves of bread, which you<\/p>\n
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\nshall receive from their hands.
\nAfter that you will come to the <\/p>\n
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\nhill of God where the Philistine
\nGarrison is, and it will happen <\/p>\n
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\nwhen you have come there to the
\ncity, that you will meet a group<\/p>\n
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\nof prophets coming down from the
\nhigh place with a stringed <\/p>\n
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\ninstrument.
\nThat man’s for God is with you. <\/p>\n
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\nYou shall go down before me to
\nGilgal and surely I will come <\/p>\n
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\ndown to you to offer burnt
\nofferings and make sacrifices of<\/p>\n
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\npeace offerings. 7 days You
\nshall wait till I come to you <\/p>\n
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\nand show you what you should do.
\nSo it was when he had turned his<\/p>\n
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\nback to go from Samuel, that God
\ngave him another heart. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd all those signs came to
\npass. <\/p>\n
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\nThat day.
\nWhen they came there to the <\/p>\n
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\nhill, there was a group of
\nprophets to meet him. <\/p>\n
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\nThen the Spirit of God came upon
\nhim, and he prophesied among <\/p>\n
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\nthem.
\nAnd it happened, when all who <\/p>\n
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\nknew him formerly saw that he
\nindeed prophesied among the <\/p>\n
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\nprophets, that the people said
\nto one another, What is this <\/p>\n
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\nthat has come upon the son of
\nKish? <\/p>\n
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\nIs Saul also among the prophets?
\nThen a man from there answered <\/p>\n
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\nand said, But who is their
\nfather? <\/p>\n
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\nTherefore it became a proverb,
\nIs Saul also among the prophets?<\/p>\n
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\nAnd when he had finished
\nprophesying, he went to the high<\/p>\n
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\nplace.
\nThen Saul’s uncle said to him, <\/p>\n
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\nand his servant, Where did you
\ngo? <\/p>\n
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\nSo he said, to look for the
\ndonkeys. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen we saw that they were
\nnowhere to be found, we went to <\/p>\n
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\nSamuel.
\nThis is Watch an Lake Bible <\/p>\n
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\nSchool 2025.
\nOur speaker is Brother David <\/p>\n
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\nWisniewski.
\nHis series for the week is <\/p>\n
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\nDeveloping Spiritual
\nIntelligence from the lives of <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan and David.
\nThis is his third class and the <\/p>\n
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\ntitle is Honor Brother David.
\nWell, good morning. <\/p>\n
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\nIt does feel a little warm to be
\nmorning, but indeed it is still <\/p>\n
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\ngood morning.
\nHow are you All excellent. <\/p>\n
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\nWe have life.
\nSo our spiritual quotient for <\/p>\n
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\ntoday in developing spiritual
\nintelligence is honor. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd I think, well, where does
\nthat fit in the story of David <\/p>\n
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\nand Jonathan?
\nWell, it fits in their <\/p>\n
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\nrelationship to Saul and so we
\nwill by way of review go through<\/p>\n
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\nsome accounts we have not yet
\nlooked at this week, Others we <\/p>\n
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\nhave looked at this week to
\nconsider the character of this <\/p>\n
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\nman and how he behaved with and
\naround Jonathan and David and <\/p>\n
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\nthen reflect on Jonathan and
\nDavid’s behavior towards the <\/p>\n
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\nman’s Saul.
\nI can tell you this is a topic <\/p>\n
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\nthat I would struggle with if
\nSaul was my king or Saul was my <\/p>\n
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\nfather.
\nBut the example that these two <\/p>\n
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\nmen set for us on the topic of
\nhonor is truly astounding. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, Saul’s name means desired
\nor to beg, and indeed he had <\/p>\n
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\nbeen desired by the nation of
\nIsrael who asked for a king, and<\/p>\n
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\nit was a king that was after
\ntheir own heart, not after God’s<\/p>\n
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\nown heart.
\nWe see that in First Samuel <\/p>\n
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\nchapter 8 and verse 5, when the
\nelders of Israel come to Samuel <\/p>\n
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\nand Raima, and they say, Behold,
\nthou art old, my sons, walk not <\/p>\n
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\nin thy ways.
\nNow make us a king to judge us <\/p>\n
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\nlike all the nations.
\nAnd at first Samuel’s <\/p>\n
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\ndispleased, but God puts things
\ninto perspective when He says at<\/p>\n
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\nthe end of verse 7, they have
\nnot rejected you, but they have <\/p>\n
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\nrejected me from reigning over
\nthem. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd we have a flashback now,
\ndon’t we, to the Spirit that was<\/p>\n
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\nthere in the Judges when there
\nwas no king in Israel. <\/p>\n
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\nOf course there was a king.
\nGod was their king. <\/p>\n
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\nDavid acknowledged in Psalm 45,
\nThy throne, O Yahweh, it’s thy <\/p>\n
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\nscepter.
\nAnd Israel did not acknowledge <\/p>\n
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\nthat God was their king.
\nAnd God sees that as a <\/p>\n
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\nrejection.
\nAnd so he says through the <\/p>\n
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\nprophet Hosea, I gave thee
\nIsrael a king in mine anger. <\/p>\n
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\nHe gave them a king that they
\ndesired a king after their own <\/p>\n
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\nheart.
\nWe turn the page to First Samuel<\/p>\n
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\nChapter 9.
\nWe see a history of this man. <\/p>\n
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\nWe see a description of what he
\nis like, we’re told at verse <\/p>\n
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\ntwo.
\nWell, verse one tells he’s tells<\/p>\n
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\nus that he’s the son of a mighty
\nman of power or the margin says <\/p>\n
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\nsubstance.
\nSo it seems like he came from a <\/p>\n
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\nwealthy home.
\nRemember, the tribe of Benjamin <\/p>\n
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\nwas a small tribe in Israel
\nbecause they’d almost been <\/p>\n
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\ndestroyed because of the
\ncircumstances surrounding the <\/p>\n
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\nLevite and the concubine who was
\nviolently abused and murdered <\/p>\n
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\nand sent throughout the land.
\nSo this was a small tribe in <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael, but this is a mighty man
\nin that tribe, a man of <\/p>\n
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\nsubstance, and he has a son
\nwho’s a choice young man. <\/p>\n
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\nThe word means, as vine defined
\nvines defines it, a vigorous <\/p>\n
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\nyoung man who was unmarried.
\nAnd then it says goodly. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s actually there twice in the
\nrecord in the Hebrew, goodly <\/p>\n
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\nmost around him.
\nAnd we’re told at the end of <\/p>\n
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\nthat verse, from his shoulders
\nand upward, he was higher than <\/p>\n
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\nany of the people and so on.
\nFirst impression from a physical<\/p>\n
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\nappearance perspective, we have
\na man who could be fit to be a <\/p>\n
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\nking.
\nBut then we gain some insight as<\/p>\n
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\nwe come to verse 3 as to the
\ncharacter of this individual. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd the asses of Kish, Saul’s
\nfather, were lost. <\/p>\n
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\nWe’ll later find out that was
\nSaul’s job was watching over his<\/p>\n
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\nfather’s herds.
\nSo it was Saul that had lost the<\/p>\n
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\nasses, a symbol of Israel.
\nAnd it was to foreshadow the end<\/p>\n
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\ncondition of this man, that as
\nhe died, all Israel would be <\/p>\n
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\nscattered like the asses that
\nSaul had lost at the beginning <\/p>\n
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\nof this story.
\nOne thing that we need to <\/p>\n
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\nrecognize is that God does not
\nset up any individual for <\/p>\n
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\nfailure.
\nWe know that’s the case because <\/p>\n
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\nof a couple of verses in the
\nBible, one’s in the New <\/p>\n
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\nTestament and one in the Old.
\nIn second Peter chapter 3 and <\/p>\n
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\nverse 9, the Lord is not slack
\nconcerning His promise, as some <\/p>\n
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\nmen count slackness, but is
\nlong-suffering toward us, not <\/p>\n
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\nwilling that any should perish,
\nbut that all should come to <\/p>\n
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\nrepentance.
\nAnd then we think of the words <\/p>\n
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\nof John 3 and 15.
\nWhosoever believeth should have <\/p>\n
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\neternal life, which is quoting
\nfrom Joel 2IN verse 32 and then <\/p>\n
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\nEzekiel 18 in the Old Testament.
\nHave I any pleasure at all that <\/p>\n
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\nthe wicked should die, saith the
\nLord God, and not that He should<\/p>\n
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\nreturn from His ways and live?
\nSo God does not set anyone up <\/p>\n
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\nfor failure.
\nHe would that all should repent <\/p>\n
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\nand should grasp a hold of the
\nopportunity for salvation which <\/p>\n
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\nHe has offered.
\nWhich is why Psalm 19 tells us <\/p>\n
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\nthat creation itself is a
\nwitness to every human being <\/p>\n
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\nthat dwells upon the earth,
\ngiving everyone the opportunity <\/p>\n
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\nto recognize that there is
\nintelligent design and therefore<\/p>\n
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\ndesire to learn more about the
\nintelligence behind creation. <\/p>\n
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\nGod does not set up anyone for
\nfailure and God gives Samuel, <\/p>\n
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\nSaul rather every opportunity to
\nsucceed. <\/p>\n
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\nTurn the page over to First
\nSamuel chapter 10. <\/p>\n
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\nIn first Samuel chapter 10 we
\nread it verse 9 as was read for <\/p>\n
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\nus.
\nAnd it was so that when he had <\/p>\n
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\nturned his back from Samuel and
\nleave, God gave him another <\/p>\n
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\nheart.
\nAnd then we find that he’s <\/p>\n
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\njoined by a company of prophets
\nin verse 10. <\/p>\n
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\nThis was part of the school of
\nthe prophets that had first been<\/p>\n
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\nestablished in the land by
\nSamuel. <\/p>\n
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\nIt was Samuel who had created
\ncompanies of prophets throughout<\/p>\n
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\nthe land in an effort to rebuild
\nspirituality throughout the <\/p>\n
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\nland.
\nAnd they seem to have gone by <\/p>\n
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\nthe wayside until we come to the
\ntime period of Elijah, as we <\/p>\n
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\nconsidered earlier this week.
\nSo here’s a company of prophets <\/p>\n
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\nthat come and meet Saul.
\nAnd Saul also prophecies. <\/p>\n
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\nWhy at the end of verse 10?
\nBecause the Spirit of God came <\/p>\n
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\nupon him.
\nGod gives him a new heart. <\/p>\n
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\nHe surrounds him by prophets.
\nHis Spirit comes upon him. <\/p>\n
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\nSaul himself is prophesying.
\nSo strange is this site that it <\/p>\n
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\nbecame known a proverb in
\nIsrael. <\/p>\n
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\nVerse 12.
\nIs Saul also among the prophets?<\/p>\n
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\nAnd then Saul goes back to his
\nplace. <\/p>\n
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\nSo God provokes Saul to action
\nonce again. <\/p>\n
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\nSamuel comes down, sent by God,
\nand he gathers all Israel <\/p>\n
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\ntogether, and they’re told to
\npresent themselves by tribes and<\/p>\n
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\nby their thousands in verse 19.
\nAnd then they cast lots at verse<\/p>\n
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\n20.
\nSamuel caused all the tribes of <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael to come near in the tribe
\nof Benjamin was taken, and then <\/p>\n
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\nfrom the tribe of Benjamin the
\nfamily of Metri. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd then Saul the son of Kish is
\nthe one who was selected. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd when they go to look for
\nhim, nobody can find him. <\/p>\n
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\nHe’s hiding the one who was head
\nand shoulders above the rest of <\/p>\n
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\nthe nation, the one that they
\ndesired to be their king, the <\/p>\n
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\none who’d been anointed, the one
\nwho’d been given a new heart, <\/p>\n
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\nthe one to upon whom the Spirit
\nof God had come, the one who was<\/p>\n
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\nprophesying, the one who became
\na proverb is Saul, also amongst <\/p>\n
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\nthe prophets.
\nHe’s hiding amongst the stuff <\/p>\n
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\nwhen he’s going to be introduced
\nto the nation as a king. <\/p>\n
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\nBut God had given him every
\nopportunity to succeed, and we <\/p>\n
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\nsee that again at verse 26 of
\nFirst Samuel 10. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd Saul also went home to
\nGibeah, and there went with him <\/p>\n
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\na band of men whose hearts God
\nhad touched. <\/p>\n
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\nHe even surrounds Saul by
\nspiritual people with spiritual <\/p>\n
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\npeople to be a positive
\ninfluence to him. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, once again Saul resorts to
\ndoing nothing, and so once again<\/p>\n
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\nGod gets involved and provokes
\nhim by sending Nahash the <\/p>\n
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\nAmmonite against the children of
\nJabesh Gilead, who we saw <\/p>\n
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\nearlier despised Israel.
\nIt’s revealed in the covenant <\/p>\n
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\nthat they’re willing to make
\nwith them, that they would <\/p>\n
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\nthrust out all the right eyes of
\nthe men of Jabesh Gilead. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd so they appeal to Saul.
\nAnd Saul takes a yoke of oxen. <\/p>\n
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\nHe cuts it into pieces and he
\nsends it throughout all the <\/p>\n
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\ntribes of Israel, and he gathers
\ntogether an army of 330,000 <\/p>\n
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\npeople.
\nAnd at the end of the day Saul <\/p>\n
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\nhas slain the army.
\nAnd indeed it appears that all <\/p>\n
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\nthings are going well.
\nThe army has been scattered in <\/p>\n
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\nFirst Samuel Chapter 11 at verse
\n11. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd it was so on the morning
\nthat Saul put the people in <\/p>\n
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\nthree companies, and they came
\ninto the midst of the host in <\/p>\n
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\nthe morning watch and slew the
\nAmmonites until the heat of the <\/p>\n
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\nday.
\nAnd it came to pass that they <\/p>\n
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\nwhich remained were scattered so
\nthat two of them were not left <\/p>\n
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\ntogether.
\nAnd look at the spiritual <\/p>\n
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\ninsight that Saul for once in
\nhis life and perhaps the last <\/p>\n
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\ntime has in verse 13, when
\nthere’s a challenge for those <\/p>\n
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\nthat hadn’t accepted the
\nkingship of Saul, he says, shall<\/p>\n
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\nthere be a man put to death this
\nday for today the Lord hath <\/p>\n
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\nwrought salvation in Israel.
\nCertainly that would have been a<\/p>\n
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\nproud moment for Jonathan.
\nHis son Yahweh had wrought <\/p>\n
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\nsalvation in Israel, declared
\nhis father. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd Samuel says to the people,
\nCome, let us go to Gilgal and <\/p>\n
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\nrenew the Kingdom.
\nAnd they go to Gilgal, and Saul <\/p>\n
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\nthe king before the Lord, and
\nthey sacrifice peace offerings <\/p>\n
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\nbefore the Lord.
\nAnd Saul and all the men of <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael rejoice greatly.
\nAnd we have a beautiful picture <\/p>\n
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\nof what the kingship should have
\nbeen like. <\/p>\n
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\nBut then three years pass when
\nwe come to First Samuel 13, and <\/p>\n
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\nnothing’s happened again for
\nthree years. <\/p>\n
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\nThe glory, the fervor, the
\nexcitement of the defeat of the <\/p>\n
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\nAmmonites, of the leadership of
\nSaul is past. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd there’s an interesting
\nphrase at the beginning of First<\/p>\n
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\nSamuel 13, the King James
\nVersion reads Saul reigned one <\/p>\n
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\nyear.
\nAnd when he had reigned 2 years <\/p>\n
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\nover Israel, well, the reality
\nis it has been two years, and <\/p>\n
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\nthis is now the third year.
\nBut why does it say that Saul <\/p>\n
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\nreigned one year?
\nAnd I believe that it’s giving <\/p>\n
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\nus some insights into what this
\nman was like and the fact that <\/p>\n
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\nhe had returned to a former
\nstate. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, that word reigned one year
\nactually in the Hebrew means the<\/p>\n
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\nson of a year, the son of a
\nyear. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd if you look up son of the
\nyear elsewhere in the Bible, <\/p>\n
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\neverywhere else in the Bible
\nthat I could find, at least, not<\/p>\n
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\nbeing a reader of Hebrew, but
\nusing my tools that I have <\/p>\n
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\navailable, it always refers to a
\nlamb or a goat of the first year<\/p>\n
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\nthat’s going to be sacrificed in
\nevery occurrence. <\/p>\n
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\nThere’s about 20 other
\noccurrences and it’s a lamb or a<\/p>\n
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\ngoat of the first year.
\nAnd what’s the point? <\/p>\n
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\nSaul, who was supposed to be a
\nshepherd over Israel, was like a<\/p>\n
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\nlittle cute lamb.
\nI believe that’s the point. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd indeed, he would be
\nsacrificed in the end. <\/p>\n
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\nBut it wasn’t because God had
\nset him up to be a sacrifice. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s because of his own vanity,
\nhis own pursuit for pride and <\/p>\n
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\nVainglory, and the resulting
\nbitterness that would follow. <\/p>\n
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\nSaul was like a little cute
\nlamb. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd when he’d reign 2 years.
\nWe come then to the story of <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan, who goes and defeats a
\nGarrison of the Philistines in <\/p>\n
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\nMcmash.
\nAnd of course we saw when we <\/p>\n
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\nconsidered that story in our
\nfirst evening on Sunday, that <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan had had the victory and
\nSaul took the credit. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd then we considered as well
\nin First Samuel chapter 13 how <\/p>\n
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\nSaul realized this was the
\nmoment that he now had to wait <\/p>\n
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\nfor Samuel to arrive, and he
\nwaited for seven days, but not <\/p>\n
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\nright through the evening.
\nAnd he impetuously goes and <\/p>\n
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\noffers the burnt offering
\nhimself. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd we saw in First Samuel 13
\nhow Saul was rejected, not <\/p>\n
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\npersonally, but his family, from
\nbeing the Kingdom that would <\/p>\n
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\nrule over Israel from that day
\nforward. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd we saw that Saul’s response
\nwas nonchalant. <\/p>\n
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\nHe just goes and he numbers the
\npeople. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd Jonathan was there.
\nAnd Jonathan witnessed that his <\/p>\n
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\nfather, who had previously
\nrecognized that Yahweh had given<\/p>\n
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\nsalvation to Israel on the
\ndefeat of the Ammonites, now <\/p>\n
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\nwatches his father take credit
\nfor his son’s own work. <\/p>\n
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\nInstead of being a proud dad,
\nhe’s taking credit for his son’s<\/p>\n
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\nown work.
\nAnd when the result of his own <\/p>\n
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\ninept actions, impetuous
\nactions, and offering a <\/p>\n
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\nsacrifice instead of waiting for
\nSamuel result in Jonathan losing<\/p>\n
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\na chance to rise to the throne,
\nhe sees his father carry on like<\/p>\n
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\nit’s no big deal.
\nAnd then we come to First <\/p>\n
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\nSamuel, Chapter 14, which we
\nconsidered as well on our first <\/p>\n
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\nevening together in our first
\nclass, where Jonathan and his <\/p>\n
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\narmor bearer go up against the
\nPhilistines together. <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan sick and tired of
\nwaiting for his father, no doubt<\/p>\n
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\nhaving urged his father remember
\nthe victory over the Ammonites. <\/p>\n
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\nDad, we can defeat these
\nPhilistines. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat we didn’t consider in our
\nfirst class was Saul’s response,<\/p>\n
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\nSaul seeing the multitude melt
\naway as we considered due to the<\/p>\n
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\nfaith of Jonathan and his armor
\nbearer from afar. <\/p>\n
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\nHere’s news that the multitude
\nis melting away. <\/p>\n
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\nFirst Samuel 14 we come to the
\nrecord then at verse 16 and the <\/p>\n
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\nWatchmen of Saul and Gibby of
\nBenjamin looked and behold, the <\/p>\n
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\nmultitude melted away and they
\nwent on beating down one <\/p>\n
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\nanother.
\nAnd Saul says to the people that<\/p>\n
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\nwere with him, grab your swords,
\nlet’s go. <\/p>\n
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\nNo, no, he doesn’t say that.
\nHe says number the people or see<\/p>\n
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\nwho’s gone from us.
\nBecause Saul cares more about <\/p>\n
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\nwho gets the glory than what has
\nbeen done. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat a sad, sad individual, and
\nhow sad any of us can become <\/p>\n
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\nwhen we get so consumed in
\npride. <\/p>\n
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\nThat we no longer care what the
\nwork is, we only care who gets <\/p>\n
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\nthe credit.
\nThat was this man’s Saul. <\/p>\n
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\nSo consumed was he in this, so
\nconsumed was he in his glory, <\/p>\n
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\nthat he had actually made Israel
\nswear that day, verse 24, that <\/p>\n
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\nthey would not eat.
\nFirst Samuel 14, verse 24. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd the men of Israel were
\ndistressed that day. <\/p>\n
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\nFor Saul had adjured the people,
\nsaying, Cursed be the man that <\/p>\n
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\neateth any food until even
\nevening, That I may be avenged <\/p>\n
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\non mine enemies, not God’s
\nenemies, not that Israel might <\/p>\n
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\nbe avenged against God’s
\nenemies, or Israel enemies. <\/p>\n
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\nI might be avenged by my
\nenemies. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd so none of the people tasted
\nany food. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd as a result, as they’re
\ntrying to chase after the <\/p>\n
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\nPhilistines, they’re being
\nlargely ineffective because <\/p>\n
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\nnobody has any energy.
\nAnd unbeknownst to Jonathan, <\/p>\n
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\nwhile this rash oath has been
\nmade, he partakes of some honey <\/p>\n
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\nto give him some strength in his
\npursuit against the Philistines.<\/p>\n
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\nAnd so when we come to the end
\nof the chapter to verse 33, we <\/p>\n
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\nfind the children of Israel were
\nso hungry that they started to <\/p>\n
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\nslay the animals that were left
\nbehind by the Philistines and <\/p>\n
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\neat the raw flesh.
\nAnd so word comes to Saul and he<\/p>\n
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\ncalls all the people together.
\nHe brings them back. <\/p>\n
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\nHe builds the only altar that he
\nbuilds in First Samuel 14 and <\/p>\n
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\nverse 35.
\nAnd he tells the people to offer<\/p>\n
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\nsacrifices upon the altar and
\neat the food that is cooked. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd now that all Israel is
\ngathered together, he says, <\/p>\n
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\nwell, let’s go down verse 36 and
\nfight against the Philistines. <\/p>\n
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\nBut first he asked counsel of
\nGod, who shall go up? <\/p>\n
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\nAnd God doesn’t answer Saul.
\nAnd Saul concludes, Well this is<\/p>\n
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\nbecause somebody has broken my
\noath. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd so he tells all Israel in
\nverse 38 of First Samuel 14 Draw<\/p>\n
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\nye near, hit her all the chief
\nof the people, and know and see <\/p>\n
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\nwherein the sin hath been this
\nday. <\/p>\n
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\nYou think you might have known
\nit was Jonathan? <\/p>\n
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\nRead on.
\nFor as Yahweh liveth which <\/p>\n
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\nsaveth Israel, though it be
\nJonathan my son, he shall surely<\/p>\n
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\ndie.
\nAnd nobody answers Saul, what’s <\/p>\n
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\ngoing on here?
\nJonathan and his armor bearer, <\/p>\n
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\nhe knows, were the ones who set
\nthe Philistines to flight. <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan, with his armor bearer,
\nwere doing Saul’s job, leading <\/p>\n
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\nthe people to war against their
\nenemies. <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan was not present when he
\nmade his rash oath because he <\/p>\n
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\nwas fighting against the
\nPhilistines. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd now he says, well, even if
\nit’s Jonathan that is eaten this<\/p>\n
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\nday and broken my oath, he will
\nsurely die. <\/p>\n
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\nFurthermore, he then says, well
\nwe’re going to divide up the <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael and Israel into two camps
\nand we’re going to cast lots all<\/p>\n
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\nIsrael.
\nYou go over there, Jonathan, you<\/p>\n
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\n00:23:34,080 –> 00:23:36,600
\nand me will stand here, cast the
\nlot. <\/p>\n
337
\n00:23:37,240 –> 00:23:39,800
\nWell, surprisingly it falls on
\nSaul and Jonathan. <\/p>\n
338
\n00:23:40,880 –> 00:23:43,720
\nAnd he turns to Jonathan and
\nsays, what have you done? <\/p>\n
339
\n00:23:45,160 –> 00:23:48,080
\nJonathan says I did but taste a
\nlittle honey at the end of my <\/p>\n
340
\n00:23:48,080 –> 00:23:51,200
\nrod that was in my hand.
\nLo, I must die. <\/p>\n
341
\n00:23:54,400 –> 00:23:59,840
\nYeah, Saul says in verse 44.
\nGod do so and more also, for <\/p>\n
342
\n00:23:59,840 –> 00:24:07,760
\nthou shalt surely die.
\nJonathan so incredibly jealous <\/p>\n
343
\n00:24:08,640 –> 00:24:14,440
\nwas Saul that it blinded his own
\nfamilial love for his child. <\/p>\n
344
\n00:24:15,240 –> 00:24:20,120
\nHe was willing to kill Jonathan
\nbecause of his jealousy. <\/p>\n
345
\n00:24:22,360 –> 00:24:25,280
\nAnd it was not Saul that
\nrepented. <\/p>\n
346
\n00:24:25,800 –> 00:24:28,080
\nVerse 45.
\nAnd the people say to Saul, <\/p>\n
347
\n00:24:28,600 –> 00:24:32,680
\nshall Jonathan die, who with
\nwrought this great salvation in <\/p>\n
348
\n00:24:32,680 –> 00:24:34,920
\nIsrael?
\nBy no means. <\/p>\n
349
\n00:24:34,920 –> 00:24:38,440
\nAs Yahweh liveth, not one here
\nshall stand upon his head. <\/p>\n
350
\n00:24:38,640 –> 00:24:41,920
\nAnd you can see the people
\nstarting to stand between <\/p>\n
351
\n00:24:42,000 –> 00:24:46,480
\nJonathan and Saul.
\nAnd So what does Saul do? <\/p>\n
352
\n00:24:46,920 –> 00:24:49,200
\nSay, Oh well, let’s go get the
\nPhilistines? <\/p>\n
353
\n00:24:49,200 –> 00:24:51,840
\nNope.
\nThen Saul went up from following<\/p>\n
354
\n00:24:51,840 –> 00:24:55,120
\nthe Philistines, and the
\nPhilistines went to their their <\/p>\n
355
\n00:24:55,120 –> 00:25:00,880
\nown place.
\nHe was so blinded by jealousy he<\/p>\n
356
\n00:25:00,880 –> 00:25:05,080
\nwas willing to kill his son,
\nbecause in this instance there <\/p>\n
357
\n00:25:05,080 –> 00:25:08,480
\nwas no way to take credit for
\nwhat Jonathan had done. <\/p>\n
358
\n00:25:09,240 –> 00:25:12,840
\nSaul was there, trembling with
\nhis 600 men under a pomegranate <\/p>\n
359
\n00:25:12,840 –> 00:25:17,600
\ntree in the uttermost parts of
\nGibeah, while Jonathan was <\/p>\n
360
\n00:25:17,600 –> 00:25:23,840
\nfighting the Philistines.
\nAnd his jealousy ended up being <\/p>\n
361
\n00:25:23,840 –> 00:25:28,600
\nhis end because the very group
\nof people that he let go this <\/p>\n
362
\n00:25:28,600 –> 00:25:33,920
\nday because he couldn’t get the
\ncredit for the victory were the <\/p>\n
363
\n00:25:33,920 –> 00:25:39,960
\npeople that in the end would
\nslay Saul and his three sons, <\/p>\n
364
\n00:25:40,840 –> 00:25:45,960
\nincluding Jonathan.
\nWell, in First Samuel chapter 15<\/p>\n
365
\n00:25:46,400 –> 00:25:53,520
\nwe have yet another example of
\nSaul’s ineptness and rebellion. <\/p>\n
366
\n00:25:54,640 –> 00:26:00,360
\nAnd First Samuel 15.
\nSamuel is going to reject Saul <\/p>\n
367
\n00:26:00,600 –> 00:26:02,800
\nat God’s instruction from being
\nking. <\/p>\n
368
\n00:26:03,560 –> 00:26:07,520
\nSee, Samuel had been instructed
\nto go up and to fight the <\/p>\n
369
\n00:26:07,520 –> 00:26:12,520
\nAmalekites.
\nLook at verses one and two or <\/p>\n
370
\n00:26:12,520 –> 00:26:15,400
\none to three.
\nRather, Samuel said to Saul, <\/p>\n
371
\n00:26:16,280 –> 00:26:20,440
\nYahweh sent me to anoint thee to
\nbe king over his people, over <\/p>\n
372
\n00:26:20,440 –> 00:26:23,000
\nIsrael.
\nNow therefore, hearken thou to <\/p>\n
373
\n00:26:23,000 –> 00:26:26,120
\nthe voice of the words of
\nYahweh. <\/p>\n
374
\n00:26:26,800 –> 00:26:30,720
\nThus saith the Lord of hosts.
\nI remember that which Amalek did<\/p>\n
375
\n00:26:30,720 –> 00:26:34,640
\nto Israel, how he laid in wait
\nfor him in the way when he came <\/p>\n
376
\n00:26:34,640 –> 00:26:37,960
\nfrom Egypt.
\nNow go and smite Amalek, and <\/p>\n
377
\n00:26:37,960 –> 00:26:40,240
\nutterly destroy all that they
\nhave. <\/p>\n
378
\n00:26:40,480 –> 00:26:44,480
\nSpare them not, but slay both
\nman and woman, infant and <\/p>\n
379
\n00:26:44,480 –> 00:26:48,400
\nsuckling, ox and sheep, camel
\nand ass. <\/p>\n
380
\n00:26:50,160 –> 00:26:53,840
\nSaul is being given another
\nopportunity to succeed here. <\/p>\n
381
\n00:26:55,520 –> 00:26:59,280
\nThis command to go defeat the
\nAmalekites comes with some <\/p>\n
382
\n00:26:59,280 –> 00:27:03,320
\nspecial insights.
\nIt’s not just instruction to go <\/p>\n
383
\n00:27:03,320 –> 00:27:07,840
\nfeed the defeat the Amalekites.
\nThe instruction includes insight<\/p>\n
384
\n00:27:07,840 –> 00:27:14,920
\ninto how God feels about the
\nAmalekites and why he feels this<\/p>\n
385
\n00:27:14,920 –> 00:27:21,520
\nway about the Amalekites.
\nI remember, says God, of Armies,<\/p>\n
386
\n00:27:22,440 –> 00:27:28,360
\nthat which Amalek did to Israel
\nwhen he was in the way, how they<\/p>\n
387
\n00:27:28,360 –> 00:27:34,800
\ntook out the old and the young,
\nthe sick and the feeble, whether<\/p>\n
388
\n00:27:34,800 –> 00:27:38,640
\nit was of man or woman or of
\nanimal. <\/p>\n
389
\n00:27:39,520 –> 00:27:44,240
\nAnd so he tells, tells Saul to
\ngo up and to utterly destroy <\/p>\n
390
\n00:27:44,480 –> 00:27:47,840
\nAmalek.
\nAnd when we come to verse 8, we <\/p>\n
391
\n00:27:47,840 –> 00:27:53,480
\ncan see how well Saul has done.
\nVerse 8. <\/p>\n
392
\n00:27:53,480 –> 00:27:57,160
\nHe took Agag the king of the
\nAmalekite, the Malachites, <\/p>\n
393
\n00:27:57,440 –> 00:28:01,200
\nalive, and utterly destroyed all
\nthe people with the edge of the <\/p>\n
394
\n00:28:01,200 –> 00:28:03,600
\nsword.
\nBut he spared Agag. <\/p>\n
395
\n00:28:03,680 –> 00:28:06,160
\nVerse 9.
\nAnd the best of the sheep, and <\/p>\n
396
\n00:28:06,160 –> 00:28:08,920
\nof the oxen, and of the
\nfatlings, and the lambs, and all<\/p>\n
397
\n00:28:08,920 –> 00:28:11,480
\nthat was good, and would not
\nutterly destroy them, but <\/p>\n
398
\n00:28:11,480 –> 00:28:16,600
\neverything that was vile and
\nrefuse that they destroyed <\/p>\n
399
\n00:28:16,600 –> 00:28:22,400
\nutterly.
\nAnd so Samuel comes before Saul,<\/p>\n
400
\n00:28:22,480 –> 00:28:27,880
\nand now informs him that he has
\nbeen rejected from being king. <\/p>\n
401
\n00:28:29,400 –> 00:28:32,800
\nVerse 10, The word of the Lord
\ncame unto Samuel saying, It <\/p>\n
402
\n00:28:32,800 –> 00:28:38,400
\nrepenteth me that I have set up
\nSaul to be king, for he’s turned<\/p>\n
403
\n00:28:38,400 –> 00:28:42,080
\nback from following me.
\nEven after I shared what was in <\/p>\n
404
\n00:28:42,080 –> 00:28:47,080
\nmy heart and told him why I
\nneeded him to utterly destroy <\/p>\n
405
\n00:28:47,080 –> 00:28:51,560
\nthe Amalekites, he had not
\nfollowed my commandments. <\/p>\n
406
\n00:28:52,280 –> 00:28:57,480
\nAnd so Samuel confronts Saul and
\nall the sheep are bleeding in <\/p>\n
407
\n00:28:57,480 –> 00:28:59,640
\nthe background and Saul’s
\nprotesting. <\/p>\n
408
\n00:28:59,640 –> 00:29:03,320
\nI did, I did, I did.
\nYes mommy, I did exactly as you <\/p>\n
409
\n00:29:03,360 –> 00:29:05,680
\nasked me to.
\nHe’s like a little tiny baby <\/p>\n
410
\n00:29:05,680 –> 00:29:12,320
\nbefore Samuel.
\nAnd he says, no, you didn’t, I <\/p>\n
411
\n00:29:12,320 –> 00:29:15,480
\ntold you to utterly destroy, and
\nnow you’ve brought a gag. <\/p>\n
412
\n00:29:15,480 –> 00:29:20,840
\nVerse 20, the king of Amalek,
\nthe people he says were the ones<\/p>\n
413
\n00:29:20,840 –> 00:29:23,400
\nwho took the spoil, the sheep
\nand the oxen and the chief <\/p>\n
414
\n00:29:23,400 –> 00:29:28,560
\nthings.
\nBut it’s OK, Saul says we did it<\/p>\n
415
\n00:29:28,560 –> 00:29:31,080
\nbecause we wanted to make a
\nsacrifice to the Lord. <\/p>\n
416
\n00:29:33,480 –> 00:29:39,200
\nAnd Samuel instructs Saul and
\ngives foresight into Saul’s <\/p>\n
417
\n00:29:39,320 –> 00:29:45,160
\nfinal end when he says in verse
\n22 and 23 hath the Lord is great<\/p>\n
418
\n00:29:45,160 –> 00:29:49,480
\ndelight in burnt offerings and
\nsacrifices, as in obeying the <\/p>\n
419
\n00:29:49,480 –> 00:29:56,760
\nvoice of the Lord.
\nThink Saul, where did sacrifice <\/p>\n
420
\n00:29:56,760 –> 00:29:59,920
\ncome from?
\nWhy? <\/p>\n
421
\n00:29:59,920 –> 00:30:05,160
\nIt was born out of disobedience.
\nIt was born out of sin. <\/p>\n
422
\n00:30:06,480 –> 00:30:08,640
\nSacrifice is not what God
\ndesires. <\/p>\n
423
\n00:30:08,640 –> 00:30:11,560
\nIt was the obedience.
\nGod wishes there had never been <\/p>\n
424
\n00:30:11,560 –> 00:30:15,640
\nthe sacrifice.
\nHe wishes that Adam and Eve had <\/p>\n
425
\n00:30:15,640 –> 00:30:20,160
\ncarried on in obedience, but
\nbecause of disobedience, <\/p>\n
426
\n00:30:20,160 –> 00:30:23,120
\nsacrifice was instilled in the
\nlaw. <\/p>\n
427
\n00:30:24,040 –> 00:30:28,080
\nBehold, to obey is better than
\nsacrifice, and to hearken than <\/p>\n
428
\n00:30:28,080 –> 00:30:33,080
\nthe fat of Rams.
\nFor rebellion is as the sin of <\/p>\n
429
\n00:30:33,080 –> 00:30:39,120
\nwitchcraft, and stubbornness is
\nas iniquity and idolatry. <\/p>\n
430
\n00:30:39,840 –> 00:30:43,440
\nBecause thou has rejected the
\nword of the Lord, he has also <\/p>\n
431
\n00:30:43,440 –> 00:30:50,280
\nrejected thee from being king.
\nThis was now the next level. <\/p>\n
432
\n00:30:51,640 –> 00:30:56,160
\nWhat did Saul do when he was
\nrejected from ruling over the <\/p>\n
433
\n00:30:56,160 –> 00:31:00,800
\nKingdom, IE his lineage wouldn’t
\ncontinue on the throne? <\/p>\n
434
\n00:31:01,520 –> 00:31:03,120
\nHe turned around and numbered
\nthe people. <\/p>\n
435
\n00:31:03,440 –> 00:31:05,120
\nSeems to be a favorite thing of
\nSaul. <\/p>\n
436
\n00:31:06,080 –> 00:31:10,480
\nBut what does he do now when his
\nkingship has been rejected? <\/p>\n
437
\n00:31:10,840 –> 00:31:14,400
\nVerse 24 I have sinned, I have
\ntransgressed. <\/p>\n
438
\n00:31:14,600 –> 00:31:15,880
\nWhy?
\nIt wasn’t my fault. <\/p>\n
439
\n00:31:15,880 –> 00:31:18,560
\nI feared the people, I obeyed
\ntheir voice. <\/p>\n
440
\n00:31:18,760 –> 00:31:22,600
\nNow I pray thee, pardon my sin
\nand turn again with me, that I <\/p>\n
441
\n00:31:22,600 –> 00:31:26,160
\nmay worship the Lord.
\nAnd Samuel says in verse 26, I <\/p>\n
442
\n00:31:26,160 –> 00:31:29,800
\nwill not return with thee, for
\nthou hast rejected the word of <\/p>\n
443
\n00:31:29,800 –> 00:31:33,080
\nthe Lord, and the Lord hath
\nrejected thee from being king <\/p>\n
444
\n00:31:33,080 –> 00:31:36,800
\nover Israel.
\nAnd is Saul happy at that point?<\/p>\n
445
\n00:31:37,280 –> 00:31:38,880
\nIs he just going to go on with
\nhis life? <\/p>\n
446
\n00:31:38,880 –> 00:31:44,480
\nNo, he falls to the ground and
\nhe rens Samuel’s mantle. <\/p>\n
447
\n00:31:45,440 –> 00:31:48,440
\nAnd Samuel turns around to him
\nand says, so has Yahweh rent the<\/p>\n
448
\n00:31:48,440 –> 00:31:52,000
\nKingdom of Israel from thee this
\nday, and given it to a neighbor <\/p>\n
449
\n00:31:52,000 –> 00:31:54,360
\nof thine that is better than
\nthou? <\/p>\n
450
\n00:31:56,000 –> 00:31:57,920
\nAnd yet he continues.
\nVerse 30. <\/p>\n
451
\n00:31:57,920 –> 00:32:02,360
\nSaul says to Samuel, I’ve
\nsinned, and here’s the <\/p>\n
452
\n00:32:02,360 –> 00:32:11,000
\nmotivation for his repentance,
\nYet honor me now, I pray thee <\/p>\n
453
\n00:32:11,480 –> 00:32:17,160
\nbefore the elders of my people
\nand before Israel, and turn with<\/p>\n
454
\n00:32:17,160 –> 00:32:22,680
\nme, that I may worship the Lord
\nthy God, not his God, but <\/p>\n
455
\n00:32:22,680 –> 00:32:26,760
\nSamuel’s God.
\nWhat a different state when Saul<\/p>\n
456
\n00:32:27,160 –> 00:32:32,560
\nhimself was rejected.
\nAnd who would have been at <\/p>\n
457
\n00:32:32,560 –> 00:32:38,560
\nSaul’s side but the captain of
\nhis army and his sons? <\/p>\n
458
\n00:32:39,760 –> 00:32:43,480
\nThe son who lost the right to
\nthe throne because of Saul’s <\/p>\n
459
\n00:32:43,480 –> 00:32:47,480
\nimpetuous action?
\nThe son that had urged him to <\/p>\n
460
\n00:32:47,480 –> 00:32:52,600
\ntake leadership in Israel but
\nwatched his father ready to kill<\/p>\n
461
\n00:32:52,600 –> 00:32:58,360
\nhim because of jealousy.
\nThe son now seeing his dad being<\/p>\n
462
\n00:32:58,360 –> 00:33:03,160
\ncast away from the throne and
\nnow sees his dad grovel on the <\/p>\n
463
\n00:33:03,160 –> 00:33:08,480
\nground.
\nWhat a man was Saul. <\/p>\n
464
\n00:33:10,280 –> 00:33:14,040
\nIn First Samuel chapter 16, we
\nsee the Spirit of God leaves <\/p>\n
465
\n00:33:14,440 –> 00:33:17,680
\nSaul and an evil spirit comes
\nupon him. <\/p>\n
466
\n00:33:18,520 –> 00:33:22,920
\nIn First Samuel chapter 17, we
\nsaw that Saul had promised three<\/p>\n
467
\n00:33:22,920 –> 00:33:27,360
\nthings to any man that defeated
\nGoliath, freedom, wealth, and to<\/p>\n
468
\n00:33:27,360 –> 00:33:28,840
\nbecome a part of the Royal
\nCourt. <\/p>\n
469
\n00:33:28,840 –> 00:33:32,680
\nHis daughter could take his
\ndaughter in marriage and he did <\/p>\n
470
\n00:33:32,680 –> 00:33:35,640
\nnot uphold those promises to
\nDavid, at least not at the <\/p>\n
471
\n00:33:35,720 –> 00:33:38,880
\noutset.
\nSo he wasn’t a man of his word. <\/p>\n
472
\n00:33:38,880 –> 00:33:41,800
\nAnd that would have been seen by
\nall of the court. <\/p>\n
473
\n00:33:43,440 –> 00:33:47,440
\nAnd then Saul becomes insanely
\njealous because when we turn <\/p>\n
474
\n00:33:47,440 –> 00:33:52,360
\nover to First Samuel 18, we see
\nthat as he’s brought David to to<\/p>\n
475
\n00:33:52,360 –> 00:33:56,480
\nserve in his army.
\nVerse 5, David went out. <\/p>\n
476
\n00:33:56,480 –> 00:33:58,480
\nThis is first Samuel 18.
\nVerse 5. <\/p>\n
477
\n00:33:58,760 –> 00:34:02,200
\nDavid went out whithersoever
\nSaul sent him, and behaved <\/p>\n
478
\n00:34:02,200 –> 00:34:05,360
\nhimself wisely.
\nAnd Saul sent him over the men <\/p>\n
479
\n00:34:05,360 –> 00:34:09,239
\nof war, and he was accepted in
\nthe sight of all the people, and<\/p>\n
480
\n00:34:09,239 –> 00:34:11,360
\nalso in the sight of Saul’s
\nservants. <\/p>\n
481
\n00:34:11,760 –> 00:34:16,320
\nAnd it came to pass, as they
\ncame, when David was returned <\/p>\n
482
\n00:34:16,320 –> 00:34:19,400
\nfrom the slaughter of the
\nPhilistine, that the women came <\/p>\n
483
\n00:34:19,400 –> 00:34:23,080
\nout of the cities of Israel
\nsinging and dancing, to meet <\/p>\n
484
\n00:34:23,080 –> 00:34:26,760
\nKing Saul with tabrets, with
\njoy, and with instruments. <\/p>\n
485
\n00:34:27,120 –> 00:34:30,199
\nAnd they answered one another as
\nthey played, saying Saul has <\/p>\n
486
\n00:34:30,199 –> 00:34:35,520
\nslain his thousands and David
\nhis ten thousands. <\/p>\n
487
\n00:34:36,360 –> 00:34:41,520
\nAnd from that day forward, it
\nsays in verse 9, Saul eyed <\/p>\n
488
\n00:34:41,760 –> 00:34:45,199
\nDavid.
\nIndeed, he tries to Pierce him <\/p>\n
489
\n00:34:45,199 –> 00:34:48,480
\nthrough with the javelin.
\nHe tries to kill him while he’s <\/p>\n
490
\n00:34:48,480 –> 00:34:52,080
\nasleep in his own bed.
\nHe then kills the entire <\/p>\n
491
\n00:34:52,080 –> 00:34:59,080
\nhousehold of the priests of a
\nhyah because he had sided with <\/p>\n
492
\n00:34:59,080 –> 00:35:01,160
\nDavid.
\nAs David starts to flee from <\/p>\n
493
\n00:35:01,160 –> 00:35:05,120
\nSaul and then for 10 years
\ninstead of governing Israel, <\/p>\n
494
\n00:35:05,280 –> 00:35:11,640
\nSaul runs around like a Wildman
\nhunting a wild dog hunting David<\/p>\n
495
\n00:35:12,440 –> 00:35:17,480
\nwho runs, hit her and thither.
\nWhile Saul should have been <\/p>\n
496
\n00:35:17,480 –> 00:35:25,240
\ngoverning his people and instead
\nseeks to kill one man who had <\/p>\n
497
\n00:35:25,240 –> 00:35:30,160
\nsaved Israel and had fought at
\nhis side and had played a heart <\/p>\n
498
\n00:35:30,160 –> 00:35:33,080
\nto help him be restored in his
\nmind. <\/p>\n
499
\n00:35:35,400 –> 00:35:39,240
\nAnd in First Samuel 28 when the
\nPhilistines have assembled <\/p>\n
500
\n00:35:39,240 –> 00:35:42,440
\nagainst Saul, we see his
\nspiritual state. <\/p>\n
501
\n00:35:50,620 –> 00:35:55,820
\nFirst Samuel 28 at verse one.
\nIt came to pass in those days <\/p>\n
502
\n00:35:55,820 –> 00:35:58,700
\nthat the Philistines gathered
\ntheir armies together for <\/p>\n
503
\n00:35:58,700 –> 00:36:04,460
\nwarfare to fight with Israel.
\nNow Samuel was dead, it says in <\/p>\n
504
\n00:36:04,460 –> 00:36:07,680
\nverse 3.
\nAnd Saul, who had put away those<\/p>\n
505
\n00:36:07,680 –> 00:36:12,480
\nwith familiar spirits and
\nWizards, asks if there is a <\/p>\n
506
\n00:36:12,920 –> 00:36:17,040
\nwoman with a familiar spirit
\nthat he can go inquire of. <\/p>\n
507
\n00:36:18,280 –> 00:36:21,880
\nAnd the reason he gives is in
\nverse 6, when Saul inquired of <\/p>\n
508
\n00:36:21,880 –> 00:36:25,760
\nthe Lord, the Lord answered him
\nnot neither by dreams, nor by <\/p>\n
509
\n00:36:25,760 –> 00:36:32,240
\nUrim, nor by prophets.
\nWe don’t know what Saul’s prayer<\/p>\n
510
\n00:36:32,240 –> 00:36:41,440
\nwas, but we do know that it was
\nnot asked in a way or the topic <\/p>\n
511
\n00:36:41,440 –> 00:36:43,680
\nwas not one that God would
\nentertain. <\/p>\n
512
\n00:36:43,680 –> 00:36:47,600
\nBecause in First Chronicles
\nchapter 10 and verse 13 a good <\/p>\n
513
\n00:36:47,600 –> 00:36:50,360
\nverse to put in the cross
\nreference if it’s not already in<\/p>\n
514
\n00:36:50,360 –> 00:36:53,840
\nyour center margin.
\nIt says that Saul died for his <\/p>\n
515
\n00:36:53,840 –> 00:36:57,680
\ntransgression which he committed
\nagainst the Lord, even against <\/p>\n
516
\n00:36:57,680 –> 00:37:03,400
\nthe word of the Lord, which he
\nkept not and that was in not <\/p>\n
517
\n00:37:03,400 –> 00:37:08,000
\ndefeating the Amalekites.
\nAnd also a for asking council of<\/p>\n
518
\n00:37:08,000 –> 00:37:13,320
\none that had a familiar spirit
\nto inquire of it and inquired <\/p>\n
519
\n00:37:13,320 –> 00:37:19,760
\nnot of the Lord.
\nTherefore the Lord slew Saul and<\/p>\n
520
\n00:37:19,760 –> 00:37:22,360
\nturned the Kingdom unto David
\nthe son of Jesse. <\/p>\n
521
\n00:37:23,400 –> 00:37:27,160
\nAnd so although it says in verse
\n6 that Saul inquired of the <\/p>\n
522
\n00:37:27,160 –> 00:37:29,800
\nLord, the Lord says that he
\ninquired not of me. <\/p>\n
523
\n00:37:31,400 –> 00:37:34,280
\nHis spirit wasn’t right.
\nEven back in First Samuel <\/p>\n
524
\n00:37:34,280 –> 00:37:39,560
\nchapter 15, we saw his reaction
\nto Samuel appeal to the Lord <\/p>\n
525
\n00:37:39,560 –> 00:37:42,640
\nyour God.
\nHe didn’t even associate himself<\/p>\n
526
\n00:37:42,640 –> 00:37:49,080
\nanymore with the God of Israel.
\nHe had no spiritual bone in his <\/p>\n
527
\n00:37:49,080 –> 00:37:51,840
\nbody by the time we come to
\nFirst Samuel 28, which is <\/p>\n
528
\n00:37:51,840 –> 00:37:56,160
\nevidenced by the fact that he
\ngoes to a witch to ask for <\/p>\n
529
\n00:37:56,160 –> 00:38:02,880
\nadvice on what he should do.
\nAnd in the end, Saul would die <\/p>\n
530
\n00:38:02,880 –> 00:38:06,240
\nat the hands of those that he
\nshould have destroyed. <\/p>\n
531
\n00:38:09,280 –> 00:38:17,240
\nThat’s the man that Jonathan
\nspent a lifetime trying to <\/p>\n
532
\n00:38:17,240 –> 00:38:21,440
\nhonor.
\nCan you imagine that, brothers <\/p>\n
533
\n00:38:21,440 –> 00:38:25,400
\nand sisters?
\nCan you imagine trying to honor <\/p>\n
534
\n00:38:26,000 –> 00:38:33,200
\nthat man?
\nThe word honor, the word honor <\/p>\n
535
\n00:38:33,200 –> 00:38:43,240
\nmeans to build a good name, to
\nshow public esteem for, and <\/p>\n
536
\n00:38:43,240 –> 00:38:45,000
\nthat’s indeed what Jonathan had
\ndone. <\/p>\n
537
\n00:38:45,000 –> 00:38:47,840
\nHe had always sought to build a
\ngood name. <\/p>\n
538
\n00:38:48,040 –> 00:38:52,160
\nThat’s why we know that Jonathan
\nwould have been appealing to his<\/p>\n
539
\n00:38:52,160 –> 00:38:55,400
\nfather to go fight against the
\nPhilistines instead of just <\/p>\n
540
\n00:38:55,600 –> 00:38:59,280
\ngoing up with his armor bearer.
\nTurn over with me to First <\/p>\n
541
\n00:38:59,280 –> 00:39:05,320
\nSamuel Chapter 20 when David
\nconfronts Jonathan and says your<\/p>\n
542
\n00:39:05,320 –> 00:39:11,200
\nfather wants to kill me.
\nThis is Jonathan’s response. <\/p>\n
543
\n00:39:12,800 –> 00:39:15,480
\nFirst Samuel chapter 20 verses
\none and two. <\/p>\n
544
\n00:39:15,800 –> 00:39:20,480
\nAnd David fled from Naoth and
\nRhema and came and said before <\/p>\n
545
\n00:39:20,480 –> 00:39:24,000
\nJonathan, why is he in Rhema?
\nWell, he’s been down with <\/p>\n
546
\n00:39:24,000 –> 00:39:27,200
\nSamuel, and he’s agreeing now to
\nmeet with Jonathan. <\/p>\n
547
\n00:39:27,520 –> 00:39:29,480
\nAnd he says to Jonathan, What
\nhave I done? <\/p>\n
548
\n00:39:29,640 –> 00:39:32,960
\nWhat is mine iniquity?
\nWhat is my sin before thy <\/p>\n
549
\n00:39:32,960 –> 00:39:36,880
\nfather, that he seeketh my life?
\nAnd we can see the desperation <\/p>\n
550
\n00:39:36,880 –> 00:39:42,240
\nthat David has now.
\nAnd Jonathan says to David, God <\/p>\n
551
\n00:39:42,240 –> 00:39:46,160
\nforbid thou shalt not die.
\nBehold, my father will do <\/p>\n
552
\n00:39:46,160 –> 00:39:50,280
\nnothing great or small, but that
\nhe will show it me. <\/p>\n
553
\n00:39:50,880 –> 00:39:53,240
\nWhy should my father hide this
\nthing from me? <\/p>\n
554
\n00:39:53,520 –> 00:39:57,720
\nIt is not so.
\nAnd he contradicts Jonathan, his<\/p>\n
555
\n00:39:57,720 –> 00:40:02,280
\nbest friend, the one whom he
\nloved as his own soul, in <\/p>\n
556
\n00:40:02,280 –> 00:40:07,680
\ndefence of his father’s honor.
\nAnd so we know that that <\/p>\n
557
\n00:40:07,680 –> 00:40:11,440
\ncommandment to honor thy father
\nand thy mother, that thy days <\/p>\n
558
\n00:40:11,640 –> 00:40:15,360
\nmay be long upon the land which
\nthe Lord hath given thee, we <\/p>\n
559
\n00:40:15,360 –> 00:40:17,760
\nknow that that was taken up by
\nJonathan. <\/p>\n
560
\n00:40:19,080 –> 00:40:22,080
\nAnd because we know that that
\nwas a principle that ruled in <\/p>\n
561
\n00:40:22,080 –> 00:40:27,160
\nJonathan’s life, we know that he
\nwas there urging his father to <\/p>\n
562
\n00:40:27,160 –> 00:40:30,240
\ngo up against the Philistines,
\nnot just doing it himself. <\/p>\n
563
\n00:40:30,720 –> 00:40:33,920
\nHe was urging his father to be
\nthe captain the people had asked<\/p>\n
564
\n00:40:33,920 –> 00:40:36,480
\nfor.
\nWe know that he would have been <\/p>\n
565
\n00:40:36,480 –> 00:40:41,960
\nurging him to go out against
\nGoliath because he always sought<\/p>\n
566
\n00:40:41,960 –> 00:40:48,280
\nto build up his father’s name.
\nWe know that because he stood at<\/p>\n
567
\n00:40:48,280 –> 00:40:53,280
\nthe end in front of his father,
\nnot behind his father, not <\/p>\n
568
\n00:40:53,280 –> 00:40:58,720
\nalongside of his father.
\nWhen Saul and his sons die, do <\/p>\n
569
\n00:40:58,720 –> 00:41:00,640
\nyou know which son is named
\nfirst? <\/p>\n
570
\n00:41:01,320 –> 00:41:06,160
\nJonathan.
\nJonathan because he was at the <\/p>\n
571
\n00:41:06,160 –> 00:41:13,760
\nforefront protecting his father
\nright until the very bitter end.<\/p>\n
572
\n00:41:15,920 –> 00:41:21,920
\nSo the first principle about
\nhonour is that honour is not <\/p>\n
573
\n00:41:22,320 –> 00:41:27,680
\ndependent on upon the subject’s
\nbehaviour. <\/p>\n
574
\n00:41:28,880 –> 00:41:36,320
\nHonour is not dependent upon the
\nother person’s behaviour of all <\/p>\n
575
\n00:41:36,320 –> 00:41:41,360
\npeople, that you would have a
\ncommand that you had to follow, <\/p>\n
576
\n00:41:42,680 –> 00:41:48,720
\nthat you had to honor.
\nHow could anyone honor this man?<\/p>\n
577
\n00:41:50,000 –> 00:41:52,760
\nThis man that was willing to
\ntake credit for what Jonathan <\/p>\n
578
\n00:41:52,760 –> 00:41:55,120
\nhad done.
\nThis man who was willing to put <\/p>\n
579
\n00:41:55,120 –> 00:41:57,720
\nJonathan to death because he was
\njealous. <\/p>\n
580
\n00:41:58,320 –> 00:42:02,040
\nThis man who at the dining room
\ntable had thrown a spear at his <\/p>\n
581
\n00:42:02,040 –> 00:42:05,600
\nhead because he saw that
\nJonathan was siding with David. <\/p>\n
582
\n00:42:07,800 –> 00:42:12,080
\nAnd yet Jonathan seeks to honor
\nhis father. <\/p>\n
583
\n00:42:15,000 –> 00:42:18,200
\nNow, the second principle
\nconcerning honor is that just <\/p>\n
584
\n00:42:18,200 –> 00:42:22,520
\nbecause we seek to build up
\nsomeone’s good name, seek to <\/p>\n
585
\n00:42:22,520 –> 00:42:27,520
\nhonor them, does not mean that
\nwe agree with everything they <\/p>\n
586
\n00:42:27,520 –> 00:42:31,200
\ndo.
\nWe know as we go through the <\/p>\n
587
\n00:42:31,200 –> 00:42:33,720
\nrecord that there was an
\noccasion where Jonathan had <\/p>\n
588
\n00:42:33,720 –> 00:42:37,200
\nexpressed disappointment in the
\ndecision that Saul had made that<\/p>\n
589
\n00:42:37,200 –> 00:42:39,920
\ncost Israel the victory against
\nthe Philistines. <\/p>\n
590
\n00:42:40,160 –> 00:42:44,000
\nWe know that he would have been
\ndiscussing with Saul, his father<\/p>\n
591
\n00:42:44,000 –> 00:42:46,440
\nat the dining room table, the
\nfact that it was his <\/p>\n
592
\n00:42:46,440 –> 00:42:49,880
\nresponsibility to go up and
\nfight the giant, to fight the <\/p>\n
593
\n00:42:49,880 –> 00:42:57,360
\nnation of the Philistines.
\nHe worked with Saul to try to <\/p>\n
594
\n00:42:57,360 –> 00:43:00,200
\nconvert him right through to the
\nvery end. <\/p>\n
595
\n00:43:00,960 –> 00:43:04,040
\nAnd at one point in time, in
\nFirst Samuel, chapter 19, he was<\/p>\n
596
\n00:43:04,040 –> 00:43:06,440
\nsuccessful.
\nHe actually was able to turn the<\/p>\n
597
\n00:43:06,440 –> 00:43:10,480
\nheart of his father and to
\nconvert him from going after <\/p>\n
598
\n00:43:10,760 –> 00:43:14,600
\nDavid.
\nSo honor does not preclude <\/p>\n
599
\n00:43:14,600 –> 00:43:20,600
\nrebuke, but honor does mean that
\nwhen we don’t agree or respect <\/p>\n
600
\n00:43:20,600 –> 00:43:25,280
\nan action that someone else has
\ntaken, we still continue to seek<\/p>\n
601
\n00:43:25,280 –> 00:43:31,680
\ntheir good whenever possible.
\nAnd then in First Samuel chapter<\/p>\n
602
\n00:43:31,680 –> 00:43:41,360
\n20, we come to a critical point
\nin Jonathan’s decision as to <\/p>\n
603
\n00:43:41,360 –> 00:43:45,040
\nwhether he will honor his father
\nor not. <\/p>\n
604
\n00:43:45,840 –> 00:43:49,400
\nSee, David has come to him and
\nis afraid for his life. <\/p>\n
605
\n00:43:50,920 –> 00:43:57,120
\nAnd so David and Jonathan plot
\nout a plan so that Jonathan can <\/p>\n
606
\n00:43:57,120 –> 00:44:03,000
\ndetermine if Saul is indeed
\nseeking to kill David. <\/p>\n
607
\n00:44:04,120 –> 00:44:10,200
\nAnd the plan is that David will
\ngo back to his family and he <\/p>\n
608
\n00:44:10,200 –> 00:44:13,400
\nwill not be present for the
\nfeast that David would normally <\/p>\n
609
\n00:44:13,400 –> 00:44:17,560
\nhave sat at Saul’s table for.
\nAnd Jonathan would determine how<\/p>\n
610
\n00:44:17,560 –> 00:44:21,120
\nhis father responded.
\nAnd based on that determination,<\/p>\n
611
\n00:44:21,360 –> 00:44:25,640
\nthey would meet again in the
\nsame place. <\/p>\n
612
\n00:44:26,520 –> 00:44:31,640
\nAnd there would be a sign, a
\nsign that either it was safe for<\/p>\n
613
\n00:44:31,640 –> 00:44:36,000
\nDavid to come back to the House
\nof Saul, to the Royal Court, to <\/p>\n
614
\n00:44:36,000 –> 00:44:39,840
\nthe dining room table with Saul
\nand his army, captain of army <\/p>\n
615
\n00:44:39,840 –> 00:44:43,960
\nand his sons, and the rest of
\nthe Royal Court, or David had to<\/p>\n
616
\n00:44:43,960 –> 00:44:47,960
\nflee.
\nAnd we know what happened at <\/p>\n
617
\n00:44:47,960 –> 00:44:51,000
\nverse 33.
\nSaul casts A javelin against <\/p>\n
618
\n00:44:51,000 –> 00:44:55,640
\nDavid, the smitem whereby
\nJonathan knew it was determined <\/p>\n
619
\n00:44:55,640 –> 00:45:00,360
\nof his father to slay David, not
\nconcerned about his own life, <\/p>\n
620
\n00:45:00,360 –> 00:45:03,920
\nbut the life of his friend.
\nAnd he arises from the table and<\/p>\n
621
\n00:45:03,920 –> 00:45:06,280
\nfierce anger.
\nAnd he comes out to the field <\/p>\n
622
\n00:45:06,280 –> 00:45:09,720
\nthe next day, the time appointed
\nwith David, and he shoots an <\/p>\n
623
\n00:45:09,720 –> 00:45:14,680
\narrow beyond the rock, which was
\nthe sign that David was to flee.<\/p>\n
624
\n00:45:15,400 –> 00:45:20,360
\nIt was not safe to go back.
\nAnd he tells the armor bearer in<\/p>\n
625
\n00:45:20,360 –> 00:45:25,920
\nverse 40 of First Samuel 20,
\ntake my armor and carry them <\/p>\n
626
\n00:45:25,920 –> 00:45:29,240
\nback to the city.
\nAnd as soon as he was gone, we <\/p>\n
627
\n00:45:29,240 –> 00:45:33,000
\nread on in verse 41 and 42,
\nDavid arose out of the place <\/p>\n
628
\n00:45:33,000 –> 00:45:37,840
\ntoward the South and fell on his
\nface to the ground and bowed <\/p>\n
629
\n00:45:37,840 –> 00:45:41,880
\nhimself three times.
\nAnd they kissed one another and <\/p>\n
630
\n00:45:41,880 –> 00:45:44,640
\nwept one with another until
\nDavid exceeded. <\/p>\n
631
\n00:45:45,400 –> 00:45:49,440
\nAnd Jonathan said to David, go
\nin peace. <\/p>\n
632
\n00:45:50,920 –> 00:45:59,360
\nGo in peace.
\nNow if you were Jonathan, where <\/p>\n
633
\n00:45:59,360 –> 00:46:04,160
\nwould you like to go at this
\npoint in time? <\/p>\n
634
\n00:46:07,440 –> 00:46:11,400
\nTurn back to the end of First
\nSamuel chapter 17. <\/p>\n
635
\n00:46:12,960 –> 00:46:21,440
\nRemember the speech, the answer
\nthat David gives to Saul upon <\/p>\n
636
\n00:46:21,440 –> 00:46:28,320
\nthe slaying of Goliath, when
\nDavid slew Goliath, when David <\/p>\n
637
\n00:46:28,320 –> 00:46:32,560
\nis standing before Saul with the
\nhair of Goliath in his hand and <\/p>\n
638
\n00:46:32,560 –> 00:46:37,080
\nthe head underneath it, and Saul
\nis calling him a stripling. <\/p>\n
639
\n00:46:38,720 –> 00:46:40,320
\nSaul isn’t asking what his name
\nis. <\/p>\n
640
\n00:46:40,320 –> 00:46:45,280
\nHe’s saying, whose son art thou?
\nIn verse 58 of First Samuel 17, <\/p>\n
641
\n00:46:46,040 –> 00:46:53,720
\nThou young man, he insults the
\nhero of Israel, the one who did <\/p>\n
642
\n00:46:53,720 –> 00:46:58,160
\nwhat he couldn’t do, the one who
\nhad the courage to do what he <\/p>\n
643
\n00:46:58,160 –> 00:47:01,760
\ndid not have the courage to do,
\nthe one who could see with <\/p>\n
644
\n00:47:01,760 –> 00:47:07,200
\nclarity what that Philistine
\nwas, clarity that Saul didn’t <\/p>\n
645
\n00:47:07,200 –> 00:47:09,320
\nhave.
\nAnd he says, whose son art thou?<\/p>\n
646
\n00:47:09,320 –> 00:47:13,280
\nThou young man, thou stripling
\nof verse 56. <\/p>\n
647
\n00:47:15,520 –> 00:47:19,280
\nAnd David we noted in our talk
\nyesterday, doesn’t respond. <\/p>\n
648
\n00:47:20,120 –> 00:47:24,640
\nI’m David, the one who killed
\nGoliath that you should have <\/p>\n
649
\n00:47:24,640 –> 00:47:30,080
\ndone Saul.
\nHe doesn’t even say I’m the son <\/p>\n
650
\n00:47:30,080 –> 00:47:34,200
\nof Jesse.
\nHe says I’m the son of Jesse, <\/p>\n
651
\n00:47:35,680 –> 00:47:44,160
\nthy servant, the Bethlehemite.
\nWhat was David doing in this <\/p>\n
652
\n00:47:44,160 –> 00:47:47,520
\nverse when he had every
\nopportunity to chastise Saul? <\/p>\n
653
\n00:47:48,880 –> 00:47:57,640
\nHe was showing Saul honor.
\nHe was seeking to make Saul look<\/p>\n
654
\n00:47:57,640 –> 00:48:00,720
\ngood.
\nI’m the son of thy servant. <\/p>\n
655
\n00:48:01,600 –> 00:48:03,400
\nThat’s who I am.
\nI’m nobody. <\/p>\n
656
\n00:48:04,320 –> 00:48:06,920
\nI’m the son of Thy.
\nI’m not even thy servant. <\/p>\n
657
\n00:48:07,240 –> 00:48:12,560
\nI’m the son of thy servant.
\nAnd verse 1 of chapter 18. <\/p>\n
658
\n00:48:14,560 –> 00:48:18,880
\nAnd it came to pass, when he had
\nmade an end of speaking unto <\/p>\n
659
\n00:48:18,880 –> 00:48:23,280
\nSaul, what did he say?
\nI’m the son of thy servant, <\/p>\n
660
\n00:48:23,320 –> 00:48:27,480
\nJesse the Bethelamite.
\nThat the soul of Jonathan was <\/p>\n
661
\n00:48:27,480 –> 00:48:35,360
\nknit with the soul of David, and
\nJonathan loved him as his own <\/p>\n
662
\n00:48:35,360 –> 00:48:37,320
\nsoul.
\nWhy? <\/p>\n
663
\n00:48:38,280 –> 00:48:41,120
\nBecause that’s the answer that
\nJonathan would have given. <\/p>\n
664
\n00:48:42,040 –> 00:48:46,400
\nHere’s a young man who had every
\nright to chastise his father, to<\/p>\n
665
\n00:48:46,400 –> 00:48:49,280
\nrebuke his father.
\nHere’s a young man who had every<\/p>\n
666
\n00:48:49,280 –> 00:48:53,200
\nright to tower over his father
\nin terms of what he had just <\/p>\n
667
\n00:48:53,200 –> 00:48:56,440
\naccomplished.
\nAnd here’s a young man who won’t<\/p>\n
668
\n00:48:56,440 –> 00:49:00,920
\neven say I’m a servant.
\nI was your armor bearer. <\/p>\n
669
\n00:49:01,800 –> 00:49:05,800
\nI was the one who helped you
\nwhen you were slipping away into<\/p>\n
670
\n00:49:05,800 –> 00:49:10,480
\nyour little moments.
\nI’m the son of thy servant. <\/p>\n
671
\n00:49:11,800 –> 00:49:19,480
\nI’m nobody.
\nSaul and Jonathan loved him for <\/p>\n
672
\n00:49:19,480 –> 00:49:23,640
\nthat spirit.
\nSure, he had started to love him<\/p>\n
673
\n00:49:23,640 –> 00:49:26,840
\nbecause of the spirit he’d seen
\nwhen he was there in the court. <\/p>\n
674
\n00:49:27,360 –> 00:49:30,400
\nSure, he had loved him for the
\ncourage and the faith that he <\/p>\n
675
\n00:49:30,400 –> 00:49:34,040
\nshowed, which was just like
\nJonathan’s courage and just like<\/p>\n
676
\n00:49:34,040 –> 00:49:36,560
\nJonathan’s faith.
\nSure, he loved him for the <\/p>\n
677
\n00:49:36,560 –> 00:49:40,080
\nclarity and the spiritual
\ndiscernment that he exercised, <\/p>\n
678
\n00:49:40,240 –> 00:49:45,240
\nrecognizing that this towering
\nball of flesh was nothing before<\/p>\n
679
\n00:49:45,240 –> 00:49:48,640
\nGod, just like an army of the
\nPhilistines was nothing before <\/p>\n
680
\n00:49:48,640 –> 00:49:50,520
\nGod.
\nThey had all those things in <\/p>\n
681
\n00:49:50,520 –> 00:49:52,720
\ncommon.
\nThey were willing to fight <\/p>\n
682
\n00:49:52,720 –> 00:49:55,040
\ngiants, willing to fight armies
\ntogether. <\/p>\n
683
\n00:49:56,360 –> 00:50:03,440
\nBut he would also show honour to
\na man that didn’t deserve it. <\/p>\n
684
\n00:50:04,800 –> 00:50:07,960
\nHe would humble himself before
\nSaul. <\/p>\n
685
\n00:50:09,680 –> 00:50:18,760
\nAnd when Jonathan heard that,
\nhis soul was knit with the soul <\/p>\n
686
\n00:50:18,760 –> 00:50:23,920
\nof David, and Jonathan loved him
\nas himself. <\/p>\n
687
\n00:50:24,880 –> 00:50:30,720
\nThe picture was complete.
\nHere was a man that was so like <\/p>\n
688
\n00:50:30,720 –> 00:50:38,960
\nJonathan in every aspect.
\nAnd so coming back to First <\/p>\n
689
\n00:50:38,960 –> 00:50:44,840
\nSamuel chapter 20, when Jonathan
\nand David are standing together <\/p>\n
690
\n00:50:46,960 –> 00:50:50,600
\nand they both realize that David
\nneeds to go. <\/p>\n
691
\n00:50:52,880 –> 00:50:57,440
\nJonathan, who so would have
\nloved to go with his best <\/p>\n
692
\n00:50:57,440 –> 00:51:03,400
\nfriend, whoso would have loved
\nto be there to protect him, knew<\/p>\n
693
\n00:51:03,400 –> 00:51:09,120
\nthat if he made that decision,
\nhis father would be shamed in <\/p>\n
694
\n00:51:09,120 –> 00:51:11,800
\nthe nation.
\nWhere’s Jonathan? <\/p>\n
695
\n00:51:11,800 –> 00:51:16,080
\nPeople would say, oh, he went
\nout with Saul’s enemy, with <\/p>\n
696
\n00:51:16,080 –> 00:51:19,920
\nDavid.
\nHe would bring great dishonor to<\/p>\n
697
\n00:51:19,920 –> 00:51:23,080
\nhis father if he left with
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
698
\n00:51:25,000 –> 00:51:29,040
\nAnd so he makes the most
\ndifficult decision to stay with <\/p>\n
699
\n00:51:29,040 –> 00:51:33,280
\nhis father, David, Jonathan’s
\nfather, Saul, no doubt hoping <\/p>\n
700
\n00:51:33,280 –> 00:51:37,800
\nthat he could be a good
\ninfluence in Saul’s life, maybe <\/p>\n
701
\n00:51:37,800 –> 00:51:40,880
\nthinking he might even be able
\nto help out David by warning <\/p>\n
702
\n00:51:40,880 –> 00:51:47,600
\nhim, by being a spy to him, but
\nmost of all because that was the<\/p>\n
703
\n00:51:47,600 –> 00:51:51,600
\ndecision that would honor his
\nfather. <\/p>\n
704
\n00:51:54,120 –> 00:51:57,640
\nAnd what about David?
\nThat was not the only instance <\/p>\n
705
\n00:51:58,880 –> 00:52:03,680
\nof honor that David showed him.
\nIn First Samuel chapter 24, we <\/p>\n
706
\n00:52:03,680 –> 00:52:06,760
\nhave the most awkward scene
\npresented to us in the <\/p>\n
707
\n00:52:06,760 –> 00:52:11,240
\nScriptures where Saul comes into
\na cave away from Abner, away <\/p>\n
708
\n00:52:11,240 –> 00:52:14,760
\nfrom his sons, away from the
\n3000 chosen men that he’s got <\/p>\n
709
\n00:52:15,080 –> 00:52:21,120
\nbecause he has to go #2 and
\nthere he is, crouching in a cave<\/p>\n
710
\n00:52:21,120 –> 00:52:26,640
\nall by himself and unbeknownst
\nto him, David and his men, <\/p>\n
711
\n00:52:26,920 –> 00:52:31,280
\nsomewhere between 2 and 600.
\nWe don’t know how many men were <\/p>\n
712
\n00:52:31,280 –> 00:52:34,840
\nwith them at this point in time.
\nWe know that there were 600 men <\/p>\n
713
\n00:52:34,840 –> 00:52:38,240
\nwith David eventually.
\nBut at this point in time, <\/p>\n
714
\n00:52:38,240 –> 00:52:43,200
\nthere’s a bunch of mighty men of
\nvalor that are with David. <\/p>\n
715
\n00:52:43,200 –> 00:52:49,040
\nHis brothers had left and come
\nto David, and his cousins had <\/p>\n
716
\n00:52:49,040 –> 00:52:52,680
\nleft and come to David.
\nAnd there they are standing in <\/p>\n
717
\n00:52:52,680 –> 00:52:58,880
\nThe Cave and someone says to
\nhim, David, remember that you <\/p>\n
718
\n00:52:58,880 –> 00:53:03,120
\nwere told that God would deliver
\nyour enemies into your hand. <\/p>\n
719
\n00:53:03,520 –> 00:53:07,040
\nHere it is.
\nThis is a fulfillment of what <\/p>\n
720
\n00:53:07,040 –> 00:53:10,360
\nGod has told you.
\nAnd he said, no, it isn’t. <\/p>\n
721
\n00:53:11,480 –> 00:53:16,160
\nI will not put my hand forth to
\nYahweh’s anointed. <\/p>\n
722
\n00:53:17,800 –> 00:53:22,360
\nAnd in fact, not only does he
\nrefrain from killing Saul on <\/p>\n
723
\n00:53:22,360 –> 00:53:29,600
\nthat day, but he confronts Saul.
\nVerse nine of First Samuel 24. <\/p>\n
724
\n00:53:29,600 –> 00:53:34,360
\nDavid said to Saul, why do you
\nhear the words of your men <\/p>\n
725
\n00:53:34,360 –> 00:53:38,160
\nsaying David seeks your hurt?
\nSee what David does? <\/p>\n
726
\n00:53:38,840 –> 00:53:43,040
\nHe doesn’t even accuse Saul.
\nHe gives Saul the benefit of the<\/p>\n
727
\n00:53:43,040 –> 00:53:46,040
\ndoubt.
\nOther people must be telling you<\/p>\n
728
\n00:53:46,040 –> 00:53:48,080
\nthat I have something against
\nyou, Saul. <\/p>\n
729
\n00:53:49,280 –> 00:53:50,640
\nI don’t have anything against
\nyou. <\/p>\n
730
\n00:53:50,880 –> 00:53:53,560
\nHere’s proof.
\nHere’s a part of your skirt that<\/p>\n
731
\n00:53:53,560 –> 00:53:56,000
\nyou put off while you went to
\nthe bathroom. <\/p>\n
732
\n00:53:57,520 –> 00:54:00,120
\nI could have slain you.
\nThey were telling me to kill <\/p>\n
733
\n00:54:00,120 –> 00:54:06,480
\nyou, Saul, and I chose not to.
\nI have not sinned against you, <\/p>\n
734
\n00:54:06,480 –> 00:54:09,840
\nHe says in verse 11.
\nYahweh, judge between me and <\/p>\n
735
\n00:54:09,840 –> 00:54:14,280
\nthee, and Yahweh avenge me of
\nthee, but mine hands shall not <\/p>\n
736
\n00:54:14,280 –> 00:54:19,320
\nbe upon thee.
\nAnd Saul lifts up his voice in <\/p>\n
737
\n00:54:19,320 –> 00:54:23,040
\nverse 16 and weeps and
\nacknowledges that David had been<\/p>\n
738
\n00:54:23,040 –> 00:54:27,720
\nmore righteous than he.
\nAnd this was not the last time. <\/p>\n
739
\n00:54:28,600 –> 00:54:33,360
\nAgain in first Samuel 26, Saul
\nand his men are encamped in a <\/p>\n
740
\n00:54:33,360 –> 00:54:36,360
\nvalley and they’re a sound
\nasleep. <\/p>\n
741
\n00:54:37,240 –> 00:54:40,040
\nAnd Jonathan and his men sneak
\ninto the camp. <\/p>\n
742
\n00:54:40,200 –> 00:54:44,200
\nDavid and his men sneak into the
\ncamp and there’s Saul sound <\/p>\n
743
\n00:54:44,200 –> 00:54:48,480
\nasleep, and Saul is with
\nAbishai, his nephew’s cousin, <\/p>\n
744
\n00:54:49,000 –> 00:54:51,920
\nwho says, look, I’ll take that
\nspear. <\/p>\n
745
\n00:54:52,680 –> 00:54:56,240
\nI’ll pluck it out of the ground
\nand I’ll shove it through his <\/p>\n
746
\n00:54:56,240 –> 00:55:00,400
\nhead so hard, one strike he’ll
\nbe pinned to the ground. <\/p>\n
747
\n00:55:01,960 –> 00:55:05,560
\nGod has given you into your hand
\nonce again. <\/p>\n
748
\n00:55:06,760 –> 00:55:08,200
\nAnd he says, I will not touch
\nyou. <\/p>\n
749
\n00:55:08,200 –> 00:55:13,200
\nAlways anointed.
\nAnd once again, he uses his uses<\/p>\n
750
\n00:55:13,200 –> 00:55:17,800
\nit as an opportunity to try to
\nconvert Saul. <\/p>\n
751
\n00:55:21,080 –> 00:55:24,920
\nWhat a stubborn, hard,
\nrebellious man. <\/p>\n
752
\n00:55:26,080 –> 00:55:29,960
\nJonathan could send an
\ninnumerable host fleeing. <\/p>\n
753
\n00:55:31,080 –> 00:55:37,320
\nDavid could slay a giant.
\nBut the combined efforts of <\/p>\n
754
\n00:55:37,320 –> 00:55:41,800
\nthese two spiritual giants could
\nnot save Saul. <\/p>\n
755
\n00:55:43,280 –> 00:55:47,040
\nThis is what pride and
\nbitterness of soul can do to a <\/p>\n
756
\n00:55:47,040 –> 00:55:51,680
\nperson.
\nAnd so the principles of honor <\/p>\n
757
\n00:55:51,680 –> 00:55:57,000
\nthat come out in the lives of
\nJonathan and David in relation <\/p>\n
758
\n00:55:57,000 –> 00:56:02,800
\nto Saul are first.
\nThey always sought to build a <\/p>\n
759
\n00:56:02,800 –> 00:56:07,440
\ngood name for him.
\nSecondly, they recognize that <\/p>\n
760
\n00:56:07,440 –> 00:56:11,960
\nhonor is not dependent upon the
\nactions of the other individual.<\/p>\n
761
\n00:56:12,240 –> 00:56:16,120
\nEven though they rebuked them,
\neven though they disagreed with <\/p>\n
762
\n00:56:16,120 –> 00:56:19,560
\nthem.
\nAlso, honor is not respect or <\/p>\n
763
\n00:56:19,560 –> 00:56:24,040
\nagreement or complicity.
\nWe may not agree, but we can <\/p>\n
764
\n00:56:24,040 –> 00:56:30,840
\nstill honor. 4th Honor rebukes
\nin private and in love, and if <\/p>\n
765
\n00:56:30,840 –> 00:56:36,320
\ncorrection is needed, it is done
\nto build up and not tear down. <\/p>\n
766
\n00:56:36,320 –> 00:56:45,360
\nAnd in case you’re wondering how
\nthis applies to us, these are <\/p>\n
767
\n00:56:45,360 –> 00:56:50,200
\nthe audiences, the recipients
\nthat we’re told to honor in the <\/p>\n
768
\n00:56:50,200 –> 00:56:54,000
\nscriptures.
\nOur father and our mother in the<\/p>\n
769
\n00:56:54,000 –> 00:56:58,200
\n10 commandments.
\nThe elderly in Leviticus 19. <\/p>\n
770
\n00:56:58,880 –> 00:57:05,280
\nGod in First Samuel 2, our wives
\nhusbands were to honor our wives<\/p>\n
771
\n00:57:05,520 –> 00:57:09,480
\nin first Peter chapter 3 that
\nour prayers be not hindered. <\/p>\n
772
\n00:57:10,320 –> 00:57:15,440
\nWidows in first Timothy 5, our
\nmasters, our employers in first <\/p>\n
773
\n00:57:15,440 –> 00:57:21,840
\nTimothy 6 each other in Romans
\nchapter 12 and boy, this is a <\/p>\n
774
\n00:57:21,840 –> 00:57:25,880
\ntough one.
\nOur Prime Minister and our <\/p>\n
775
\n00:57:25,880 –> 00:57:33,320
\npresident, those are the people
\nwe’re told to build a good name <\/p>\n
776
\n00:57:33,320 –> 00:57:38,920
\nfor.
\nAnd this man that God had given <\/p>\n
777
\n00:57:38,960 –> 00:57:44,720
\nas a king in his anger, God
\nwould finally take him away in <\/p>\n
778
\n00:57:44,720 –> 00:57:47,560
\nhis wrath, concludes Hosea 13,
\nverse 11. <\/p>\n
779
\n00:57:48,960 –> 00:57:53,880
\nAnd Even so, Jonathan and David
\nwould seek it every opportunity <\/p>\n
780
\n00:57:54,640 –> 00:57:58,320
\nto build a good name for Saul,
\neven after his death. <\/p>\n
781
\n00:57:58,640 –> 00:58:04,760
\nAs we’ll see in our class
\ntomorrow, David will have Israel<\/p>\n
782
\n00:58:04,760 –> 00:58:08,440
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