David flees Saul on Jonathan’s command since Saul had set out to kill him. He first flees to the priestly city of Nob and later flees to the land of the Philistines, his sworn enemy.
Thought questions
Did David take the sacred Bread of the Presence?
David took Goliath’s sword with him from Nob; is that how the people of Philistia knew who he was? What does it say about David that he was comfortable wielding Goliath’s sword?
Why is this chapter listed here? Is this really about David or Ahimelech?
Who told David to run and flee? Did David lie to Ahimelech, the priest, when he told Ahimelech that he was on an errand for the king?
Why did David flee to Nob? What history does David have in this place? Is the Ark of the Covenant at Nob? Where was the High Priest?
Who were in Ahimelech’s family line?
Why was Ahimelech afraid of David?
What does the Law say about the consecrated bread (Lev. 24:5)? What conditions did Ahimelech put on David before allowing him to eat this bread? Did Ahimelech have the authority to give this bread away in the first place?
What did David’s lie do for Ahimelech? Why was Doeg the Edomite there?
Why didn’t David go to see Zadok the High Priest instead? How did David have access to the words of God (Psalm 34)?
Why didn’t the king of Gath kill David?
Reader: Bill Kastrinos. Speaker: Daniel Agee.