The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Samuel 21:7,
"Now one of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief shepherd."
David had gone to Nob and asked the priest there for food and weapons. Ahimelek gave David the consecrated bread that had been set before the Lord and the sword of Goliath, the giant that David himself had killed.
In the account there is but a mention of someone else on that day, a man by the name of Doeg, an Edomite, who was King Saul's chief shepherd.
David fled from Nob and went to Gath. We are not told in 1 Samuel 21 why he fled that very day, but the comment in the title of Psalm 52 provides us some detail, "For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.'"
Apparently when Doeg saw David in Nob, he went back to tell Saul, who was seeking to kill David, and so David fled. In Psalm 52 a contrast is painted for us by David of the outlook for Doeg with his own. Here is what he saw for Doeg, "Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, 'Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!'" Psalm 52:5-7.
However, the outlook for David was something he saw for himself as much brighter, "But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. For what you [God] have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good." Psalm 52:8=9.
"Now one of Saul's servants was there that day, detained before the Lord; he was Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief shepherd."
David had gone to Nob and asked the priest there for food and weapons. Ahimelek gave David the consecrated bread that had been set before the Lord and the sword of Goliath, the giant that David himself had killed.
In the account there is but a mention of someone else on that day, a man by the name of Doeg, an Edomite, who was King Saul's chief shepherd.
David fled from Nob and went to Gath. We are not told in 1 Samuel 21 why he fled that very day, but the comment in the title of Psalm 52 provides us some detail, "For the director of music. A maskil of David. When Doeg the Edomite had gone to Saul and told him: 'David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.'"
Apparently when Doeg saw David in Nob, he went back to tell Saul, who was seeking to kill David, and so David fled. In Psalm 52 a contrast is painted for us by David of the outlook for Doeg with his own. Here is what he saw for Doeg, "Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, 'Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others!'" Psalm 52:5-7.
However, the outlook for David was something he saw for himself as much brighter, "But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. For what you [God] have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good." Psalm 52:8=9.
The reality is that there were then, and there are yet today, two groups of people in this world. Those who have embraced the Lord in faith, and those who have not. Those who have not are represented by Doeg, and those who have are represented by David in Psalm 52.
Those who reject the Lord will be brought "down to everlasting ruin" and suffer as David saw for Doeg. On the other hand, those who embrace the Lord will flourish like an olive tree in the house of God, they will experience God's unfailing love for ever and ever!
Why would any one want Doeg's dismal outcome? Is not what David had, and has, much better? All it requires is faith in Jesus Christ!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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