Sha’ul (Saul) responds to the loyalty of his servants by accusing them of betrayal and favoring David. Doeg, an Edomite, wants to gain favor with Sha’ul by exaggerating his chance sighting of David at the priestly compound in Nob. Doeg continues to try to gain favor with Sha’ul by willingly obey a grizzly order that none of the men of Israel want to obey.
Thought Questions
How far has Sha’ul fallen away from the Lord to kill the priest and their entire families?
How can a person “without hope” become dangerous?
Where did David flee from Sha’ul? What happened in Philistia? What did David do in Moab?
What does the term Adullamite mean?
What kind of people came to David’s aid? Who else attracted “riff-raff” to himself? How is David similar to Yeeftakh (Jepthah, see Judges 11)?
What happened to David’s parents after this?
Who is the prophet Gad?
What is Sha’ul doing at this time? What accusations does he make against his servants? Is Sha’ul evil or insane at this point?
What did Doeg the Edomite tell Sha’ul? Why did Doeg lie to Sha’ul?
Why is there no trial concerning Sha’ul’s accusations against Ahimelech? Why didn’t Sha’ul’s Israelite men refuse to carry out the order to kill Ahimelech and his family?
Did Sha’ul give the order to kill the entire city of Nob? Why was the city unarmed?
What major city is near Nob?
How could Sha’ul show compassion to a sworn enemy of the LORD (Amalek) yet had no compassion on his own people?
What did David do wrong? What does David say about Doeg (Psalm 52)? Did David take revenge on Doeg?
Reader: Dave De Fever. Speaker: Daniel Agee.