The Lord is My Protector

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Scripture Verses

1 Samuel 18-19

Outline

Sometimes the clearest evidence that God has not deserted you is not that you are successfully past the trial, but that you are still on your feet in the midst of your trial.

Jonathan’s Esteem

  • Both courageous and capable
  • Both possessed faith in Jehovah
  • They both initiated faith based attacks
  • They both enjoyed great victories
  • Both of their lives came in jeopardy
  • The covenant
  • The clothes

David’s Edification

  • Behaved himself wisely – vss 5, 14, 15, 30
  • God is with David – vss 12, 14, 28
  • David is loved – vss 1, 3, 16, 20, 22, 28
  • Saul fears David – vss 12, 15, 29

Saul’s Envy

  • 18:5-30
  • 19:1-24

God in Charge of Saul

  • The Spirit of God came upon Saul
  • Saul arrives and strips off his clothes
  • Saul was forced to proclaim the same Word of God that he had rejected
  • Saul fell naked before Samuel in great shame
  • The old proverb concerning Saul was revived
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