1 Samuel 27

As David when he was in fears uttered a desperate speech — namely, that Samuel's prophecy concerning him and message from God that he should be king would prove false. He said not only that one day he should perish by the hand of Saul (1 Samuel 27:1) — the ground of which was th…

Of both these, we have example in David, and his followers. David himself was fain to flee for his life from Saul's unjust cruelty, and therefore went and dwelt amongst the Philistines, 1 Samuel 27:1-2. And, 1 Samuel 22:2 there came to David such as were in trouble, and in debt,…

First they allege the phrase of scripture, (Exodus 14:31) They believed in God, and in Moses. (1 Samuel 27:12) And Achish believed in David. (2 Chronicles 20:20) Believe in the prophets and prosper.

Ask your own hearts, where, or when was it that your God forsook you, and left you to sink and perish under your burdens? I doubt not, but most of you have been at one time or other plunged in difficulties, difficulties out of which you could see no way of escape by the eye of r…

"I have sinned, return my son David" (1 Samuel 26:21). And after that, Saul persecuted him no more (1 Samuel 27:4). The change that Jacob's meekness made in Esau is no less observable, and (some think) is remarked as very strange and surprising, by an unusual pointing in the Heb…

6. Despair, and distrustful thoughts of God, though we have had much experience of his goodness. David (1 Samuel 27:1), I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; after all his experience. 7. Questioning our interest in God, by reason of crosses, or the doubtful posture of…

4. Another evil is desponding, and distrustful thoughts of God. David, after all his experiences, was surprised with these kinds of thoughts (1 Samuel 27:1): I shall one day perish by the hand of Saul. He had a particular promise and assurance of the kingdom, and had seen much o…

When the soul wearied with delays and deferments, and expectation, sits down in a [illegible] condition; because he cannot have what he will, he will cast away what he has, and conceives he may be careless of what he might attain. As David said, I shall one day perish by the han…

And shortly after that, Saul went out with three thousand chosen men to take him; David again had him in his hand (1 Samuel 26:1-2). Then his bowels melted again, and he was wounded, and tells David he would not hurt him, but it was no trusting of him notwithstanding; this David…