* CONGREGATIONAL READING: 1 Samuel 21:1-15; Psalm 34:1-22 *
I. EXPOSITION FOR OUR UNDERSTANDING
Background for Our Chapter
1. David's First Fight, 1 Sam 17:1-58
2. David's Faithful Friend, 1 Sam 18:1-30
3. David's Fleeing Fiendish Saul, 1 Sam 19:1-24
4. David's Fearful Field, 1 Sam 20:1-42
5. David Feigns Foolishness, 1 Sam 21:1-15
Brief Outline of Our Chapter
1. David and Ahimelch, 1 Sam 21:1-9
2. David and Achish, 1 Sam 21:10-15
II. EXHORTATION FOR OUR APPLICATION
David Feigns Insanity 1 Sam 21:10-15
1. David's fretful life, v10
2. David's “faithless” behavior, vv11-12
3. David's frail humanity, Psa 34:17-18
David, a Figure of Christ
1. They said Jesus was insane
a. Mark 3:21; John 10:20
David Foreshadows Christian Regeneration
1. They said Paul was insane
a. Acts 26:24
2. Testimony of a regenerate life
a. words in his heart, v10 (Rom 10:9-10, 17)
b. changed his behavior, v11 (2 Cor 5:17; Rom 12:1-2)
David's Faithful Lesson for Us
1. Psalm 34
a. trust the Lord, v8
b. fear the Lord, v9
c. seek the Lord, v10
d. learn from the Lord, v11