I didn't pick out a verse today, but more of an overall sense of the mood of the time. The Israelites must have been awaiting something great to happen, while Saul was king. He is moving farther and farther away from God, and the people could undoubetly feel it. They are becoming more and more splintered. And then comes David. He seems to have a certain magnetism about him. People are longing to join a cause that is just. David brings them that chance. They all start joining him. These are exceptional people. In my experience it takes someone of EXTREME character to lead those that are beyond ordinary. God keeps gathering these type people to David. His army grows. God's army grows. Those last two lines are interchangable. That's the key. Is my life interchangable with God's plan.....
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good take. I didn't get as much but this one verse struck me though I'm not sure why?
ReplyDelete12:18 Then the Spirit came on Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said:
“We are yours, David!
We are with you, son of Jesse!
Success, success to you,
and success to those who help you,
for your God will help you.”
So David received them and made them leaders of his raiding bands.
I guess what struck me was the Spirit came on him and it was obviously very recognizable to to David as he immediately took action and received them as leaders. Maybe it ties into what you were saying--interchangeable with God's plan and is God's Spirit in me recognizable to others?
knut