Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth. And it was told Saul, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.” Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. Then he himself went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Secu. And he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” And one said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.” And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
(1 Samuel 19:18-24 ESV)
This passage takes my mind in two directions. It takes us back to the beginning of Saul's rule as king. He had a similar experience then. It is as if the writer sees the two occasions as the bookends or beginning and end of the chapter on Saul. It is only when he is a part of the David and Samuel Story that he is again mentioned. Secondly, it takes my mind forward in time to the parables of Jesus, and the Landowner who kept sending his servants seeking his part of the produce, finally having to send his son. What does that have to do with Saul? God had repeatedly tried to get Saul to humble himself, confess and repent, but he would not. Saul was bent on disobeying God. But at the end of the Day, God's will and Word will prevail. How are we fighting God, His will and His Word? As He repeatedly calls us to repent, are we repeatedly pushing for our own way? May His Word and Spirit penetrate our hard hearts and thick heads today.
Thursday, September 8, 2016
Sound Strangely Familiar???
Now David fled and escaped, and he came to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived at Naioth. And it was told Saul, “Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.” Then Saul sent messengers to take David, and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as head over them, the Spirit of God came upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. When it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they also prophesied. Then he himself went to Ramah and came to the great well that is in Secu. And he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” And one said, “Behold, they are at Naioth in Ramah.” And he went there to Naioth in Ramah. And the Spirit of God came upon him also, and as he went he prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah. And he too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel and lay naked all that day and all that night. Thus it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
(1 Samuel 19:18-24 ESV)
This passage takes my mind in two directions. It takes us back to the beginning of Saul's rule as king. He had a similar experience then. It is as if the writer sees the two occasions as the bookends or beginning and end of the chapter on Saul. It is only when he is a part of the David and Samuel Story that he is again mentioned. Secondly, it takes my mind forward in time to the parables of Jesus, and the Landowner who kept sending his servants seeking his part of the produce, finally having to send his son. What does that have to do with Saul? God had repeatedly tried to get Saul to humble himself, confess and repent, but he would not. Saul was bent on disobeying God. But at the end of the Day, God's will and Word will prevail. How are we fighting God, His will and His Word? As He repeatedly calls us to repent, are we repeatedly pushing for our own way? May His Word and Spirit penetrate our hard hearts and thick heads today.
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