Submitted by Peter Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley Points of contrast between Saul and David in 1 Samuel: “I did obey the Lord” and “I have sinned. But please honor me before the elders of my people and before Israel; come back with me, so that I may worship the Lord your God.” vs. “Against you, you [...]
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Submitted by Myra Chen, Gracepoint Berkeley 1 Samuel 31:1-3 Reflect on God’s hand in David’s life in helping him remain blameless towards Saul till the end. What can I learn about God from the fact that God spared David from being part of this battle that is responsible for killing Saul and his sons, including [...]
Submitted by Joyce Lai, Gracepoint Hsin Chu What is the worldview of “the evil men and troublemakers among David’s followers” who did not want to share the plunder with those who were “too exhausted to cross the ravine?” The worldview that “the evil men and troublemakers among David’s followers” had when they did not want [...]
Submitted by Kenny Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley What role might Saul’s murderous jealousy toward David, and his years of futile hunting of him played in Saul’s current state of exhaustion and inability to lead Israel at a time of crisis? Saul’s current state of exhaustion and inability to lead Israel at a time of crisis is [...]
Submitted by James Chao, Gracepoint San Diego 1 Samuel 24:1-15 Reflect on David’s amazing self-restraint here. What non-negotiable principle must David have already adopted to be able to make such a quick and firm decision at a time when circumstances and the advice of his men seemed to all point in one direction? By this [...]
Submitted by Jacob Chang, Gracepoint Berkeley 1 Samuel 23:1-12 Given his men’s initial response and Saul’s statement “David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars,” what must have been the military advisability of rescuing Keilah from the Philistines? Rescuing Keilah was probably not a good idea from a military perspective. David and [...]
1 Samuel 22:9-16 Saul tragically rejects the very reasonable and plausible explanation of Ahimelech regarding his innocent provision for David. What does Saul risk if he believes him? What does he risk if he holds onto his suspicion and acts on it? Saul risks being fooled if he believes Ahimelech and his explanation, and that [...]
Submitted by Sieun Choi, Gracepoint Berkeley Why does God, who was himself “grieved” by Saul, chide Samuel for continuing to “mourn for Saul”? God Himself grieved for Saul, but He chides Samuel for continuing to mourn for Saul. He says to Samuel – How long will you mourn for Saul, I have rejected him. Now [...]
Devotion Sharing, Submitted by Pastor William Kang, Gracepoint Davis 1 Samuel 9:1-17 Reflect on the chain of events that brings Saul to Samuel. Saul’s dad lost some donkeys and asked Saul to go look for them. Saul did. Saul wasn’t lazy at all. He looked like a faithful servant who wanted to carry out his [...]
Submitted by Pastor William Kang, Gracepoint Davis 1 Samuel 8:10-19 Samuel tells the Israelites that their king, in short, will enslave them. Even though Samuel explained what this king would do to the Israelites, they still insisted on having a king. Why? The reason that they still wanted a king was they wanted to be [...]