PROCLAMATION
“And the princes of the Philistines were
wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, ‘Make the
fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him,
and let him not go down with us to battle …’ ”
1 Samuel 29:4 (KJV)
EXPLANATION
These words were written under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God after the death of the prophet Samuel by
Nathan the prophet and Gad the seer. As
the Philistines gathered all their forces to do battle against Israel, David
and his men were at the rear with Achish and his men. (1 Samuel 29:1-2) The commanders of the Philistines asked
Achish, “What about these Hebrews?”
Achish replied that David had been with him for over a year and had
served him well. The commanders said he
cannot go into battle with us, send him back to his home. Then they said, “Is not this David, of whom
they sang … Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?” (1 Samuel
29:3-5) Achish then told David that
while he was pleased with him, the commanders were displeased with him and they
will not let him join them in the battle against Israel. Achish told David to leave in the morning as
soon as it is light so as not to upset the Philistine commanders. The next morning David and his men did as he
was told and left and returned to Ziklag. (1 Samuel 29:6-11)
APPLICATION
Once again The Lord God “moves in a
mysterious way, His wonders to perform.” (Hymn by William Cowper) He kept David from fighting and killing his
own people. There are times when The
Lord closes a door in front of us to protect us from an unseen danger or sin. “… He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and
shutteth, and no man openeth.” (Revelation 3:7)
There is no need to stay and continue to look at the closed door. Move on to the door that He has opened. If by chance there are no open doors, then
praise Him where you are until a door opens for you, and thank Him for
protecting you from whatever it was that He kept you from.
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