Sunday, October 28, 2007

1 Samuel 22

Theme of chapter: David flees from town to town. Doeg the Edomite, a type of Judas, tells Saul that Ahimelech the high priest helped David giving him food and a sword. Saul in more jealous rage has Doeg to kill Ahimelech and all his family.

Most important verse: 1 Samuel 22:2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.

Most prominent word: Doeg (anxious)

Teaching about Christ: As in the verse above talking about David. This is a picture of Christ drawing the oppressed, debtors in sin, and the discontented unto himself. Christ draws out a people for himself in this day, and is rejected by the world as David was in his day.

Command to obey: lay the problems and debts of this life on the blood of Jesus Christ.

Promise to claim: Christ calls out a people, it's up to us to answer the call.

New truth learned: David caused Ahimelech and his families death by lying to him about being on official business when in fact he was fleeing. This shows how are sin can affect other people not just ourselves.

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