by Susan Barnes | 22 Jan 2016 | Devotions OT
David replied, “…The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike.” 1 Samuel 30:23-24 The Amalekites had attacked David’s camp while he and his men were absent. On their return, they...
by Susan Barnes | 15 Jan 2016 | Devotions OT
But one son of Ahimelek son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled to join David. 1 Samuel 22:20 Saul ordered that all the priests be killed because they had supplied David with provisions when he made his escape. Abiathar was the only one who escaped the...
by Susan Barnes | 8 Jan 2016 | Devotions OT
Jonathan took off the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, and even his sword, his bow and his belt. 1 Samuel 18:4 Jonathan had done nothing to disqualify himself from kingship but, his father, Saul had disobeyed God and was unrepentant...
by Susan Barnes | 18 Dec 2015 | Devotions OT
Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!” 1 Samuel 13:19 In ancient cultures it was common practice, when oppressing an enemy, to deprive them of the means to make...
by Susan Barnes | 11 Dec 2015 | Devotions OT
Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 1 Samuel 10:26 God went to extraordinary lengths to provide Saul with all the resources he needed to be an excellent king. First, there was the prophetic word from Samuel,...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Dec 2015 | Devotions OT
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and he was heavy. He had led Israel forty years. 1 Samuel 4:18 In the Message, we read, “Eli was an old man, and very...
by Susan Barnes | 28 Jan 2008 | Devotions OT
So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” 1 Samuel 30:8 (NKJV) The most surprising word in this verse is the word “all.”...
by Susan Barnes | 3 Jan 2008 | Devotions OT
“When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, ‘Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the desert? I know how conceited you are and how wicked your heart is; you came...
