"And David answered and said, 'Behold the king's spear! And let one of the young men come over and fetch it. The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed. And, … Continue reading The LORD’S Anointed
Justice
Respecting God’s Anointed Leaders
"And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, ‘Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi.’ Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. And he came … Continue reading Respecting God’s Anointed Leaders
A King Afraid
"And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with … Continue reading A King Afraid
The “Strength” Of Israel
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent. 1 Samuel 15:29 REFERENCES: 1 Samuel 15; 16; Deuteronomy 33:27; Isaiah 45:24; Joel 3:16; 2 Corinthians 12:9; Philippians 4:13; 2 Timothy 2:13; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:18
Pray For Us
"And all the people said unto Samuel, 'Pray for thy servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king.' And Samuel said unto the people, 'Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following … Continue reading Pray For Us
Give ‘Em What They Ask For
"And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel, 'Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king.' And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, 'Go ye every man unto his city.' " 1 Samuel 8:21-22 (KJB) REFEENCES: … Continue reading Give ‘Em What They Ask For
Religious Fear
"And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man … Continue reading Religious Fear
When Hospitality Is Lacking
"And they turned aside thither, to go in and to lodge in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of the city: for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging." Judges 19:15 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 19, 20; Genesis 18:2-8; 19:2-3; Matthew 25:35, 43; Hebrews … Continue reading When Hospitality Is Lacking
Just As He Says It
"Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: and all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal." Judges 9:56-57 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 8, 9; Numbers 32:23; Proverbs … Continue reading Just As He Says It
From Deborah’s Song
" '...So let all Thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love Him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.' And the land had rest forty years." Judges 5:31 (KJB) REFERENCES: Judges 4-5; Psalm 48:4-5; 68:1-3; 1 Corinthians 8:3; Ephesians 6:24; James 1:12; 2:5; 1 Peter 1:8; 1 John … Continue reading From Deborah’s Song
Deceived, and Keeping An Oath
"This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them. And the princes said unto them, 'Let them live; but let them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the congregation; as the princes had promised … Continue reading Deceived, and Keeping An Oath
Joshua
"So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day. And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old … Continue reading Joshua
Righteous Deals
"Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small. Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a small. Thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the … Continue reading Righteous Deals
The Guardians
"But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of testimony." Numbers 1:53 (KJB) REFERENCES: Numbers 1; Jeremiah 5:31; 23:15; John 10:1-20; Acts 20:28-31; 1 Timothy 4:13-16; 2 Timothy 4:2
Guilt Applied On Someone Else
"And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat: and Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all … Continue reading Guilt Applied On Someone Else
