David ascended in fame with more victories. Sha’ul (Saul) descended with jealousy of those victories, pushed by an "evil spirit" the LORD sent. David escaped Sha’ul’s trap with a ploy used in the 20th century by an escapee at Alcatraz. Sha’ul pursued David to the headquarters of the prophet Sh’muel (Samuel), and God’s Spirit led Sha’ul to prophesy.
Food for thought from the recorded discussion
What does it mean when it said that Saul was “naked”?
What is the “evil spirit” that comes on Saul from time to time (1st Sam. 19:9; cf. 1st Sam 16:14)? Has God put an “evil spirit” on other people?
What is Sha’ul’s son called Yonatan (Jonathan) and Yahunatan (Jehonathan) in the same passages? Why are there two different spellings of his name in the first place? How was Yahunatan a “great gift” to David? How was he a “great gift” to the people of Israel? What do Yonatan, son of Sha’ul, and Yokhanan the Immerser have in common?
How does Yahunatan convince his father not to kill David? Why doesn’t Sha’ul kill David himself?
What kind of oath did Saul make (1st Sam 19:6)? What kind of argument does Yahunatan with Saul to get Saul to admit that David did not deserve to die?
To where did David escape after Sha’ul tried to spear him? Who also wanted to kill David? What kind of curse did David place on Saul’s messengers (Psalm 59)?
What did Michal tell David (1st Sam. 19:11)? What did Michal say to Saul? Did God condone Michal’s lie? Did God ever command someone to lie to Saul?
What does Psalm 59 tell us about this time? Why didn’t David want God to kill his enemies? Why did David ask God to disperse them instead? What is the difference between destroying and killing? What is the difference between killing and scattering? Is there anything prophetic in Psalm 59? What does Psalm 59 tell us about the Messiah?
Reader: Dave DeFever. Speaker: Daniel Agee.