60IN60 Day 32 - Thurs Apr 2

It's Day 32 and we're in 1 Samuel 24.

Where God Spoke To Me:
- Nothing jumped out to me today.

Help:
- Verses 6, 12 - Why didn't David kill Saul when he had the chance?  David apparently believed that only God should take the life of His anointed king.  Even though David knows he is God's chosen to be the next king of Israel, he also feels that the timing of the end of Saul's reign is up to God.
- Verse 8 - To do this David was either confident in God's protection (knowing that God has chosen him to eventually be the next king) or was desperate and tired of running from the law.
- Verses 16-21 - Saul repents, but we know that his future behavior will repeat the same mistakes.

If you want to read the chapter online, here's a link.

If you have a question or comment, email me at butcher@ymail.com.

Your Questions:
- "If David plays the harp for Saul in 1 Samuel 16, does he not know who he is at the end of 1 Samuel 17?" - Good question.  I think the exchange at the end of chapter 17 (verses 55-58) is not King Saul being unaware of who David is.  He doesn't ask Abner for David's name; he asks him whose son he is.  I think Saul knew who David was, but he had never inquired before about his family history.  It may have been he was just curious or it may have been that he intended to tell David's father that David would now be staying in the king's house (18:2).