Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Samuel 24:13 (New Living Translation) As that old proverb says, ‘From evil people come evil deeds.’ So you can be sure I will never harm you. This strikes me as a quote from the movie “Forest Gump.” That is not quite correct, but similar. If you see a person performing evil deeds, that person […]

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1 Samuel 23:15-18 (New Living Translation) 15 One day near Horesh, David received the news that Saul was on the way to Ziph to search for him and kill him. 16 Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God. 17 “Don’t be afraid,” Jonathan reassured him. “My […]

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1 Samuel 22:1-2 (New Living Translation) So David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. Soon his brothers and all his other relatives joined him there. 2 Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men. David raises […]

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1 Samuel 19:23-24 (New Living Translation) 23 But on the way to Naioth in Ramah the Spirit of God came even upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy all the way to Naioth! 24 He tore off his clothes and lay naked on the ground all day and all night, prophesying in the presence of Samuel. […]

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1 Samuel 19:4  (New Living Translation) The next morning Jonathan spoke with his father about David, saying many good things about him. “The king must not sin against his servant David,” Jonathan said. “He’s never done anything to harm you. He has always helped you in any way he could. I find this to be […]

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1 Samuel 17:45-47 (New Living Translation) 45 David replied to the Philistine, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 Today the Lord will conquer you, and I will kill you […]

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1 Samuel 29:9 (New Living Translation) But Achish insisted, “As far as I’m concerned, you’re as perfect as an angel of God. But the Philistine commanders are afraid to have you with them in the battle. Achish is speaking to David about David. Achish considers David to be “as perfect as an angel of God.” […]

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1 Samuel 23:19 (New Living Translation) But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon. I guess this is just […]

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1 Samuel 23:4 (New Living Translation) David now stayed in the strongholds of the wilderness and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul hunted him day after day, but God didn’t let Saul find him. Saul was chasing David. Saul had resources. I guess he had the best trackers in the kingdom at his service. […]

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1 Samuel 25:23-25 (New Living Translation) 23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him. 24 She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say. 25 I know Nabal is a wicked and […]

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