leaving justice in God’s hands

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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leaving justice in God’s hands

1 Samuel 26:1-16 (JDV)

1 Samuel 26:1 Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah saying, “David is hiding on the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon.”
1 Samuel 26:2 So Saul, accompanied by three thousand of the choice young men of Israel, went immediately to the Wilderness of Ziph to search for David there.
1 Samuel 26:3 Saul camped beside the road at the hill of Hachilah opposite Jeshimon. David was living in the wilderness and discovered Saul had come there after him.
1 Samuel 26:4 So David sent out spies and knew for certain that Saul had come.
1 Samuel 26:5 Immediately, David went to the place where Saul had camped. He saw the place where Saul and Abner son of Ner, the commander of his army, were lying down. Saul was lying inside the inner circle of the camp with the troops camped around him.
1 Samuel 26:6 Then David asked Ahimelech the Hethite and Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, “Who will go with me into the camp to Saul?” “I’ll go with you,” answered Abishai.
1 Samuel 26:7 That night, David and Abishai came to the troops and noticed Saul was lying there asleep in the inner circle of the camp with his spear stuck in the ground by his head. Abner and the troops were lying around him.
1 Samuel 26:8 Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t have to strike him twice!”
1 Samuel 26:9 But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can lift a hand against Yahveh’s anointed and be innocent?”
1 Samuel 26:10 David added, “As Yahveh lives, Yahveh will certainly strike him down: either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
1 Samuel 26:11 However, because of Yahveh, I will never lift my hand against Yahveh’s anointed. Instead, take the spear and the water jug by his head, and let’s go.”
1 Samuel 26:12 So David took the spear and the water jug by Saul’s head, and they went their way. No one saw them, no one knew, and no one woke up; they all remained asleep because a deep sleep from Yahveh came over them.
1 Samuel 26:13 David crossed to the other side and stood on top of the mountain at a distance; there was a considerable space between them.
1 Samuel 26:14 Then David shouted to the troops and to Abner son of Ner: “Aren’t you going to answer, Abner?” “Who are you who calls to the king?” Abner asked.
1 Samuel 26:15 David called to Abner, “You’re a man, aren’t you? Who in Israel is your equal? So why didn’t you protect your lord the king when one of the people came to destroy him?
1 Samuel 26:16 What you have done is not good. As Yahveh lives, all of you deserve to die since you didn’t protect your lord, Yahveh’s anointed. Now look around; where are the king’s spear and water jug that were by his head?”

leaving justice in God’s hands

David took a spear and a water jar as evidence that he – once again – came close enough to Saul to kill him, but spared his life. His confidence was in God’s ultimate judgment. Since he was God’s man, his enemies were God’s enemies, so he felt no need for revenge.

LORD, we declare our trust in you. We refuse to seek revenge, We leave justice in your hands.

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a woman with God’s wisdom

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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a woman with God’s wisdom

1 Samuel 25:39-44 (JDV)

1 Samuel 25:39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be Yahveh who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults and restrained his servant from doing evil. Yahveh brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.” Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.
1 Samuel 25:40 When David’s servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, “David sent us to bring you to him as a wife.”
1 Samuel 25:41 She stood up, paid homage with her face to the ground, and said, “Notice, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
1 Samuel 25:42 Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so, she became his wife.
1 Samuel 25:43 David also married Ahinoam of Jezreel, and the two of them became his wives.
1 Samuel 25:44 But Saul gave his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

a woman with God’s wisdom

David acknowledged that the LORD had restrained him from acting out of revenge against Nabal. He also knew Abigail’s part in that mission. She had been the means of that wisdom. He sent his servants to request her hand in marriage. It was a wise decision. He chose to marry a woman with God’s wisdom.

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The route of discretion

Posted on April 23, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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The route of discretion

1 Samuel 25:18-38 (JDV)

1 Samuel 25:18 Abigail hurried, taking two hundred loaves of bread, two clay jars of wine, five butchered sheep, a bushel of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.
1 Samuel 25:19 Then she said to her boys, “Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.” But she did not tell her husband Nabal.
1 Samuel 25:20 As she rode the donkey down a mountain pass hidden from view, she noticed David and his men coming toward her and met them.
1 Samuel 25:21 David had just said, “I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the wilderness for nothing. He was not missing anything, yet he paid me back evil for good.
1 Samuel 25:22 May God punish me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.”
1 Samuel 25:23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, knelt down with her face to the ground, and paid homage to David.
1 Samuel 25:24 She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
1 Samuel 25:25 My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means ‘stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s boys whom you sent.
1 Samuel 25:26 Now my lord, as surely as Yahveh lives and as your throat lives — it is Yahveh who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand — may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.
1 Samuel 25:27 Let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.
1 Samuel 25:28 Please forgive your servant’s offense, for Yahveh is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord because he fights Yahveh’s battles. Throughout your life, may evil not be found in you.
1 Samuel 25:29 “Someone is pursuing you and intends to take your throat. My lord’s throat is tucked safely in the place where Yahveh your God protects the living, but he is flinging away your enemies’ throats like stones from a sling.
1 Samuel 25:30 When Yahveh does for my lord all the good he promised you and appoints you ruler over Israel,
1 Samuel 25:31 there will not be remorse or a troubled conscience for my lord because of needless bloodshed or my lord’s revenge. And when Yahveh does good things for my lord, may you remember me your servant.”
1 Samuel 25:32 Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be Yahveh God of Israel, who sent you to meet me today!
1 Samuel 25:33 May your discernment be blessed, and may you be blessed. Today you kept me from participating in bloodshed and avenging myself by my own hand.
1 Samuel 25:34 Otherwise, as surely as Yahveh God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any males left by morning light.”
1 Samuel 25:35 Then David accepted what she had brought him and said, “Go home in peace. See, I have heard what you said and have granted your request.”
1 Samuel 25:36 Then Abigail went to Nabal and noticed he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.
1 Samuel 25:37 In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. His heart died and he became a stone.
1 Samuel 25:38 About ten days later, Yahveh struck Nabal dead.

The route of discretion

Abigail was caught between two men, acting on emotions and not acting wisely. She chose the route of discretion and interceded for Nabal by presenting David with gifts. She rescued both men that day. David recognized how wise she had been, and chose her to be his wife after Nabal died. Her gift of discernment was more valuable than her beauty. Young men, look for ladies with discernment.

LORD, give our young men the wisdom to look for discerning wives.

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the right man for the job

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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the right man for the job

1 Samuel 25:1-17 (JDV)

1 Samuel 25:1 Samuel died, and all Israel gathered to mourn for him, and they buried him by his home in Ramah. David then went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
1 Samuel 25:2 A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with three thousand sheep and one thousand goats and was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
1 Samuel 25:3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
1 Samuel 25:4 While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep,
1 Samuel 25:5 so David sent ten boys instructing them, “Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.
1 Samuel 25:6 Then say this: ‘Long life to you, and peace to you, peace to your family, and peace to all that is yours.
1 Samuel 25:7 I hear that you are shearing. When your shepherds were with us, we did not harass them, and nothing of theirs was missing the whole time they were in Carmel.
1 Samuel 25:8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, because we have come on a feast day. Please give whatever you have on hand to your servants and to your son David.'”
1 Samuel 25:9 David’s boys went and said all these things to Nabal on David’s behalf, and they waited.
1 Samuel 25:10 Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is Jesse’s son? Many slaves these days are running away from their masters.
1 Samuel 25:11 Am I supposed to take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t know where they are from.”
1 Samuel 25:12 David’s boys retraced their steps. When they returned to him, they reported all these words.
1 Samuel 25:13 He said to his men, “All of you, put on your swords!” So, each man put on his sword, and David also put on his sword. About four hundred men followed David while two hundred stayed with the supplies.
1 Samuel 25:14 One of Nabal’s boys informed Abigail, Nabal’s wife: “Notice, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he screamed at them.
1 Samuel 25:15 The men treated us very well. When we were in the field, we weren’t harassed and nothing of ours was missing the whole time we were living among them.
1 Samuel 25:16 They were a wall around us, both day and night, the entire time we were with them herding the sheep.
1 Samuel 25:17 Now consider carefully what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him!”

the right man for the job

Nabal’s boys (male workers) were wise to appeal to Abigail rather than their worthless boss. She would in fact consider carefully what she should do, and she would act to save her husband’s business and his life. When you are looking for a solution to your problems, don’t assume that solution must come from a man. God has gifted each person according to his will, not according to our expectations.

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a cave conversation

Posted on April 21, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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a cave conversation

1 Samuel 24:9-22 (JDV)

1 Samuel 24:9 David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say, ‘Notice, David intends to harm you’?
1 Samuel 24:10 Notice, you can see with your own eyes that Yahveh handed you over to me today in the cave. Someone advised me to kill you, but I took pity on you and said: I won’t lift my hand against my lord, since he is Yahveh’s anointed.
1 Samuel 24:11 Notice, my father! Notice at the corner of your robe in my hand, for I cut it off, but I didn’t kill you. Recognize that I’ve committed no crime or rebellion. I haven’t sinned against you even though you are hunting me down to take my throat.
1 Samuel 24:12 “May Yahveh judge between me and you, and may Yahveh take vengeance on you for me, but my hand will never be against you.
1 Samuel 24:13 As the old proverb says, ‘Wickedness comes from wicked people.’ My hand will never be against you.
1 Samuel 24:14 Who has the king of Israel come after? What are you chasing after? A dead dog? A single flea?
1 Samuel 24:15 May Yahveh be judge and decide between you and me. May he take notice and plead my case and deliver me from you.”
1 Samuel 24:16 When David finished saying these things to him, Saul replied, “Is that your voice, David my son?” Then Saul wept aloud
1 Samuel 24:17 and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.
1 Samuel 24:18 You yourself have told me today what good you did for me: when Yahveh handed me over to you, you didn’t kill me.
1 Samuel 24:19 When a man finds his enemy, does he let him go unharmed? May Yahveh repay you with good for what you’ve done for me today.
1 Samuel 24:20 “Now notice you will be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
1 Samuel 24:21 Therefore swear to me by Yahveh that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.”
1 Samuel 24:22 So David swore to Saul. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went up to the stronghold.

a cave conversation

For David, getting the kingdom would have been very easy. All he had to do was take the opportunity fate provided. But David was learning to trust God and not his own devices. He would allow God to decide when to keep his promises.

Saul was also keenly aware — during this time — that God would prevail and David would be king. He desperately sought to preserve his family, knowing that they all would be an obstacle to David’s dynasty.

What decisions will you make today? Who will bear the consequences of those decisions? Will you trust God or conspire to rule your own destiny?

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lessons from our escapes

Posted on April 20, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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lessons from our escapes

1 Samuel 24:1-8 (JDV)

1 Samuel 24:1 When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told, “Notice, David is in the wilderness near En-gedi.”
1 Samuel 24:2 So Saul took three thousand of Israel’s choice men and went to look for David and his men in front of the boulders of the Wild Goats.
1 Samuel 24:3 When Saul came to the sheep pens along the road, a cave was there, and he went in to cover his feet. David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave,
1 Samuel 24:4 so they said to him, “Notice, this is the day Yahveh told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.'” Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
1 Samuel 24:5 Afterward, David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.
1 Samuel 24:6 He said to his men, “I swear before Yahveh: I would never do such a thing to my lord, Yahveh’s anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is Yahveh’s anointed.”
1 Samuel 24:7 With these words David persuaded his men, and he did not let them revolt against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way.
1 Samuel 24:8 After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.

lessons from our escapes

Both David and Saul see narrow escapes in chapters 23-24. David escaped because he learned of Saul’s pursuit in time for he and his men to get out of his way. Saul escaped because David chose not to kill him, but to merely cut off a corner of his robe, to show him that he could have, but did not. Saul appears to have learned his lesson, but we have heard him repent before. What shines through most vividly in this story is the difference in character in these two men.

LORD, you have helped us escape many times from harm that was coming to us. May we learn the lessons meant for us.

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Even Saul knew

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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Even Saul knew

1 Samuel 23:13-29 (JDV)

1 Samuel 23:13 So David and his men, numbering about six hundred, left Keilah at once and moved from place to place. When it was reported to Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he called off the expedition.
1 Samuel 23:14 David then stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul searched for him every day, but God did not hand David over to him.
1 Samuel 23:15 David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in Horesh when he saw that Saul had come out to take his life.
1 Samuel 23:16 Then Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and encouraged him in his faith in God,
1 Samuel 23:17 saying, “Don’t be afraid, because my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. You yourself will be king over Israel, and I’ll be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows it is true.”
1 Samuel 23:18 Then the two of them made a covenant in Yahveh’s presence. Afterward, David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
1 Samuel 23:19 Some Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah and said, “David is hiding among us in the strongholds in Horesh on the hill of Hachilah south of Jeshimon.
1 Samuel 23:20 Now, whenever your throat desires to come down, O king, let him come down. Our part will be to hand him over to the king.”
1 Samuel 23:21 “May you be blessed by Yahveh,” replied Saul, “for you have shown concern for me.
1 Samuel 23:22 Go and check again. Investigate where he goes and who has seen him there; they tell me he is extremely cunning.
1 Samuel 23:23 Investigate all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with accurate information, and I’ll go with you. If it turns out he really is in the region, I’ll search for him among all the clans of Judah.”
1 Samuel 23:24 So they went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the wilderness near Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
1 Samuel 23:25 and Saul and his men went to look for him. When David was told about it, he went down to the boulder and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. Saul heard of this and chased David there.
1 Samuel 23:26 Saul went along one side of the mountain and David and his men went along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away from Saul, Saul, and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
1 Samuel 23:27 Then a messenger came to Saul saying, “Come quickly, because the Philistines have raided the land!”
1 Samuel 23:28 So Saul broke off his pursuit of David and went to engage the Philistines. Therefore, that place was named the Boulder of Separation.
1 Samuel 23:29 From there David went up and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.

Even Saul knew

Even Saul knew that David was the rightful king of Israel, but it did not stop him from relentlessly pursuing his life. God was protecting David because he had a purpose for him. The enemy will pursue us as well, even though he is aware that God’s plan for us will be fulfilled. Evil defies logic. But evil will not have the last say.

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knowing the moves

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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knowing the moves

1 Samuel 23:6-12 (JDV)

1 Samuel 23:6 Abiathar son of Ahimelech fled to David at Keilah, and he brought an ephod with him.
1 Samuel 23:7 When it was reported to Saul that David had gone to Keilah, he said, “God has handed him over to me, for he has trapped himself by entering a town with barred gates.”
1 Samuel 23:8 Then Saul summoned all the troops to go to war at Keilah and besiege David and his men.
1 Samuel 23:9 When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to the priest Abiathar, “Bring the ephod.”
1 Samuel 23:10 Then David said, “Lord God of Israel, your servant has reliable information that Saul intends to come to Keilah and destroy the town because of me.
1 Samuel 23:11 Will the citizens of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? Lord God of Israel, please tell your servant.” Yahveh answered, “He will come down.”
1 Samuel 23:12 Then David asked, “Will the citizens of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?” “They will,” Yahveh responded.

knowing the moves

Often when we believers encounter a challenge, we are tempted to use our prayers to give God instructions on what to do about our problems. It struck me as I read today’s passage that David was not in a hurry to do that. He was more concerned with knowing whether the rumor he heard was true, then he could act upon it. It was as if David and Saul were in a deadly chess game. David wanted to know Saul’s next move so that respond appropriately. Winning at chess requires the ability to know the next potential moves.

Perhaps we should learn to direct our prayers this way, too. Our appeals to God, when we are facing trouble, should be for his omniscience to help us know the next move our opponents will make so that we can avoid their intentions. As such, we are using God’s awareness to our advantage.

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praying again

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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praying again

1 Samuel 23:1-5 (JDV)

1 Samuel 23:1 It was reported to David: “Notice, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and raiding the threshing floors.”
1 Samuel 23:2 So David inquired of Yahveh: “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” Yahveh answered David, “Go and attack the Philistines and rescue Keilah.”
1 Samuel 23:3 But David’s men said to him, “Notice, we’re afraid here in Judah; how much more if we go to Keilah against the Philistine forces!”
1 Samuel 23:4 Once again, David inquired of Yahveh, and Yahveh answered him: “Go at once to Keilah, for I will hand the Philistines over to you.”
1 Samuel 23:5 Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, drove their livestock away, and inflicted heavy losses on them. So, David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.

praying again

David’s men were naturally concerned since they would be outnumbered and outsourced. David showed wisdom in listening to their concerns and taking them seriously. He prayed again — looking for confirmation from God. God gave him that confirmation, and that was enough to encourage his men. When faced with a challenge, and there is some question about which move is proper, it is always wise to pray again and seek a clear answer from the LORD.

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Doeg’s treachery

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Jefferson Vann

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Doeg’s treachery

1 Samuel 22:6-23 (JDV)

1 Samuel 22:6 Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree at the high place. His spear was in his hand, and all his servants were standing around him.
1 Samuel 22:7 Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin: Is Jesse’s son going to give all of you fields and vineyards? Do you think he’ll make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?
1 Samuel 22:8 That’s why all of you have conspired against me! Nobody tells me when my own son makes a covenant with Jesse’s son. None of you cares about me or tells me that my son has stirred up my own servant to wait in ambush for me, as is the case today.”
1 Samuel 22:9 Then Doeg the Edomite, who oversaw Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw Jesse’s son come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.
1 Samuel 22:10 Ahimelech inquired of Yahveh for him and gave him provisions. He also gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.”
1 Samuel 22:11 The king sent messengers to summon the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests in Nob. All of them came to the king.
1 Samuel 22:12 Then Saul said, “Listen, son of Ahitub!” “Notice me, my lord,” he said.
1 Samuel 22:13 Saul asked him, “Why did you and Jesse’s son conspire against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him, so he could rise up against me and wait in ambush, as is the case today.”
1 Samuel 22:14 Ahimelech replied to the king: “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and honored in your house.
1 Samuel 22:15 Was today the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Please don’t let the king make an accusation against your servant or any of my father’s family, for your servant didn’t have any idea about all this.”
1 Samuel 22:16 But the king said, “You will die, Ahimelech — you and your father’s whole family!”
1 Samuel 22:17 Then the king ordered the guards standing by him, “Turn and kill the priests of Yahveh because they sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they didn’t tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to execute the priests of Yahveh.
1 Samuel 22:18 So the king said to Doeg, “Go and execute the priests!” So, Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed eighty-five men who wore linen ephods.
1 Samuel 22:19 He also struck down Nob, the city of the priests, with the sword– both men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen, donkeys, and sheep.
1 Samuel 22:20 However, one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.
1 Samuel 22:21 Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of Yahveh.
1 Samuel 22:22 Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day and that he was sure to report to Saul. I am responsible for the throats of everyone in your father’s family.
1 Samuel 22:23 Stay with me. Don’t be afraid, for the one who wants to take my throat wants to take your throat. You will be safe with me.”

Doeg’s treachery

Read Psalm 52 in conjunction with today’s text because it reveals David’s thoughts about Doeg’s treachery. This was a horrible injustice for which David felt responsible because of his seeking help from Ahimelech, and the lies he told to procure that help. Psalm 52 shows David’s repentant attitude and the lessons he learned from his past failure.

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