Welcome to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace. The Bible tells one big story of redemption,

and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to

finish and exploring how all of it points to Jesus.

Hey everyone, welcome back to another episode of our podcast, The Bible in a Year of Daily

Grace. My name is Miranda and I'll be your host during our time together. Today we're

looking at 1st Samuel 22 to 24. There are many sad stories in the Bible, but 1st Samuel

22 contains one of the most somber scenes I've ever read. David is continuing to flee from

Saul. It's gotten so bad that he has to leave his mom and dad with the King of Moab for

their own safety. Now we might think this is weird because the Moabites did not worship

the Lord, but some of David's ancestors were actually from Moab. Remember Ruth, they

had family ties there, but it's horrible that his family is more safe with people who

do not love God than with people who claim to. Saul is growing more and more paranoid.

He is beginning to think that even his servants are against him, and he is especially frustrated

over finding out about the covenant between Jonathan, his own son, and David. Saul rebukes

Jonathan about this as he lounges under a tamerous tree, and one of his servants, Doag the

Edomite, takes advantage of the situation. Though the text does not tell us this specifically,

Doag definitely is trying to earn some power and prestige with Saul. He tells them about

the interaction he witnessed between the Himalek and David, and how the priest helped David

by giving him food and a sword. Saul is furious, and he calls the Himalek and all the priest

to come before him. When he accuses the Himalek of conspiring against him, the Himalek responds

by telling Saul what is true. The man's Saul is trying to kill is the most faithful person

to him and his whole kingdom. The Himalek had inquired of God for him, but he had no idea

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