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The Story of David<\/b><\/h1>\n

(Sermon series)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0by Rev. Richard Jones<\/b><\/h2>\n

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TWICE SPARED<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

1 Samuel chapter 26<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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TREACHERY IN THE STORY<\/u> <\/strong>
\n1 Samuel 26:1-4 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1\u00a0 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, \u201cIs not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?\u201d 2\u00a0 So Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph with three thousand chosen men of Israel to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3\u00a0 And Saul encamped on the hill of Hachilah, which is beside the road on the east of Jeshimon. But David remained in the wilderness. When he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness, 4\u00a0 David sent out spies and learned that Saul had indeed come.<\/p>\n

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AUDACITY IN THE STORY<\/u>
\n<\/u>1 Samuel 26:5-8 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n5\u00a0 Then David rose and came to the place where Saul had encamped. And David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the commander of his army. Saul was lying within the encampment, while the army was encamped around him.
\n6\u00a0 Then David said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Joab\u2019s brother Abishai the son of Zeruiah, \u201cWho will go down with me into the camp to Saul?\u201d And Abishai said, \u201cI will go down with you.\u201d 7\u00a0 So David and Abishai went to the army by night. And there lay Saul sleeping within the encampment, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head, and Abner and the army lay around him.
\n8\u00a0 Then Abishai said to David, \u201cGod has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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MAJESTY IN THE STORY
\n<\/u>1 Samuel 26:9-12 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n9\u00a0 But David said to Abishai, \u201cDo not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the LORD\u2019s anointed and be guiltless?\u201d
\n10\u00a0 And David said, \u201cAs the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish. 11\u00a0 The LORD forbid that I should put out my hand against the LORD\u2019s anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.\u201d
\n12\u00a0 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul\u2019s head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.<\/p>\n

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MOCKERY IN THE STORY
\n<\/u>1 Samuel 26:13-16 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n13\u00a0 Then David went over to the other side and stood far off on the top of the hill, with a great space between them.
\n14\u00a0 And David called to the army, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, \u201cWill you not answer, Abner?\u201d Then Abner answered, \u201cWho are you who calls to the king?\u201d 15\u00a0 And David said to Abner, \u201cAre you not a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord. 16\u00a0 This thing that you have done is not good. As the LORD lives, you deserve to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD\u2019s anointed. And now see where the king\u2019s spear is and the jar of water that was at his head.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ENTREATY IN THE STORY
\n<\/u>1 Samuel 26:17-20 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n17\u00a0 Saul recognized David\u2019s voice and said, \u201cIs this your voice, my son David?\u201d And David said, \u201cIt is my voice, my lord, O king.\u201d 18\u00a0 And he said, \u201cWhy does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? What evil is on my hands? 19\u00a0 Now therefore let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is the LORD who has stirred you up against me, may he accept an offering, but if it is men, may they be cursed before the LORD, for they have driven me out this day that I should have no share in the heritage of the LORD, saying, \u2018Go, serve other gods.\u2019 20\u00a0 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD, for the king of Israel has come out to seek a single flea like one who hunts a partridge in the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DISHONESTY IN THE STORY
\n<\/u>1 Samuel 26:21-25 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n21\u00a0 Then Saul said, \u201cI have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have made a great mistake.\u201d
\n22\u00a0 And David answered and said, \u201cHere is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it. 23\u00a0 The LORD rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the LORD gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the LORD\u2019s anointed.
\n24\u00a0 Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the LORD, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.\u201d
\n25\u00a0 Then Saul said to David, \u201cBlessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them.\u201d So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.<\/p>\n

The Lord is My Rock and My Fortress<\/b><\/u>
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\n<\/b><\/u>To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:<\/p>\n

Psalm 18:1-3 (ESV)<\/strong>
\n1 I love you, O LORD, my strength.
\n2\u00a0 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
\n3\u00a0 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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