July 23, 2025
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Reading along with us in 1 Samuel and Mark? Here’s today’s reading:
1 Samuel 23 (NIV)
David Saves Keilah
1 When David was told, “Look, the Philistines are fighting against Keilah and are looting the threshing floors,” 2 he inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?”
The Lord answered him, “Go, attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”….Continue Reading
David shows wisdom in seeking the Lord’s direction before going into battle. He even takes his men’s thoughts into account and inquires of God a second time, and once confirmed, acts. So wise to listen to his men, but follow God when that was clear. And God gives them success and provisions. And God continues to direct David and protect him even as others are helping Saul and Saul is hot on his trail. It must have been hard for David, as it is for us, when the one against us is one who should be with us. But he is also surrounded by these men with whom a bond is formed because they are going through that together. How important it is for us to look for the provisions and the people that God puts in our lives when we are going through hard things. Accounts like this show that God will not free us from challenging circumstances or people, but He will be present with us in it…and probably give us friends to stand by us as well. These chapters also help us understand why David writes in the Psalms like he does.
1 Samuel 23
1 Samuel 23
1 Samuel 23
How sad how motivated by his own self interest, pride, and anger that Saul wouldn’t go to Keilah to save the people from the Philistines, but he would go there to try and kill David. A.lso sad that Saul managed to decieve himself into thinking God was guiding his progress toward killing David and even go as far as saying “blessed are you or the Lord” to the Ziphites as they were trying to help him capture and kill David, an innocent man. But as we see the obedient steps of David were consistently protected and blessed, while the selfish steps of Saul were not!
1 Samuel 23
David inquires of the Lord whether Saul will come after him. God says, yes.
God’s honest. He doesn’t rescue David, but tells him Saul’s movements and David responds accordingly.
It’s like the story of the man in the flood in the roof and God sends a boat, helicopter, etc and each time he says “God will rescue me.”
God gives David knowledge to escape.
He gives us knowledge to “escape”. In knowing Him we escape from the wrath of God. In knowing Him we can escape also, the power of sin. He has overcome.
1 Samuel 23