David on the Run

1 Samuel 23-31 & 1 Chronicles 10<= /span>

Steve Rowe

4/22/06

I.&n= bsp; = ; Keilah

a.&n= bsp; David recei= ves word that the Philistines are attacking Keilah<= o:p>

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Raiding the threshing floors after the grain harvested and threshed.<= /p>

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Keilah is in Judah

b.&n= bsp; David rescu= es Keilah

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; He consults= with the Lord before going

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; His men are scared

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; God deliver= s the Philistines into David’s hands (23:5)

c.&n= bsp; Saul comes = after him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Saul thinks= he can trap David inside Keilah<= /p>

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; He gathers = the army to march on Keilah (23:7-8)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; God informs= David that the people will surrender him.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; David leave= s with about 600 men

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; Saul does n= ot pursue

II.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Wilderness = of Ziph

a.&n= bsp; David says = in strongholds in the hills

b.&n= bsp; Saul seeks = him but cannot find him

c.&n= bsp; Jonathan co= mes to David to encourage him (23:17)

d.&n= bsp; Saul Comes<= o:p>

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Ziphites tell Saul where David is

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Saul has Da= vid on the run

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Saul is cal= led away because the Philistines attack (divine intervention?)

III.= &nb= sp; David Spare= s Saul

a.&n= bsp; David goes = from Ziph to the strongholds in Enged= i

b.&n= bsp; Saul Return= s from fighting the Philistines

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Saul brings= 3000 men

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; David and h= is men are hiding in a cave

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Saul goes i= n to relieve himself

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; David cuts = off part Saul’s robes

1.&n= bsp; His men enc= ourage him to kill Saul (24:4)

2.&n= bsp; David will = not harm God’s chosen (24:6)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; David Confr= onts Saul

1.&n= bsp; When Saul l= eaves, David shows him the cloth

2.&n= bsp; David expla= ins he doesn’t want to kill Saul (24:9-11)

3.&n= bsp; Saul reacts kindly and blesses David (24:17-20)

4.&n= bsp; David swear= s to Saul that he won’t cut off his family

IV.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Samuel Dies=

V.&n= bsp; = ; David and <= span class=3DSpellE>Nabal

a.&n= bsp; A rich man = named Nabal was shearing his sheep nearby David<= /span>

b.&n= bsp; David sends= his men to Nabal to ask for supplies

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; David’= ;s men have protected Nabal’s shepherds and not = harmed them.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Nabal scorns David (25:10-11)

c.&n= bsp; David prepa= res for war

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; He brings 4= 00 men with swords

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Nabal has a wife named Abigail who is intelligent and beautiful

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Abigail is = warned that David and his men are coming

1.&n= bsp; Abigail tak= es supplies and goes to meet David

2.&n= bsp; She doesn&#= 8217;t tell David where she is going

3.&n= bsp; She apologi= zes for Nabal’s actions (25:25, 28)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; David relen= ts (25:35)

d.&n= bsp; The Lord ki= lls Nabal 10 days later

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; David asks Abigail to be his wife. She accepts.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; David also = takes Ahinoam of Jezreel as a w= ife.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Saul gave M= ichal (David’s 1^st wife) away to Palti from Gallim

VI.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; David Spare= s Saul Again

a.&n= bsp; Saul comes = for David again

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; The people = of Ziph again ask Saul to come take David

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Saul brings= 3,000 men

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; David knows= Saul is coming and hides

b.&n= bsp; David goes = into the camp

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; David had s= pies find Saul’s camp

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; He and 2 ot= hers entered it.

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; God makes t= he camp sleep deeply

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Abishai offers to kill Saul (26:8)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; David says no. He understands that God w= ill deal with Saul (26:9-10)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; vi. &n= bsp; They take Saul’s spear and water jug

c.&n= bsp; David confr= onts Saul

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; David shows= the spear and water jug

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; He asks Sau= l why he is being chased

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; Saul apolog= izes (26:21)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; David asks = the Lord for blessing (26:23-24)

d.&n= bsp; Saul and Da= vid part ways

VII.= David goes = to Philistine Territory

a.&n= bsp; David retur= ns to Gath

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Brings 600 = men and his 2 wives

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Saul gives = up searching for him

b.&n= bsp; David asks = for some land

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Achish the King gives David Zikla= g

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; David stays= 1 year, 4 months

c.&n= bsp; David condu= cts raids

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; David attac= ks the northern Sinai desert tribes

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Tells Achish he is raiding Negev in Judah near Beersheba (27:10-12)

d.&n= bsp; Achish goes to war against Israel

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Asks David = to come with him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; Makes David= his bodyguard

VIII. David destr= oys the Amalekites

a.&n= bsp; Other Phili= stine commanders don’t like David. They make him go home.

b.&n= bsp; David retur= ns to find Ziklag raided and burning

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; All people, including David’s wives were taken away

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; The people = were angry with David and spoke of stoning him

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; David inqui= res and God tells him to pursue the Amalekites=

c.&n= bsp; David pursu= es

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Finds an Eg= yptian servant who leads him to them

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; They were b= usy partying because of their victory

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; David kills= all but 400 who fled

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Everything = was recovered. No one was lost (3= 0:19)

d.&n= bsp; David is fa= ir to those who stayed behind

e.&n= bsp; 200 men had= been too tired to continue the pursuit

f.&n= bsp; David gives= them a full portion of the spoils (30:24-25)

IX.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Saul consul= ts a Medium at En-dor

a.&n= bsp; The Philist= ines came and Saul became scared (28:5)

b.&n= bsp; The Lord di= d not answer him when he called

c.&n= bsp; Saul then s= eeks out a medium (consulting the dead)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; i. &nb= sp; Saul disgui= ses himself

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; ii. &n= bsp; The woman is reluctant to answer because Saul has removed mediums and spiritists from the land

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iii. &= nbsp; He asks her= to conjure Samuel

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; iv. &n= bsp; Samuel come= s and rebukes Saul (28:17-18)

<= span style=3D'font-size:11.0pt'> &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; &nbs= p; v. &nb= sp; Samuel tell= s Saul that he will die the next day (28:19)

X.&n= bsp; = ; The Death o= f Saul

a.&n= bsp; Philistines= were defeating Israelites

b.&n= bsp; Saul’= s 3 sons killed, including Jonathan (31:2)

c.&n= bsp; Saul wounde= d by archers

d.&n= bsp; Saul tells = his armor bearer to kill him (31:4)

e.&n= bsp; The armor b= earer refuses to Saul falls on his own sword.

f.&n= bsp; After Saul’s death, the men of Israel ran. The Philistines came to = live in their towns.

g.&n= bsp; Saul’= s head cut off and sent throughout the land

h.&n= bsp; Inhabitants= of Jabesh-gilead came to rescue his body and those of hi= s sons (31:11-12)

i.&n= bsp; Saul buried= in Jabesh

XI.&= nbsp; &nbs= p; Conclusion = - Saul died for:

a.&n= bsp; Not keeping= the word of the Lord

b.&n= bsp; Asking coun= sel of a medium

c.&n= bsp; Not asking = the Lord for advice

d.&n= bsp; See 1 Chron 10:13