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----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 9:55 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Saturday March 28 >1 Samuel 28-31 (The Message) > > 1 Samuel 28 > 1 During this time the Philistines mustered their troops to make war on > Israel. Achish said to > David, "You can count on this: You're marching with my troops, > you and your men." > > 2 And David said, "Good! Now you'll see for yourself what I can do!" > > "Great!" said Achish. "I'm making you my personal bodyguard-for life!" > > Saul Prayed, but God Didn't Answer > 3 Samuel was now dead. All Israel had mourned his death and buried him in > Ramah, his hometown. Saul > had long since cleaned out all those who held seances > with the dead. > > 4-5 The Philistines had mustered their troops and camped at Shunem. Saul > had assembled all Israel > and camped at Gilboa. But when Saul saw the Philistine > troops, he shook in his boots, scared to death. > > 6 Saul prayed to God, but God didn't answer-neither by dream nor by sign > nor by prophet. > > 7 So Saul ordered his officials, "Find me someone who can call up spirits > so I may go and seek > counsel from those spirits." > > His servants said, "There's a witch at Endor." > > 8 Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes. Then, taking two > men with him, he went > under the cover of night to the woman and said, "I want > you to consult a ghost for me. Call up the person I name." > > 9 The woman said, "Just hold on now! You know what Saul did, how he swept > the country clean of > mediums. Why are you trying to trap me and get me killed?" > > 10 Saul swore solemnly, "As God lives, you won't get in any trouble for > this." > > 11 The woman said, "So whom do you want me to bring up?" > > "Samuel. Bring me Samuel." > > 12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out loudly to Saul, "Why did you > lie to me? You're Saul!" > > 13 The king told her, "You have nothing to fear ...but what do you see?" > > "I see a spirit ascending from the underground." > > 14 "And what does he look like?" Saul asked. > > "An old man ascending, robed like a priest." > > Saul knew it was Samuel. He fell down, face to the ground, and > worshiped. > > 15 Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by calling me up?" > > "Because I'm in deep trouble," said Saul. "The Philistines are making > war against me and God has > deserted me-he doesn't answer me any more, either by > prophet or by dream. And so I'm calling on you to tell me what to do." > > 16-19 "Why ask me?" said Samuel. "God has turned away from you and is now > on the side of your > neighbor. God has done exactly what he told you through me-ripped > the kingdom right out of your hands and given it to your neighbor. It's > because you did not obey > God, refused to carry out his seething judgment on Amalek, > that God does to you what he is doing today. Worse yet, God is turning > Israel, along with you, over > to the Philistines. Tomorrow you and your sons will > be with me. And, yes, indeed, God is giving Israel's army up to the > Philistines." > > 20-22 Saul dropped to the ground, felled like a tree, terrified by > Samuel's words. There wasn't an > ounce of strength left in him-he'd eaten nothing all > day and all night. The woman, realizing that he was in deep shock, said to > him, "Listen to me. I did > what you asked me to do, put my life in your hands > in doing it, carried out your instructions to the letter. It's your turn > to do what I tell you: Let > me give you some food. Eat it. It will give you strength > so you can get on your way." > > 23-25 He refused. "I'm not eating anything." > > But when his servants joined the woman in urging him, he gave in to > their pleas, picked himself > up off the ground, and sat on the bed. The woman moved > swiftly. She butchered a grain-fed calf she had, and took some flour, > kneaded it, and baked some > flat bread. Then she served it all up for Saul and his > servants. After dining handsomely, they got up from the table and were on > their way that same night. > > 1 Samuel 29 > 1-2 The Philistines mustered all their troops at Aphek. Meanwhile Israel > had made camp at the > spring at Jezreel. As the Philistine warlords marched forward > by regiments and divisions, David and his men were bringing up the rear > with Achish. > > 3 The Philistine officers said, "What business do these Hebrews have being > here?" > > Achish answered the officers, "Don't you recognize David, ex-servant of > King Saul of Israel? > He's been with me a long time. I've found nothing to be > suspicious of, nothing to complain about, from the day he defected from > Saul until now." > > 4-5 Angry with Achish, the Philistine officers said, "Send this man back > to where he came from. Let > him stick to his normal duties. He's not going into > battle with us. He'd switch sides in the middle of the fight! What better > chance to get back in > favor with his master than by stabbing us in the back! > Isn't this the same David they celebrate at their parties, singing, > Saul kills by the thousand, > David by the ten thousand!" > > 6-7 So Achish had to send for David and tell him, "As God lives, you've > been a trusty > ally-excellent in all the ways you have worked with me, beyond reproach > in the ways you have conducted yourself. But the warlords don't see it > that way. So it's best that > you leave peacefully, now. It's not worth it, displeasing > the Philistine warlords." > > 8 "But what have I done?" said David. "Have you had a single cause for > complaint from the day I > joined up with you until now? Why can't I fight against > the enemies of my master the king?" > > 9-10 "I agree," said Achish. "You're a good man-as far as I'm concerned, > God's angel! But the > Philistine officers were emphatic: 'He's not to go with us > into battle.' So get an early start, you and the men who came with you. As > soon as you have light > enough to travel, go." > > 11 David rose early, he and his men, and by daybreak they were on their > way back to Philistine > country. The Philistines went on to Jezreel. > > 1 Samuel 30 > > David's Strength Was in His God > 1-3 Three days later, David and his men arrived back in Ziklag. Amalekites > had raided the Negev and > Ziklag. They tore Ziklag to pieces and then burned > it down. They captured all the women, young and old. They didn't kill > anyone, but drove them like a > herd of cattle. By the time David and his men entered > the village, it had been burned to the ground, and their wives, sons, and > daughters all taken > prisoner. > > 4-6 David and his men burst out in loud wails-wept and wept until they > were exhausted with weeping. > David's two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail widow > of Nabal of Carmel, had been taken prisoner along with the rest. And > suddenly David was in even > worse trouble. There was talk among the men, bitter over > the loss of their families, of stoning him. > > 6-7 David strengthened himself with trust in his God. He ordered Abiathar > the priest, son of > Ahimelech, "Bring me the Ephod so I can consult God." Abiathar > brought it to David. > > 8 Then David prayed to God, "Shall I go after these raiders? Can I catch > them?" > > The answer came, "Go after them! Yes, you'll catch them! Yes, you'll > make the rescue!" > > 9-10 David went, he and the six hundred men with him. They arrived at the > Brook Besor, where some > of them dropped out. David and four hundred men kept > up the pursuit, but two hundred of them were too fatigued to cross the > Brook Besor, and stayed > there. > > 11-12 Some who went on came across an Egyptian in a field and took him to > David. They gave him > bread and he ate. And he drank some water. They gave him > a piece of fig cake and a couple of raisin muffins. Life began to revive > in him. He hadn't eaten or > drunk a thing for three days and nights! > > 13-14 David said to him, "Who do you belong to? Where are you from?" > > "I'm an Egyptian slave of an Amalekite," he said. "My master walked off > and left me when I got > sick-that was three days ago. We had raided the Negev > of the Kerethites, of Judah, and of Caleb. Ziklag we burned." > > 15 David asked him, "Can you take us to the raiders?" > > "Promise me by God," he said, "that you won't kill me or turn me over > to my old master, and I'll > take you straight to the raiders." > > 16 He led David to them. They were scattered all over the place, eating > and drinking, gorging > themselves on all the loot they had plundered from Philistia > and Judah. > > 17-20 David pounced. He fought them from before sunrise until evening of > the next day. None got > away except for four hundred of the younger men who escaped > by riding off on camels. David rescued everything the Amalekites had > taken. And he rescued his two > wives! Nothing and no one was missing-young or old, > son or daughter, plunder or whatever. David recovered the whole lot. He > herded the sheep and cattle > before them, and they all shouted, "David's plunder!" > > 21 Then David came to the two hundred who had been too tired to continue > with him and had dropped > out at the Brook Besor. They came out to welcome David > and his band. As he came near he called out, "Success!" > > 22 But all the mean-spirited men who had marched with David, the rabble > element, objected: "They > didn't help in the rescue, they don't get any of the plunder > we recovered. Each man can have his wife and children, but that's it. Take > them and go!" > > 23-25 "Families don't do this sort of thing! Oh no, my brothers!" said > David as he broke up the > argument. "You can't act this way with what God gave us! > God kept us safe. He handed over the raiders who attacked us. Who would > ever listen to this kind of > talk? The share of the one who stays with the gear > is the share of the one who fights-equal shares. Share and share alike!" > From that day on, David > made that the rule in Israel-and it still is. > > 26-31 On returning to Ziklag, David sent portions of the plunder to the > elders of Judah, his > neighbors, with a note saying, "A gift from the plunder of > God's enemies!" He sent them to the elders in Bethel, Ramoth Negev, > Jattir, Aroer, Siphmoth, > Eshtemoa, Racal, Jerahmeelite cities, Kenite cities, Hormah, > Bor Ashan, Athach, and Hebron, along with a number of other places David > and his men went to from > time to time. > > 1 Samuel 31 > > Saul and Jonathan, Dead on the Mountain > 1-2 The Philistines made war on Israel. The men of Israel were in full > retreat from the > Philistines, falling left and right, wounded on Mount Gilboa. The > Philistines caught up with Saul and his sons. They killed Jonathan, > Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's > sons. > > 3-4 The battle was hot and heavy around Saul. The archers got his range > and wounded him badly. Saul > said to his weapon bearer, "Draw your sword and put > me out of my misery, lest these pagan pigs come and make a game out of > killing me." > > 4-6 But his weapon bearer wouldn't do it. He was terrified. So Saul took > the sword himself and fell > on it. When the weapon bearer saw that Saul was dead, > he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, and > his weapon bearer-the men > closest to him-died together that day. > > 7 When the Israelites in the valley opposite and those on the other side > of the Jordan saw that > their army was in full retreat and that Saul and his sons > were dead, they left their cities and ran for their lives. The Philistines > moved in and occupied the > sites. > > 8-10 The next day, when the Philistines came to rob the dead, they found > Saul and his three sons > dead on Mount Gilboa. They cut off Saul's head and stripped > off his armor. Then they spread the good news all through Philistine > country in the shrines of their > idols and among the people. They displayed his armor > in the shrine of the Ashtoreth. They nailed his corpse to the wall at Beth > Shan. > > 11-13 The people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to > Saul. Their valiant men > sprang into action. They traveled all night, took the > corpses of Saul and his three sons from the wall at Beth Shan, and carried > them back to Jabesh and > burned off the flesh. They then buried the bones under > the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted in mourning for seven days. > > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
