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Speaker 1: Finely, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable,

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Speaker 1: about these things. Philippians four eight. God, thank you for

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Speaker 1: filling the world with things that are true and honorable,

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Speaker 1: that bring joy to me, all the things that are

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Speaker 1: positive and uplifting. There are so many many of these things.

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Speaker 1: Give me eyes to see them and a heart to

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Speaker 1: understand and appreciate them. Help me to focus on these

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Speaker 1: things obedience to your word. Today, Yes, today, I declare

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Speaker 1: and the joy of your salvation. I will choose to

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Speaker 1: hopeful and joyful no matter what happens to me. I

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Speaker 1: will count my blessings. I will look for others who

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Speaker 1: need help, or need hope, or just need a little

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Speaker 1: more joy in their day, and I will give it

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Speaker 1: to them. In Jesus' name, Lord, I ask you to

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Speaker 1: show me what to do and what to say. Use

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Speaker 1: me to encourage and inspire everyone around me today. Let

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Speaker 1: your love and your joy and your light shine through me.

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Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, I pray.

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Speaker 4: Hi. I'm doctor Tony Evans and I'm excited for you

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Speaker 4: to join me on this series. Please be sure to

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Speaker 4: follow the podcast on Apple or Spotify so that you

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Speaker 4: get the newest episodes right as they come out. Welcome

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Speaker 4: to the epic Adventure of David, a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 4: and murder. While most people know of David the Myth,

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Speaker 4: few know about David the Man. I'm glad you're here

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Speaker 4: with me. As we mind the depths of this renowned tale.

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Speaker 4: In this episode, the weight is finally over. We finally

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Speaker 4: get to meet David, the runt of Jesse turned king.

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Speaker 4: And question may have crossed your mind along the lines

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Speaker 4: of why is it taking us so long in the

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Speaker 4: story to finally get to David. This is an important

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Speaker 4: question that deserves time. The ark of Saul's rise and

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Speaker 4: fall from grace was a confirmation of everything Samuel warned

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Speaker 4: warned them of how corrupt this king could become. Sure Enough,

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Speaker 4: the king became corrupt. Saul started out with a pure heart,

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Speaker 4: make us look at David with skeptical eyes, watching to

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Speaker 4: David is going to have plenty of opportunities in his

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Speaker 4: David's life carefully and see how he handles the intense

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Speaker 4: to two different shepherds. One was once a prince but

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Speaker 2: Sun prelude to chapter five, the clouds whist blissfully over

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Speaker 7: Bring all your sons to me, I wish to see.

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Speaker 7: I shall be on my way. Thank you for your hospitality.

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Speaker 2: full bloom arrange, the grassy hills in splendor. Soft music

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Speaker 2: could be heard from a distance. Samuel smiled as he

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Speaker 2: looked at the flowers swaying back and forth in the breeze.

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Speaker 2: It was as if they were dancing to the music.

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Speaker 2: Samuel made his way up the hill. Sheep were grazing

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Speaker 2: lazily in the mild sun. The music seemed to soothe them.

437
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Speaker 2: Samuel looked around for the source of the melodies. Underneath

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Speaker 2: the cypress tree in the shade was the shepherd boy.

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Speaker 2: Jesse spoke of he leaned his back against the trunk

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Speaker 2: of the tree, strumming his harp to the same tempo

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Speaker 2: of the wind. Samuel approached the tree, trying not to

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Speaker 2: interrupt the boy's playing. He sat on the stone, only

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Speaker 2: a few yards away from where the boy lounged. The

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Speaker 2: old prophet leaned back and observed him. He could not

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Speaker 2: have been any older than sixteen. His long hair was

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Speaker 2: lighter than his brother's. He was not as looming as

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Speaker 2: his oldest brother Eliab. However, he was very handsome and

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Speaker 2: ruddy in appearance. Samuel was content to be silent for

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Speaker 2: a while and listened to the music. The song was

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Speaker 2: a bombed It was weary and downcast soul. The boy's

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Speaker 2: music was emotional and somber, yet filled with an unwavering joy.

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Speaker 2: Clearly it was a song written from the heart. As

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Speaker 2: the song gently came to a close, Samuel leaned over

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Speaker 2: as he sat and cleared his throat. The boy jumped

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Speaker 2: back and grabbed his staff. Who are you, the young

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Speaker 2: shepherd said quickly. Samuel laughed and waved his hands.

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Speaker 7: I'm sorry if I startled you, my son, Please do

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Speaker 7: not be alarmed. I come in peace.

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Speaker 2: The boy lowered his staff and looked at the man

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Speaker 2: up and down.

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Speaker 6: You must be the prophet I heard about. I could

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Speaker 6: hear my father clamoring to my family about you from here.

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Speaker 2: The boy bowed a knee in respect. Samuel peered at

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Speaker 2: the boy for a long while before speaking again.

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Speaker 7: Tell me why were you not in attendance at the feast.

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Speaker 2: He asked. The boy shrugged.

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Speaker 6: I am only a shepherd, he replied. I suppose my

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Speaker 6: place is among my sheep.

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Speaker 2: In that moment, Samuel felt a surge of God's joy

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Speaker 2: well up from within him, as if the voice of

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Speaker 2: God was striking like lightning. In his mind. He could

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Speaker 2: hear the Lord.

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Speaker 8: Say, arise, anoint him, for this is the one.

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Speaker 2: I have chosen. Samuel stood in front of the boy.

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Speaker 7: Surely you are not only a shepherd.

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Speaker 2: What is your name, David, he replied.

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Speaker 7: Kneel before the Lord, David, for the Lord desires to

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Speaker 7: bless you.

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Speaker 2: Samuel took his horn of oil and anointed David's head,

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Speaker 2: and the spirit of God rushed upon the shepherd boy

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Speaker 2: like a mighty tempest. A surge of courageous fire burned

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Speaker 2: within David's belly. Although David hadn't the slightest clue why

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Speaker 2: Samuel had anointed him. He knew that from that day forward,

484
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Speaker 2: the Lord had destined him for great things. Samuel departed

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Speaker 2: and went to Rama, pleased about who God had chosen.

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Speaker 2: He knew that he did not have to bring David

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Speaker 2: before the people as he once did with Saul. He

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Speaker 2: knew that in God's timing, David would be more than

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Speaker 2: just a shepherd to his sheep, but a shepherd over

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Speaker 2: the flock of Israel. Samuel chuckled to himself as he

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Speaker 2: departed Bethlehem. God chose an unremark arkable city and an

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Speaker 2: unremarkable young man to accomplish his purposes. He truly did

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Speaker 2: choose the unexpected things of this world to display his power.

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Speaker 2: Ah a cry of frustration could be heard from the

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Speaker 2: dark halls of the king's palace. The clanging of thrown

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Speaker 2: lamp stands and broken pots echoed throughout the property. All

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Speaker 2: the servants knew that it was Saul again. His outbursts

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Speaker 2: of anger in the night had been regular occurrences. They

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Speaker 2: listened as the king raged in his throne room, and

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Speaker 2: evil and dark spirit had overcome him. Since the spirit

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Speaker 2: of the Lord had departed from Saul's presence, a brooding

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Speaker 2: and harmful tormentor had taken residence in his mind. Tears

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Speaker 2: ran down Saul's frustrated face as he leaned against the wall,

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Speaker 2: banging his fists against them. The king fell to his

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Speaker 2: knees and sobbed. He was ashamed of his anger and

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Speaker 2: angry at his shame. Saul ceased his wailing when he

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Speaker 2: heard the door slowly creak open. Samuel, the king asked frantically.

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Speaker 2: Saul's servant poked his head in.

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Speaker 5: No, my lord, it is I tavvy.

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Speaker 2: Saul wiped his eyes and stood to his feet, Sweat

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Speaker 2: ripped down his back and brow. He was a haggard sight.

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Speaker 2: What is it, tave, Saul said, with a tired voice.

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Speaker 5: It is clear that a harmful spirit is tormenting you.

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Speaker 5: I know a young man from Bethlehem who is able

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Speaker 5: to play the Liaron harp. He is very skilled and

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Speaker 5: of good reputation for his music. He's a smart young man,

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Speaker 5: and I hear he's courageous as well. When you feel

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Speaker 5: out of control and frustrated, he can play for you

519
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Speaker 5: and you give received peace.

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Speaker 2: Saul sighed and leaned back in his throne very well

521
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Speaker 2: the king said, while rubbing his eyes. Send him to me.

522
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Speaker 2: Perhaps music will give me peace. Tavvy rode into Bethlehem

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Speaker 2: into the home of Jesse. Jesse was pleased to see

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Speaker 2: a servant of the king.

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Speaker 7: Present, first a prophet, and now a servant to the king.

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Speaker 7: Jesse thought to himself, the Lord must favor me greatly.

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Speaker 5: Good morning, Jesse, how are you and your sons?

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Speaker 2: Taffy asked graciously.

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Speaker 7: Farewell, my lord? To what do I owe the presence

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Speaker 7: of the king's servant?

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Speaker 5: The King requires your son's presence. What if his skill

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Speaker 5: has traveled far?

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Speaker 2: Jesse puffed his chest up with pride. With his hands

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Speaker 2: on his waist and a smile on his face, he.

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Speaker 7: Said, Eliab is truly skilled, isn't he. I'm sure the

536
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Speaker 7: King would benefit from having a strong right hand such as.

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Speaker 2: His Tabby shook his head.

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Speaker 5: No, sir, the youngest of yours, David is his name.

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Speaker 5: If I'm not mistaken, the king is in need of

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Speaker 5: his skills as a musician.

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Speaker 2: Jesse looked over his shoulder. David was shearing a few

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Speaker 2: of the sheep under the stables. A slight snarl left

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Speaker 2: his upper lip. David, the runt of the litter was

544
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Speaker 2: going to receive the highest anyone in his family ever received.

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Speaker 2: Jesse turned around. His snarl was replaced with a fraudulent smile.

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Speaker 2: He bowed and said.

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Speaker 7: David will be in the presence of the King with

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Speaker 7: his lyre in two days time.

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Speaker 2: Tavy bowed his head and rode off. David creaked open

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Speaker 2: the large wooden doors into the throne room. None of

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Speaker 2: the lamp stands were lit, and the fire in the

552
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Speaker 2: center of the room was flickering dimly. The shepherd boy

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Speaker 2: approached the throne softly with the lyre in his hands.

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Speaker 2: Laying back in the shadows was the King. Even with

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Speaker 2: his tired and tormented demeanor, his presence was larger than

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Speaker 2: life to David. He noticed the king's massive armor and

557
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Speaker 2: sword mounted above his throne. They reflected the flickering firelight,

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Speaker 2: bouncing right back into David's eyes. The glow was magnificent.

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Speaker 2: The echoes of David's footsteps came to a halt as

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Speaker 2: he bowed before the king. Saul's eyes scared, and David

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Speaker 2: up and down. I hear your music calms the soul,

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Speaker 2: shepherd boy, Saul slurred.

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Speaker 6: Only the Lord can calm the soul, my.

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Speaker 2: King, David replied, respectfully.

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Speaker 6: The music I play is unto him, and in his

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Speaker 6: delight the peace pours forth.

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Speaker 2: So you were a poet as well. Saul scoffed the

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Speaker 2: lord's delight, this fickle boy. One day you have it,

569
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Speaker 2: the other you don't. David did not reply to Saul's outburst.

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Speaker 2: He simply sat on the stool beside the fire and

571
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Speaker 2: began to strum. The anthem coming from David's lyre was

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Speaker 2: pure and heartfelt. The song seemed to touch Saul's heart like

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Speaker 2: a warm fire. The highs and lows of the song

574
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Speaker 2: took the king on an emotional journey, finally finishing in

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Speaker 2: a place of rest. When David was finished playing, Saul

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Speaker 2: felt as if he was resting in the field. Agreeing

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Speaker 2: by quiet streams, He breathed in deeply and fell asleep.

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00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,520
Speaker 2: David smiled, pleased that his music was able to bring

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Speaker 2: peace to Saul. He stood up and put another log

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Speaker 2: on the fire. Its small flame increased, filling the room

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Speaker 2: with warmth. David set himself again and continued to play.

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Speaker 2: The King was pleased with him and loved him like

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Speaker 2: his own son. Saul sent word to Jesse asking for

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Speaker 2: him to remain in his service as his armor bearer,

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Speaker 2: So whenever Saul felt tormented by the evil spear within,

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Speaker 2: he would call on David to quiet the beast. David

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Speaker 2: was pleased to serve as king. He found in him

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Speaker 2: the recognition he had always longed for in his own father.

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Speaker 2: Nothing was sweeter than sitting in the presence of the

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Speaker 2: King playing his music. Unto the Lord, he prayed it

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Speaker 2: would never cease.

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Speaker 4: Just how far would a shepherd go for his lamb?

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Speaker 4: For David, it was into the mouth of the lion's den.

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Speaker 4: In the episode leading up to this one, we're told

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Speaker 4: that God has chosen someone who is after his own heart.

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Speaker 4: Not only is God seeking a man who pursues the

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Speaker 4: heart of God, but also someone who models his heart

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Speaker 4: after God's. The scene of David's pursuing the lion gives

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Speaker 4: us a brilliant glimpse into his heart. He is brave, tender,

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Speaker 4: fierce when needed, and humble. But we must not glaze

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Speaker 4: over the most important quality of David. He is willing

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Speaker 4: to die for his sheep. The story tells us that

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Speaker 4: the scratch on his back was a small price to

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Speaker 4: pay for his lamb's freedom. He was a good shepherd,

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Speaker 4: and a good shepherd always lays down his life for

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Speaker 4: his sheep. This is our first of many allusions to Jesus,

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Speaker 4: who calls himself the good Shepherd. David's story is going

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Speaker 4: to continually point forward to the ultimate chosen hero of God,

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Speaker 4: Jesus Christ. We're going to spend a lot of time

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Speaker 4: getting to know David in this series. In many ways,

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Speaker 4: I hope we grow with him, falling deeper in love

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Speaker 4: with God in the process. He is going to have triumphs, tragedies,

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00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:15,200
Speaker 4: and many adventures. As we witness the highs and lows

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Speaker 4: of David's life, we must always remember our first impression

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Speaker 4: of him with the lion. This episode depicts him as

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Speaker 4: a warrior poet. One moment, he is writing music under

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Speaker 4: the stars, the next he is strangling a lion with

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Speaker 4: his bare hands. David is simultaneously fierce and inspired. We

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Speaker 4: should keep this dichotomy in mind when we follow David

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Speaker 4: on his escapades. He is a sensitive soul, but it

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Speaker 4: does not mean he isn't dangerous. David is clearly capable

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Speaker 4: of great things like taking down a wild beast, but

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Speaker 4: he would much rather be singing to the lord among

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Speaker 4: the chief. David has no ambition for the throne. He

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Speaker 4: simply wants to be near to God and protect his flock.

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Speaker 4: David's balance of faithfulness and fierceness of what make him

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Speaker 4: an excellent shepherd, and it will make him an excellent

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Speaker 4: king as well. After a long day, David leans back

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Speaker 4: and sings to God, Praise him, Sun and Moon, Praise him,

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Speaker 4: all you shining stars. This song is taken from Psalm

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Speaker 4: one eight. In this series, we will get to hear

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Speaker 4: a few psalms of David. He wrote seventy three psalms

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Speaker 4: that we know of, and they are all beautiful, raw

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00:37:25,680 --> 00:37:28,960
Speaker 4: and profound songs from his heart to God's. It is

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Speaker 4: important for us to remember that David was first and

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Speaker 4: foremost a shepherd and poet. He was also a worship

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Speaker 4: leader before the Congregation of Israel. The multiple layers of

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00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:43,200
Speaker 4: David make him a unique character in scripture. Many of

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00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:47,239
Speaker 4: the figures in the Bible before David were singularly focused.

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00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:51,160
Speaker 4: Their stories were more focused and less nuanced than David's.

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Speaker 4: David is our first deep dive into a man with

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Speaker 4: diverse interest. He is the Bible's first renaissance man. David

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Speaker 4: may be interesting to us, and his family doesn't seem

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Speaker 4: to think so. One of the more perplexing mysteries of

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00:38:04,120 --> 00:38:07,120
Speaker 4: David's story is why his father and brothers seem to

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Speaker 4: have so much contempt for him. One of the reasons

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Speaker 4: that David may have been forgotten and ridiculed is that

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Speaker 4: he was illegitimate, that is, born out of wedlock, since

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Speaker 4: he himself says in sin, my mother conceived me. At

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Speaker 4: the end of the episode, David is grafted into the

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Speaker 4: household of Saul as his alma bear and personal musician.

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Speaker 4: David finds a great deal of purpose and comfort in

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Speaker 4: the house of Saul and eventually becomes his literal son

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Speaker 4: through marriage. Father wounds are a clear theme in David's life.

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Speaker 4: At first, he finds the fatherly attention from Saul that

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Speaker 4: he lacked from his own father. This causes him to

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Speaker 4: be loyal to a fault. Later on in the story,

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Speaker 4: we will see David forgiving Saul endlessly. David is a

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Speaker 4: great man, but we will occasionally see glimpses of his

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Speaker 4: inner child who was neglected by his father. But the

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Speaker 4: loving embrace of God will fill the gaps in David's

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Speaker 4: life better than any father could. An obvious example of

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Speaker 4: this neglect is when Samuel comes to Jesse's house. I

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Speaker 4: want you to imagine the most important person in your

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Speaker 4: country coming to your home and you purposefully send one

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Speaker 4: of your kids away. This should give you a good

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Speaker 4: idea of where David stood with his family. God had

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Speaker 4: sights on him, though, and Samuel eventually found him. David's

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Speaker 4: brothers had similar qualities to Saul. They were large, charismatic,

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Speaker 4: and outwardly had the qualities of a king. When people

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Speaker 4: look for leaders, they can look for the wrong things.

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Speaker 4: But God looks at the heart. God tells Samuel look

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Speaker 4: past the height and appearance. For man sees the outward appearance.

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Speaker 4: They see the strength of the man's arms and the

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Speaker 4: way he carries the sword. But the Lord looks into

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Speaker 4: his heart. David is not a perfect person. He, like Saul,

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Speaker 4: will make many mistakes in his life. The difference that

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Speaker 4: God sees between David and Saul is the heart. We

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Speaker 4: would be wise to take personal inventory of our own hearts.

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Speaker 4: Do we do all the right things for God all

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Speaker 4: the while neglecting our own inner hearts. This is part

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Speaker 4: of why pray dot Com is such an invaluable resource.

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Speaker 4: There are hours of content that seeks to tend to

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Speaker 4: your hearts like a garden, so they might thrive and grow.

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Speaker 4: Samuel bids Jesse and the other brothers farewell and turns

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Speaker 4: his gaze upward to the hills. Do you remember how

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Speaker 4: beautiful the description of the hill was. The wildflowers were

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Speaker 4: in full bloom, arraying the grassy hills in splendor. Soft

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Speaker 4: music could be heard from a distance. Samuel smiled as

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Speaker 4: he looked at the flowers swaying back and forth in

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Speaker 4: the breeze. It was as if they were dancing to

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Speaker 4: the music. Samuel made his way up the hill. Sheep

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Speaker 4: were grazing lazily in the mild sun. The music seemed

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Speaker 4: to soothe them. This description is supposed to elicit feelings

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Speaker 4: of Eden in us. Samuel steps into this harmonious space

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Speaker 4: where heaven and earth seem to converge. David is a

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Speaker 4: picture of Jesus among the people of God, leading them

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Speaker 4: with a soothing melody of peace. It is a heavenly

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Speaker 4: image followed by a heavenly blessing that is given to David.

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Speaker 4: Samuel annoints his head with oil, which is a symbol

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Speaker 4: of God's spirit. David was changed. From that moment, we

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Speaker 4: are immediately taken away from the scene of heaven and

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Speaker 4: brought into hell. Saul's chambers are dark, chaotic, and tormenting.

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Speaker 4: The scene with David jumping to the scene of Saul

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Speaker 4: is supposed to be jarring for us and a reminder

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Speaker 4: that the veil between peace and chaos is thin. Saul

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Speaker 4: is tormented by an evil spirit without comfort. Everyone around

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Speaker 4: him feels his pain, and Tavi seeks to give him ease.

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Speaker 4: David is brought into the darkness to bring the peace

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Speaker 4: and light of God. This is an image of what

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Speaker 4: Jesus does to us. He steps into our darkness and

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Speaker 4: brings comfort. He sings the song of Grace over us

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Speaker 4: and soothes our anxious minds. The relationship between Saul and

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Speaker 4: David will be a complicated one. As I mentioned before,

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Speaker 4: Saul would be like a father to David, but that

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Speaker 4: closeness will come at a cost. Everyone close to Saul

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Speaker 4: end up hurt by him, and David will be no different.

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Speaker 4: In the next three episodes, we will see the ups

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Speaker 4: and downs of their relationship. We will also get to

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Speaker 4: witness David fall in love, make bonds, and vanquished enemies,

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Speaker 4: but first we will watch him slay a giant. Follow

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Speaker 4: the podcast on Apple or Spotify to get the newest

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Speaker 4: episodes right as they come out, and always be inspired

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Speaker 4: by the Bible. Join us next time for the episode

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Speaker 4: we have all been waiting for, David and Goliath