Emulating Jesus in a Dark World

Psalms IV

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The Cross: Every Nation Prayer & Fasting

Dear God

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Strengthen Your Faith #3 God Saves

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 <div class="p">24Now the Israelites were in distress that day, because Saul had bound the people under an oath, saying, &#8220;Cursed be anyone who eats food before evening comes, before I have avenged myself on my enemies!&#8221; So none of the troops tasted food.</div><div class="p"> 25The entire army entered the woods, and there was honey on the ground. 26When they went into the woods, they saw the honey oozing out; yet no one put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath. 27But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.#14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29 28Then one of the soldiers told him, &#8220;Your father bound the army under a strict oath, saying, &#8216;Cursed be anyone who eats food today!&#8217; That is why the men are faint.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 29Jonathan said, &#8220;My father has made trouble for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey. 30How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 31That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Mikmash to Aijalon, they were exhausted. 32They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood. 33Then someone said to Saul, &#8220;Look, the men are sinning against the Lord by eating meat that has blood in it.&#8221;</div><div class="p">&#8220;You have broken faith,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Roll a large stone over here at once.&#8221; 34Then he said, &#8220;Go out among the men and tell them, &#8216;Each of you bring me your cattle and sheep, and slaughter them here and eat them. Do not sin against the Lord by eating meat with blood still in it.&#8217;&#8198;&#8221;</div><div class="p">So everyone brought his ox that night and slaughtered it there. 35Then Saul built an altar to the Lord; it was the first time he had done this.</div><div class="p"> 36Saul said, &#8220;Let us go down and pursue the Philistines by night and plunder them till dawn, and let us not leave one of them alive.&#8221;</div><div class="p">&#8220;Do whatever seems best to you,&#8221; they replied.</div><div class="p">But the priest said, &#8220;Let us inquire of God here.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 37So Saul asked God, &#8220;Shall I go down and pursue the Philistines? Will you give them into Israel&#8217;s hand?&#8221; But God did not answer him that day.</div><div class="p"> 38Saul therefore said, &#8220;Come here, all you who are leaders of the army, and let us find out what sin has been committed today. 39As surely as the Lord who rescues Israel lives, even if the guilt lies with my son Jonathan, he must die.&#8221; But not one of them said a word.</div><div class="p"> 40Saul then said to all the Israelites, &#8220;You stand over there; I and Jonathan my son will stand over here.&#8221;</div><div class="p">&#8220;Do what seems best to you,&#8221; they replied.</div><div class="p"> 41Then Saul prayed to the Lord, the God of Israel, &#8220;Why have you not answered your servant today? If the fault is in me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the men of Israel are at fault,#14:41 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have &#8220;Why&#8230; at fault. respond with Thummim.&#8221; Jonathan and Saul were taken by lot, and the men were cleared. 42Saul said, &#8220;Cast the lot between me and Jonathan my son.&#8221; And Jonathan was taken.</div><div class="p"> 43Then Saul said to Jonathan, &#8220;Tell me what you have done.&#8221;</div><div class="p">So Jonathan told him, &#8220;I tasted a little honey with the end of my staff. And now I must die!&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 44Saul said, &#8220;May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not die, Jonathan.&#8221;</div><div class="p"> 45But the men said to Saul, &#8220;Should Jonathan die&#8212;he who has brought about this great deliverance in Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he did this today with God&#8217;s help.&#8221; So the men rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.</div><div class="p"> 46Then Saul stopped pursuing the Philistines, and they withdrew to their own land.</div><div class="p"> 47After Saul had assumed rule over Israel, he fought against their enemies on every side: Moab, the Ammonites, Edom, the kings#14:47 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint king of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he inflicted punishment on them.#14:47 Hebrew; Septuagint he was victorious 48He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of those who had plundered them.</div><div class="s1">Saul&#8217;s Family</div><div class="p"> 49Saul&#8217;s sons were Jonathan, Ishvi and Malki-Shua. The name of his older daughter was Merab, and that of the younger was Michal. 50His wife&#8217;s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of Saul&#8217;s army was Abner son of Ner, and Ner was Saul&#8217;s uncle. 51Saul&#8217;s father Kish and Abner&#8217;s father Ner were sons of Abiel.</div><div class="p"> 52All the days of Saul there was bitter war with the Philistines, and whenever Saul saw a mighty or brave man, he took him into his service.</div>
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