At one point in his life, king saul had been used of the. But the spirit of the lord departed from saul as a spirit of prophecy as at first, as a spirit of wisdom and prudence in civil government, and as a spirit of fortitude and courage, as the targum. In an effort to help their master, saul s servants suggested that he find someone who was skilled on the harp. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. His bodily stature and personal beauty prepossess us in his favour, and as the story goes on his good sense and modesty increase the prepossession. They did not mistreat us, and the whole time we were out in the fields near them nothing was missing. When i told her i was preaching about david, she said, king david is one of my. Personally, i have been disappointed on a few occasions because things did not happen the way i expected them to happen.
I didnt get to do what i thought surely i would be able to do. At one point in his life, king saul had been used of the lord to accomplish great things. It would seem that the events of our text would be highly instructive to the kings alive in the days when 1 and 2 samuel were written and first read. A sound theology of music must reflect fully the important divine revelation provided about music in 1 samuel 16. An audio link is embedded below for those whod like to listen. The biggest news in books and bibles this year has been the 400th anniversary of the publication of the king james version. That is the title of my sermon and that is the question we want to answer as we look at another difficult passage in the bible. Click here for more messages from the book of 1 samuel.
Just before you came up here you saw pastor mike welcome four new members to the church, and he asked them three questions. Two miles southeast of hebron, and in the midst of a level plain, is tellziph, an isolated and conical hillock, about a. Because of sauls rebellion, god removed his spirit from the king and allowed an evil spirit to torment him. Labels help us make quick decisions about certain things, and that is good. Another example of the lord using one of his evil enemies for his purposes is in the death of jesus. This sermon is part of a series called series on 1 samuel and has been entitled looking on the heart 1 samuel 16. Printed sermons 1 samuel temple baptist church salem, va. His falling into disfavor caused him to have a specific problem. So we should understand is that this evil spirit was a wakeup call to saul. Now before we read the passage, and its 1 samuel chapter 14 saul and about six hundred men are on one side of a valley and about thirty thousand plus philistines, or philistines, are.
Then he consecrated jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice. Many today fail to recognize the pervasive, worldwide impact this one translation has had as it became the book of the english empire just as that empire spread to the ends of the earth, taking with it the kjv. Almost everyone was united, however, in caring about the individuals and families who bore the brunt of military service. Our message series is called the rise and fall of saul, and last week we saw how saul began his downward slide. The first prophetic word he ever uttered was a condemnation of eli, perhaps the only fatherfigure he ever knew 1 samuel 3. Criswell sermon library the harp and psalms of david. Peter wrote, his divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Yes, he had forfeited the kingdom, that would surely be taken from him. We are also told that ziklag, the city given to david in 1 samuel 27, is a city that remained a possession of israels kings to the day of the reader 1 samuel 27. At the end of 1 samuel 8, we find all arranged by the divine command for a king being appointed over israel, and at the beginning of chapter ix. Sermons on 1 samuel first presbyterian church, jackson. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. But the spirit of the lord departed from saul, and an evil spirit from. It happened that the girl who cut my hair had done it the last two times as well.
Davids story begins in 1 samuel 16, where we read that god sent samuel to anoint david as the next king of israel 16. Sermons from i samuel the end of the beginning i samuel 31 ii samuel 1 god unchanging 1 samuel 15. The day of battle 1 samuel it may be that the lord will work for us 1 samuel 14 when and why did you build an altar 1 samuel 14 go and smite amalek 1 samuel 15 the remembrance of amalek 1 samuel 15 look whos looking 1 samuel 16 the lord looketh on the heart 1 samuel 16 is there not a cause 1 samuel 17. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. Well, theres a whole book in the bible that answers that question. Hes actually written a book about some of his early life experiences. The following story happened quite a few years ago. This is evident in psalm 23 and others which reveal the heart of david while he was still a young shepherd. The problem is that we like to slap labels on people. Yet, these verses find the king living through desperate days. Men must either have the spirit of god or an evil spirit. I was getting my hair cut at one of those places where you generally dont know in advance who is going to do the cutting.
It will be remembered from our study of the book of numbers that the history of israels wilderness sojourn, covering a period of about forty years, was extremely abbreviated, with only a few events of that whole period being recorded. I want us to meet a person who teaches us to be godly in spite of a change in plans. It was thought that music might calm the spirit of king saul, v. Scripture last week we begin a sermon series on the life of david. To fell the giants in life, we need a spiritual perspective, a practical faith, and a deliberate focus on gods glory. Saul, selfwilled and capricious, had shown himself unfit for his position, so the spirit of god was taken from him, and an evil spirit from the lord terrified or troubled him. Heres the sermon im preaching tomorrow from 2 samuel 7. The spirit of god had been replaced with an evil spirit. Jesse brought each of his first seven sons before samuel to see which son would be anointed as king. Sermons from i samuel 23 the end of the beginning i samuel 31 ii samuel 1 god unchanging 1 samuel 15. By gods grace we can overcome the giants in our lives. For more information and other teachings, podcasts, videos, books and study guides visit. In addition to being the middle chapter of1samuel, chapter16 is pivotal in another way as well.
This sermon is about the music david played for king saul and points out how music can help us, too. He might have walked onto the public stage in 1 samuel 16. God teaches us through this passage that a sound theology of music understands that not only is godly music not just about words that are sung, it. Labels help us make quick decisions about certain things, and that. And samuel was angry, and he cried to the lord all night. Gospel in life is the resource site for redeemer presbyterian church and timothy keller. If it says glutenfree, then it is safe for some people. The central drama in 1 samuel 16 is a muchloved story. Subscribe to the weekly sermon from keep believing ministries. By jim martin on april 14, 2020 listen to your message before you preach it by mark mohler on april 17, 2020. When the eldest son eliab, who was tall and fair, passed before samuel, the prophet thought, surely.
Sermons for today looking on the heart 1 samuel 16. The spirit of the lord departed from saul which came upon him when he was first made king, and continued with him till this time, but which god now took away, depriving him of that prudence, courage, and alacrity, and other gifts wherewith he had qualified him for his public employment. The lord has sought out for himself a man after his own heart, and the lord has appointed him as. Even after he successfully led the israelites against the philistines 1 samuel 7, the people came to ask him for a king, adding that his sons were as corrupt as elis 1 samuel 8.
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