THE ANOINTING OF DAVID: HIS RISE, HIS SUCCESSES AND HIS PRESERVATION BY YHWH UNTIL THE DEATH OF SAUL (16-31). Commencing with his anointing this second half of the book traces David's introduction to the court, his rise to be a powerful general and subsequent victories against the Philistines, his... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ANOINTING OF DAVID AS PROSPECTIVE KING OVER ISRAEL. THE SPIRIT OF YHWH COMES MIGHTILY ON HIM (1 SAMUEL 16:1). It is a sad reflection on what Saul's reign had become that the elders of Bethlehem were apprehensive at the thought of the arrival of Samuel. This suggests that there were murmurings a... [ Continue Reading ]
SAUL'S SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION RESULTS IN DAVID BEING INTRODUCED INTO COURT CIRCLES (1 SAMUEL 16:14). Sadly for Saul the Spirit of YHWH had departed from him. YHWH had now rejected him as king, and the Spirit no longer came on him. Thus there was no special divine help for him as he fought the Ph... [ Continue Reading ]