1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Let us pray, and Saul saw and knew that the 2 00:00:04,600 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: Lord was with David and that Michael, Saul's daughter loved 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: him first. Samuel eighteen twenty eight. I thank you God 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: for divine protection against my haters. Thank you that even 5 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: when people plot and devise schemes to betray me and 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: hinder your call for my life, I will be able 7 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: to dodge their attacks like David dodge the spears of Saul. 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: If the marker for promotion gets unfairly pushed farther back 9 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: from me because of the favor you placed on my life, 10 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: I will praise you for allowing me to exceed the 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: expectations of my haters, proving that you are with me. Indeed, 12 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: when broken promises and deceitful measures seemed to be before me, 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: I know you'll surround me with people of valor who 14 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: will help accomplish the impossible task devised against me to 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: slow down and blows my blessings. I decree and declare 16 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:08,639 Speaker 1: that haters make room for the greater, and like David, 17 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: my life is living proof in Jesus' name. Amen, listening 18 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: to these daily prayers strengthens your relationship with God. Continue 19 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,760 Speaker 1: hearing from the Lord by listening to today's Bible in 20 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: a Year, brought to you by Bible in a Year dot. 21 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 2: Com Friendship, jealousy, and marriage. 22 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 3: In our last story, we witnessed David's triumph over Goliath. 23 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: The Lord was mightily upon David and gave him strength 24 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 3: to topple the Philistine giant. The Israelites raced into battle 25 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 3: behind David and defeated the Philistines. In this story, we 26 00:01:58,720 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 3: learn about David gaining a new family in the house 27 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 3: of Saul. His heart is knitted closely to Jonathan and me. 28 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 3: How Yet, the darkness in Saul's heart continues to seep 29 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 3: into his actions, as inspired by the Book of First Samuel. 30 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 4: Hello, I'm Pastor Jack Graham with today's episode of the 31 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 4: Bible in a Year podcast. In yesterday's episode, we heard 32 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 4: the very familiar story of David and Goliath. How God 33 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 4: delivered the giant into David's hand and freed Israel from 34 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,239 Speaker 4: the fear of the Philistine army. David became a household 35 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,440 Speaker 4: name in Israel after that day, and he was welcomed 36 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 4: into Saul's household. Today, we'll learn how David's bond of 37 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 4: friendship even brotherhood began to strengthen with Saul's family, especially 38 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 4: his son Jonathan. But we will also see how Saul's 39 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 4: pride and rebellious heart continues to grow. It will turn 40 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 4: him against David. So now envy and jealousy clouds his vision. 41 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,640 Speaker 4: So let's listen now to today's reading. 42 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 3: David's victory brought him a new family. David served in 43 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 3: the house of Saul, being sent out as a man 44 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 3: of war against all of Israel's enemies. Saul kept David close, 45 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 3: and as a result, David and Jonathan became close friends. 46 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 3: Their brotherhood became a source of strength for David, for 47 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,080 Speaker 3: Jonathan was the first of many to truly treat David 48 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 3: like a king. Jonathan recognized the favor of God over 49 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 3: David and gave him his armor, sword, and bow. Unlike 50 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 3: Saul's armour, Jonathan's fit perfectly on David. Together, the two 51 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: braved many battles. The two worked in perfect tandem, defeating 52 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:47,560 Speaker 3: their enemies swiftly and with might. The people began to 53 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: love David as well as Saul's servants and armies. They 54 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: followed him in a way they never followed Saul. They 55 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 3: trusted his skills, but more importantly, they trusted his heart. 56 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: David and John had been out to war against the Philistines. 57 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 3: David flew over the battlefield, waving his sword through the 58 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 3: ranks of the enemy. David was masterful in battle, like 59 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 3: an artist possessed by God. David painted the battlefield red 60 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 3: with the blood of evil warlords. The enemy feared David, 61 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 3: and the people loved him. As they were coming home 62 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,240 Speaker 3: from battle, David returned to a parade of people shouting 63 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 3: his name. The streets were filled with women singing and 64 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 3: dancing with their tambourines. Men shouted for joy and played 65 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 3: their instruments. All the women of the capital sang as one, 66 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 3: singing Saul has struck down thousands, and David his ten thousands. 67 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 3: David's smile reached his eyes. Saul watched the parade from 68 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 3: his home above the city. In his dimly lit room. 69 00:04:50,080 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 3: Saw sneered at the sight of David's celebration from his window. 70 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 3: His room filled with the echoing sounds of the women's song. 71 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:01,360 Speaker 3: Saul has killed thousands, and David vid his ten thousands. 72 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 3: Saul paced his room, stirring in his own paranoia. What 73 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 3: more can they give him but my kingdom? Saul thought 74 00:05:08,960 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 3: to himself. From that day forward, the people's song would 75 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 3: not escape Saul's mind. It tormented him and demented his 76 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 3: view of David. One day, David was playing his harp 77 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 3: for Saul. The beautiful music filled the room like the 78 00:05:23,240 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 3: scent of fresh roses. Yet all Saul could hear was 79 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 3: that one song, David has killed his ten thousands. The 80 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 3: words festered in his subconscious Sitting on his throne with 81 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,719 Speaker 3: a spear clenched in his fist, he watched David play. 82 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 3: He hated him, He hated who he would become. But 83 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 3: more than that, Saul hated himself for losing the favor 84 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 3: of God. A strange spirit of contempt came over Saul. 85 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 3: His eyes became blurry with rage, and beads of sweat 86 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 3: began to drip from his forehead. I will pin that 87 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 3: boy to the wall, Saul whispered to himself. In that instant, 88 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:06,839 Speaker 3: Saul yelled and hurled the spear towards David. David's eyes 89 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: lifted from the harp to the spear just in time, 90 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,600 Speaker 3: and he ducked away as it flew over his head. 91 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 3: Saul took another spear near his throne and flung it 92 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 3: at David. This time David leapt to the right, barely 93 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,960 Speaker 3: getting scratched by the flying spear. David ran out from 94 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 3: the presence of Saul, and Saul collapsed to his knees 95 00:06:25,480 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 3: and wept. Though he was still a young man, Saul 96 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 3: was afraid of who David would become. He knew the 97 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:35,280 Speaker 3: Lord's spirit had come upon David just as quickly as 98 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 3: it left him. Saul could not stand the sight of David, 99 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 3: so he promoted him to commander of a thousand men, 100 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 3: in hopes that David would die in battle. Saul sent 101 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 3: him and his men out frequently. David led them well 102 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 3: and had great success in all his missions, for God 103 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 3: was with him, just as Joseph in Egypt. David was 104 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 3: excellent in all he put his hands to. Saul stood 105 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 3: in awe of David, and as jealousy turned into complete fear. 106 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:07,320 Speaker 3: As Saul's fear grew, Israel's love grew. He was their champion. 107 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 3: Since David had defeated Goliath, he was meant to marry Mirab, 108 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: Saul's oldest daughter. The two were betrothed, and David was 109 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 3: overwhelmed with honor that Saul would allow him to be 110 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 3: his son in law. Although Saul once tried to kill David, 111 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 3: David still held Saul with great love and honor. David 112 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 3: looked at Saul with the admiration a son had for 113 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 3: his father. The time had drawn close for David and 114 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 3: Mihrab to get married, but in a moment of jealousy, 115 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:40,280 Speaker 3: Saul gave Mihrab to be married to another man, Adriel. 116 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 3: Although confused by Saul's actions, David did not worry too 117 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 3: much for he and me. How Saul's younger daughter had 118 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 3: fallen in love shortly after. The two cared for each 119 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 3: other deeply, and Saul was pleased. Saul thought a wife 120 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 3: would be a perfect trap for David to lose his 121 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: edge in battle, so he proposed that the two be married. 122 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 3: In those days, only royalty married royalty. David was the 123 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 3: son of a shepherd and very poor. I cannot afford 124 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 3: to marry Saul's daughter, David said. So Saul came up 125 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 3: with his own plan and said, the price for my 126 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 3: daughter is a hundred four skins from the Philistine menace. 127 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 3: Saul said this, almost certain David would fall in battle. 128 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 3: There would be no way he could defeat one hundred 129 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 3: Philistines on his own. Luckily, David was not alone. Mighty 130 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 3: men of Valor bonded themselves to David. They loved him 131 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,200 Speaker 3: like Jonathan loved him, and followed him wherever he went. 132 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 3: Together they slew one hundred Philistines, Pleased David brought them 133 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 3: before the King. Mehow and David were married later that month, 134 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 3: and the two of them loved each other deeply. Yet 135 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 3: Saul would continue to plot David's murder. The Philistines would 136 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 3: continue to rise up against Israel. With David at the 137 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 3: helm of the army, no battle was lost. The affection 138 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 3: of the people for days it mirrored David's affection for God. 139 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 3: David drew closer to the Lord day by day, leaning 140 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 3: on him for strength. All the while Saul drew further 141 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:12,560 Speaker 3: and further away from God. He was lost in a 142 00:09:12,559 --> 00:09:16,080 Speaker 3: well of self pity and paranoia, a well that would 143 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 3: eventually spill over and seek to drown David. 144 00:09:22,840 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 4: David's great victory over the Giant established him as a 145 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 4: great warrior. His days of tending sheep were now over, 146 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 4: and he was welcomed into the household of the King. 147 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 4: King Saul not as a heart player, but now as 148 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 4: one of the family. David and Jonathan become close friends. 149 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,559 Speaker 4: Their hearts were very much alike, humble and sensitive to 150 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 4: God's leading. Jonathan gave David his armor, and, unlike Sauls, 151 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 4: which hung heavy and ill fitting, Jonathan's armor fit perfectly. Together, 152 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 4: they fought numerous battles, winning victory after victory for God's people. 153 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 4: David became more and more respected among the Israelites and 154 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 4: among Saul's servants. But unlike Saul, who enjoyed his fame 155 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 4: way too much and let it go to his head 156 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 4: with pride, David continually focused on doing God's will and 157 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 4: fighting the battles to which he was commanded. The people 158 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:20,559 Speaker 4: began to sing the praises of David. Their songs were 159 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 4: rising in the streets, pitting Saul's victories as small as 160 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 4: compared to this new hero. Saw the king by now 161 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 4: figures that he is a deposed king. He heard the 162 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 4: praise and his heart filled with jealousy and contempt towards David. 163 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 4: He could see the handwriting on the wall David would 164 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 4: one day overtake him, and his hatred for David began 165 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 4: to steadily grow, until one day, as David played the 166 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 4: harp in the throne room, Saul took a spear and 167 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,679 Speaker 4: hurled it towards David. He missed, and then tried again. 168 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: David ran away unscathed, and Saul wept. But Saul knew 169 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 4: there was more than one way to get what he wanted, 170 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 4: so he started to send David on more and more missions, 171 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,439 Speaker 4: hoping he would die in battle. Saul failed to grasp 172 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 4: the truth that God's purposes could not would not be deterred. 173 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 4: First Samuel eighteen and verse fourteen says, and David had success, 174 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 4: and all his undertakings for the Lord was with him. 175 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 4: Only a fool thinks that he can defeat the plans 176 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 4: of God, and Saul was acting like a fool. Of course, 177 00:11:28,800 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 4: his plans backfired, and God gave David victory after victory, 178 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 4: strengthening his position and his power in the hearts of 179 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 4: the people. Then Saul had promised a reward for the 180 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 4: person who would defeat the giant, and the reward would 181 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 4: be the hand of his daughter in marriage, rather than 182 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,480 Speaker 4: giving David his oldest daughter in marriage, though he gave 183 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 4: her hand to another. But this didn't bother David. He 184 00:11:53,320 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 4: was taken up with Saul's youngest daughter, Michael. Saul was 185 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 4: happy to hear this, as he saw an opportunity to 186 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 4: once more put David in harm's way because David could 187 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:06,200 Speaker 4: not afford a dowry for Michael, and Saul proposed the 188 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 4: payment of one hundred Philistine foreskins that would surely lead 189 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 4: to David's death. David, however, wasn't alone in the fight. 190 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 4: Brave men joined him and he was able to defeat 191 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 4: one hundred Philistines. David married Saul's daughter, but Saul continued 192 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 4: to plot against David. Yet in all of this, David 193 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:28,960 Speaker 4: continued to show great love and respect for Saul. He 194 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 4: knew of Saul's evil, envious intentions, but he exemplified loyalty 195 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:39,520 Speaker 4: and love even to someone who hated him. As God 196 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 4: continued to give David's victory, the people grew more and 197 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:47,800 Speaker 4: more in love with David. David, however, did not grow prideful. 198 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 4: His heart remained focused on God, and God blessed him 199 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 4: at every turn. Saul grew further and further away from 200 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 4: God in disobedience and darkness, And the next time we 201 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 4: will hear hear how Salt one more time tries to 202 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 4: take David's life and how the Lord protects the future. 203 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 4: King Lord God, give us the heart of a man 204 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 4: like David, a heart for you. May we always remain 205 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:18,400 Speaker 4: faithful and true. May our humility and our integrity always 206 00:13:18,440 --> 00:13:21,640 Speaker 4: be present in our lives. God, help us always to 207 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 4: give you the glory for every victory in our lives. 208 00:13:25,400 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 4: In Jesus' name, Amen, Thank you for listening to today's 209 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 4: Bible in a Year podcast. 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