Read 1 Samuel 22: 6-23 What did Saul accuse his men of doing?
Who was Doeg the Edomite from last week's study? (1 Samuel 21:7 )
How many priests did Doeg kill?
Why did David feel responsible for their deaths ?
In Psalm 52:1, what did David accuse Saul of?
Verse 1 strongly suggests that Saul not only had a multitude of innocent people to death, but he bragged about it.
Psalm 52:7 tells us something vile about the ego of King Saul.
Have you ever known anyone that put down others to make themselves better? That is the ultimate sign of insecurity and if we allow our insecurities to govern our lives, we become destroyers as did this king.
In Psalm 52:8 remember David was still on the run in the forest of Hereth. Even on the run, not knowing where the next meal would come from, David knew that compared to Saul, he was "like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God". When he received the news of the slaughter of innocent people, David responded in four ways:
1. He placed blame where it should have been--on Saul/evil.
2. He reminded himself that God will repay evil
3. He placed his hope solely in God.
4. He reminded himself that God is good.
How do you sort through your feelings about being stunned by the depravity of humanity?
In such events as bombings, natural catastrophes, sufferings, we can do the same as David in the above and cast all on Christ. His Word will be the anchor in the waves of life.
David could not have survived the guilt or pain of Saul's actions had he not cast himself on God and His Word.
How can these Scriptures help you sort out things when tragedies occur?
John 10:10
Lamentations 3:33
Lamentations 3:59
Psalm 100: 5
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