1 Samuel 30

[MEST] 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 30
David and the Amalekites
This chapter can be split into two sections...
1# Delivering the captives [1 Sam.30:1-20]
And this can be divided into three mini sectors...
Distress [Read 1 Sam.30:1-6a]
Why did God “allow” Ziklag to be raided?

What information did the Amalekites have and how did this affect their decision?

How would David and the 600 feel when they returned to Ziklag?

We’re told that the men wore themselves out weeping and that David was “greatly distressed”... the Hebrew word literally means that he was pressed into a tight corner, the way a potter presses clay into a mould. What do you get from this?

Encouragement [Read 1 Sam.30:6b-15]
Different people react in different ways to the same circumstances. How do we see this in this passage?

What does David do next and why?

[Activity]> Read Psalm 103:3-10. What do you get from this?

What happens next?

How could that have affected David and the rest of the men?

Next we meet a dying Egyptian slave. What do we learn from him?
Victory [Read 1 Sam.30:16-20]
How do we see the Amalekites acting and why?

What does David and the 400 do?

[Activity]> Look back at all that God has done for David during this dark time of his life...
How have you experienced this?




2# Dividing the spoils [Read 1 Sam.30: 21-31]
What do we see happening in the first few verses and why?

How does David respond? How Does he deal with this situation?

Why does David do this?

In verse 26 what does David do and why?

Even though Ziklag had been burned down by the Amalekites, David and his men go back there. Why?