Title: Saul Hating David (1 Samuel 18:5-16)
Start with an associative quiz on the content - Showing Park and swallows and asking who comes to mind
Nolbu is grumpy, greedy, jealous
Those who even had jealousy toward their younger brother, those who were greedy, this was because they did not have love in their hearts.
There was also a man in Israel who, like Nolbu, had a stomach ache when he was praised by others and did well.
At that time, Israel faced a difficult situation due to the war with the Philistines. But in Israel, no one could defeat the Philistine general Goliath, who ridiculed God, and they were trembling. But when the people of Israel heard that something very surprising had happened. It was big news.
Now, what kind of news did you hear? It was the news that a boy named David defeated Goliath and that Israel was victorious in the war against the Philistines. Israel won.
character! Youth Friends! How does our country greet athletes who come back from winning matches? Yes, you can see them having a welcome ceremony, putting up placards, holding press conferences and broadcasting. In this way, the Israelites also came to welcome the Israeli soldiers who returned after winning the war. The people welcomed King Saul, David, and the Israeli army. And I started singing to those who came back victorious. The songs they sang were:
“Saul killed thousands, David killed tens of thousands.”
Saul knew that everyone liked him and praised him. He may have thought that all the people should sing for him because he is the king of Israel.
But when I heard the song, it was strange. It was the sound of praising and singing David, who was younger than him. When Saul heard that, he felt very bad. It was unpleasant. You dare not sing me, the king of Israel, the highest, but sing a little boy David.
When Saul was upset, he became jealous of David and began to envy him. Then he looked at me with very strange eyes and began to fill with thoughts of killing David. After that happened, I often acted like a crazy person. Now, his heart began to change with a desire to kill David. Then one day, he threw a spear at David, who was playing the harp. David was startled and ran away. David could not understand why Saul was acting that way.
Saul, who failed to kill David, seemed even more mad. Those eyes were full of jealousy and envy. However, contrary to Saul's heart, all the Israelites believed and loved David. David became more and more famous, and people listened to him. Then Saul wondered. I tried to kill David, but I couldn't kill him, and people started to like David more and more. This made me think that God is with David. Seeing that God was always with David and protecting him, Saul became afraid of David. And they were always trying to kill David. David, who was commander of the army, was also downgraded. Saul became more and more harsh on David, but David endured it. He was able to endure because God was with him. It was because I believed that God would solve this difficult and unfair task.
Saul was afraid of David. Because he knew that God was with David. Saul hated and feared David. But God and people loved David and believed in David.
Children!
What kind of heart was King Saul of Israel? Look at this chart. Saul changed his mind toward David.