SECTION 5. DAVID'S FIRST TASTE OF KINGSHIP - THE DEATH FINAL DISOBEDIENCE AND OF SAUL (1 SAMUEL 27:1 -2 SAMUEL 1:27). A). David Rises To Petty Kingship Over Ziklag And Continually Destroys The Amalekites (YHWH's Enemies) While Saul Proceeds On In Darkness To His Doom (27:1-30:31). In this subsecti... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID DECIDES TO MOVE TO GATH AND IS WELCOMED BY ACHISH (1 SAMUEL 27:1). It is easy to understand the reason why David moved to Gath. He had at last realised that there was no hope of any further reconciliation with Saul, and had no doubt also recognised that a broody and constantly changing Saul wo... [ Continue Reading ]
DAVID BECOMES A PETTY KING OF ZIKLAG AND CARRIES OUT SUCCESSFUL RAIDS TO OBTAIN BOOTY, THEREBY CONSOLIDATING HIS POSITION WITH THE KING OF GATH WHO THOUGHT THAT HE WAS RAIDING ISRAEL/JUDAH (1 SAMUEL 27:5 TO 1 SAMUEL 28:2). We need not doubt that there was far more to the discussions between Achish a... [ Continue Reading ]