1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,480 Speaker 1: Let us pray. But the Lord said unto Samuel, look 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: not on his countenance or on the height of his stature, 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: because I have refused him. For the Lord seeth not 4 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance, 5 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: but the Lord looketh on the heart First Samuel sixteen seven. 6 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: Thank you God that the same anointing that rested on 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: David in First Samuel sixteen is the same anointing that 8 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: rests on my life. When men try to overlook me 9 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: because of what they perceive as a hindrance, I thank 10 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: you that you will anoint me in their presence because 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: you determine elevation by the heart. Therefore, keep my heart 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: pure through all circumstances and seasons of my life, because 13 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: this will be the key to my opportunities and advancement. 14 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: Just like you strategically placed David in the palace, the 15 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: place of his future destiny, I thank you for placing 16 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: me in the vicinity of my destiny as well. Father, 17 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: you can call upon me because my heart is positioned 18 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: to do your will fully and completely. If you anoint 19 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:20,759 Speaker 1: me and choose me, I'll go. Thank you for anointing 20 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: me and calling me in the presence of those who 21 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: doubt me in Jesus name, Amen, thank you for praying 22 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: with me to day. Continue listening for an incredible Bible 23 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: story brought to you by Bible in a Year dot com. 24 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: David is Chosen. In our last story, we learned about 25 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: Saul's rejection as king. His pride, greed, and disobedience lost 26 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 2: him the favor of God. Samuel wept for Saul's fall. 27 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 2: Now we will learn about God's new king, chosen not 28 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 2: for a stature or a status, but his heart. Inspired 29 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:10,960 Speaker 2: by the Book of First Samuel. 30 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 3: Hello, I'm pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the 31 00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 3: Bible in a Year podcast. In yesterday's story, we saw 32 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 3: how Saul disobeyed God and lied to Samuel when confronted 33 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,240 Speaker 3: with his sin. Saul had rejected God and chosen to 34 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: exalt himself rather than obey God. As a result, God 35 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 3: tells Saul that he will lose his throne and it 36 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: will be given to another. Today we will hear how 37 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: God chooses a young man, a shepherd boy that nobody 38 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,640 Speaker 3: would have expected to be God's picked for such a 39 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 3: mighty king. But this young man had the heart that 40 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 3: God desired. In a leader, and he would grow into 41 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:55,079 Speaker 3: the greatest king Israel would ever know. Let's listen now 42 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 3: to today's reading. 43 00:02:58,280 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 2: Samuel mourned the loss of Saul's soul to the burden 44 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 2: of power. He mourned the state of Israel under a 45 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:08,880 Speaker 2: king with a weakness for status and fame. God came 46 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 2: to Samuel in his mourning and said, why do you 47 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 2: grieve over Saul. I have rejected him. Go fill up 48 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: your horn with oil and go to the home of 49 00:03:18,520 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 2: Jesse in Bethlehem. I have provided Israel with a new 50 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 2: king among his sons. Samuel's heart began to pound. Excitement 51 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 2: filled his old bones. He gathered sacrifices to be made 52 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:34,200 Speaker 2: in Bethlehem, for he did not want Saul to know 53 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 2: he was searching for a king. Samuel greeted Jesse, and 54 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 2: the two of them ate together and consecrated the land 55 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 2: for God. Samuel looked at Jesse intently and asked if 56 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 2: he could bring forth his sons. When they came, Samuel 57 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: looked at the oldest Eliab. He was a well built man, tall, muscular, 58 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: and had charismatic qualities that made up a king. Surely 59 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: this must be the Lord anointed, Samuel thought, to himself. 60 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: Yet God interrupted him and said, do not look at 61 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: his stature or looks, for I do not see as 62 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: man sees man looks at the outward appearance, but I 63 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: look upon the heart. Abinadab came forth before Samuel, and 64 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: he too was not the one God had chosen. Seven 65 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 2: more of his sons passed by Samuel, and none of 66 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: them were the one God had spoken of. Frustrated and 67 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 2: a bit flustered, Samuel turned to Jesse and said, are 68 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 2: these all your sons? Jesse scratched his head and said, well, 69 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: there is still the youngest. He is out in the 70 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 2: field tending to the sheep. David was in the fields. 71 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 2: The day was almost over, and the cool spring air 72 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: whistled across the grass where the sheep fed. David often 73 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: took them to a hill not too far from home, 74 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 2: where he would sit and look at the stars. David 75 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: sat in complete peace, but still on alert for any 76 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 2: predators that may lurk around the corner. David took a 77 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: deep breath, soaking in the last rays of good sunlight. 78 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 2: As his eyes were closed, he could hear his father's 79 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 2: voice in the distance, beckoning him slowly and methodically. David 80 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 2: corrolled the sheep and stepped into his father's house. Samuel 81 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 2: was sitting when David entered into the home. He had 82 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 2: a smile on his face. He was a handsome young man, 83 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 2: no older than seventeen, and had beautiful eyes that made 84 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 2: you feel warm and welcomed. God whispered to Samuel and said, arise, 85 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: for this is my king. So Samuel stood up slowly 86 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 2: and laughed. He looked at David and anointed him with oil. 87 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 2: Samuel did not tell David or Jesse that he was 88 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 2: going to be king of Israel, for he knew that 89 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 2: the Lord would call David in due time. From that 90 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 2: time forward, the spirit of God was upon David. Weeks 91 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 2: had passed, and Saul was greatly disturbed at night. His 92 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 2: dreams consumed him, and his days were filled with anxiety, paranoia, 93 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 2: and loneliness. God had departed from him, and he could 94 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 2: not bear the sight of himself in the mirror. Saul's 95 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:15,159 Speaker 2: servant saw how tormented he was and offered respite in 96 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,160 Speaker 2: the form of music. My Lord, the servant said, I 97 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 2: know of a man named Jesse who is in Bethlehem. 98 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 2: His son is very skilled with the liar and could 99 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 2: possibly offer you rest with his music. So Saul sent 100 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: for David, and David served under Saul as his musician 101 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 2: and armor bearer. Saul grew to love David as a son, 102 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 2: and whenever he was tormented, David would play music and 103 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 2: worship God in his presence. Listening to David's worship was 104 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 2: the closest to God he had felt in months. David 105 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: was only a few feet from the throne that God 106 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 2: had called him to sit upon, yet neither him nor 107 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 2: Saul knew that God was in their midst. He would 108 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 2: raise up David as he once did Moses, Joshua, and 109 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: every judge that came before him. David was his chosen hero, 110 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 2: destined to change the course of Israel forever. 111 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 3: Samuel was distraught over Saul's sin and rejection of God's ways. 112 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 3: He took it personally, though it was not him that 113 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 3: Saul had rejected, It was God. This is the same 114 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,560 Speaker 3: as when the people rejected God as their king and 115 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:32,080 Speaker 3: Samuel grieved over their demands for a king. Clearly, this 116 00:07:32,240 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 3: prophet had a heart for his people and a heart 117 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,400 Speaker 3: for the Lord, and it saddened him to see the 118 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 3: state of this beloved nation and the leader that God 119 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,559 Speaker 3: had appointed, but everything was going just as God had said. 120 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 3: So God told Samuel to dry his tears and to 121 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 3: get his horn ready with anointing oil. The time had 122 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 3: come to choose a new man that God was calling 123 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 3: to the job. He sends Samuel to Jesse, a man 124 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 3: in Bethlehem who has many It was from Jesse's household 125 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 3: that God would call a new king. So Samuel and 126 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 3: Jesse share a meal and consecrate the land. Then Samuel 127 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 3: ask him to call his sons. The oldest is presented 128 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 3: to him. Samuel sees Iliad and is sure this will 129 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 3: be God's pick. But God says to Samuel in First 130 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 3: Samuel sixteen and verse seven, do not look on his 131 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 3: appearance or on the height of his stature, because I 132 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 3: have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees. 133 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:34,160 Speaker 3: Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks 134 00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,880 Speaker 3: on the heart. So, one at a time, six strong 135 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 3: young men are presented to Jesse. Each one, from a 136 00:08:41,240 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 3: human perspective, seems to be fit to be the king, 137 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 3: but God is silent on each of them. God is 138 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 3: far less interested in what seems humanly possible or logical. 139 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 3: God does not need the strongest or the brightest to 140 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 3: accomplish his purposes. He used Moses, a timid speaker, to 141 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 3: lead the people out of Egypt. He used Joseph, a 142 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 3: prisoner and a slave, to save a nation from starvation. 143 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 3: God looks much deeper for a heart that is willing 144 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:13,000 Speaker 3: and fully committed to him. So Samuel ask if there 145 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: are any more sons, and there is just one more, 146 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 3: But he is an unlikely choice. David wasn't even present 147 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 3: during the survey of the previous sons. He was a 148 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 3: young lad that was out tending the sheep in the field. 149 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 3: Samuel says, he wants to see him too, so he 150 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 3: sent for David. The moment David enters, God tells Samuel 151 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: to arise and anoint him because he is the one 152 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 3: that God has chosen. Samuel does just as he is instructed, 153 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 3: and from that day on God's spirit was upon David. 154 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:49,280 Speaker 3: This unlikely king was now the man who had a 155 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 3: heart for God to lead the nation. Meanwhile, Saul was 156 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 3: battling a tormented mind. God's presence had left it, and 157 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 3: without God's presence, Saul was a man without any peace. 158 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 3: So his servants told him of a young man who 159 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,640 Speaker 3: played the harp, the son of a man named Jesse, 160 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: So David, now the anointed king, still a young man, 161 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 3: a shepherd boy was called to play for salt, and 162 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 3: the music soothed and calmed the king. David remained with 163 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,680 Speaker 3: Saul in his service, and of course that seems to 164 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 3: be an unlikely path for the next king to take. 165 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 3: But God was at work and his purposes are being fulfilled. 166 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 3: This was just the beginning. Soon David would conquer more 167 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,640 Speaker 3: than the evil spirits that tormented Saul. He would slay 168 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 3: a giant that struck fear in all of Israel. And 169 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:45,680 Speaker 3: we'll tell that story the next time. Dear God, thank 170 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 3: you for the story of David. That you seek people 171 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 3: like him after your own heart. God, that you will 172 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 3: use us when we are available and usable, help us 173 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 3: to have hearts that are fully committed to you. In 174 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:03,079 Speaker 3: the name of Jesus. Amen, thank you for listening to 175 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 3: today's Bible in a Year podcast. 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