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Lessons from King David: Waiting on God

August 30, 2018 2 comments

<img width="300" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/001-david-saul-cave.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="8790" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/waiting-god-david/001-david-saul-cave-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/001-david-saul-cave.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-orig-size="300,225" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="001-david-saul-cave" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>David and his men lived in caves</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/001-david-saul-cave.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/001-david-saul-cave.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" />

David has been anointed as the future king, killed Goliath and soothed Saul’s inner spirits. David is now married to King Saul’s daughter, Michal. When Saul desires to murder David, Michal helps him escape. {1 Samuel 19} David went first to Samuel and then his best friend {Saul’s own son}, Jonathan helped David to escape. {1 Samuel 20} David continues […]

Lessons from King David: Gift of Music

August 9, 2018 Leave a comment

David has been anointed by the Lord {1 Samuel 16} and the Lord is with him. However, an evil spirit has come upon Saul. Saul’s men do not know what to do about Saul and this evil spirit. One of them has heard of a son of Jesse and described him as “cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, […]

Lessons from King David: Shepherd Boy

August 2, 2018 Leave a comment

<img width="300" height="225" src="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/010-samuel-david-anointed.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="8757" data-permalink="https://dianaleaghmatthews.com/shepherd-boy/010-samuel-david-anointed-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/010-samuel-david-anointed.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-orig-size="300,225" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="010-samuel-david-anointed" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>David was a shepherd boy. He would hone his musical skills and how to wield a sling shot while in the fields. </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/010-samuel-david-anointed.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/dianaleaghmatthews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/010-samuel-david-anointed.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" />

Let’s set a little bit of history for when we first meet David. Saul has angered the Lord, who has promised to take the throne from Saul. At the beginning of 1 Samuel 16, the Lord ask Samuel how long he will mourn for Saul. The Lord then tells Samuel to go to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for among his sons […]

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Lessons from King David: Waiting on God

Lessons from King David: Gift of Music

Lessons from King David: Shepherd Boy