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🗓️ 19 May 2025

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Do you love revenge? Do you trust God to make things right? How can we love our enemies? In today's episode, Keith shares how 1 Samuel 26 encourages us to give the mercy we received in Christ. If you're listening on Spotify, tell us about yourself and where you're listening from! Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: 1 Samuel 26

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:09.1	In the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.8	I'm Keith Simon.
0:12.5	Revenge is one of our favorite pastimes.
0:15.0	We love watching it play out, whether it's Maximus and Gladiator standing in the arena to avenge his family, or Harry Potter
0:21.5	finally facing off with Voldemort, we're wired to find satisfaction in seeing people get what they
0:27.2	deserve. Even the most childish squabbles between siblings or coworkers or classmates often end up
0:34.1	in some form of retaliation. Payback isn't just part of the plot, it's instinct.
0:39.9	And honestly, it's not just on screens or playgrounds. It happens in marriages and offices
0:44.9	on social media. It's sarcasm disguised as humor, gossip dressed up as concern, silence
0:51.6	used as a weapon. And I'm guilty of it. Maybe you are too. But 1st Samuel 26 gives us a very
0:59.8	different picture. We find a moment when someone had every reason to retaliate but didn't. And it raises
1:06.1	a question most of us don't want to ask. what does mercy look like when revenge feels right?
1:13.7	Let's pray.
1:15.2	Father, we need more than just advice today.
1:18.8	We need to be changed.
1:21.2	As we open your word, we pray that you would shape us.
1:25.5	Soften our hearts.
1:27.2	Help us see the world differently because we've
1:29.3	seen you more clearly. Amen. So we pick up our story in 1 Samuel 26. Saul is still king,
1:37.4	David is still on the run, and the people of a city in Israel called Zipf, tip off Saul that David is hiding nearby. So Saul heads out with
1:48.4	3,000 elite soldiers. And when David hears Saul is after him, he sends some spies to scout out
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