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Lesson #19

RETURN TO SYLLABUS

1SAMUEL 19
Lesson #19
LIFE’S CRUTCHES

  • Memory Verse: Psalms 59:17

  • Read 1Sam 19:1-7
    • What are the characteristics of a friend?
      • Protection (2)
      • Loyalty (2)
      • Positive confession concerning David. (4)
      • Peacemaker on behalf of his friend. Intercession. (3)

    • Read 1Sam 19:8-17
      • What do you notice about Michal’s friendship that is different from Jonathan’s for David?
        • Her loyalty has limits only to the point of her own danger. (17)
          • Jonathan was totally committed to David without regard to his own personal danger.
      • What kind of person is Michal?
        • Worldly (13,17)
        • Opportunistic (17)
        • Manipulative (17)
      • Michal is an illustration of “situation ethics”.
        • Lies and deception are never justified no matter how noble the purpose.
        • Read Exo 20:16
        • Read Pro 24:28
          • Also notice the presence of an idol in David’s household. This was a compromise of David’s faith. Whether the idol actually belonged to Michal, we are not told.
        • Read Psa 59 Pursued Emotions
          • How do we explain David’s prayer for his enemies, “consume them in wrath”, in light of New Testament Christian attitudes?
            • Read 2Tim 4:14
            • Read Act 1:20
            • Read Gal 1:8-9
            • Read 2The 1:8

      • Read 1Sam 19:18-24
        • God’s triple miracle to give David time (20-21)
        • God’s miracle on Saul
          • How do we explain the fact that the Holy Spirit left Saul and periodically an evil spirit would come upon Saul, but here he prophesies under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.
            • God will use whatever and whomever He desires to bring about His plan.
            • Saul was in a place where the moving of the Holy Spirit was strong, so perhaps this is an overflow phenomenon.
              • Saul was naked. (24)
                • Often one’s attire in the Old Testament was a part of the message. We don’t know Saul’s message here.
        • The surprise of the people:
          • They knew what kind of person Saul was.
            • Discussion
            • : What is the difference between an occasional word from the Lord and the office of a prophet.

        • Principles from 1Sam 19
          • Leaning Lessons:
            • Sometimes we lean on other people, but God wants us to learn to lean on Him.
            • David leaned on Jonathan (1-7)
            • David leaned on Michal (8-17)
            • David leaned on Samuel (18-24)
          • The truth about crutches:
            • They are a substitute for the Lord.
            • They keep our focus horizontal, on other people.
            • They offer only temporary relief.
          • The removal of David’s crutches:
            • Crutch #1 – David’s position (8-10a)
            • Crutch #2 – David’s wife (10b-12)
            • Crutch #3 – David’s mentor, Samuel (18-19, 20:1a)
            • Crutch #4 – David’s friend, Jonathan (20:1-3, 42)
            • Crutch #5 – David’s crutch of religion (21:1-3, 10)
            • Crutch #6 – David’s self-respect (21:13)
        • How will God mature David so he does not lean on men but on God?
          • He removes the crutches (the people) from David’s life.
            • The usual human reaction is to ask, “Why me?”
              • David does this in chapter 20.

        HOMEWORK
        1Samuel 20
        This is a self-study. Please do not send homework answers to the teacher forcorrection.

        • Application of 1Sam 19
          • List the people and things that the Lord indicates to you that are crutches in your life on which you are leaning.

          • In prayer, give them up to the Lord and determine in your heart that you will lean only on the Lord.
            • Preparation for 1Sam 20
              • Read 1Sam 20:1-23
                • List the points of David and Jonathan’s covenant with each other.

                • Read Psalms 11 and Psalms 18.
                  • What principles can we use from David’s experience to encourage us when all the props are knocked out from under us.

                  • Memory Verse: Psalms 18:3

      About Joyce

      I came to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ in 1963 giving my heart to Jesus in a Billy Graham crusade in Los Angeles, CA. I have been teaching the Word of God since 1964, Usually two to three adult classes a week.

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