BS: 1 Sam 22.2, 23
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2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.
1 David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. And when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. 2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men. 3 And David went from there to Mizpeh of Moab. And he said to the king of Moab, “Please let my father and my mother stay with you, till I know what God will do for me.” 4 And he left them with the king of Moab, and they stayed with him all the time that David was in the stronghold. 5 Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not remain in the stronghold; depart, and go into the land of Judah.” So David departed and went into the forest of Hereth. 6 Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him. 7 And Saul said to his servants who stood about him, “Hear now, people of Benjamin; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, will he make you all commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, 8 that all of you have conspired against me? No one discloses to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you is sorry for me or discloses to me that my son has stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day.” 9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, 10 and he inquired of the Lord for him and gave him provisions and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.” 11 Then the king sent to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were at Nob, and all of them came to the king. 12 And Saul said, “Hear now, son of Ahitub.” And he answered, “Here I am, my lord.” 13 And Saul said to him, “Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread and a sword and have inquired of God for him, so that he has risen against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?” 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, “And who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and captain over your bodyguard, and honored in your house? 15 Is today the first time that I have inquired of God for him? No! Let not the king impute anything to his servant or to all the house of my father, for your servant has known nothing of all this, much or little.” 16 And the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house.” 17 And the king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and they knew that he fled and did not disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king would not put out their hand to strike the priests of the Lord. 18 Then the king said to Doeg, “You turn and strike the priests.” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod. 19 And Nob, the city of the priests, he put to the sword; both man and woman, child and infant, ox, donkey and sheep, he put to the sword. 20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the Lord. 22 And David said to Abiathar, “I knew on that day, when Doeg the Edomite was there, that he would surely tell Saul. I have occasioned the death of all the persons of your father’s house. 23 Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping.”
2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.
23 Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping.”
"Everyone...gathered to him"
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Context
Saul knew that David next king, and tried to kill him
David was in exile to avoid Saul
David's family came to Him
So did others
David on the run from Saul
Immediately on leaving, David stopped by Nob (city of priests) to get provisions
Doeg the Edomite, loyal to Saul, saw David
David does not reveal what is going on to the priest
Doeg eventually tells Saul about priests helping David
Saul falsely accused priest, and commanded Doeg to kill all priests and city of Nob
Only Abaithar survives, and flees to David
David commands Abaithar to stay with him
Text Analysis
2 And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was bitter in soul, gathered to him. And he became commander over them. And there were with him about four hundred men.
"Everyone" - all the people that could be classified in these classes came to Him; notice the repetition of "everyone"
"Distress" - people in need came to somebody who brings order and calm = how much control do we really have?
"Debt" - people owing came to somebody who provides and does not exact payment = how much do we recognise our debt?
"Bitterness in soul/Discontent" - people came to somebody who came to provide meaning = does the sum total of your life really satisfy?
"He became commander over them" - David took on responsibility, to provide for them, to ensure their needs
Q: Why do poor people generally respond more to the Gospel?
Q: How does the concept of being in an army answer the potential self-centeredness found in certain theologies?
Application
David is a foreshadow of Christ
Do we truly recognise our full need for Christ?
Do we truly recognise that Christ is able to meet our needs?
Are we truly prepared to submit to Christ's captaincy?
23 Stay with me; do not be afraid, for he who seeks my life seeks your life. With me you shall be in safekeeping.”
"Stay with me"
Context
David on the run from Saul
Immediately on leaving, David stopped by Nob (city of priests) to get provisions
Doeg the Edomite, loyal to Saul, saw David
David does not reveal what is going on to the priest
Doeg eventually tells Saul about priests helping David
Saul falsely accused priest, and commanded Doeg to kill all priests and city of Nob
Only Abaithar survives, and flees to David
David commands Abaithar to stay with him
Stay with Christ
Christ was killed by Jews because of jealousy, and for inheritance (see parable of tennants) -
Association with Christ brings persecution (Christ promised this in the cost of discipleship)
We are not to fear man, but Him who can destroy both body and soul
Staying with Christ protects us from our enemy - sin and death
Christ does not promise to protect us from persecutions, but He has faced them, and taken the brunt and sting out of them
Our Captain and King will come again, eternal and sovereign. He will come back and bring us into peace everlasting