Message To Kings - A Biblical History Of Man

While David is fighting the Amalekites, Saul and the Army of Israel faces off against the Philistines at Mt Gilboa. Saul takes his forces up a mountain to take away the advantage of the Philistine horseman and chariots, but is quickly overwhelmed and surrounded. In this episode, we cover the battle and the last actions of Saul and the immediate fallout of the battle.

Even as Saul is terrified of the huge Philistine army and he visits the witch of Endor, David is commanded to join the Philistine army by Lord Achish of Gath, who David has befriended and faked an alliance with for over a year. Before David can put a plan into action, he is commanded to return to Ziklag by the other Philistines who do not trust David. Upon his return to Ziklag, a very large Amalekite army had overtaken Ziklag and had taken hostage the women and children of David's men and burned Ziklag. In this episode, we cover the detailed historical account of Josephus as David comes upon and surprises the Amalekites and fulfills the Lord's word to pursue, overtake and rescue the families and possessions and all that had been lost in David's season of fear.

Four armies are marching in the region of Israel. The Philistines have assembled to destroy King Saul and his army. David was called upon by King Achish to march with the Philistines. Saul assembled all of Israel to oppose the Philistines at Mt. Gilboa. In addition, there is a nomadic Amalekite army about to raid Southern Judea and Philistia, including Ziklag. When Saul sees the hordes of Philistines, he is terrified and when he fails to obtain counsel from God, he calls upon someone to find a witch to help him. The result is Saul and the Witch of Endor.

What the enemy could not do in the natural, he successfully achieved in spirit. According to 1 Samuel 27, David thought to himself 'one of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.' A single lie of fear broke into David's heart and was believed. In this episode, we discuss how David stepped out of God's will as he made a decision based upon fear.

David tries to find peace and rest in Judah, but the Ziphites rally against David and call upon Saul to attack David. Saul marched toward David with 3,000 troops and established a camp near David's men. In the middle of the night, David and Abishai sneak up on Saul's camp and David has another opportunity to kill Saul and become king.

After the death of Samuel, all of Israel goes to Ramah and pays their respects to the great prophet. Then, David and his men return to Judah and ask for provisions from a rich man named Nabal, who lived near the monument to Saul at Carmel. Nabal refuses David and rudely sends the men away and cuts David with his words. David, in turn, marches with 400 men to kill Nabal and the men of his household. Before David can get to Nabal's house, Abigail, the wife of Nabal, intercedes with her actions.

In this episode, we take a brief look at the mobile camp of David and explore a prophecy that sets the scene at the cave at En Gedi, where Saul is delivered, naked, to David for judgment. Instead of taking Saul's life, David shows mercy and grace. We conclude this episode with the mercy and grace of David and the spirit of honor over his life.

After Saul kills the priests at Nob, he pursues David. David saves the town of Keilah from the Philistines, but is forced to flee when Saul pursues him. Over the next year or two, Saul pursues David and David flees from him, all the while, David is training up his group of misfits and turning them into the mighty men. In this episode, we cover the making of the MIGHTY MEN and begin and conclude the episode with the making of THE THREE.

After the scene at Gath, David is full of the spirit of God and he journeys to Judah, the tribe of his people, and he hides in the cave at Adullam. At Adullam, David worships God alone, until his family shows up and 400 distressed, in debted and discontented men show up. David will take these 400 and turn them into the future leaders of Israel, but it is in the cave of Adullam that God reveals HOPE to David and God keeps his promises for only days before David was without food and in prison.

Saul, in his jealousy, hunts for David. He learns that Ahithopel, the high priest, was last scene with him. In his rage, he summons all of the priests to Gibeah for a confrontation. When they arrive at Gibeah, Saul orders the death of all of the priests of Israel because they helped David. In this episode, we conduct an audio drama from the perspective of the lone survivor, Abiathar, the son of Ahithopel.

After David's failure at reconciliation with King Saul, he flees to Nob, the town of the priests. In Nob, David receives assistance from the high priests by receiving consecrated bread and the sword of Goliath. David leaves soonafter, because he is spotted by Doeg, Saul's chief herdsman. David flees to Gath, where David's life is threatened and he is thrown in prison. But, it is in prison and in Gath, where David experiences God's presence and deliverance.

In this episode, David makes one final attempt to reconcile to King Saul. David goes to Jonathan and asks him to inquire with the King as to his feelings toward David. During the New Moon feast, Jonathan approached his father, while David hid at the Stone Ezel. When Saul noticed David wasn't at the feast, Saul flies into a rage and attacks his son Jonathan for protecting David. In an emotionally charged moment, Jonathan and David say goodbye to each other at the Stone Ezel and David's journey takes an abrupt change of course.

David recounts his emotional and spiritual experience in Psalm 59 as he flees from Saul. He ends up in Rammah under the protection of Samuel and the school of the prophets. Saul finds out where David is and sends soldiers to arrest David. In this episode, we discuss what happens when Saul comes after David and the Spirit of Prophecy.

After David marries Michal, Saul only gets more jealous of David. He orders his son Jonathan and his attendants to kill David. David flees from Saul, but Jonathan takes up his case with Saul and David is restored to his place. All seems back to normal in the court of Saul, until the Philistines attack and David defeats them and David is Israel's hero again. In a fit of rage, as David was playing his lyre for Saul, Saul hurls his spear at David. David dodges the spear and flees to his room. Saul orders David to be killed, but David escapes out of the window out of the palace of Saul and the protection of Israel into his wilderness years. We conclude this episode with a look at the concept of Christian contradictions and the upside down Kingdom of Jesus.

After David beheads Goliath, there are a few peculiar verses. In this episode, We will discuss these verses as well as David's relationship with Jonathan. Not only did David take on and kill Goliath, but on the same day, he made his best friend - Jonathan.

In this episode, we cover the conflict between David and Goliath from a Jewish Traditional perspective. Pulling from Louis Ginzberg's work, the LEGENDS OF THE JEWS, we cover the background of Goliath and read his account of the encounter between David and Goliath.

In this podcast special, we conduct an interview with Scott Buss regarding the heart of David and his heart for worship. Scott Buss is an accomplished classically trained musician who has dedicated his life to the worship of God. In this interview, he discusses his journey and his testimony of worship and puts into context the concept of spiritual warfare which occurs during times of worship.

After defeating Israel's enemies on every side, Saul turns his attention erroneously inwardly in a campaign against the Gibeonites breaking the long standing treaty with these people, and upon the word of the Lord from Samuel, he attacks the Amalekites. In this episode, we cover Saul's disobedience, arrogance, pride and the consequences for him and Israel and how his sin impacted future generations.

As Jonathan attacked the Philistines, the Philistines melted away in all directions. The previously surrendered Israelites turned on the Philistines and those Israelites who fled in the hills attacked their flanks. Saul called for the high priest to inquire of God, but the answer was too long in coming, so he attacked the fleeing Philistines, who now, were fighting against themselves as well. As the Israelites attacked, Saul made a vow, 'cursed be anyone who eats today, until I get my vengeance upon my enemies.' In this episode, we see what happens to Saul's vengeance fast and its parallel in the Book of Judges.

Jonathan sneaks out of the Israelite camp with his armor bearer and goes to pick a fight with the better armed and more numerous Philistines. He approaches a Philistines garrison at the Michmash pass, with cliffs on either side and in one of the most unwise military strategies of all time, Jonathan and his armor bearer attack the Philistines, showing outrageous courage and bravery and boldness. God, who is drawn to faith, answers by delivering Jonathan and bringing victory to Israel. Coverart by Jeff Brown