1 Samuel ends on a sad but hopeful note with Saul killed and David waiting in the wings, but even David and the rest of the kings of Judah were preparation for the ideal Messiah King.

The opposite results of David’s and Saul’s desperate measures hold lessons about how to live in the world while not being of the world.

Three incidents in the life of David illustrate the principle that believers should not pay evil for evil but overcome evil with good while trusting the Lord and letting his hand save.

God sent his unique Son in human flesh to be the propitiation for sins, Savior of the world, and life for all who believe.

God’s continued rescuing of David from Saul show that God always reserves a remnant of his people and ultimately saves his anointed one from death.

While David used desperate and even deceptive means of escape, God provided for him because of his grace and faithfulness.

As David’s covenant with David held firm through difficult times, so God’s covenant with us keeps us throughout our lives.

Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.

One of the best known stories of the Old Testament is not only about David and Goliath but also about the Lord and the Champion to come.

After the Lord rejected Saul as king, he chose a man with a heart oriented toward the Lord.