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Speaker 5: Hi, I'm back to Tony Evans, your host for Heroes

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Speaker 5: in the Bible. If you've enjoyed this podcast so far,

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Speaker 5: us spread God's word. Welcome to the epic Adventure of David,

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Speaker 5: a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, loves, scandal,

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Speaker 5: hero's humility is tested. This episode reveals to us the

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Speaker 5: test of a true hero, which is does he still

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Speaker 5: show up even when the praise disappears. David has been

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Speaker 5: Or does he rise above the hatred of fickled men

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Speaker 5: outcasts to become heroes. It's a beautiful thing to see

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Speaker 5: a prelude. This story takes us a few generations into

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Speaker 5: David sings a new lament and prays to God, touching

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Speaker 2: I will give the Philistines into your hand. David stood

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Speaker 8: Go and tell your people that we are here to

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Speaker 6: As far as they know, there is no guard to

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Speaker 2: Torches, Joshabein said. David stroked his beard and furrowed his brow.

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Speaker 8: They are planning on killing every one in the city,

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Speaker 6: They outnumber us about two to one. However, they do

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Speaker 2: Then that is what we will do, David said. He

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Speaker 8: Not many of you have reason to fight in defense

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Speaker 2: Therefore we he will do the same.

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Speaker 8: The Philistines he is a god of judgment, and we

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Speaker 2: the giant slayer. David did not call to his men

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Speaker 2: side with joshubib A, Lizar, and Shama, pressing forward into

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Speaker 8: God has given us this victory. You need only to

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Speaker 2: The men shouted in agreement, pressing through the struggle. Meanwhile,

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Speaker 2: At the gates, the sounds of war could be heard

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Speaker 3: Elia, how many men did you say David came.

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Speaker 2: Screams of agony, intermixed with playing ud to be heard

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Speaker 2: All the men of Caleb lifted their hands in praise.

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Speaker 2: The Redeemer of Israel had come to their aid, even

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Speaker 2: to greet the heroic men who had delivered them. For

434
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Speaker 2: the first time in a long while, David and his

435
00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:35,040
Speaker 2: men finally felt like they were accepted by their people.

436
00:25:35,880 --> 00:25:39,400
Speaker 2: No longer simple outcasts running from the law, they were

437
00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:43,960
Speaker 2: true heroes who were loved for their selfless deeds. That night,

438
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Speaker 2: David and his men joined a banquet in their honor.

439
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Speaker 2: The people of Keela lavished them with wine, fresh bread,

440
00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,400
Speaker 2: and broth. It was a welcome change to the simplicity

441
00:25:54,400 --> 00:25:57,960
Speaker 2: of the forest. They gladly accepted the gifts and laughed

442
00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:03,040
Speaker 2: amongst themselves. Yard was filled with music and dancing, and

443
00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,920
Speaker 2: David leaned back against the wall, overlooking his men. He

444
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Speaker 2: was proud to be their leader and relished in their success.

445
00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,800
Speaker 2: He found great satisfaction getting the best out of them

446
00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:17,040
Speaker 2: and calling them to a higher purpose. He sipped his

447
00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:22,640
Speaker 2: wine and joyfully sat back, taking in the sounds of victory. However,

448
00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,919
Speaker 2: something caught David's eye. Standing in the dark corner, barely

449
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:31,000
Speaker 2: illuminated by firelight, four elders of the city stood, speaking

450
00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:35,440
Speaker 2: quietly to one another. They were in intense discussion, looking

451
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Speaker 2: over their shoulders and whispering. David peered at them, wondering

452
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Speaker 2: what they might be saying. As he was observing the

453
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Speaker 2: odd encounter. Beniyah leaned against the wall beside David with

454
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Speaker 2: his arms folded. He leaned over to David. I have

455
00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,480
Speaker 2: been watching them as well, he said quietly. They have

456
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Speaker 2: clearly been reeling over something. David looked at Beanya.

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Speaker 8: You have a good eye, Bania, He said, I fear

458
00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,879
Speaker 8: they may not have the best intentions for us, or

459
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Speaker 8: else they would be celebrating as well.

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Speaker 2: Beniah nodded. Shall we gather the men and leave?

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Speaker 8: He asked, not yet, David said, we do not want

462
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Speaker 8: to leave warm beds and good food unnecessarily. The men

463
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Speaker 8: need what Calah has been offering. I want to be

464
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Speaker 8: sure we are in danger before leaving.

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Speaker 2: As David said this, he and Beniah watched one of

466
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Speaker 2: the elders leave the group, whisper to his servant and

467
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Speaker 2: send him on a colt outside the city. David leaned

468
00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:38,520
Speaker 2: over to Beniah and whispered, some one find me Abbiathar,

469
00:27:39,200 --> 00:27:42,600
Speaker 2: he is among us somewhere. I am in need of

470
00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:50,159
Speaker 2: a priest Beniah left and David retreated back to pray. Aha,

471
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Speaker 2: yelled the king, drawing his sword and slashing it through

472
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Speaker 2: the air. He laughed from his belly and drew aside relief.

473
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Speaker 10: Ah, at last, I will have the dog in my hands.

474
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Speaker 10: David is in Kayla, a fortified city with one way

475
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Speaker 10: in and one way out.

476
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Speaker 2: Yes, the king was violently happy. He raised his sword

477
00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,280
Speaker 2: in the air, then slashed it downward with a powerful swing.

478
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Speaker 2: The Lord has done this.

479
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Speaker 8: He has given David into my hand. He is practically

480
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Speaker 8: behind bars for me to come in and split his throat.

481
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Speaker 2: King Saul looked down at the servant from Kayla who

482
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Speaker 2: had delivered him the news. He stepped forward and grabbed

483
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Speaker 2: him by the face. Thank you, my child, You've done well.

484
00:28:42,800 --> 00:28:46,280
Speaker 2: Now go and tell the elders that I am coming

485
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Speaker 2: to march against the city. The young servant's eyes widened.

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Speaker 11: Pardon, my king, did you just say you were going

487
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Speaker 11: to march against the city.

488
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Speaker 2: King Saul sat back on his throne and took a

489
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Speaker 2: sip of wine. Of course, you are currently hosting my

490
00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:09,200
Speaker 2: greatest enemy within your walls. Him and the army of

491
00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,760
Speaker 2: rebels he is a mast, are eating your food. And

492
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Speaker 2: sleeping in your beds. The servant trembled in fear.

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Speaker 11: Please, my King, have mercy on us. They defended us

494
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Speaker 11: from the Philistines. But we are loyal to you. That

495
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Speaker 11: is why I'm here, so that you may retrieve David yourself.

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Speaker 2: Do you find me foolish? Child? Saul, exclaimed David in

497
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Speaker 2: six hundred armed men are within your walls, and you

498
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Speaker 2: expect me to simply walk in there without an army

499
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Speaker 2: to get him. If he is within your walls, I

500
00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:50,480
Speaker 2: must storm it with my entire army, or else he

501
00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,600
Speaker 2: will escape. The king stood to his feet and pointed

502
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Speaker 2: his sword at the boy. Go and tell the elders

503
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Speaker 2: of Kayla that the king is coming with his army.

504
00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:04,040
Speaker 2: I suggest they find a way to deliver David to

505
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Speaker 2: me on a silver platter, or else I will destroy

506
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Speaker 2: the city. Go. The boy wasted no time. He mounted

507
00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:17,600
Speaker 2: his cold and trotted back to Kayla to warn them.

508
00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:20,800
Speaker 2: The sun had tucked itself into the horizon, giving way

509
00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,960
Speaker 2: to the cold night to settle in. David and Abiathar

510
00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:29,440
Speaker 2: hid themselves in an alleyway dimly lit by torchlight. Do

511
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Speaker 2: you have an aphod, Abiathar? I must seek an answer

512
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Speaker 2: from the Lord. Abiathar nodded and took off his coat.

513
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:42,600
Speaker 2: Underneath was an elaborately designed garment on it with the

514
00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:46,840
Speaker 2: Urim and Thummim, two stones, one light and one dark.

515
00:30:47,640 --> 00:30:50,040
Speaker 2: David needed a yes or no answer from the Lord,

516
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Speaker 2: and the priestly fod was the best way to inquire

517
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Speaker 2: of his will. David bowed a knee before God and prayed, O.

518
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Speaker 8: Lord, the God of his wad, is Saul coming to

519
00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,920
Speaker 8: seek my head and destroy the city on my account?

520
00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:10,200
Speaker 2: Abbiathar used the effort to ask of God. His answer

521
00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:15,840
Speaker 2: was clear and bone chilling. Yes, Saul is coming. David's

522
00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,960
Speaker 2: fists clenched and its jaw tightened. His instincts were correct.

523
00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,760
Speaker 2: The men of Kayla had told Saul of his location.

524
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Speaker 2: He asked the Lord again.

525
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Speaker 8: Are they planning to surrender me and my men into

526
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Speaker 8: his hand before the attack?

527
00:31:31,760 --> 00:31:37,560
Speaker 2: Yes, they will surrender you, the Lord said. David's heart sank.

528
00:31:38,320 --> 00:31:41,000
Speaker 2: The people he had just saved were now planning to

529
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Speaker 2: give him up. It took everything in him not to

530
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:48,440
Speaker 2: lash out in frustration. However, he had no time. He

531
00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:51,640
Speaker 2: grabbed a torch and stepped into the courtyard. His men

532
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:56,520
Speaker 2: were asleep, with full bellies rise. David shouted, Saul is

533
00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,560
Speaker 2: marching up against us. There's no time to waste. We

534
00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,160
Speaker 2: must leave now. The men woke up in a panic.

535
00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,680
Speaker 2: David helped them up and told them to gather the belions.

536
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:10,440
Speaker 2: Each man armed himself and fell in line behind David Elieza.

537
00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:13,719
Speaker 8: David shouted, I need you to scale the tower and

538
00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,840
Speaker 8: see if there are torch lights in the distance. We

539
00:32:16,920 --> 00:32:19,400
Speaker 8: must know how close Saul's army is.

540
00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:23,320
Speaker 2: Eliezar nodded and scaled the highest building in the city

541
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,160
Speaker 2: he could find. He reached the top and looked out.

542
00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:32,280
Speaker 2: The horizon was dark, barely illuminated by the stars above. However,

543
00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:35,600
Speaker 2: coming in from the north was a caravan of torches,

544
00:32:36,200 --> 00:32:37,960
Speaker 2: and Liaisar's eyes widened.

545
00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:42,640
Speaker 8: The night is our ally, David said, Saul is coming

546
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,680
Speaker 8: from Gibeah, which is north of here. We shall head

547
00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:49,800
Speaker 8: south towards the wilderness of Zif. Pray to the Lord

548
00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:50,840
Speaker 8: for refuge.

549
00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,160
Speaker 2: So David and his six hundred men arose and departed

550
00:32:54,160 --> 00:32:57,440
Speaker 2: from Kayla under the covering of night. The joy of

551
00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,680
Speaker 2: saving the village was replaced with fear of being captured.

552
00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,080
Speaker 2: Once again. David anguished over the loss of freedom for

553
00:33:04,160 --> 00:33:07,960
Speaker 2: him and his men. After hours of stumbling in the dark,

554
00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:10,880
Speaker 2: they finally found a safe place in the caves of

555
00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,760
Speaker 2: zeph The men felt safe enough to light fires once again,

556
00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:19,120
Speaker 2: and joshubein a Liaizar, Shama, and Venayah helped them settle

557
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,000
Speaker 2: in for the night. Once the men were settled in,

558
00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,760
Speaker 2: David walked to the back of the cave and knelt

559
00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:29,400
Speaker 2: before God. He wept in silence, but the echoes of

560
00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,360
Speaker 2: his sobbing traveled to the men, breaking their hearts for

561
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:36,400
Speaker 2: their despondent leader. David leaned against the jagged walls of

562
00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,920
Speaker 2: the cave and closed his eyes. He breathed in deeply

563
00:33:40,560 --> 00:33:44,760
Speaker 2: and remembered the faithfulness of the Lord. In the cold

564
00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,920
Speaker 2: and dark chasm of their exile. The anointed One of

565
00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:53,280
Speaker 2: God began to sing. David's poetry and music was honest, raw,

566
00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:57,640
Speaker 2: and filled with praise. In the stillness of the evening,

567
00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,880
Speaker 2: the men lay down and listened. David's voice echoed throughout

568
00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,000
Speaker 2: the caves as he sung The.

569
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Speaker 8: Lord has my light.

570
00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:08,640
Speaker 2: Whom shall I hear?

571
00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:15,640
Speaker 8: He is my fortress. Whom shall I fear When the

572
00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:19,439
Speaker 8: wicked seek to devour me? It is Lay who will

573
00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:24,640
Speaker 8: fall though ary seek my life, my heart.

574
00:34:24,520 --> 00:34:30,839
Speaker 2: Shall you the war comes to me, I will be confident.

575
00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:37,680
Speaker 8: Just one thing I answer is that I may dwell

576
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:42,080
Speaker 8: in the presence of the Lord forever.

577
00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:48,600
Speaker 2: All the days of my life. I want to gaze

578
00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:49,600
Speaker 2: upon the.

579
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Speaker 8: Beauty of my life, for of the day of trouble,

580
00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:58,360
Speaker 8: he will keep me sa.

581
00:35:00,360 --> 00:35:04,560
Speaker 2: He is my shelter forever.

582
00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:10,400
Speaker 5: Let's track the journey of David.

583
00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:10,839
Speaker 11: So far.

584
00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,839
Speaker 5: He began as the shepherd, then the king's musician, the

585
00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:20,200
Speaker 5: young commander, the exile, and now the vigilante. Despite being

586
00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,480
Speaker 5: hunted by the king and his men, David comes to

587
00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:27,279
Speaker 5: the aid of a small Israelite city. A messenger boy

588
00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:31,040
Speaker 5: named Ilium sought David out and called him the Savior

589
00:35:31,120 --> 00:35:35,400
Speaker 5: of Israel. David, true to character, tells him that there

590
00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:38,680
Speaker 5: is no savior but the Lord. This is an important

591
00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:42,799
Speaker 5: lesson of true faithfulness. If David is overly concerned about

592
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:46,480
Speaker 5: people's perception of him, then he will eventually become beholden

593
00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:50,120
Speaker 5: to their opinion. That was a downfall as Saul. David, however,

594
00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:53,160
Speaker 5: is only concerned about the name of God and the

595
00:35:53,200 --> 00:35:56,040
Speaker 5: safety of his people. If he were a people pleaser,

596
00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:59,560
Speaker 5: he would immediately ride to their aid, but he isn't.

597
00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,880
Speaker 5: David's primary aim is to please God. He seeks the

598
00:36:03,920 --> 00:36:07,480
Speaker 5: lord's counsel and the cool of night, earnestly asking if

599
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:09,880
Speaker 5: it is the right thing to do. There is a

600
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,759
Speaker 5: tender moment under the moonlight that gives us a more

601
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:17,160
Speaker 5: intimate understanding of his relationship with God. He gets the

602
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,920
Speaker 5: go ahead from God as well as the counsel of

603
00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:24,080
Speaker 5: his companions, then decides to make a move against the Philistines.

604
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:28,400
Speaker 5: Before the battle, David raises his sword and shouts to

605
00:36:28,440 --> 00:36:31,440
Speaker 5: his men. He says, not many of you have reason

606
00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:33,200
Speaker 5: to fight in defense of your country.

607
00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:33,719
Speaker 2: Like me.

608
00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:36,799
Speaker 5: Many of you have been cast aside and treated like

609
00:36:36,840 --> 00:36:40,880
Speaker 5: a stranger in your own home. Yet today God chooses

610
00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,000
Speaker 5: you to be the defender of those who once persecuted you.

611
00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,279
Speaker 5: He calls you to rise and fight for those who

612
00:36:47,320 --> 00:36:50,239
Speaker 5: would not do the same for you. We serve a

613
00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:52,600
Speaker 5: God of mercy. We serve a God who is a

614
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:56,040
Speaker 5: refuge to all who would cry out to him. Therefore

615
00:36:56,440 --> 00:36:58,600
Speaker 5: we will do the same. We will come to the

616
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,680
Speaker 5: aid of those who cry out. This is a profound

617
00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:06,080
Speaker 5: statement and resonating image of Christ. Jesus died for those

618
00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:09,960
Speaker 5: who rejected him and openly mocked him. The prophet Isaiah

619
00:37:10,280 --> 00:37:13,920
Speaker 5: said this about the Messiah. He was despised and rejected

620
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,560
Speaker 5: by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,

621
00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:19,400
Speaker 5: and as one from whom men hide their faces. He

622
00:37:19,520 --> 00:37:23,480
Speaker 5: was despised, and we esteemed him not surely he has

623
00:37:23,560 --> 00:37:26,840
Speaker 5: borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Yet we esteemed

624
00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:30,640
Speaker 5: him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was

625
00:37:30,760 --> 00:37:34,759
Speaker 5: peers for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities.

626
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:39,040
Speaker 5: Upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace. And

627
00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,640
Speaker 5: with his wounds we are healed. This is a famous

628
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:47,120
Speaker 5: passage that depicts Jesus as a suffering servant, mocked by men,

629
00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:51,719
Speaker 5: but chosen by God to redeem mankind. David, in this

630
00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:55,600
Speaker 5: episode rallies his men to have the same heart. They

631
00:37:55,640 --> 00:37:58,560
Speaker 5: have all in some way been rejected by their nation,

632
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:02,279
Speaker 5: but now they march to save it. The heart of

633
00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:05,840
Speaker 5: a hero is revealed when the applause ceases and cheers

634
00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:10,120
Speaker 5: fall silent, the men marched and the battle ensues. This

635
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:13,799
Speaker 5: is our first glance at David's army of outcast. As

636
00:38:13,800 --> 00:38:17,879
Speaker 5: it turns out they're pretty skilled warriors and tacticians. They

637
00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:22,160
Speaker 5: fight valiantly and passionately, moving the Philistines back to the

638
00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:25,640
Speaker 5: city gates. In the throng of battle, we meet a

639
00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:30,680
Speaker 5: few new characters, the brothers Abesshi and Ashiel. We will

640
00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:34,839
Speaker 5: meet their other brother later, and Benanaia. These three men

641
00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,680
Speaker 5: prove themselves in battle and will continue to be important

642
00:38:37,719 --> 00:38:41,799
Speaker 5: figures moving forward. The battle is won, the men get

643
00:38:41,840 --> 00:38:44,640
Speaker 5: to celebrate with comforts they have been deprived of in

644
00:38:44,680 --> 00:38:49,040
Speaker 5: the wilderness. The men celebrate, but David is uneasy. He

645
00:38:49,160 --> 00:38:52,080
Speaker 5: and Ben and Noiah have the same suspicion that they

646
00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:55,160
Speaker 5: are about to be given up to Saul. Now that

647
00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:58,320
Speaker 5: the city has been saved, the elders seek to stack

648
00:38:58,480 --> 00:39:02,280
Speaker 5: their fortune by giving David up to the king. Saul

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Speaker 5: is in hot pursuit, and the army of outcasts are

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Speaker 5: forced back into the wilderness once again. This was an

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Speaker 5: emotional blow for David and his men. It is a

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Speaker 5: raw and vulnerable thing to help those who have hurt

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Speaker 5: you all to be hurt again if left unchecked. A

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Speaker 5: moment like this can make you extremely bitter. Think about

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Speaker 5: times you have been hurt in your life by someone.

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Speaker 5: Think about mustering up the carriage to finally help them all,

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Speaker 5: for them to hurt you again. Who knows this feeling

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Speaker 5: better than God? Time and time again, he saves all

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Speaker 5: to be rejected and cast aside again. This episode is

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Speaker 5: a picture of Israel's relationship with God. They call out

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Speaker 5: to him when they need him, receive his blessing and celebrate,

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Speaker 5: then betray him again. Elijah feels this pain in the prelude.

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Speaker 5: He delivers Israel from the clutches of the prophets of Bail,

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Speaker 5: then is forced to run for his life to the wilderness.

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Speaker 5: Elijah will come back, as will David, because God will

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Speaker 5: always come back. He always runs to the aid of

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Speaker 5: his beloved children. There is no amount of rejection, sin

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Speaker 5: or idolatry that will keep our God from loving us

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Speaker 5: and coming to our defense. True strength is shown when

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Speaker 5: an opportunity for vengeance is met with mercy. This is

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Speaker 5: the heart of Christ. In our next episode, David will

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Speaker 5: have an opportunity to enact his revenge on Saul. The throne,

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Speaker 5: the glory, and the comfort of Israel can all be

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Speaker 5: his once again with one small swipe of a blade.

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Speaker 5: Does our hero take debate? Does he see the opportunity

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Speaker 5: for power and fame. We will find out in our

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Speaker 5: next episode titled Slit His Throat. Thanks again for listening.

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Speaker 5: For more inspiring stories, daily prayers and wisdom to last

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Speaker 5: a lifetime, go to pray dot com. And to expand

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Speaker 5: your heroes in the Bible Journey, download the Heroes of

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Speaker 5: the Faith devotional at Tony Evans dot or forward slash Heroes.

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