Tag: Saul

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 20:32-42 TO CHEW ON: "Jonathan said to David, 'Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the Lord saying, "The Lord is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever."'” 1 Samuel 20:42King Saul’s jealousy m...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 18:1-16 TO CHEW ON: "Saul was very angry; this refrain displeased him greatly. 'They have credited David with tens of thousands,' he thought, 'but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?' And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David." 1 Samue...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 15:17-26 TO CHEW ON: "Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams." 1 Samuel 15:22 Samuel came to Saul one day to give him a new job from God. He was to ...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 139:1-16 TO CHEW ON: "You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways." Psalm 139:2,3 David couldn’t sleep in his own bed any more, or eat at his own table, or be close to th...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 13:7-14 TO CHEW ON: "He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul’s men began to scatter. So he said, 'Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.' And Saul offered up the burnt offering." 1 Samuel 13:8,9 One day af...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 10:1-9 TO CHEW ON: “The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person. Once these signs are fulfilled, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you.” 1 Samuel 10:6,7 The next day S...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 9:15-20 TO CHEW ON: "Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 'About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him leader over my people Israel...'” 1 Samuel 9:15,16 When Samuel told the people to go home after the...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: Psalm 91:1-16 TO CHEW ON: "I will say of the Lord, 'He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.'” Psalm 91:2 What things frighten you?Do you know one person who isn’t afraid of something? Even courageous David, when he was hiding from Saul, was probably afraid. He was s...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 17:38-50 TO CHEW ON: "All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord’s and he will give all of you into our hands." 1 Samuel 17:47 Though Samuel had anointed David as Israel’s next king, Saul continued to r...

TODAY’S SPECIAL: 1 Samuel 26:1-12 TO CHEW ON: "But David said to Abishai, 'Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?'” 1 Samuel 26:9 Messengers came running to Saul. “We’ve seen David,” they said. “We can tell you where he is!” So Saul took three thousand soldier...