Bread & Sword of an Exiled King

1st Samuel 21-22

A. Placement & Role of 1st Samuel

-Not the official court biography, but collected stories of Samuel’s legacy.

-A Prequel to the Throne of David

-Synoptic Harmony of Samuel, Kings & Chronicles

B. Fleeing Enemy Attacks

-Penned Psalm 11-Plucking King David's Feathers While His Goose is Cooked? 07/19/2011

-Penned Psalm 37:5

-On the Run – Verses #1-4

Begging for Bread?

C. Justification Debate – Verses # 5-6

-Early vision of Grace?

-Profaning the Holy?

-Hallowed bread sanctified by the vessel.

-Priest’s lack of understanding; kindness

D. Claiming the sword of the vanquished

to defeat today’s enemy. Verses #7-9 -What we gave, we have.

-Detained Believers

-Who was Doeg the Edomite?

E. Madness of a Champion Seeking Refuge- Verses #10-15 - Fear of Victory

God's persecuted people have often found better treatment from Philistines than from Israelites, in the Gentiles than from the Jewish synagogues. The king of Judah imprisoned Jeremiah, and the king of Babylon gave him his liberty.

- Persecution

Burden of Past Song: Saul has slain his thousands, but David, this very man, his ten thousands.

Quiz o_o

I Sam 21:14 – Achish told his servants, David was _________?

# 21-1

A. Exhausted from his travels

B. Insane

C. Deeply troubled

I Sam 21:14 – Achish told his servants, David was _________?

# 21-1

A. Exhausted from his travels

B. Insane

C. Deeply troubled

I Sam 21:7 – Which of Saul’s servants had been “detained before the Lord”?

# 21-2

A. Doeg, the Philistine

B. Doeg, the Edomite

C. Doeg, from Shiloh

I Sam 21:7 – Which of Saul’s servants had been “detained before the Lord”?

# 21-2

A. Doeg, the Philistine

B. Doeg, the Edomite

C. Doeg, from Shiloh

I Sam 21:1 – What did the priest ask David?

# 21-3

A. “Who are you running from?”

B. “Why are you alone?”

C. “Who is with you?”

I Sam 21:1 – What did the priest ask David?

# 21-3

A. “Who are you running from?”

B. “Why are you alone?”

C. “Who is with you?”

I Sam 21:11 – What did the servants of Achish say to him?

# 21-4

A. “Is this not David who killed Goliath”

B. “Is this not David the king of the land”

C. “Is this not David that Doeg saw”

I Sam 21:11 – What did the servants of Achish say to him?

# 21-4

A. “Is this not David who killed Goliath”

B. “Is this not David the king of the land”

C. “Is this not David that Doeg saw”

I Sam 21:5 – How long had women been kept from David and his men?

# 21-5

A. A day

B. About two days

C. About three days

I Sam 21:5 – How long had women been kept from David and his men?

# 21-5

A. A day

B. About two days

C. About three days

I Sam 21:9 – Where was the sword of Goliath?

# 21-6

A. Wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod

B. Kept in a gold chest in Saul’s palace

C. Wrapped and placed in Goliath’s tomb

I Sam 21:9 – Where was the sword of Goliath?

# 21-6

A. Wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod

B. Kept in a gold chest in Saul’s palace

C. Wrapped and placed in Goliath’s tomb

I Sam 21:5 – David said “the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is ________”?

# 21-7

A. “in effect unholy”

B. “in effect common”

C. “in effect stale”

I Sam 21:5 – David said “the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is ________”?

# 21-7

A. “in effect unholy”

B. “in effect common”

C. “in effect stale”

A. His food

B. His saliva

C. His drink

I Sam 21:13 – What fell onto David’s beard?

# 21-8

A. His food

B. His saliva

C. His drink

I Sam 21:13 – What fell onto David’s beard?

# 21-8

I Sam 21:2 – David told Ahimelech that he had been “ordered on some business” by _____?

# 21-9

A. Jonathan

B. The Lord

C. The king

I Sam 21:2 – David told Ahimelech that he had been “ordered on some business” by _____?

# 21-9

A. Jonathan

B. The Lord

C. The king

I Sam 21:9 – What was said about Goliath’s sword?

# 21-10

A. “There are many like it”

B. “It is the only one”

C. “There is none like it”

I Sam 21:9 – What was said about Goliath’s sword?

# 21-10

A. “There are many like it”

B. “It is the only one”

C. “There is none like it”

I Sam 21:6 – What bread did the priest give David?

# 21-11

A. The holy bread

B. The common bread

C. The people’s bread

I Sam 21:6 – What bread did the priest give David?

# 21-11

A. The holy bread

B. The common bread

C. The people’s bread

I Sam 21:6 – Where had the showbread been taken from?

# 21-12

A. From the people sacrificing to the Lord

B. From the altar of the Lord

C. From before the Lord

I Sam 21:6 – Where had the showbread been taken from?

# 21-12

A. From the people sacrificing to the Lord

B. From the altar of the Lord

C. From before the Lord

I Sam 21:4 – The young men could have the holy bread if ________?

# 21-13

A. They kept themselves from women

B. They kept themselves from battle

C. They kept themselves holy

I Sam 21:4 – The young men could have the holy bread if ________?

# 21-13

A. They kept themselves from women

B. They kept themselves from battle

C. They kept themselves holy

I Sam 21:7 – Doeg was Saul’s ______?# 21-14

A. Chief of the herdsmen

B. Chief of the soldiers

C. Chief of the shepherds

I Sam 21:7 – Doeg was Saul’s ______?# 21-14

A. Chief of the herdsmen

B. Chief of the soldiers

C. Chief of the shepherds

I Sam 21:3 – What did David tell Ahimelech to give him?

# 21-15

A. Three loaves of bread

B. Five loaves of bread

C. Five cakes of wheat

I Sam 21:3 – What did David tell Ahimelech to give him?

# 21-15

A. Three loaves of bread

B. Five loaves of bread

C. Five cakes of wheat

I Sam 21:8 – David told Ahimelech “the king’s business required haste” so David did not have ________?

# 21-16

A. Food or water

B. A sword or spear

C. A horse or donkey

I Sam 21:8 – David told Ahimelech “the king’s business required haste” so David did not have ________?

# 21-16

A. Food or water

B. A sword or spear

C. A horse or donkey

I Sam 21:12 – Why did David change his behavior in front of Achish?

# 21-17

A. David respected Achish

B. David was afraid of Achish

C. David did not like Achish

I Sam 21:12 – Why did David change his behavior in front of Achish?

# 21-17

A. David respected Achish

B. David was afraid of Achish

C. David did not like Achish

I Sam 21:1 – Who was the priest that David went to at Nob?

# 21-18

A. Ahimelech

B. Doeg

C. Achish

I Sam 21:1 – Who was the priest that David went to at Nob?

# 21-18

A. Ahimelech

B. Doeg

C. Achish

I Sam 21:10 – After leaving Ahimelech, David went to ________?

# 21-19

A. Mizpah of Moab

B. The cave of Adullam

C. Achish the king of Gath

I Sam 21:10 – After leaving Ahimelech, David went to ________?

# 21-19

A. Mizpah of Moab

B. The cave of Adullam

C. Achish the king of Gath

I Sam 21:4 – How did Ahimelech respond to David’s request?

# 21-20

A. “There is only common bread”

B. “There is not any holy bread”

C. “There is holy bread”

I Sam 21:4 – How did Ahimelech respond to David’s request?

# 21-20

A. “There is only common bread”

B. “There is not any holy bread”

C. “There is holy bread”