1 Samuel 26-31: Day 108: Journey Through the Bible in One Year

April 19, 2022

1 Samuel 26-31
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Day 108: Journey Through the Bible in One Year
Focus Verses for Today: 1 Samuel 28:5-20

Seek the Lord’s perfect understanding of 1 Samuel 26-31. Read 1 Samuel 26-31. Let’s journey!

Commentary: Saul continues to chase David and David continues to receive protection from the Lord. David also continues to show Saul that he has no ill intentions toward him. After Saul acknowledges that it was a mistake to seek out David, Saul returns home. David, however, continues to fear for his life and goes to live and hide amongst the Philistines for over a year. The Philistines were preparing to go to war with the Israelites and refused to allow David to accompany them.

Saul, in preparation for war, was unnerved when he failed to receive direction from the Lord, leading him to use a spirit woman (medium) to contact the deceased Samuel. Samuel informed Saul that he would be killed the following day. During the battle between the Israelites and Philistines, Saul’s sons were killed and Saul was wounded. Saul chose to kill himself so that he would not be taken captive. David, after being told to return home by the Philistines, discovered that the city had been plundered, burned, and all individuals kidnapped by the Amalekites, who Saul had failed to completely kill, as per the Lord’s instructions. After inquiring of the Lord, David and his men set out in pursuit, recovered every missing person and item, plundered the enemy, and killed all except 400, who had escaped.

Focus Verses: 1 Samuel 28:5-20 – Why did the Lord not answer Saul? What do you think about Saul’s actions? What should he have done differently? Ponder your own past actions.  What do you take away from this passage?

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