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1Sam 23:9 ; Now David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him; so he said to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod here."
1Sam 23:10; Then David said, "O LORD God of Israel, Your servant has heard for certain that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city on my account.
1Sam 23:11; "Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down just as Your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant." And the LORD said, "He will come down."
1Sam 23:12; Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will surrender you."
1Sam 23:13; Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit.
1Sam 23:14; David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
It says here that David "knew that Saul was plotting evil against him".
David is hiding in a town called Keilah. Saul says he is coming to destroy the city because they are hiding David.
So David asks God two questions, is Saul really coming here, are the men of Keilah going to give me up to Saul?
God says yes Saul is coming. God says yes, the men of Keilah will give me up to Saul.
So David runs away with his 600 men. Saul came looking for David everyday, but he didn't find him. God protected David.
It seems we are able to ask God if people mean us harm.
The other side of this story seems to be...
Are we willing to give up someone we are protecting in order to save our own lives?
Now some people say, God said Saul would come and the people of Keilah would give David to Saul. This didn't happen so was God wrong?
But in reality David was asking God what will happen if I don't run away.
Yes God protects us.. but do we have to "be on the run" sometimes in order for God to do this?
1Sam 23:10; Then David said, "O LORD God of Israel, Your servant has heard for certain that Saul is seeking to come to Keilah to destroy the city on my account.
1Sam 23:11; "Will the men of Keilah surrender me into his hand? Will Saul come down just as Your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I pray, tell Your servant." And the LORD said, "He will come down."
1Sam 23:12; Then David said, "Will the men of Keilah surrender me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will surrender you."
1Sam 23:13; Then David and his men, about six hundred, arose and departed from Keilah, and they went wherever they could go. When it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah, he gave up the pursuit.
1Sam 23:14; David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand.
It says here that David "knew that Saul was plotting evil against him".
David is hiding in a town called Keilah. Saul says he is coming to destroy the city because they are hiding David.
So David asks God two questions, is Saul really coming here, are the men of Keilah going to give me up to Saul?
God says yes Saul is coming. God says yes, the men of Keilah will give me up to Saul.
So David runs away with his 600 men. Saul came looking for David everyday, but he didn't find him. God protected David.
It seems we are able to ask God if people mean us harm.
The other side of this story seems to be...
Are we willing to give up someone we are protecting in order to save our own lives?
Now some people say, God said Saul would come and the people of Keilah would give David to Saul. This didn't happen so was God wrong?
But in reality David was asking God what will happen if I don't run away.
Yes God protects us.. but do we have to "be on the run" sometimes in order for God to do this?
