Tag: salvation
Biblical Principle #400: David Wrote Psalm 18 as a Thanksgiving for Deliverance
Biblical Principles List Principle After God gave David deliverance from his enemies, David wrote Psalm 18 in thanksgiving. Explanation We have chronicled David’s numerous life-threatening struggles, from Saul, to Goliath and the Philistines, to problems with factions of Israelites, and so forth. Eventually, GOD gave David rest from his enemies. 1 Hiram, king of Tyre,…
Biblical Principle #391: David Spared Saul’s Life a Second Time
Biblical Principles List Principle David spared Saul’s life a second time, taking Saul’s water pitcher and spear while he slept. Explanation Saul’s madness drove him to pursue David everywhere David went. Even though David had already spared Saul’s life, Saul’s bitter jealousy quickly returned. A second opportunity to kill Saul presented itself. But once again,…
Biblical Principle #385: David Wrote Psalm 52 After Saul Killed the Priests
Biblical Principles List Principle David wrote Psalm 52 after Saul killed the 305 priests of Nob. Explanation We previously established that Saul killed Abimelech and a total of 305 Levite priests in the city of Nob because Abimelech had helped David. David penned Psalm 52 in reflection on the tragic murder of these priests. 1…
Biblical Principle #383: David Wrote Psalm 34 When He Faked Insanity
Biblical Principles List Principle David wrote Psalm 34 during the time he faked insanity before Achish, king of Gath. Explanation David had fled to Philistia, to the city of Gath, to escape King Saul’s pursuits. He was afraid of the king of Gath named Achish, so he pretended to be insane. It worked. Achish refused…
Biblical Principle #381: David Wrote Psalm 56 in Gath
Biblical Principles List Principle David wrote Psalm 56 when he was captured in Gath while fleeing from King Saul. Explanation David fled from Saul to Achish, king of Gath, of the Philistines. David was afraid of Achish. During the time that the Philistines seized David, he wrote Psalm 56. 1 For the End, for the…
Biblical Principle #374: Saul Turned Against David
Biblical Principles List Principle King Saul turned against David and persecuted him. Explanation Although David was loyal to Saul, with an “evil” spirit haunting him, Saul turned against David and persecuted him, to the point that Saul tried to kill David. First, Saul attempted to sabotage David by having his daughter, Michal, marry David. 1…
Biblical Principle #368: Saul Chosen Israel’s First King
Biblical Principles List Principle GOD chose Saul as Israel’s first king. Explanation When Israel asked for a man as king, GOD told Samuel whom He had selected as the man to reign over Israel: Saul of Benjamin. 15 Now the day before Saul arrived, the Lord revealed to the ear of Samuel, saying, 16 “Tomorrow…
Biblical Principle #365: The Ark of the Covenant Plagued the Philistines
Biblical Principles List Principle Once captured, the presence of Israel’s ark of the covenant brought great suffering upon the Philistines. Explanation The Philistines once captured Israel’s ark of the covenant. That did not go as the Philistines had imagined. It first started with the temple of Dagon, god of the Philistines: 1 The Philistines took…
Biblical Principle #345: God Gave Israel Victory Over Jericho
Biblical Principles List Principle God miraculously delivered the city of Jericho into Israel’s hands and gave them the victory. Explanation We previously established how Rahab hid Israel’s spies, choosing to save her family and her own life over loyal death alongside her fellow citizens in Jericho. From this, we know that Jericho was well aware…
Biblical Principle #330: Israel to Be Gathered
Biblical Principles List Principle God promised to gather the scattered Israelites to the promised land once they fully repented and returned to Him. Explanation GOD revealed, through Moses, that Israel was going to: But then, in Israel’s awful state of suffering, GOD—in His great love and mercy—promised to gather them again at a specific time: