1 Samuel - Chapter 22 with Psalm 142 and 52

The Amazing Bible. Book Club

In chapter 22 of 1 Samuel, David is on the run from king Saul who is trying to kill him. After leaving the city of Gath, a Philistine city, he escaped to the cave of Adullam. We then took a look at Psalm 142 which is labeled, "A Maskil of David. When he was in the cave. A prayer." This Psalm is a cry unto the Lord. He thinks no one cares, and his spirit is faint because of his enemies. It ends with, "Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me." Then in verses 1b-2 we find that David's family and 400 men came to David. These were people the outcasts of the kingdom of Saul. David is no longer alone. Verses 3-4 tell us that David took care of his parents and placed them in the care of Moab, the birthplace of his great-grandma, Ruth (Ruth 4:17 & 21-22). Then in verse 5, a prophet told David to go to the land of Judah and hide there. The story then switches to king Saul. Doeg the Edomite told Saul that he saw the priest, Ahimelech help David with bread and Goliath's sword, so Saul called Ahimelech and all the priests to come to him. Ahimelech said he had helped David many times, and that he knew nothing about David trying to take over the kingdom, but Saul didn't care about the truth, he said the priests must die. Saul's officers would not kill the men of God, so Saul asked Deog to do it, and he killed 85 priests, and then went to their town of Nob and killed all the men and women, children and infants, as well as the cattle, donkeys and sheep. One priest escaped, the son of Ahimelech, and he ran to David who vowed to take care of him. We then took a look at Psalm 52 which is a Psalm about when Doeg informed king Saul. This wisdom Psalm compares the wicked schemes of Saul, but the song does not include his name, and the blessed way of David, who flourishes, trusts in God's unfailing love, praises the Lord and all He's done, hopes in the good name of the Lord, and praises Him in the presence of the saints.