6/6/2010
8:02:36 AM
SPIRITUAL
DIARY
My Worship Time Focus: David’s appearance
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Samuel 16:12a
Message
of the verse: “12 So he sent and
brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome
appearance.”
I think that because of the
shortness of this sub-section that I will take on another one after this one is
completed.
The word ruddy is the same word that
described Esau at his birth, and although this could mean that David had red
hair it may just mean that he was light skinned for most Semitic people were
darker skinned.
There is a reason that the Lord has
allowed the looks of David to be included in the Scriptures, and perhaps it was
just to compare him to Saul. This verse
also shows that David was handsome just as Joseph was described. David was also a likable young man and a man
who attracted people, and this was surely going to be helpful in his new career
as king.
My Worship Time
(2) Focus: David’s anointing
Bible Reading
& Meditation Reference: 1Samuel 16:12b-13
Message
of the verses: “And the LORD said, ‘Arise,
anoint him; for this is he.’ 13 Then
Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon
David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.”
First of all I want to copy a
note from Warren Wiersbe’s commentary, (Be Successful), that has to do with David
being the eight son of Jesse: “Noah was
‘the eighth person’ (2Peter 2:5) and eight persons were saved in the Ark to
give a new beginning to civilization (1Peter 3:20). Jewish boys were circumcised on the eight
day, which gave them a new status in the nation as ‘sons of the covenant,’ and
the firstborn were dedicated to God on the eight day (Ex. 22:20-30)”
Both the Hebrew and Greek word for
Messiah means “anointed” and only prophets, priest and kings are anointed, and
this has to be by someone whom God has appointed.
Next the text shows that David had
the Spirit of the Lord come upon him from that day forward. It is interesting that in the very next verse
the Spirit of the Lord leaves Saul.
David prays in Psalm 51:11 not to have the Lord take His Holy Spirit
from him, and so it is learned that in the OT the Holy Spirit would come upon
people to do different tasks from the Lord and could leave them as He left
Saul. This is not true of believers in
the NT times as shown in Ephesians 1:13-14, “13
In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of
your salvation-having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy
Spirit of promise, 14 who is given as a
pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own
possession, to the praise of His glory.”
Ephesians 4:30 also speak of this, “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of
God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.”
As far as did David’s father and
brothers know why David was being anointed this is probably unlikely, but
surely Samuel told David that the Lord had chosen him as the next king of
Israel. It is certain that David told
Jonathan that the Lord had chosen him as the next king and this was no problem with
him because he was a very wise and spiritual man.
Spiritual
meaning for my life today: I think
that patience is the order from this section as David was probably around
fifteen years old when this happened and became king at thirty. I became a believer at age twenty-six and one
day I will be rewarded for my patience in waiting on the Lord to come in the
clouds to take me to be with Him forever.
Whether alive at that time or asleep when the trumpet sounds I will be
headed to be with my Lord.
My Steps of
Faith for Today:
1.
Trust the
Lord to use me to convey His Truth to those He has chosen to come to this
evening’s service.
6/6/2010
9:02:22 AM
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