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1 Samuel 29 · Grade 5

Providence Through Enemies

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Chapter 29 shows God working through unlikely means. David, living a double life, now marched in the rear of the Philistine army with Achish against Israel. His compromise in chapter 27 had led him into an impossible position. The narrator does not tell us what David intended to do.

The Philistine princes recognized the danger. Isn't this David, of whom people sang to one another in dances, saying, 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands'? They feared that David would reconcile with Saul by turning on them. Ironically, their distrust became the means of David's deliverance.

Achish, still deceived, praised David: I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. David even protested that he wanted to fight the enemies of my lord the king, words that may hide his true meaning. But the decision stood. David departed early in the morning, and the Philistines went up to Jezreel. God, unseen in the chapter, kept His anointed from shedding Israelite blood.

Show What You Know

  1. What does chapter 29 show about God?

  2. What does the narrator not tell us?

  3. What became the means of David's deliverance?

  4. What did God keep David from doing?

Crossword

51243

Across

  1. Return, and go in ____ (29:7).
  2. The Philistines went up to ____ (29:11).

Down

  1. To Achish, David was good, as an ____ of God (29:9).
  2. Where the Philistines gathered their armies (29:1)
  3. David rose up ____ to depart (29:11).

Think About It

  1. How can God be at work even in a chapter where He is not named?

  2. How does David's rescue show God's grace despite David's compromise?

Memory Verse

Achish answered David, “I know that you are good in my sight, as an angel of God. Notwithstanding, the princes of the Philistines have said, ‘He shall not go up with us to the battle.’

1 Samuel 29:9 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for making a way for me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can God rescue us from trouble we caused?
  • How can God use closed doors to protect you?
  • How can you thank God for a time He kept you from a bad choice?

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