WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.639 --> 00:00:04.799 Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Sunday Service, episode fifty one. 2 00:00:04.879 --> 00:00:06.719 I am your host, Josh Monday. If you know me, 3 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:09.919 I'm a Christian rapper, a voter, husband, father, and Army veteran. 4 00:00:10.359 --> 00:00:13.279 And this is brought to you by Cult of Conspiracy Podcasts. 5 00:00:13.320 --> 00:00:16.039 Thank you so much for joining me, and man, we're 6 00:00:16.039 --> 00:00:21.519 already at episode fifty one, which means next episode Sunday 7 00:00:21.559 --> 00:00:25.079 Service will be our one year anniversary. That is so amazing, 8 00:00:25.359 --> 00:00:28.039 All glory to God. What a blessing. So we have 9 00:00:28.160 --> 00:00:31.359 that going on, and also we have some shout outs 10 00:00:31.359 --> 00:00:35.719 to do. So for Sunday Service, we got a Whiskers White. 11 00:00:35.759 --> 00:00:39.359 Thank you so much. I really appreciate you. MDMP twenty two, 12 00:00:39.399 --> 00:00:43.560 I appreciate you. And then last week on Wednesday Service, 13 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:45.640 we started the Book of Romans and we have a 14 00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:48.479 lot of people that commented on that and some new people. 15 00:00:48.560 --> 00:00:50.880 Some new people I want to say hello to and 16 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:55.439 let them know that I appreciate them. B It says, 17 00:00:55.439 --> 00:00:57.640 this was an awesome episode. I really appreciate you. Thank 18 00:00:57.679 --> 00:01:00.560 you so much for the comment. Mitch As, Oh, thank you, 19 00:01:00.600 --> 00:01:04.000 I really appreciate you. Spiritual belly feeling full amen to that. 20 00:01:04.040 --> 00:01:07.840 A'll glory to God. E. Gavin seventy five love listening 21 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:10.239 to your breakdown. Thank you. I really appreciate you. J 22 00:01:10.400 --> 00:01:12.280 Con forty four to twenty. Thank you so much. It 23 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:14.120 looks like your mom is out of the hospital and 24 00:01:14.159 --> 00:01:19.000 she's in rehab. Awesome coming home from the rehab center today. 25 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:22.040 Oh awesome. Cool coming home today from the rehab awesome. 26 00:01:22.079 --> 00:01:24.519 Well that's amazing. God is so great, he answered to prayer. 27 00:01:24.640 --> 00:01:28.159 So Brandy, thank you so much. I really appreciate you. 28 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:33.000 And MDMP twenty two looks like you said, love the 29 00:01:33.000 --> 00:01:37.120 cool platform for offering many perspective including Jesus God bless you. Yes, Amen, Brandy, 30 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:40.120 thank you so much. And I really appreciate this platform 31 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:42.920 as well. So thank you guys all for the comments. 32 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:45.680 I really appreciate you. And we're going to be in 33 00:01:46.840 --> 00:01:50.519 First Samuel eighteen today, so this would be Sunday service 34 00:01:50.599 --> 00:01:54.159 and we'll be First Samuel eighteen. And like I always do, 35 00:01:54.200 --> 00:01:57.560 I like to pull up the Bible study on the 36 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:00.519 screen for those that are watching on Patreon and those 37 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:03.319 that are later that later we'll be watching on YouTube. 38 00:02:03.959 --> 00:02:06.400 So let me just go ahead and do that real quick. 39 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:09.159 We got romans up right now, so I will go 40 00:02:09.240 --> 00:02:15.599 to Samuel first. Samuel right there, boom, and we're going 41 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:17.560 to be in chapter eighteen today. If you guys are 42 00:02:17.560 --> 00:02:21.560 following me along, excuse me my throat. I just had 43 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:24.120 my Okay, just let you guys know. I just had 44 00:02:24.159 --> 00:02:27.400 my teeth worked on. I had a three fillings filled, 45 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:29.479 right because I had old like you know, those old 46 00:02:29.520 --> 00:02:32.360 metal fillings. Well, the dentists told me, hey, but I'll 47 00:02:32.360 --> 00:02:34.240 take those out and I'll put some some clear white 48 00:02:34.240 --> 00:02:36.080 ones in. Right. So I had that done, and I 49 00:02:36.080 --> 00:02:38.360 had a crown put on in the very back tooth 50 00:02:39.039 --> 00:02:41.080 that I had worked on in the army a long 51 00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:43.120 time ago, and I kind of just left it and 52 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:44.639 he was like, hey, we gotta put a crown on 53 00:02:44.639 --> 00:02:47.919 that thing, man. I was like, all right, So kind 54 00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:50.560 of had yesterday. I was in the dentist for for 55 00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:54.439 about four hours. They're working on my teeth and yeah, 56 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:57.159 so I was very sore this morning. I did a podcast. 57 00:02:57.719 --> 00:02:59.039 I was a little sore. Right now, I'm a little 58 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:01.039 sore as well, but I'm gonna I'm not doing too bad. 59 00:03:01.080 --> 00:03:03.639 It's just only only like when I push on it. 60 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:07.199 So my cheeks still a little bit of sore from 61 00:03:07.759 --> 00:03:10.599 having my mouth open for so long. But so if 62 00:03:10.599 --> 00:03:12.680 I slur at all or anything like that, guys, please 63 00:03:12.719 --> 00:03:15.680 excuse me. I'm gonna be doing my best to talk. 64 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:19.039 You know, I just had that dental work done and 65 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:22.240 just want to let you guys know if if you 66 00:03:22.280 --> 00:03:24.000 hear any slurring or anything like that, it's it's not 67 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:27.879 my fault. It's just because I'm just trying to talk. 68 00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:32.680 So I'm gonna pull up my notes for chapter eighteen here, 69 00:03:33.639 --> 00:03:35.759 and the first verse I'd like to go over before 70 00:03:35.800 --> 00:03:40.439 we start is gonna be Matthew six one for wherever 71 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:44.800 your treasure is there, your heart will be also. So 72 00:03:44.919 --> 00:03:46.319 I just want to let you guys know, and this 73 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:50.599 is kind of referring to Saul. You know that verse, 74 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:53.080 and you know it'll you'll kind of see what I 75 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:56.639 mean throughout the chapter eighteen. But let me go out 76 00:03:56.639 --> 00:03:58.800 and go through our intro before we start as well. 77 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:02.319 This can be a intro for First Samuel eighteen. It 78 00:04:02.400 --> 00:04:06.360 says First Samuel eighteen teaches about the power of authentic friendship, 79 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:11.080 the danger of jealousy, and the favor that God bestows 80 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:15.759 upon his faithful servants. The chapter illustrates the challenges and 81 00:04:15.800 --> 00:04:20.079 trials David faced despite being chosen by God. The chapter 82 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:24.480 reminds us that God's favor doesn't exempt us from difficulties, 83 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:27.439 but God is faithful to protect and guide us through 84 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:33.079 all trials. Amen to that. So we're gonna go ahead 85 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:39.720 and start here. We'll read for Samuel eighteen one through three, 86 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:43.000 and then I'll kind of go over a little something here. Okay. 87 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:50.959 So it says Saul resents David first Samuel eighteen. Now 88 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:54.160 this is first Samuel eighteen, verse one. So now, when 89 00:04:54.199 --> 00:04:57.000 we had finished speaking to Saul, when he had finished 90 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:00.279 speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit the 91 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:03.959 to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as 92 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:07.920 his own soul. Before we actually, we're gonna stop right there. 93 00:05:08.000 --> 00:05:10.959 So first of all, we need to understand that this 94 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:13.519 is like a gape love. You know, this is like 95 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:17.839 a These are like a friendship between two friends. Okay, 96 00:05:17.879 --> 00:05:20.920 two guys, all right, No, no homosexuality, nothing like that. 97 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:25.160 I've heard somebody on Pastor's perspective ask that question, like, hey, 98 00:05:25.160 --> 00:05:28.560 were they like homosexual for each other? That's not what 99 00:05:28.600 --> 00:05:34.040 this means here. It's kind of like two brothers, you know, 100 00:05:34.160 --> 00:05:37.480 like brothers in Christ kind of very similar. Like I've 101 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:41.040 been very close to, you know, my pastor. We worked 102 00:05:41.079 --> 00:05:43.360 out together, and we know we were brothers. Man Like 103 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:46.600 if if somebody, you know, I'd go to war with him, 104 00:05:46.639 --> 00:05:48.920 you know, I would go to war against against other 105 00:05:48.959 --> 00:05:52.560 people with him. This is what I mean, if if 106 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:56.000 everything came down to it, you know. So obviously we're 107 00:05:56.040 --> 00:05:57.920 not gonna do that anymore because we're brothers in Christ 108 00:05:58.000 --> 00:06:00.639 and we're trying to treat everybody with love. But I 109 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:02.879 would definitely go to spiritual battle with him, you know, 110 00:06:04.040 --> 00:06:07.720 very very awesome, and I can understand this. So it says, 111 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:10.839 so the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul 112 00:06:10.879 --> 00:06:13.519 of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 113 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:17.079 Saul took him that day and would not let him 114 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:20.040 go home to his father's house anymore. Speaking of David, 115 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:23.279 then Jonathan and David made a covenant because he loved 116 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:26.879 him as his own soul. And Jonathan took the robe 117 00:06:26.920 --> 00:06:29.519 off that was on him and gave it to David 118 00:06:29.560 --> 00:06:32.879 with his armor, even to his sword and his bow 119 00:06:32.959 --> 00:06:37.480 and his belt. So the covenant friendship. So Jonathan made 120 00:06:37.519 --> 00:06:40.360 a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. 121 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:45.319 This covenant signifies a deep and selfless love that mirrors 122 00:06:45.360 --> 00:06:48.800 the love Christ calls us to have for one another. Yes, 123 00:06:48.839 --> 00:06:50.360 he wants us to have that kind of love for 124 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:53.759 one another and have each other's back, you know, And 125 00:06:54.199 --> 00:06:59.879 I can look a little deeper to the covenant. Hold on, 126 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:02.439 I don't want that. That's an ad that pops up 127 00:07:02.439 --> 00:07:06.519 when I do that. The concept of covenant friendship, I 128 00:07:06.560 --> 00:07:08.160 just want to let you guys know what that is biblically, 129 00:07:08.199 --> 00:07:11.279 okay and the Bible is a profound and sacred bond 130 00:07:11.319 --> 00:07:15.920 that transcends ordinary human relationships. It is characterized by loyalty, faithfulness, 131 00:07:15.959 --> 00:07:19.000 and a deep commitment to one another, often sealed by 132 00:07:19.000 --> 00:07:22.600 a formal agreement or covenant. This type of friendship is 133 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:26.639 exemplified in several key biblical narratives, most notably in the 134 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:31.199 relationship between David and Jonathan. The friendship between David and 135 00:07:31.240 --> 00:07:33.920 Jonathan is one of the most celebrated examples of covenant 136 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:37.920 friendship in the scriptures. Jonathan, the son of King Saul, 137 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:40.879 formed a deep bond with David, who is destined to 138 00:07:40.879 --> 00:07:43.560 become the King of Israel, the next king of Israel. 139 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:47.439 Despite the potential threat David posed to Jonathan's own claim 140 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:49.920 to the throne, Jonathan loved David as his own soul 141 00:07:49.959 --> 00:07:52.319 and made a covenant with him. The Bible records that 142 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:55.040 Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him 143 00:07:55.519 --> 00:07:59.600 as himself, like we're supposed to do right, love thy 144 00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:02.600 neighbor as you love yourself right. So this is a 145 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:06.040 perfect example of that the covenant is not merely a 146 00:08:06.120 --> 00:08:10.480 verbal agreement, but is marked by tangible acts of loyalty 147 00:08:10.519 --> 00:08:14.759 and sacrifice. Jonathan gave David his robe, armor, sword, bow, 148 00:08:14.920 --> 00:08:18.319 and belt, symbolizing the transfer of his royal rights and 149 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:22.040 protection to David. Their friendship was tested by the hostility 150 00:08:23.160 --> 00:08:26.120 of Saul, yet David remains steadfast, warning David of his 151 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:30.920 father's intentions and affirming his loyalty. I don't want to 152 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:36.840 go too much further because of because then ito start 153 00:08:36.960 --> 00:08:39.279 kind of being spoiler alerts for what's happening later in 154 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:42.000 the chapters. But we have that going on. What's the 155 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:45.720 theological significance covenant friendship and the Bible reflects the divine 156 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:49.799 covenant between God and his people, just as human covenants 157 00:08:49.840 --> 00:08:55.919 involved promises and commitments. God's covenant with humanity is characterized 158 00:08:55.919 --> 00:08:59.159 by his steadfast love and faithfulness. The covenant between friendship 159 00:08:59.200 --> 00:09:01.799 between David and Jonathan as well as Ruth and Naomi 160 00:09:01.960 --> 00:09:04.679 serves as a mirror of God's unwavering commitment to his people. 161 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:08.120 And that's another example of a covenant friendship is Ruth 162 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:10.480 and Naomi. We went over that in one Ruth sixteen 163 00:09:11.000 --> 00:09:13.279 where yeah, you guys, you guys were I don't need 164 00:09:13.279 --> 00:09:15.120 to go over that portion, but yeah, just kind of 165 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:16.759 wanted to go over that guys and let you guys 166 00:09:16.759 --> 00:09:19.840 know kind of like a biblical definition of the covenant friendship. 167 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:23.399 That's why they're that way. There's no confusion I've heard. 168 00:09:23.759 --> 00:09:26.720 I've heard that question asked on pastor perspective. And also 169 00:09:26.759 --> 00:09:29.559 when the first time me and my wife read this, 170 00:09:29.679 --> 00:09:32.080 we were like, well, what does that mean? Like sold 171 00:09:32.080 --> 00:09:34.080 the soul? But as I studied a little bit more, 172 00:09:34.120 --> 00:09:36.919 I kind of understand that you're just loving your neighbor 173 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.440 or your friend as you love yourself. You know, so 174 00:09:40.039 --> 00:09:43.799 very very important for our relationship with our people at church, 175 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:46.200 in our community, and also for like you know, our 176 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:48.919 best friends that are that we have a deep bond 177 00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:56.080 with right and nothing wrong with it at all. Okay, perfect, 178 00:09:56.200 --> 00:10:00.639 So let's go ahead and go continue reading first Samuel eighteen. 179 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:09.240 It's case. So David went out wherever John sent him. Okay, 180 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:11.960 David saw whatever John sent him. So David went out 181 00:10:12.000 --> 00:10:15.039 wherever Saul sent him, and he behaved wisely, and Saul 182 00:10:15.120 --> 00:10:17.399 set him over the men of war, and he was 183 00:10:17.440 --> 00:10:19.759 accepted in the sight of all people, and also in 184 00:10:19.799 --> 00:10:22.360 the sight of saul servants. Now what happened is they 185 00:10:22.360 --> 00:10:24.759 were coming home when David was returning from the slaughter 186 00:10:24.840 --> 00:10:27.320 of the Philistine, that the women had come out to 187 00:10:27.399 --> 00:10:30.519 all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet 188 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:34.120 King Saul with tambourines, with joy and the musical instruments. 189 00:10:34.799 --> 00:10:38.080 When so the women sang as they danced and said, 190 00:10:38.120 --> 00:10:41.000 so just letting you guys know that that was very common. 191 00:10:41.080 --> 00:10:43.120 So when people would come home from war or come 192 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:45.639 back from battle, then the women would be singing songs. 193 00:10:46.200 --> 00:10:49.600 And here's the song that they were singing. Saul has 194 00:10:49.600 --> 00:10:56.240 slain his thousands and David his ten thousands. Uh oh, 195 00:10:56.480 --> 00:10:59.759 so they're basically giving David more gratitude than Saul. Here, right, 196 00:11:01.080 --> 00:11:07.360 if if Saul slayed his thousands and David his ten thousands. 197 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:09.799 What are they saying They're saving that, saying that David 198 00:11:09.879 --> 00:11:15.320 killed more Philistines? Right, what's that going to do to 199 00:11:15.519 --> 00:11:19.840 the pride of King Saul. Obviously we're gonna end up, 200 00:11:19.919 --> 00:11:22.879 We're gonna end up finding out And just let you 201 00:11:22.960 --> 00:11:26.639 guys know, David's heart was was after the Lord, right, 202 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:29.399 his heart was after the Lord. Saul's heart was not 203 00:11:29.600 --> 00:11:34.000 after the Lord. I think that the well, first of all, 204 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:37.240 we need to understand that that that God put that 205 00:11:37.240 --> 00:11:40.600 that spirit onto Paul, right, that enough to Paul to Saul, 206 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:48.720 and that spirit that let me see where that's at. 207 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:51.279 I remember, oh yeah, the Bible. Okay, So I want 208 00:11:51.279 --> 00:11:52.840 to just tell you guys that real quick before we 209 00:11:52.879 --> 00:11:56.000 get any further in any of this. I want to 210 00:11:56.000 --> 00:11:57.720 make sure you guys know this ahead of time. So 211 00:11:57.759 --> 00:12:05.759 you guys remember that the Bible. In the Bible, God 212 00:12:05.840 --> 00:12:09.399 allowed a distressing spirit to torment King Saul after the 213 00:12:09.399 --> 00:12:12.639 spirit of the Lord departed from him due to his disobedience. 214 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:15.600 Why God did not directly send the evil spirit to 215 00:12:15.679 --> 00:12:19.679 cause harm, He withdrew his divine protection, allowing Satan and 216 00:12:19.720 --> 00:12:22.320 his demons to bring the spirit and plague to Saul. 217 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:26.080 This served as a judgment for Saul's rebellion against God 218 00:12:26.120 --> 00:12:29.200 and also created a need for David, whose music brought 219 00:12:29.279 --> 00:12:33.720 relief to the tormented king. All Right, Saul had repeatedly 220 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.039 disobeyed God's commands, included refusing to destroy the Amalekites and 221 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:41.759 their possessions. God withdrew his spirit from Saul, leaving him 222 00:12:41.840 --> 00:12:45.279 vulnerable to evil, and then God allowed the evil spirit 223 00:12:45.279 --> 00:12:48.039 to trouble Saul as a consequence of his repeated sin, 224 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:50.960 to demonstrate the devastating effects of turning away from him. 225 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:55.200 And the distressing spirit was not created by God, but 226 00:12:55.360 --> 00:12:57.720 was an evil influence that came to fill the void 227 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:03.519 left by the departure of God's spirit and Satan, the 228 00:13:03.639 --> 00:13:07.919 adversal force was permitted by God to bring this spirit 229 00:13:07.960 --> 00:13:11.279 to torment Saul is what it's saying here, and the 230 00:13:11.360 --> 00:13:14.480 spirit served us to bring David into Saul's life as 231 00:13:14.559 --> 00:13:18.960 David's music offered Saul temporary relief. David's role when the 232 00:13:19.039 --> 00:13:21.919 spirit afflicted Saul, David would play his harp and the 233 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:25.000 music brought him relief, causing his distressing spirit to depart. 234 00:13:25.559 --> 00:13:30.080 This demonstrates how even a situation caused by God's judgment 235 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:34.360 can also provide a means of comfort and relief through David. 236 00:13:34.919 --> 00:13:43.320 So we got to understand that. We got to understand that. Okay, 237 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:46.240 that was the next part. Cool. We got to understand 238 00:13:46.279 --> 00:13:51.960 that that that's there and throughout this whole entire as 239 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:57.519 we go, understand that that distressing spirit is still haunting Saul. Okay, 240 00:13:57.559 --> 00:13:59.960 So when he's going through all these bouts and everything 241 00:14:00.080 --> 00:14:03.200 like that, I believe that the spirit is still able 242 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:05.600 to attack him. So I just want to let you 243 00:14:05.600 --> 00:14:07.120 guys know, and you guys are going to see that 244 00:14:07.159 --> 00:14:10.360 Saul gets you angry. Here it says then Saul was 245 00:14:10.559 --> 00:14:14.759 very angry and saying displeasing and the saying displeased him. 246 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:17.960 And they said that they are ascribed to David ten thousand. 247 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:20.879 To me, they have ascribed only thousands. Now, what more 248 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:23.799 can we have but the kingdoms. So Saul eyed David. 249 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:27.919 So Saul eyed David from the day from that day forward. 250 00:14:28.440 --> 00:14:32.159 So jealousy and pride starts getting in the way of Saul. 251 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:35.360 Now David is going out there and put and he's 252 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:38.679 putting him in situations on the battlefield. He's leading the army. 253 00:14:38.759 --> 00:14:42.480 The men are following him, and he's victorious on the battlefield. 254 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:46.039 Because who's with him when he's out on the battlefield, Well, yes, 255 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:50.080 exactly he is. He's after God's own heart, so he 256 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:53.919 is always backed up by yahweh right by God. So 257 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:56.120 what's happening is he's going out to the battlefield and 258 00:14:56.159 --> 00:15:00.000 he's victorious, and every time he's winning, it's making Saut 259 00:15:00.519 --> 00:15:04.120 more and more mad, which is supposed to be the opposite. 260 00:15:04.159 --> 00:15:07.279 He's the king and that's his commander. He's supposed to 261 00:15:07.279 --> 00:15:10.679 be like, all right, perfect, let's go out there and win. Boom, 262 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:13.159 oh you want another battle, another battle? You need to 263 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:16.360 take some time off, some military leave because you've been 264 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:19.759 kicking butt out there. But instead you'll see what he does. 265 00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:27.960 And let me see what my notes say here. Saul 266 00:15:28.080 --> 00:15:30.879 was very angry. This song displeased him, which we already saw. 267 00:15:30.919 --> 00:15:35.159 Saul's jealousy blinds him to David's loyalty and service. Okay, 268 00:15:35.200 --> 00:15:37.279 so kind of exactly what I went over. You know, 269 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:40.919 it's David has loyalty and his service, his military service. 270 00:15:40.919 --> 00:15:43.519 What he's doing is going out being a great leader. 271 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:46.279 God has his back, and then every time he goes 272 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:49.559 out there. They're victorious, taking more and more Philistines down. 273 00:15:49.600 --> 00:15:52.360 And what happens, Saul is not even recognizing it because 274 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:55.879 he's stuck in his own pride, stuck in his own jealousy, 275 00:15:56.320 --> 00:16:01.240 doesn't even realize what he has. Let's go out and 276 00:16:01.279 --> 00:16:08.440 continue first Samuel eighteen, verse ten. And it happened on 277 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:10.919 the next day that the distressing spirit from God came 278 00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:14.440 upon Saul, you see, and he prophesied inside the house. 279 00:16:14.519 --> 00:16:17.799 So David played music with his hand and at other times, 280 00:16:17.799 --> 00:16:20.840 but there was a spear in Saul's hand, and Saul 281 00:16:20.919 --> 00:16:23.000 cast a spirit for he said, I will pin David 282 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:27.080 to the wall. But David escaped his presence twice, so 283 00:16:27.559 --> 00:16:33.279 that distressing spirit is able to possess him. You see 284 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:36.200 what happened. He basically that distressing spirit is either tempting 285 00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:39.039 him to do this or it's possessing him to do this. 286 00:16:39.480 --> 00:16:42.080 I'm not really sure. It doesn't say It just says 287 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:44.440 that that happened, that the distressing spirit from God came 288 00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:49.639 upon Saul. So that seems like almost like the distressing 289 00:16:49.679 --> 00:16:54.519 spirit came into Saul. And what happened He cast a 290 00:16:54.559 --> 00:16:56.679 spirit he wanted to throw a spear through David and 291 00:16:56.679 --> 00:17:02.039 pin him to the wall. But David escaped his presence twice. 292 00:17:02.360 --> 00:17:06.519 Let's go ahead and continue here now in chapter eighteen, 293 00:17:07.039 --> 00:17:09.960 Now Saul was afraid of David. Chapter eighteen, verse twelve. 294 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:12.720 Now Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was 295 00:17:12.759 --> 00:17:17.599 with him but had departed he but had departed from Saul. Therefore, 296 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:20.480 Saul removed him from his presence and made him his 297 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:23.240 captain over eight thousand, and he went out and came 298 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:26.440 in before the people, and David behave wisely in all 299 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:29.119 his ways, and the Lord was with him. You see, guys, 300 00:17:29.359 --> 00:17:31.559 the Lord is with him in battle? What is he? 301 00:17:31.559 --> 00:17:36.960 He's victorious. Instead of Saul recognizing that God is with 302 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:40.519 him and changing his ways, maybe praying to the Lord, 303 00:17:40.559 --> 00:17:42.559 trying to get this distressing spirit away from him, what 304 00:17:42.599 --> 00:17:45.279 does he do. All he's concentrating on is the jealousy 305 00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:48.079 of David and the pride that he has, and it's 306 00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:53.519 causing him to decline, okay, and also it's causing him 307 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:57.799 to want to kill David, which is terrible. First Samuel eighteen, 308 00:17:58.079 --> 00:18:01.319 verse fifteen. Therefore, once all saw that he had behaved 309 00:18:01.440 --> 00:18:04.279 very wisely, he was afraid of him, but all Israel 310 00:18:04.359 --> 00:18:07.200 and Judah loved David because he went out and came 311 00:18:07.240 --> 00:18:17.400 in before them. So in in chapter fourteen, David's success 312 00:18:17.440 --> 00:18:21.119 and humility, David continued to prosper in all his ways, 313 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:24.079 for the Lord was with him. For Samuel eighteen, verse fourteen, 314 00:18:24.599 --> 00:18:28.599 despite his success, David remains humble and faithful attestament of 315 00:18:28.640 --> 00:18:33.519 his character and God's favor. And then in verse fifteen, 316 00:18:34.000 --> 00:18:36.160 the role of fear. When Saul saw that David was 317 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:40.599 very successful, he was afraid of him. Fear cannot distort 318 00:18:40.640 --> 00:18:43.559 our perception and lead to irrational actions as seen in 319 00:18:43.640 --> 00:18:52.839 Saul's behavior. And then Saul's jealousy. If I could, that's 320 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:59.279 eighteen through seventeen. That's fifteen. Yeah, we could go over that. 321 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:03.119 We'll look at before we get into verse seventeen. Let's 322 00:19:03.200 --> 00:19:08.480 just study this part right here. This say is Saul's jealousy. Saul, 323 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:10.599 the first King of Israel, is a prominent figure in 324 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:13.440 the Old Testament, known for his initial humility and subsequent 325 00:19:13.440 --> 00:19:17.279 tragic downfall. One of the pivotal aspects of Saul's narrative 326 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:21.240 is this intense jealousy, particularly toward David, which ultimately leads 327 00:19:21.240 --> 00:19:25.680 to his spiritual and political decline. This entry explores the 328 00:19:25.799 --> 00:19:29.839 biblical account of Saul's jealousy. It causes manifestations and consequences 329 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:33.200 as recorded in the scriptures. The account of Saul's jealousy 330 00:19:33.200 --> 00:19:37.079 primarily unfolds in the First Book of Samuel. Saul's jealousy 331 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:40.319 is ignited after David's victory over Goliath, which earns David 332 00:19:40.400 --> 00:19:43.920 widespread acclaim among the Israelites. The women were singing that 333 00:19:44.000 --> 00:19:47.480 song which we already we talked about. This comparison deeply 334 00:19:47.519 --> 00:19:50.920 wounds Sal, and from that day forward he views David 335 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:57.880 as with suspicion and envy, insecurity and fear. Sal's jealousy 336 00:19:57.920 --> 00:20:01.000 is rooted in his insecurity about his king ship. After 337 00:20:01.000 --> 00:20:04.000 being rejected by God for his disobedience in First Samuel 338 00:20:04.039 --> 00:20:07.640 fifteen twenty six to twenty eight, Saul becomes increasingly paranoid 339 00:20:07.680 --> 00:20:10.640 about losing his throne. The divine favor and success that 340 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:15.240 David enjoyeds exasperates Saul's fear that David is destined to 341 00:20:15.279 --> 00:20:19.240 replace him the divine. The loss of divine favor Saul's 342 00:20:19.240 --> 00:20:21.640 disobedience leads to the spirit of Lord departing from him, 343 00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:25.839 which happens in First Samuel sixteen, verse fourteen, and then 344 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:32.960 that that spirit, that distressing spirit comes upon him, okay, 345 00:20:33.559 --> 00:20:41.279 and which I believe is in him. And then there's 346 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:43.599 also some attempts on David's life that's going to end 347 00:20:43.680 --> 00:20:45.400 up happening, and also happened right there when we're saying 348 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:49.839 to the spirit him pursuit and persecution in Samuel nineteen 349 00:20:50.000 --> 00:20:52.079 twenty six. I don't want to read that portion because 350 00:20:52.079 --> 00:20:53.920 I don't want to ruin it. And also there's a 351 00:20:54.000 --> 00:20:56.279 murder of the priests at k nob in One Samuel 352 00:20:56.319 --> 00:20:58.279 twenty two eleven through nineteen, which we're going to go 353 00:20:58.279 --> 00:21:00.319 through a little bit later. So I don't want to 354 00:21:00.319 --> 00:21:01.920 go through any more of this stuff because I do 355 00:21:01.960 --> 00:21:04.519 not want it to ruin what's going to happen. And 356 00:21:04.799 --> 00:21:10.960 later in the in oh Yeah, for Samuel and the 357 00:21:10.960 --> 00:21:14.079 rest of First Samuel, Saul jealousy serves as a cautionary 358 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:16.519 tell about the destructive power of envy and the abhorreance 359 00:21:16.559 --> 00:21:20.000 of obedience to God. His account highlights the spiritual and 360 00:21:20.000 --> 00:21:23.319 personal consequences of allowing jealousy to take root in one's heart, 361 00:21:23.880 --> 00:21:27.359 ultimately leading to alienation from God and others. So this 362 00:21:27.440 --> 00:21:30.519 whole time, Saul is alienating himself from God, not going 363 00:21:30.559 --> 00:21:33.599 to God, not not trying to find Samuel. You know, 364 00:21:33.640 --> 00:21:35.960 he should be searching for Samuel, saying, hey, I got this, 365 00:21:35.960 --> 00:21:38.480 this spirit of me. I can feel it, you know, 366 00:21:38.640 --> 00:21:41.160 coming upon me. Please help me. You know what do 367 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:43.960 I need to do? Instead? Allways doing is just just 368 00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:47.359 concentrated on the being jealous and pride of himself. You know, 369 00:21:47.440 --> 00:21:51.240 I'm jealous of David, which is causing and it's becoming 370 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:54.119 a root, and it is growing, and this root of 371 00:21:54.200 --> 00:21:58.839 jealousy is causing some major problems for Saul. Right, let's 372 00:21:58.880 --> 00:22:02.880 continue for Samuel eighteen verse seventeen. Then Saul said to David, 373 00:22:02.920 --> 00:22:05.839 here's my older daughter, Merab. I will give her to 374 00:22:05.880 --> 00:22:08.160 you as a wife. Only be valiant for me and 375 00:22:08.240 --> 00:22:11.319 fight the lord's battles. For Saul thought, let my hand 376 00:22:11.400 --> 00:22:13.359 not be against him, but let the hand of the 377 00:22:13.359 --> 00:22:16.720 Philistines be against him. So David said to Saul, who 378 00:22:16.720 --> 00:22:19.839 am I that what is my life or my father's 379 00:22:20.599 --> 00:22:22.599 family in Israel? That I should be a son in 380 00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:25.039 law to the king. But it happened at the time 381 00:22:25.079 --> 00:22:27.920 when Merab, Saul's daughter should have been given to David, 382 00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:32.160 that she was given to Adriel, that she was given 383 00:22:32.200 --> 00:22:38.519 to Adriel the Melthite as a wife. Now Saw's daughter 384 00:22:38.599 --> 00:22:42.119 loved David. Okay, hold on, Oh Marab is different. I'm sorry. 385 00:22:42.160 --> 00:22:46.640 So I'm just thinking because there's McCall and there's Merab. 386 00:22:46.720 --> 00:22:48.240 So what happened is he was going to give him 387 00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:51.119 Merab and then and then he ended up instead of 388 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:56.160 giving him Mareb ended up marrying Adriel the Melathite. So 389 00:22:56.319 --> 00:23:00.920 now McCall, Saw's daughter loved David, and they hold Saul, 390 00:23:01.200 --> 00:23:03.559 and that thing pleased him. So Saul said, I will 391 00:23:03.559 --> 00:23:06.000 give her to him, that she may be a snare 392 00:23:06.079 --> 00:23:08.599 to him, that the hand of the Philistines may be 393 00:23:08.720 --> 00:23:11.319 against him. Therefore Saul said to David the second time, 394 00:23:11.519 --> 00:23:14.440 you shall be my son in law today. So McCall, 395 00:23:14.599 --> 00:23:17.039 she actually loved David, right, So that's a good thing. 396 00:23:17.440 --> 00:23:21.039 And Saul commanded his servants communicate with David secretly and say, look, 397 00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:24.680 the king was delight. The king has delight in you, 398 00:23:24.759 --> 00:23:26.960 and all the servants love you. Now, therefore, become the 399 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:30.200 king's son in law. So Saul's servants spoke those words 400 00:23:30.200 --> 00:23:32.480 in the hearing of David and David said, does it 401 00:23:32.559 --> 00:23:34.720