7/18/2019 Doeg http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/doeg563dba27550346aa9aa32bc2 1/1 No. 3: Doeg—Theme: Beware of Those Who Love What Is Bad ( it -1 p. 644) Is it ot eas! sometimes "rothers for #s to #derestimate those who $ove what is "ad% Beig good-hearted servats of &ehovah' we are happ! to view ever!oe positive$!' "#t it is importat that we do ot $et dow o#r g#ard agaist s#h oes "ea#se doig so o#$d ost #s o#r $ives. warig e*amp$e is give i the Bi"$e that ofirms the eed for #s to "eware of those who do ot $ove &ehovah. That warig e*amp$e is a ma amed Doeg. B#t first thi+ a"o#t this: What does the word "eware mea% We$$ it simp$! meas ,"e aware of the dagers or threat of somethig' $i+e whe !o# see a sig o someoes gate that sa!s ,Beware of the Dogs That sig meas the dog is so "ad it o#$d "ite !o# or possi"$! +i$$ !o#' so !o# sho#$d avoid or sta! awa! from it. Was Doeg s#h a ma' $i+e a "ad dog% d how a we avoid s#h persos toda!% Doeg was ot a Israe$ite. /e was a 0domite' "#t he he$d a high positio amog ig 2a#$s servats' "eig amed hief of 2a#$s shepherds. /e wi+ed$! revea$ed to 2a#$ that he saw /igh 3riest hime$eh give David show"read ad o$iaths sword whe David visited the priest$! it! of 5o"' +owig that 2a#$ wo#$d "e agr! to hear this' sie David was o the r# from him. /ow was Doeg i a positio to see a$$ this% The ao#t te$$s #s he was ,detai ed "efore &ehovah at the time. Tho#gh the Isight materia$ s#ggests that the reaso for his detaimet might have "ee a vow' #$eaess or $epros!' the #estio is: Did those priests treat Doeg as the! sho#$d have' $i+e someoe with a "ig ,B0W70 sig o his "a+% The! sho#$d have "ea#se 1) he was a o-Israe$ite' 8) he was a $ose fried of 2a#$' someoe &ehovah disapproved' ad 9) he was detaied "efore &ehovah for somethig #aepta"$e. $ear$! Doeg did ot $ove &ehovah. /e $oved what was "ad ad "ea#se of that he was a dager persos had to "e war! of' $i+e a "ad dog. Li+ewise toda!' sho#$d we #derestimate the dagers of persos idetified as "ad assoiatio at o#r shoo$ or p$ae of wor+% Lets read 1 2am#e$ 88:1;-1< to see the ose#ees that "efe$$ the priests for ot treatig evi$ Doeg as a dagero#s assoiate' of ot "eig war! of him. 2o a$$ those priests' their fami$ies' ad ever!oe e$se i the it! of 5o" $ost their $ives to someoe who was a$$owed to "e i their ompa!' who $oved what was "ad' "ea#se the! were ot war! or aware of the dager or threat his presee wo#$d "rig. The so"er $esso' "rothers ad sisters' is that we too a s#ffer simi$ar ose#ees if we do ot heed the advi e of 2ript#res that eo#rage #s to avoid friedship with the wor$d or "ad assoiatio. We m#st "e a"$e to sa! as David himse$f does here i 3sa$m 86: 4' = -o#r fia$ te*t. >05D?

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No. 3: Doeg—Theme: Beware of Those Who Love What Is Bad ( it -1 p. 644)

Is it ot eas! sometimes "rothers for #s to # derestimate those who $ove what is "ad% Bei ggood-hearted serva ts of &ehovah' we are happ! to view ever!o e positive$!' "#t it is importa tthat we do ot $et dow o#r g#ard agai st s# h o es "e a#se doi g so o#$d ost #s o#r $ives. war i g e*amp$e is give i the Bi"$e that o firms the eed for #s to "eware of those who do

ot $ove &ehovah. That war i g e*amp$e is a ma amed Doeg. B#t first thi + a"o#t this: Whatdoes the word "eware mea % We$$ it simp$! mea s ,"e aware of the da gers or threat of somethi g' $i+e whe !o# see a sig o someo e s gate that sa!s ,Beware of the Dogs That sigmea s the dog is so "ad it o#$d "ite !o# or possi"$! +i$$ !o#' so !o# sho#$d avoid or sta! awa!from it. Was Doeg s# h a ma ' $i+e a "ad dog% d how a we avoid s# h perso s toda!%

Doeg was ot a Israe$ite. /e was a 0domite' "#t he he$d a high positio amo g i g 2a#$ sserva ts' "ei g amed hief of 2a#$ s shepherds. /e wi +ed$! revea$ed to 2a#$ that he saw /igh3riest hime$e h give David show"read a d o$iath s sword whe David visited the priest$! it!of 5o"' + owi g that 2a#$ wo#$d "e a gr! to hear this' si e David was o the r# from him./ow was Doeg i a positio to see a$$ this% The a o# t te$$s #s he was ,detai ed "efore&ehovah at the time. Tho#gh the I sight materia$ s#ggests that the reaso for his detai me tmight have "ee a vow' # $ea ess or $epros!' the #estio is: Did those priests treat Doeg asthe! sho#$d have' $i+e someo e with a "ig ,B0W 70 sig o his "a +% The! sho#$d have

"e a#se 1) he was a o -Israe$ite' 8) he was a $ose frie d of 2a#$' someo e &ehovahdisapproved' a d 9) he was detai ed "efore &ehovah for somethi g # a epta"$e. $ear$! Doegdid ot $ove &ehovah. /e $oved what was "ad a d "e a#se of that he was a da ger perso s had to

"e war! of' $i+e a "ad dog. Li+ewise toda!' sho#$d we # derestimate the da gers of perso side tified as "ad asso iatio at o#r s hoo$ or p$a e of wor+% Let s read 1 2am#e$ 88:1;-1< to seethe o se #e es that "efe$$ the priests for ot treati g evi$ Doeg as a da gero#s asso iate' of ot

"ei g war! of him.

2o a$$ those priests' their fami$ies' a d ever!o e e$se i the it! of 5o" $ost their $ives tosomeo e who was a$$owed to "e i their ompa !' who $oved what was "ad' "e a#se the! were

ot war! or aware of the da ger or threat his prese e wo#$d "ri g. The so"er $esso ' "rothersa d sisters' is that we too a s#ffer simi$ar o se #e es if we do ot heed the advi e of 2 ript#res that e o#rage #s to avoid frie dship with the wor$d or "ad asso iatio . We m#st "ea"$e to sa! as David himse$f does here i 3sa$m 86: 4' = -o#r fi a$ te*t. >05D?