Friday, March 4, 2011

1 Samuel 19:12-24

(12) So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped. (13) Michal took an image and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats' hair at its head and covered it with the clothes. (14) And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick." (15) Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him." (16) And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head. (17) Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me thus and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" And Michal answered Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go. Why should I kill you?'" (18) Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth. (19) And it was told Saul, "Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah." (20) Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. (21) When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. (22) Then he himself went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Secu. And he asked, "Where are Samuel and David?" And one said, "Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah." (23) And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. (24) And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

2 comments:

  1. Summary: Paul pursues David to kill him. David escapes with Samuel. Samuel starts to prophesy and then all the men Saul sends to capture David and Samuel (including Saul himself) can’t help but prophesy in Samuel’s presence!

    Application: WOW! What an amazing story. That you could turn Your enemies into prophets! Wow! Your power is amazing. I wish I could have been there. Let me trust in your power to change men.

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  2. Summary:
    Michal disobeys her father and covers for David saving his from death. Michal lies again to her father to protect herself saying David made her save him or he would have killed her. David goes to Samuel and God protects them by making anyone who comes to kill David go into prophesying. Saul himself tries to get close to David to kill him but God made him turn into prophesy taking off his close and lying on the floor all day and night!

    Application:
    God, I believe what you are trying to say here is that we should protect each other from wrongful consequences even if it means lying and disobeying our father and people. You will protect me when others try to knock me down. You have so much power you can and will do ANYTHING to protect your children. (This is quite a story and I am still trying to comprehend it) WOW.

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