Mid Valley Baptist Church

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Wednesday Evening Bible Study: 2 Sam 9:120:26 These chapters begin with the house of Saul (9:1) and end with Sheba . . . a Benjamite (20:1). As with Saul, David is shown to be a failed king, albeit a repentant failure. It was only the grace and mercy of the Lord and his irrevocable covenant that kept David from being removed from the kingship, as Saul had been (cf. 7:15). The emphasis in this section is upon the troubles of David, troubles brought on by his own sin. 2 Sa...Continue reading

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Wednesday Evening Bible Study 1 Samuel 30 1 Sam 30:1 Ziklag. Serving as a temporary place of residence for David and his 600 men, Ziklag was located in the Negeb and given to David by Achish the king of Gath (27:6). David used it as the base from which he would make raids on the neighboring tribes (27:811). Amalekites. Reaping the consequences of Saul’s failure to utterly destroy the Amalekites (ch. 15) and David’s raids against them (27:8), David and his men were the victim...Continue reading

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Wednesday Evening Bible Study 1 Samuel 27 1 Sam 27:1 by the hand of Saul. In direct contrast to Saul’s word that David would prevail (26:25), David thought that Saul would ultimately kill him. This anxious thinking and the fear that fell upon him explain David’s actions in this chapter. God had told him to stay in Judah (22:5), but he was afraid and sought protection again among the Philistine enemies of Israel (cf. 21:1015).... 1 Sam 27:3 two wives. His third wife, Michal, had been temporarily given to another man by Saul (cf. 25:44). 1 Sam 27:4 no longer sought him. Saul was no longer able to pursue David since he was out of the land of Israel. 1 Sam 27:5 the royal city. I.e., Gath. David requested a city of his own in the country so that he could be free from the constant surveillance to which he was exposed in Gath, and so that he could avoid the pagan influence of that Philistine city. 1 Sam 27:6 Ziklag. This was a city located about 13 miles northwest of Beersheba that had been an Israelite possession (Josh. 15:31; 19:5), but was then under Philistine control. to this day. Ziklag became a part of Judah and was still so at the time of the writing of Samuel, which is clearly in the post-Solomonic, divided kingdom era. See Introduction: Author and Date. 1 Sam 27:7 a year and four months. For 16 months David was able to deceive Achish concerning his actions. He remained there until after Saul’s death, when he moved to Hebron (2 Sam. 1:1; 2:12). 1 Sam 27:8 Geshurites . . . Girzites . . . Amalekites. These peoples lived in southern Canaan and northern Sinai. Shur . . . Egypt. See note on 15:7. 1 Sam 27:9 would leave neither man nor woman alive. David left no survivors from his raids in order that Achish might not learn the true nature of his desert exploits (see v. 11). 1 Sam 27:10 Judah . . . Jerahmeelites . . . Kenites. The regions south of the hill country centering around Beersheba. This region was far enough away from Gath so that Achish would be ignorant of David’s movements. David implied to Achish that the hostility of Judah toward David was increasing, while in fact he was gaining the appreciation and loyalty of Judah toward himself by raiding their wilderness neighbors. Achish thought David was more securely his servant as his own people turned against him (vv. 24), but just the opposite was true.

Sunday Morning Service with guest speaker Dr. David Nicholas

Wednesday Evening Bible Study: 1 Samuel 26 * The following notes are based on the English Standard Version text of Scripture.... Introduction to 1 Samuel 1 Sam 26:1 hill of Hachilah . . . Jeshimon. See notes on 23:19. 1 Sam 26:2 three thousand chosen men. See 24:2. 1 Sam 26:5 Saul was lying. Saul was sleeping in an apparently invulnerable place. He had his commander beside him, inside the camp, surrounded by his entire army. Abner. See note on 14:50. 1 Sam 26:6 Ahimelech the Hittite. Mentioned only here, he was one of the many mercenaries who formed a part of David’s army. Joab’s brother, Abishai the son of Zeruiah. See note on 2 Sam. 2:18. He joined with Ahimelech in going down with David into the camp of Saul. 1 Sam 26:9 the Lord’s anointed. See note on 24:6. 1 Sam 26:10 As the Lord lives. An oath usually associated with life-or-death matters. The sovereign God would decide when, where, and how Saul would perish, not David. 1 Sam 26:12 spear and the jar. Like the corner of Saul’s robe (24:4), these were taken as proof that David had Saul’s life in his hand (cf. 26:16). a deep sleep from the Lord. As with Adam in Gen. 2:21 and Abraham in Gen. 15:12, the Lord caused Saul to be unaware of what was taking place around him. 1 Sam 26:19 If it is the Lord . . . if it is men. David set forth two possibilities for why Saul was pursuing him. First, David had sinned against the Lord. If that was the case, he was willing to offer a sacrifice for atonement. Second, evil men had caused Saul’s hostility toward David. If that were the case, these men should be judged. the heritage of the Lord. I.e., the land of Israel (cf. 2 Sam. 20:19; 21:3). Go, serve other gods. David’s exile from the land was virtually equivalent to forcing him to abandon the worship of the Lord, for there were no sanctuaries to the Lord outside of Israelite territory. 1 Sam 26:20 flea . . . partridge. The flea represents something that was worthless and the partridge something that was impossible to catch. Saul was wasting his time with his pursuit of David. 1 Sam 26:21 I have sinned. As in 24:17, Saul confessed his sin and wrongdoing. Although Saul may have been sincere, he could not be trusted and David wisely did not accept his invitation to return with him. I have acted foolishly. Saul had been foolish in his actions toward David, as had Nabal. 1 Sam 26:25 will succeed. Saul recognized the certain success of David’s future as Israel’s king (cf. 24:20).

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Wednesday Night Bible Study on Thursday!

We are finally able to meet inside the church again THIS NEXT SUNDAY, October 4th! 10:30am - please come join us!

Sunday morning sermon! I will also put some songs in the comments.

A note from Pastor Jerry: Greetings Church family and friends, We are certainly going through some challenging times! We will not be meeting tomorrow (September 6th) in the park. Weather forecasts hot-heat, 100 plus at the time of our services, and smoke will be at an unhealthy level.... I will do my best to get a video done by tomorrow and uploaded to our church face book page and post it on (YouTube) as well. Please take precautions: drink lots of liquids, and pray for one another daily. Karen and I are praying for you and hope to be back together again soon! Pastor Jerry

We'll be having our church service in the Durham Park again! Join us! 10:30am!