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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:28 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Wednesday March 25 >1 Samuel 19-21 (The Message) > > 1 Samuel 19 > The Black Mood of Saul > 1-3 Saul called his son Jonathan together with his servants and ordered > them to kill David. But > because Jonathan treasured David, he went and warned him: "My father is > looking for a way to kill > you. Here's what you are to do. Tomorrow morning, hide and stay hidden. > I'll go out with my father > into the field where you are hiding. I'll talk about you with my father > and we'll see what he says. > Then I'll report back to you." > 4-5 Jonathan brought up David with his father, speaking well of him. > "Please," he said to his > father, "don't attack David. He hasn't wronged you, has he? And just look > at all the good he has > done! He put his life on the line when he killed the Philistine. What a > great victory God gave > Israel that day! You were there. You saw it and were on your feet > applauding with everyone else. So > why would you even think of sinning against an innocent person, killing > David for no reason > whatever?" > > 6 Saul listened to Jonathan and said, "You're right. As God lives, David > lives. He will not be > killed." > > 7 Jonathan sent for David and reported to him everything that was said. > Then he brought David back > to Saul and everything was as it was before. > > 8 War broke out again and David went out to fight Philistines. He beat > them badly, and they ran for > their lives. > > 9-10 But then a black mood from God settled over Saul and took control of > him. He was sitting at > home, his spear in his hand, while David was playing music. Suddenly, Saul > tried to skewer David > with his spear, but David ducked. The spear stuck in the wall and David > got away. It was night. > > 11-14 Saul sent men to David's house to stake it out and then, first thing > in the morning, to kill > him. But Michal, David's wife, told him what was going on. "Quickly > now-make your escape tonight. If > not, you'll be dead by morning!" She let him out of a window, and he made > his escape. Then Michal > took a dummy god and put it in the bed, placed a wig of goat's hair on its > head, and threw a quilt > over it. When Saul's men arrived to get David, she said, "He's sick in > bed." > > 15-16 Saul sent his men back, ordering them, "Bring him, bed and all, so I > can kill him." When the > men entered the room, all they found in the bed was the dummy god with its > goat-hair wig! > > 17 Saul stormed at Michal: "How could you play tricks on me like this? You > sided with my enemy, and > now he's gotten away!" > > 18 Michal said, "He threatened me. He said, 'Help me out of here or I'll > kill you.'" > > David made good his escape and went to Samuel at Ramah and told him > everything Saul had done to > him. Then he and Samuel withdrew to the privacy of Naioth. > > 19-20 Saul was told, "David's at Naioth in Ramah." He immediately sent his > men to capture him. They > saw a band of prophets prophesying with Samuel presiding over them. Before > they knew it, the Spirit > of God was on them, too, and they were ranting and raving right along with > the prophets! > > 21 That was reported back to Saul, and he dispatched more men. They, too, > were soon prophesying. So > Saul tried a third time-a third set of men-and they ended up mindlessly > raving as well! > > 22 Fed up, Saul went to Ramah himself. He came to the big cistern at Secu > and inquired, "Where are > Samuel and David?" > > A bystander said, "Over at Naioth in Ramah." > > 23-24 As he headed out for Naioth in Ramah, the Spirit of God was on him, > too. All the way to > Naioth he was caught up in a babbling trance! He ripped off his clothes > and lay there rambling > gibberish before Samuel for a day and a night, stretched out naked. People > are still talking about > it: "Saul among the prophets! Who would have guessed?" > > 1 Samuel 20 > A Covenant Friendship in God's Name > 1 David got out of Naioth in Ramah alive and went to Jonathan. "What do I > do now? What wrong have I > inflicted on your father that makes him so determined to kill me?" > 2 "Nothing," said Jonathan. "You've done nothing wrong. And you're not > going to die. Really, you're > not! My father tells me everything. He does nothing, whether big or > little, without confiding in me. > So why would he do this behind my back? It can't be." > > 3 But David said, "Your father knows that we are the best of friends. So > he says to himself, > 'Jonathan must know nothing of this. If he does, he'll side with David.' > But it's true-as sure as > God lives, and as sure as you're alive before me right now-he's determined > to kill me." > > 4 Jonathan said, "Tell me what you have in mind. I'll do anything for > you." > > 5-8 David said, "Tomorrow marks the New Moon. I'm scheduled to eat dinner > with the king. Instead, > I'll go hide in the field until the evening of the third. If your father > misses me, say, 'David > asked if he could run down to Bethlehem, his hometown, for an anniversary > reunion, and worship with > his family.' If he says, 'Good!' then I'm safe. But if he gets angry, > you'll know for sure that he's > made up his mind to kill me. Oh, stick with me in this. You've entered > into a covenant of God with > me, remember! If I'm in the wrong, go ahead and kill me yourself. Why > bother giving me up to your > father?" > > 9 "Never!" exclaimed Jonathan. "I'd never do that! If I get the slightest > hint that my father is > fixated on killing you, I'll tell you." > > 10 David asked, "And whom will you get to tell me if your father comes > back with a harsh answer?" > > 11-17 "Come outside," said Jonathan. "Let's go to the field." When the two > of them were out in the > field, Jonathan said, "As God, the God of Israel, is my witness, by this > time tomorrow I'll get it > out of my father how he feels about you. Then I'll let you know what I > learn. May God do his worst > to me if I let you down! If my father still intends to kill you, I'll tell > you and get you out of > here in one piece. And God be with you as he's been with my father! If I > make it through this alive, > continue to be my covenant friend. And if I die, keep the covenant > friendship with my > family-forever. And when God finally rids the earth of David's enemies, > stay loyal to Jonathan!" > Jonathan repeated his pledge of love and friendship for David. He loved > David more than his own > soul! > > 18-23 Jonathan then laid out his plan: "Tomorrow is the New Moon, and > you'll be missed when you > don't show up for dinner. On the third day, when they've quit expecting > you, come to the place where > you hid before, and wait beside that big boulder. I'll shoot three arrows > in the direction of the > boulder. Then I'll send off my servant, 'Go find the arrows.' If I yell > after the servant, 'The > arrows are on this side! Retrieve them!' that's the signal that you can > return safely-as God lives, > not a thing to fear! But if I yell, 'The arrows are farther out!' then run > for it-God wants you out > of here! Regarding all the things we've discussed, remember that God's in > on this with us to the > very end!" > > 24-26 David hid in the field. On the holiday of the New Moon, the king > came to the table to eat. He > sat where he always sat, the place against the wall, with Jonathan across > the table and Abner at > Saul's side. But David's seat was empty. Saul didn't mention it at the > time, thinking, "Something's > happened that's made him unclean. That's it-he's probably unclean for the > holy meal." > > 27 But the day after the New Moon, day two of the holiday, David's seat > was still empty. Saul asked > Jonathan his son, "So where's that son of Jesse? He hasn't eaten with us > either yesterday or today." > > 28-29 Jonathan said, "David asked my special permission to go to > Bethlehem. He said, 'Give me leave > to attend a family reunion back home. My brothers have ordered me to be > there. If it seems all right > to you, let me go and see my brothers.' That's why he's not here at the > king's table." > > 30-31 Saul exploded in anger at Jonathan: "You son of a slut! Don't you > think I know that you're in > cahoots with the son of Jesse, disgracing both you and your mother? For as > long as the son of Jesse > is walking around free on this earth, your future in this kingdom is at > risk. Now go get him. Bring > him here. From this moment, he's as good as dead!" > > 32 Jonathan stood up to his father. "Why dead? What's he done?" > > 33 Saul threw his spear at him to kill him. That convinced Jonathan that > his father was fixated on > killing David. > > 34 Jonathan stormed from the table, furiously angry, and ate nothing the > rest of the day, upset for > David and smarting under the humiliation from his father. > > 35-39 In the morning, Jonathan went to the field for the appointment with > David. He had his young > servant with him. He told the servant, "Run and get the arrows I'm about > to shoot." The boy started > running and Jonathan shot an arrow way beyond him. As the boy came to the > area where the arrow had > been shot, Jonathan yelled out, "Isn't the arrow farther out?" He yelled > again, "Hurry! Quickly! > Don't just stand there!" Jonathan's servant then picked up the arrow and > brought it to his master. > The boy, of course, knew nothing of what was going on. Only Jonathan and > David knew. > > 40-41 Jonathan gave his quiver and bow to the boy and sent him back to > town. After the servant was > gone, David got up from his hiding place beside the boulder, then fell on > his face to the > ground-three times prostrating himself! And then they kissed one another > and wept, friend over > friend, David weeping especially hard. > > 42 Jonathan said, "Go in peace! The two of us have vowed friendship in > God's name, saying, 'God > will be the bond between me and you, and between my children and your > children forever!'" > > 1 Samuel 21 > David Pretends to Go Crazy > 1D avid went on his way and Jonathan returned to town. David went to Nob, > to Ahimelech the Priest. > Ahimelech was alarmed as he went out to greet David: "What are you doing > here all by yourself-and > not a soul with you?" > 2-3 David answered Ahimelech the Priest, "The king sent me on a mission > and gave strict orders: > 'This is top secret-not a word of this to a soul.' I've arranged to meet > up with my men in a certain > place. Now, what's there here to eat? Do you have five loaves of bread? > Give me whatever you can > scrounge up!" > > 4 "I don't have any regular bread on hand," said the priest. "I only have > holy bread. If your men > have not slept with women recently, it's yours." > > 5 David said, "None of us has touched a woman. I always do it this way > when I'm on a mission: My > men abstain from sex. Even when it is an ordinary mission we do that-how > much more on this holy > mission." > > 6 So the priest gave them the holy bread. It was the only bread he had, > Bread of the Presence that > had been removed from God's presence and replaced by fresh bread at the > same time. > > 7 One of Saul's officials was present that day keeping a religious vow. > His name was Doeg the > Edomite. He was chief of Saul's shepherds. > > 8 David asked Ahimelech, "Do you have a spear or sword of any kind around > here? I didn't have a > chance to grab my weapons. The king's mission was urgent and I left in a > hurry." > > 9 The priest said, "The sword of Goliath, the Philistine you killed at Oak > Valley-that's here! It's > behind the Ephod wrapped in a cloth. If you want it, take it. There's > nothing else here." > > 10-11 "Oh," said David, "there's no sword like that! Give it to me!" > > And at that, David shot out of there, running for his life from Saul. > He went to Achish, king of > Gath. When the servants of Achish saw him, they said, "Can this be David, > the famous David? Is this > the one they sing of at their dances? > Saul kills by the thousand, > David by the ten thousand!" > > 12-15 When David realized that he had been recognized, he panicked, > fearing the worst from Achish, > king of Gath. So right there, while they were looking at him, he pretended > to go crazy, pounding his > head on the city gate and foaming at the mouth, spit dripping from his > beard. Achish took one look > at him and said to his servants, "Can't you see he's crazy? Why did you > let him in here? Don't you > think I have enough crazy people to put up with as it is without adding > another? Get him out of > here!" > > > > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
