Old Testament 2 Lesson 6

Lesson
Six
Old Testament 2
Old Testament 2
DAVID BECOMES KING!
In the beginning, when the Philistines rose up to fight against
Israel, David and his men joined forces with the Philistines.
Achish knew that Saul hated David, so he was not concerned
that David might turn against him. Such faith did he have in
David that he made him his personal bodyguard, “the keeper
of mine head” (I Samuel 28:2). However, the princes of the
Philistines had a genuine fear that David and his men would
turn against them, in an effort to gain reconciliation with Saul.
Achish finally hearkened unto these men, and sent David back
to Ziklag (I Samuel, Chapter 29).
David was not prepared for what he saw when he returned!
The Amalekites had invaded the south, including Ziklag, and
took advantage of the absence of David and his men. They
burned the city with fire, and took all the women and children
as captives. David and his men lifted up their voices and wept
until they could weep no more. David’s two wives were among
those who had been taken captive. Added to all of this, the
men blamed David, and began to talk about stoning him (I
Samuel 30:1-5).
...But David encouraged himself in the LORD his God
— I Samuel 30:6
David’s wives were not there to give him words of comfort.
Jonathan was at his father’s side, warring against the
Philistines. How lonely David felt! And then the shepherd boy
remembered his God. The same God that helped him kill the
lion and the bear, the same God that helped him kill Goliath,
and the same God that had given him many victories over
the Philistines would help him again. Perhaps David starting
singing one of his psalms:
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I
will fear no evil: for thou art with me
— PSalm 23:4
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