_Shall I go?_ THE LEADINGS OF PROVIDENCE David lived under the Mosaic dispensation. Now, that dispensation, as it was remarkable for many extraordinary circumstances, was so more especially for the particular revelation which God was pleased to make in it of Himself to mankind upon special occasio... [ Continue Reading ]
_Arise, go down to Keilah._ THE TRAINING IN THE WILDERNESS The contrast between David at Nob or Gath and at Hareth and Keilah is most marked. 1. It is God’s will he desires to know (1 Samuel 23:4). Truly David at this time waited only upon God, and his expectation was from Jehovah (Psalms 62:1).... [ Continue Reading ]
_They will deliver thee up._ THE MEN OF KEILAH When first; introduced to us here, David is represented as being reduced to great straits by the malignant hostility of Saul. But although David’s condition seems so desperate, and Saul’s power so great--when an emergency arises, and the men of Keilah... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Jonathan went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God._ THE TRUE IN LIFE Two lessons stand out in this chapter. First, that the most heroic heart may sometimes be overcome with fear. Few men had a more intrepid soul than the conqueror of Goliath; yet now he was driven by fear... [ Continue Reading ]
_I shall be next unto thee._ A SERMON TO BOYS This conduct of the king’s son teaches some important lessons. 1. Stand by the weak and defenceless. There is no nobler feature in any boy’s character than a determination to do this. 2. We also learn to be content with a lower place when God has cle... [ Continue Reading ]