Gilbert House Fellowship #351: Psalms 7, 27, 31, 34, 52, 56, 120, 140–142
WE GET insight into the mind of David this week as we read a collection of psalms probably written while he was hiding from Saul.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #350: 1 Samuel 21–24
DAVID’S FLIGHT from Saul led both men to take desperate action: David sought refuge among Israel’s mortal enemies, first the Philistines and then the Moabites, while Saul ordered the slaughter of the priests of the tabernacle because they unknowingly helped David escape.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #349: 1 Samuel 18–20; Psalms 11, 59
SAUL’S INSECURITIES were his downfall, the hole in his spiritual armor that led him to try to murder David rather than accept God’s will.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #348: 1 Samuel 15–17
THE STORY of David and Goliath is one of the best-known in the Bible. The contrast between the faith of David (in God), Saul (in his armor), and Goliath (in himself) is just one of the lessons to draw from the account.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #347: 1 Samuel 13–14
SAUL WAS a flawed man—indecisive, rash, and lacking in faith.Continue Reading
Gilbert House Fellowship #346: 1 Samuel 8–12
The story of Saul is a record of the transformation of Israel from a theocracy to a kingdom.Continue Reading