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David Defeats the Amalekites

Date: Jul. 30, 2024

Passage

1 Samuel 30:16-31 (ESV)

16 And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah. 17 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. 18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken. David brought back all. 20 David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, and said, “This is David’s spoil.”

21 Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow David, and who had been left at the brook Besor. And they went out to meet David and to meet the people who were with him. And when David came near to the people he greeted them. 22 Then all the wicked and worthless fellows among the men who had gone with David said, “Because they did not go with us, we will not give them any of the spoil that we have recovered, except that each man may lead away his wife and children, and depart.” 23 But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us. 24 Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike.” 25 And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day.

26 When David came to Ziklag, he sent part of the spoil to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a present for you from the spoil of the enemies of the LORD.” 27 It was for those in Bethel, in Ramoth of the Negeb, in Jattir, 28 in Aroer, in Siphmoth, in Eshtemoa, 29 in Racal, in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, in the cities of the Kenites, 30 in Hormah, in Bor-ashan, in Athach, 31 in Hebron, for all the places where David and his men had roamed.

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Key Verse: 30:23

But David said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the LORD has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us.

The Egyptian slave led David to the Amalekites, who were all drinking and reveling in their plunder. So, David and his men fought them and thoroughly defeated them. They also recovered everything taken, including the people. What once was the plunder of the Amalekites was now David’s plunder.

When David and the men came back, they were met by the 200 men who were too exhausted to continue. Some among David’s followers did not want to share the plunder with those who stayed behind, but David made it a statute that those who stayed with the supplies would share equally with those who went to the battle. He taught them in this way that it is the LORD who protected them, and it was the LORD who delivered their enemies into their hands. His deliverance is for all. Upon returning, David sent some of the plunder throughout Israel. It was a sign of encouragement and a message from the LORD who delivers.

Prayer: Lord, help me to depend on your protection and deliverance in all things. Help me to claim your victory and be a source of encouragement.

One Word: The Lord delivers

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Holy to the Lord

Zechariah 14:1-21

Key Verse: 14:20

And on that day there shall be inscribed on the bells of the horses, “Holy to the LORD.” And the pots in the house of the LORD shall be as the bowls before the altar.

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