1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: But the Lord said, unto Samuel, look not on his 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: countenance or on the height of his stature, because I 3 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: have refused him. For the Lord seeth not as man seeth. 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: looketh on the heart First Samuel sixteen seven. Thank you God, 6 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: that the same anointing that rested on David in First 7 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: Samuel sixteen is the same anointing that rests on my life. 8 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:33,639 Speaker 1: When men try to overlook me because of what they 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: perceive as a hindrance, I thank you that you will 10 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: anoint me in their presence because you determine elevation by 11 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: the heart. Therefore, keep my heart pure through all circumstances 12 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: and seasons of my life, because this will be the 13 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:56,160 Speaker 1: key to my opportunities and advancement. Just like you strategically 14 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 1: placed David in the palace, the place of his future destiny, 15 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: I thank you for placing me in the vicinity of 16 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 1: my destiny as well. Father, you can call upon me 17 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: because my heart is positioned to do your will fully 18 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: and completely. If you anoint me and choose me, I'll go. 19 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:20,160 Speaker 1: Thank you for anointing me and calling me in the 20 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: presence of those who doubt me. Then Jesus name, Amen, 21 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 1: thank you for praying with me to day. Continue listening 22 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: for an incredible Bible story brought to you by Bible 23 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: in a Year dot com. David is Chosen. In our 24 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: last story, we learned about Sal's rejection as king. His pride, greed, 25 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 1: and disobedience lost him the favor of God. Samuel wept 26 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: over Sal's fall. Now we will learn about God's new king, 27 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: chosen not for a stature or a status, but his heart. 28 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: Inspired by the Book of First Samuel. Hello, I'm pastor 29 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: Jack Graham with today's episode of the Bible in a 30 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: Year podcast. In yesterday's story, we saw how Saul disobeyed 31 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: God and lied to Samuel when confronted with his sin. 32 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: Saul had rejected God and chosen to exalt himself rather 33 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: than obey God. As a result, God tells Saul that 34 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: he will lose his throne and it will be given 35 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: to another. Today we will hear how God chooses a 36 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: young man, a shepherd boy that nobody would have expected 37 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: to be God's picked for such a mighty king. But 38 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: this young man had the heart that God desired and 39 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: a leader, and he would grow into the greatest king 40 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: Israel would ever know. Let's listen now to today's reading. 41 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: Samuel mourned the loss of Saul's soul to the burden 42 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: of power. He mourned the state of Israel under a 43 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: king with a weakness for status and fame. God came 44 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: to Samuel in his mourning and said, why do you 45 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: grieve over Saul. I have rejected him. Go fill up 46 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,120 Speaker 1: your horn with oil and go to the home of 47 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: Jesse in Bethlahem. I have provided Israel with a new 48 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: king among his sons. Samuel's heart began to pound. Excitement 49 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,240 Speaker 1: filled his old bones. He gathered sacrifices to be made 50 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: in Bethlahem, for he did not once Saul to know 51 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: he was searching for a king. Samuel greeted Jesse, and 52 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: the two of them ate together and consecrated the land 53 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: for God. Samuel looked at Jesse intently and asked if 54 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: he could bring forth his sons. When they came, Samuel 55 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: looked at the oldest Eliab. He was a well built man, tall, muscular, 56 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:56,520 Speaker 1: and had charismatic qualities that made up a king. Surely 57 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: this must be the Lord's anointed, Samuel thought to himself, 58 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: Yet God interrupted him and said, do not look at 59 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: his stature or looks, for I do not see as 60 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 1: man sees man looks at the outward appearance, but I 61 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:14,840 Speaker 1: look upon the heart. Abinadab came forth before Samuel, and 62 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: he too was not the one God had chosen. Seven 63 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: more of his sons passed by Samuel, and none of 64 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 1: them were the one God had spoken of. Frustrated and 65 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: a bit flustered, Samuel turned to Jesse and said, are 66 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:33,200 Speaker 1: these all your sons? Jesse scratched his head and said, well, 67 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: there is still the youngest. He is out in the 68 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: field tending to the sheep. David was in the fields. 69 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: The day was almost over, and the cool spring air 70 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: whistled across the grass where the sheep fed. David often 71 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: took them to a hill not too far from home, 72 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: where he would sit and look at the stars. David 73 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: sat in complete peace, but still on alert for any 74 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,720 Speaker 1: predators that may lurk around the corner. David took a 75 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: deep breath, soaking in the last rays of good sunlight. 76 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: As his eyes were closed, he could hear his father's 77 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: voice in the distance, beckoning him. Slowly and methodically, David 78 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: carrowled the sheep and stepped into his father's house. Samuel 79 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: was sitting when David entered into the home. He had 80 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: a smile on his face. He was a handsome young man, 81 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: no older than seventeen, and had beautiful eyes that made 82 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: you feel warm and welcomed. God whispered to Samuel and said, arise, 83 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: for this is my king. So Samuel stood up slowly 84 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: and laughed. He looked at David and anointed him with oil. 85 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: Samuel did not tell David or Jesse that he was 86 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 1: going to be king of Israel, for he knew that 87 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:49,359 Speaker 1: the Lord would call David in due time. From that 88 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 1: time forward, the spirit of God was upon David. Weeks 89 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: had passed, and Saul was greatly disturbed at night. His 90 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: dreams consumed him, and his days were filled with anxiety, paranoia, 91 00:06:02,360 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: and loneliness. God had departed from him, and he could 92 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,480 Speaker 1: not bear the sight of himself in the mirror. Saul's 93 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: servant saw how tormented he was and offered respite in 94 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 1: the form of music. My Lord, the servant said, I 95 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 1: know of a man named Jesse who is in Bethlehem. 96 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: His son is very skilled with the liar and could 97 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:26,400 Speaker 1: possibly offer you rest with his music. So Saul sent 98 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: for David, and David served under Saul as his musician 99 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: and armor bearer. Saul grew to love David as a son, 100 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: and whenever he was tormented, David would play music and 101 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: worship God in his presence. Listening to David's worship was 102 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: the closest to God he had felt in months. David 103 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: was only a few feet from the throne that God 104 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,920 Speaker 1: had called him to sit upon, yet neither him nor 105 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 1: Saul knew that God was in their midst. He would 106 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: raise up David as he once did Moses Joshua in 107 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: every judge that came before. For him, David was his 108 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:07,719 Speaker 1: chosen hero, destined to change the course of Israel forever. 109 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: Samuel was distraught over Saul's sin and rejection of God's ways. 110 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: He took it personally, though it was not him that 111 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: Saul had rejected, It was God. This is the same 112 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: as when the people rejected God as their king and 113 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: Samuel grieved over their demands for a king. Clearly, this 114 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: prophet had a heart for his people and a heart 115 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: for the Lord, and it saddened him to see the 116 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 1: state of this beloved nation and the leader that God 117 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:41,239 Speaker 1: had appointed, but everything was going just as God had said. 118 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: So God told Samuel to dry his tears and to 119 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: get his horn ready with anointing oil. The time had 120 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: come to choose a new man that God was calling 121 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: to the job. He sends Samuel to Jesse, a man 122 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: in Bethlehem who has many sons. It was from Jesse's 123 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: household that God would call a new king. So Samuel 124 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 1: and Jesse share a meal and consecrate the land. Then 125 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: Samuel asked him to call his sons. The oldest is 126 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: presented to him. Samuel sees Iliad and is sure this 127 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: will be God's pick. But God says to Samuel in 128 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 1: First Samuel sixteen and verse seven, do not look on 129 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:23,920 Speaker 1: his appearance or on the height of his stature, because 130 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as 131 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance, but the 132 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: Lord looks on the heart. So, one at a time, 133 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 1: six strong young men are presented to Jesse. Each one, 134 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: from a human perspective, seems to be fit to be 135 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: the king, but God is silent on each of them. 136 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: God is far less interested in what seems humanly possible 137 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: or logical. God does not need the strongest or the 138 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: brightest to accomplish his purposes. He used Moses, a timid speaker, 139 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: to lead the people out of Egypt. He used Joseph, 140 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: a prisoner, a slave to save a nation from starvation. 141 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: God looks much deeper for a heart that is willing 142 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,719 Speaker 1: and fully committed to him. So Samuel asked if there 143 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: are any more sons, and there is just one more, 144 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: but he is an unlikely choice. David wasn't even present 145 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: during the survey of the previous sons. He was a 146 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,040 Speaker 1: young lad that was out tending the sheep in the field. 147 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: Samuel says, he wants to see him too, so he 148 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: sent for David. The moment David enters, God tells Samuel 149 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: to arise and anoint him because he is the one 150 00:09:34,800 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: that God has chosen. Samuel does just as he is instructed, 151 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: and from that day on God's spirit was upon David. 152 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 1: This unlikely king was now the man who had a 153 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: heart for God to lead the nation. Meanwhile, Saul was 154 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: battling a tormented mind. God's presence had left it, and 155 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 1: without God's presence, Saul was a man without any peace. 156 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: So his servants told him of a young man who 157 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,319 Speaker 1: played the heart, the son of a man named Jesse, 158 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 1: So David, now the anointed king, still a young man, 159 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 1: a shepherd boy was called to play for Saul, and 160 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: the music soothed and calmed the king. David remained with 161 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: Saul in his service, and of course that seems to 162 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: be an unlikely path for the next king to take. 163 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,119 Speaker 1: But God was at work and his purposes are being fulfilled. 164 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 1: This was just the beginning. Soon David would conquer more 165 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 1: than the evil spirits that tormented Saul. He would slay 166 00:10:35,360 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: a giant that struck fear in all of Israel. And 167 00:10:38,800 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: we'll tell that story the next time. Dear God, thank 168 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: you for the story of David. That you seek people 169 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: like him after your own heart. God, that you will 170 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 1: use us when we are available and usable help us 171 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: to have hearts that are fully committed to you. In 172 00:10:56,360 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: the name of Jesus. Amen, thank you for listening to 173 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: today's Bible in a Year podcast. 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