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December 9
Read: I Samuel 16:14-23
Symbol: Harp
The people of Israel were not satisfied that God would rule and speak to them through the prophets. They demanded to have
a king as other nations had. So God sent Samuel to anoint Saul as king. Although Saul was a strong king, he rebelled against
God and disobeyed Him. God rejected Saul and his family as kings and chose instead David, the son of Jesse. David was a shepherd
who knew God was with him. When he was in his teens he slew Goliath, a giant of Gath, and saved Israel's army.
David,
a musician who wrote psalms and played a harp, became a member of Saul's court. Saul became jealous of David because he knew
God was with him. After Saul died David became a great king, conquering many enemies and expanding the nation of Israel. God
made a promise to David that the Messiah would come from his family. Twenty-eight generations later, Jesus was born to Mary,
who was of the family of David.
Prayer: Dear Father, thank You that You kept Your promise to send a son to David
who would be Savior of the world. Thank You that we can trust You, always to keep Your promises.
Link to I Samuel
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16:14
But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
16:15
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16:16
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who
is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come
to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee,
that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
16:17
And Saul said unto his servants,
Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
16:18
Then answered one of the
servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a
mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
16:19
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
16:20
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them
by David his son unto Saul.
16:21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved
him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David,
I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
16:23
And it came to pass,
when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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