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1378. David Serves in Saul's Court Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 16:14-23 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 23rd Strategy. God uses characters and jobs to prepare our hearts for truth. © RR&BC, LLC 2020
14. Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and the LORD sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear. 15. Some of Saul's servants said to him, "A tormenting spirit from God is troubling you. 16. Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again." 17. "All right," Saul said, "Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here." 18. One of the servants said to Saul, "One of Jesse's sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that — he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the LORD is with him." 19. So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, the shepherd." 20. Jesse responded by sending David to Saul, along with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a wineskin full of wine. 21. So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer. 22. Then Saul sent word to Jesse asking, "Please let David remain in my service for I am very pleased with him." 23. And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away. 1 Samuel 17:14-25 NLT Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 
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1377. Samuel Anoints David as King Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 12th strategy. History - © RR&BC, LLC 2020
1. Now the LORD said to Samuel, "You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill you flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king." 2. But Samuel asked, "How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." "Take a heifer with you," The LORD replied, "and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the LORD. 3. Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you which of his sons to anoint for me." 4. So Samuel did as the LORD instructed. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town came trembling to meet him. "What's wrong?" they asked. "Do you come in peace?" 5. "Yes," Samuel replied. "I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." Then Samuel performed the purification rite for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice, too. 6. When they arrived, Samuel took one look at Eliab and thought, "Surely this is the LORD'S anointed!" 7. But the LORD said to Samuel, "Don't judge by his appearance of height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn't see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 8. Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step forward and walk in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "This is not the one the LORD has chosen." 9. Next Jesse summoned Shimea, but Samuel said, "Neither is this the one the LORD has chosen." 10. In the same way all seven of Jesse's sons were presented to Samuel. But Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen any of these." 11. Then Samuel asked, "Are these all the sons you have?" "There is still one, the youngest," Jesse replied. "But he's out in the fields watching the sheep and goats." "Send for him at once." Samuel said. "We will sit down to eat until he arrives." 12. So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome with beautiful eyes. and the LORD said, "This is the one; anoint him." 13. So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon David from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah. 1 Samuel 16:1-13 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1376. Samuel Executes King Agag Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 15:32-35 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 34nd Strategy. Someday We Will Understand © RR&BC, LLC 2020 1. Stop, listen to your heart beating. 2. Remind yourself, God is God, you are not. 3. Do you find the verses offensive? 4. Are you hurt by the violence, the sin, the pain of the story? 5. Do you read a verse or reference or even a story that just does not make sense to you? Or is there an action that Jesus, God, The Holy Spirit does in one of these that you can't understand a reason it is there? 6. As you ponder and search your heart, you might be surprised at something that is revealed deep within you. 7. However, our hearts cannot be trusted in matters of faith. We sometimes must take a step out whether the command of God makes sense, feels good, or helps us. Faith is walking into trusting the God who IS, not the God we want Him to be. 8. When we come to this point. Ask God to reveal to you His heart. It might take years. But He will bring you to that point. 9. Close your eyes and thank Him for 'helping you in your unbelief.' (Mark 9:24) 32. Then Samuel said, "Bring King Agag to me." Agag arrived full of hope, for he thought, "Surely the worst is over, and I have been spared!" 33. But Samuel said, "As your sword has killed the sons of many mothers, now your mother will be childless." And Samuel cut Agag to pieces before the Lord at Gilgal. 34. Then Samuel went home to Ramah, and Saul returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul. 35. Samuel never went to met with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the LORD was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel. 1 Samuel 15:32-35 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1375. Saul Pleads for Forgiveness Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 15:24-31 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 32nd Strategy. Jahweh Tests © RR&BC, LLC 2020 1. Stop, close out the world, pray for God to show Himself. 2. Often humanity flails against God and His ways. 3. Is there disobedience in the scripture that shows our faulty ways. 4. Is God preparing for a harder time? 5. Do the verses remind you to be strong and obey? 6. How can these verses help you in the world we live in? 7. Thank God for His presence. 24. Then Saul admitted to Samuel, "Yes, I have sinned. I have disobeyed your instructions and the LORD'S command, for I was afraid of the people and did what they demanded. 25. But now, please forgive my sin and come back with me so that I may worship the LORD." 26. But Samuel replied, "I will not go back you with you! Since you have rejected the LORD'S command, he has rejected you as king of Israel." 27. As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold him back and tore the hem of his robe. 28. And Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to someone else — one who is better than you. 29. And he who is the Glory of Israel will not lie, nor will he change his mind, for he is not human that he should change his mind!" 30. Then Saul pleaded again, "I know I have sinned. But please, at least honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel by coming back with me so that I may worship the LORD your God." 31. So Samuel finally agreed and went back with him, and Saul worshiped the LORD. 1 Samuel 15:24-31 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1374. The LORD Rejects Saul Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 15:10-23 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 6th strategy. Cause and Effect or as I like to say: Our Choices make a difference. © RR&BC, LLC 2020
10. Then the LORD said to Samuel, 11. "I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command." Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the LORD all night. 12. Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someon told him, "Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal." 13. When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully.. "May the LORD bless you," he said, "I ave carried out the LORD'S command!" 14. "Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?" Samuel demanded. 15. "It's true that the army spared the best of the sheep, goats, and cattle," Saul admitted. "But they are going to sacrifice them to the LORD your God, We have destroyed everything else." 16. Then Samuel said to Saul, "Stop! Listen to what the LORD told me last night!" "What did he tell you?" Saul asked. 17. And Samuel told him, "Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD has anointed you king of Israel. 18. And the LORD sent you on a mission and told you, 'Go and completely destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, until they are all dead.' 19. Why haven't you obyed the LORD? Why did you rush for the plunder and do what was evil in the LORD'S sight?" 20. "But I did obey the LORD," Saul insisted "I carried out the mission he gave me. I brought back King Aga, but I destroyed everyone else. 21. Then my troops brought in the best of the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilga." 22. But Samuel replied, "What is more pleasing to the LORD: your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of the rams. 23. Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he has rejected you as king." 1 Samuel 15: 10-23 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1373. Saul's Disobedience Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 15:1-9 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 14th strategy. Instructions Given © RR&BC, LLC 2020
1. One day Samuel said to Saul, "It was the LORD who told me to anoint you as king of his people, Israel. Now listen to this message from the LORD! 2. This is what the LORD of Heaven's Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. 3. Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation — men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys." 4. So Saul mobilized his army at Telaim. There were 200,000 soldiers from Israel and 10,000 men from Judah. 5. Then Saul and his army went to a town of the Amalekites and lay in wait in the valley. 6. Saul sent this warning to the Kenites: "Move away from where the Amalekites live, or you will die with them. For you showed kindness to all the people of Israel when they came up from Egypt." So the Kenites packed up and left. 7. Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt. 8. He captured Agag, the Amalekite king, but completely destroyed everyone else. 9. Saul and his men spared Agag's life and kept the best of the sheep and goats, the cattle, the fat calves, the lambs — everything, in fact that appealed to them. They destroyed only what was worthless or of poor quality. 1 Samuel 15:1-9 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1372. Constant Warfare Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 14:47-52 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 5th strategy. A simple strategy: Building Blocks © RR&BC, LLC 2020
47. Now when Saul had secured his grasp on Israel's throne, he fought against his enemies in every direction — against Moab, Ammon, Edom, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. And wherever he turned, he was victorious. 48. He performed great deeds and conquered the Amalekites, saving Israel from all those who had plundered them. 49. Saul's sons included Jonathan, Ishbosheth, and Malkishua. He also had two daughters Merab, who was older, and Michal. 50. Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz. The commander of Saul's army was Abner, the sone of Saul's uncle Ner. 51. Saul's father, Kish, and Abner's father, Ner, were both sons of Abiel. 52. The Israelites fought constantly with the Philistines throughout Saul's lifetime. So whenever Saul observed a young man who was brave and strong, he drafted him into his army. 1 Samuel 14:47-52 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1371. Saul's Foolish Order Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 14:24-46 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 10th strategy. Read, Compare and Contrast. © RR&BC, LLC 2020
24. Now the men of Israel were pressed to exhaustion that day, because Saul had placed them under an oath, saying, "Let a curse fall on anyone who eats before evening — before I have full revenge on my enemies." So no one ate anything all day, 25 even though they had all found honeycomb on the ground in the forest. 26. They didn't dare touch the honey because they all feared the oath they had taken. 27. But Jonathan had not heard his father's command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed. 28. But one of the man saw him and said, "Your father made the army take a strict oath that anyone who eats food today will be cursed. That is why everyone is weary and faint." 29. "My father has made trouble for us all!" Jonathan exclaimed. "A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey. 30. If the men had been allowed to eat freely from the food they found among our enemies, think how many more Philistines we could have killed!" 31. They chased and killed the Philistines all day from Micmash to Aijalon, growing more and more faint. 32. That evening they rushed for the battle plunder and butchered the sheep, goats, cattle, and calves, but they ate them without draining the blood. 33. Someone reported to Saul, "Look the men are sinning against the LORD by eating meat that still has blood in it." "That is very wrong," Saul said. "Find a large stone and roll it over here. 34. Then go out among the troops and tell them, 'Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill them here, and drain the blood before you eat them. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.'" So that night all the troops brought their animals and slaughtered them there. 35. Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first of the altars he built to the LORD. 36. Then Saul said, "Let's chase the Philistines all night and plunder them until sunrise. Let's destroy every last one of them." His men replied, "We'll do whatever you think is best." 'But the priest said, "Let's ask God first." 37. So Saul asked God, "Should we go after the Philistines? Will you help us defeat them?" But God made no reply that day. 38. Then Saul said to the leaders, "Something's wrong! I want all my army commanders to come here. We must find out what sin was committed today. 39. I vow by the name of the LORD who rescued Israel that the sinner will surely die, even if it is my own son Jonathan!" But no one would tell him what the trouble was. 40. Then Saul said, "Jonathan and I will stand over here, and all of you stand over there." And the people responded to Saul, "Whatever you think is best." 41. Then Saul prayed, "O LORD, God of Israel, please show us who is guilty and who is innocent." Then they cast sacred lots, and Jonathan and Saul were chosen as the guilty ones, and the people were declared innocent. 42. Then Saul said, "Now cast lots again and choose between me and Jonathan." And Jonathan was shown to be the guilty one. 43. "Tell me what you have done," Saul demanded of Jonathan. "I tasted a little honey," Jonathan admitted "It was only a little bit on the end of my stick. Does that deserve death?" 44. "Yes, Jonathan," Saul said, "you must die! May God strike me and even kill me if you do not die for this." 45. But the people broke in and said to Saul, "Jonathan has won this great victory for Israel, should he die? Far from it! As sure as the LORD lives, not one hair on his head will be touched, for God helped him do a great deed today." So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death. 46. Then Saul called back the army from chasing the Philistines, and the Philistiens returned home. 1 Samuel 14:24-46 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1370. Israel Defeats the Philistines Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 14:16-23 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 22nd Strategy. God uses story to prepare our hearts for truth. © RR&BC, LLC 2020
16. Saul's lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw a strange sight — the vast army of Philistines began to melt away in every direction. 17. "Call the roll and find out who's missing," Saul ordered. And when they checked, they found that Jonathan and his armor bearer were gone. 18. Then Saul shouted to Ahijah, "Bring the ephod here!" For at that time Ahijah was wearing the ephod in front of the Israelites. 19. But while Saul was talking to the priest, the confusion in the Philistine camp grew louder and louder. So Saul said to the priest, "Never mind; let's get going!" 20. Then Saul and all his men rushed out to the battle and found the Philistines killing each other. There was terrible confusion everywhere. 21. Even the Hebrews who had previously gone over to the Philistine army revolted and joined in with Saul, Jonathan, and the rest of the Israelites. 22. Likewise, the men of Israel who were hiding in the hill country of Ephraim joined the chase when they saw the Philistines running away. 23. So the LORD saved Israel that day, and the battle continued to rage even beyond Beth-aven. 1 Samuel 14:16-23 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn 1369. Johnathan's Victory Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 14:1-15 Get to know your bible. It will become a good friend. Or find the passage NASB version on Bible Gateway here. You can search for other versions there as well. Versions even in foreign languages. Or, for your convenience I have typed the verses below from the New Living Testament (NLT). 2. Invite God to join you in your reading. Ask Him for wisdom. If there is anything in your spirit hindering you, confess it now. He knows it. You are forgiven. Ask Him to help you embrace that truth to live it out. a prayer: Thank You for meeting me, LORD. I welcome you into this place. Please prepare my heart Jehovah. Thank you, Omnipotent God for insight. 3. 30th Strategy. Are Miracles Involved? © RR&BC, LLC 2020
1. One day Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "Come on, let's go over to where the Philistines have their outpost." But Jonathan did not tell his father what he was doing. 2. Meanwhile, Saul and his 600 men were camped on the outskirts of Gibeah, around the pomegranate tree at Migron. 3. Among Saul's men was Ahijah the priest, who was wearing the ephod, the priestly vest. Ahijah was the son of Ichabod's brother Ahitub, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the LORD who had served at Shiloh. No one realized that Jonathan had left the Israelite camp. 4. To reach the Philistine outpost, Jonathan had to go down between two rocky cliffs that were called Bozez and Seneh 5. The cliff on the north was in front of Micmash, and the one on the south was in front of Geba. 6. "Let's go across to the outpost of those pagans," Jonathan said to his armor bearer. "Perhaps the LORD will help us, for nothing can hinder the LORD. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!" 7. "Do what you think is best," the armor bearer replied. "I'm with you completely, whatever you decide." 8. "All right then," Jonathan told him. "We will cross over and let them see us. 9 If they say to us, 'Stay where you are or we'll kill you,' then we will stop and not go up to them. 10. But if they say, 'Come on up and fight,' then we will go up. That will be the LORD'S sign that he will help us defeat them." 11. When the Philistines saw them coming, they shouted, "Look! The Hebrews are crawling out of their holes!" 12. Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, "Come on up here, and we'll teach you a lesson!" "Come on, climb right behind me, "Jonathan said to his armor bearer, "for the LORD will help us defeat them!" 13. So they climbed up using both hands and feet, and the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor bearer killed those who came behind them. 14. They killed some twenty men in all, and their bodies were scattered over about half an acre. 15. Suddenly, panic broke out in the Philistine army, both in the camp and in the field, including even the outposts and raiding parties. And just then an earthquake stroke, and everyone was terrified. 1 Samuel 14:1-15 NLT 4. Thank God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit for meeting you today. We, Robyn and Biff Thank you for coming today. Please leave your first name and last initial. Any comments even a period says you were here. Any response is a blessing to this community. And remember, You are prayed for every day at 8:00 am EST And I will be back here tomorrow, typing, reading, preparing, or commenting. I hope I will see you here too. ~Robyn |
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