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THE AMALEKITES BURNED ZIGLAG (2)

I Samuel 30:16-31

Victor M. Eskew

 

1.      Outline the text:

 

i.                    THE PHILISTINES FOUND AND WERE REJOICING (I Sam. 30:16)

ii.                  DAVID FOUGHT AND RESCUED (I Sam. 30:17-20)

iii.                THE WICKED MEN FORBID AND WERE REBUFFED (I Sam. 30:21-25)

iv.                DAVID FAVORS AND REWARDS (I Sam. 30:26-31)

 

2.      T – F    The Egyptian brought them to the camp of the Amalekites. (I Sam. 30:16).

 

And when he had brought them down…

 

A.    True

 

3.      What were the Amalekites doing when David and his men found them? (I Sam. 30:16)

 

…behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

 

A.    They were eating, and drinking, and dancing.

 

B.     LESSON:  After victories, individuals have a tendency to let their guard down to enjoy the spoils of the enemy.  This is a time of tremendous vulnerability.

 

4.      How long did David fight against the Amalekites? (I Sam. 30:17)

 

And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day…

 

A.    From twilight until the evening of the next day.

 

B.      The twilight could refer to the evening twilight or the morning twilight. 

1.      It appears to be the evening twilight.  They had spread out their camp and all the spoils and were rejoicing in their victory, eating, and drinking, and dancing.  As the night fell, David and his men attacked in surprise.  If this is the proper time, the battle lasted almost 24 hours.

 

5.      T – F    None of the enemy escaped from the hand of David and his men. (I Sam. 30:17)

 

…and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

 

A.    False.  Four hundred escaped on camels.

 

6.      “And David recovered  all  that the Amalekites had carried away:  and David rescued his two wives” (I Sam. 30:18).

 

A.    God’s promise came to pass just as the Lord said that it would.  God had said:  “Pursue:  for thou shalt surely overtake them, and without fail recover all” (I Sam. 30:8).  “And David recovered all.”

B.      In addition, David was now vindicated before his men.  He was restored to a position of strength and respect before them.

 

7.      What was the only thing that David and his men did not recover from the Amalekites? (I Sam. 30:19)

 

And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thing that they had taken to them:  David recovered all.

 

A.    There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great.

 

B.      LESSON:  When God makes a promise, it comes to pass in its completeness.

 

8.      What became David’s spoil? (I Sam. 30:20)

 

And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drove before those other cattle, and said, This is David’s spoil.

 

A.    The flocks and the herds

 

9.      T – F    David returned to the two hundred men he had left behind. (I Sam. 30:21)

 

And David came to the two hundred men, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also to abide at the brook Besor…

 

A.    True

 

10.  What did David do when he saw the two hundred men? (I Sam. 30:21)

 

…and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that were with him, and when David came near to the people, he saluted them.

 

A.    He saluted them.

 

11.  Who only wanted to give the two hundred men their wives and children and nothing of the spoils? (I Sam. 30:22)

 

The answered all the wicked men and men of Belial, of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not with us, we will not give them aught of the spoil that we have recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that they may lead them away, and depart.

 

A.    The wicked men and men of Belial

1.      Wicked

a.      Strong (7451):  bad, evil

b.      BDB:  bad, evil, disagreeable, malignant, the worst, unkind in disposition

2.      Belial

a.      Strong (1100):  without profit, worthless

b.      BDB:  worthless, good for nothing, unprofitable, base fellows

 

B.      There are two ways to look at the words of these wicked people.

1.      They were justified.  They had gone and had risked their lives to recover the spoils.  Those who stayed back had not.

2.      They were being extremely selfish in the midst of a great victory.

 

12.  T – F    David agreed with the men of Belial on this occasion? (I Sam. 30:23)

 

Then said, David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren…

 

A.    False

 

13.  David reminded the evil men that God had given the spoils to them (I Sam. 30:23).

 

…with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

 

A.    In time of victory, it is not appropriate to be selfish with the spoils.

 

B.      Too, this victory was really one that belonged to the Lord. 

1.      Clarke points out that just the number of the Amalekites who had escaped were the same number that David had on his side, four hundred.

2.      These men were not responsible for their victory that day.  Yet, they were seeking to take all of the credit.

 

14.  “…but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff:  they shall part alike” (I Sam. 30:24).

 

A.    Those who tarry by the stuff serve important functions.

1.      They protect what is left behind from any other enemies.

2.      If needed, they could function as reinforcements latter.

3.      They would be the ones to carry on the work of those who fought in the battle were killed.

 

B.      The positions behind the field of battle are just as important as the positions on the battle field.

 

C.     NOTE:  This had been practiced before in Israel (Num. 31:27; Josh. 22:8).

 

15.  T – F    The standard that David made that day became a statute and ordinance for Israel (I Sam.

30:25).

 

And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

 

A.    True

 

16.  What two groups received spoils from David who lived in Judah? (I Sam. 30:26).

 

And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord.

 

A.    Unto the elders of Judah

 

B.      Even to his friends

 

C.     These gifts would serve a three-fold purpose:

1.      Gratitude toward those who may have assisted David during all of the years that he fled from Saul (See I Sam. 30:31). 

2.      It would have replenished some of the things that the Amalekites had taken from some of the people in these cities.

3.      It would have endeared David to these individuals when the time came for David to become the king.

 

D.    NOTE:  It is interesting that God spared the embarrassment of having to choose sides between Achish and Saul.  Then, he granted him a great victory that enabled him to endear himself to the elders and his friends in Israel.

 

17.  To what other cities did David sent parts of the spoil of the rescue? (I Sam. 30:27-31)

 

To them which were in Bethel, and to them which were in south Ramoth, and to them which were in Jattir, and to them which were in Aroer, and to them which were in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshemoa, and to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerhamellites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, and to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach, and to them which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

 

A.    Thirteen different places are listed by the inspired author.

 

B.      The spoil that David accumulated at the victory of the Amalekites must have been of great abundance for him to be able to give presents to so many places in Israel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE END OF SAUL’S REIGN

I Samuel 31:1-13

Homework

Victor M. Eskew

 

1.      Outline of section:

 

i.                    I SAMUEL 31:1-3

ii.                  I SAMUEL 31:4-6

iii.                I SAMUEL 31:7

iv.                I SAMUEL 31:8-10

v.                  I SAMUEL 31:11-13

 

2.      T – F    The Israelites prevailed when they fought the Philistines. (I Sam. 31:1)

 

3.      Where did the Israelites fall down slain? (I Sam. 31:1)

 

4.      Which sons of Saul were slain? (I Sam. 31:2)

 

5.      “And the battle went _______________ against Saul…” (I Sam. 31:3)

 

6.      Who hit and wounded Saul? (I Sam. 31:3)

 

7.      Who did Saul ask to kill him with a sword? (I Sam. 31:4)

 

8.      Why did Saul want his amourbearer to kill him? (I Sam. 31:4)

 

9.      T – F    The armourbearer did has he was commanded. (I Sam. 31:4)

 

10.  Why didn’t the armourbearer kill Saul? (I Sam. 31:4).

 

11.  T – F    Saul took his own life. (I Sam. 31:4)

 

12.  What did the armourbearer do when he saw that Saul was dead? (I Sam. 31:5)

 

13.  Who are said to have died the “same day together”? (I Sam. 31:6)

 

14.  What did the men of Israel do when they saw Saul and his sons were dead? (I Sam. 31:7)

 

15.  Who came and dwelled in their cities? (I Sam. 31:7)

 

16.  On the following day, what did the Philistines do those who had been slain? (I Sam. 31:8)

 

17.  As they were stripping the dead, who did they find? (I Sam. 31:8)

 

18.  What two things did the Philistines remove from Saul? (I Sam. 31:9)

 

19.  When they sent news of their victory into the land of the Philistines, where were two places the news was published? (I Sam. 31:9)

 

A.

 

B.

 

20.  Where did they put Saul’s amour? (I Sam. 30:10).

 

21.  Define:  Ashtaroth (I Sam. 30:10)

 

22.  What did they do with Saul’s body (I Sam. 30:10)

 

23.  Who heard what the Philistines did to Saul? (I Sam. 30:11)

 

24.  Who arose to recover the bodies of Saul and his sons? (I Sam. 30:12)

 

25.  When they brought them back to Jabesh, what did they do with the bodies? (I Sam. 30:12)

 

26.  What did they do with the bones? (I Sam. 30:13)

 

27.  How long did they fast? (I Sam. 30:13)