Goats, caves, and one very awkward bathroom break (The life of David PT. 4) #95

A hunted man stands inches from ending his nightmare—knife sharp, breath steady—and chooses mercy instead. That’s the electric center of our walk through 1 Samuel 21–24, where David’s wilderness years confront our own reflexes toward control, fear, and vengeance. We move from the hunger of fugitives at the tabernacle to the roar of Goliath’s sword rediscovered, from a desperate act in Gath to the quiet horror at Nob, and finally to the cave at Engedi where restraint becomes royalty training. Along the way, we explore why Jesus points back to David’s showbread moment to challenge hard-hearted religion, and how genuine holiness never erases mercy but fulfills it.

We sit with uncomfortable truths: sin travels and bills others; leadership means helping people who might hand you over; inquiry before action can save more than courage alone. Jonathan steps out of the shadows to strengthen David’s hand in God, modeling covenant friendship that tells the truth and holds the line. Then comes the cut robe, the bowed head, and a plea that leaves Saul weeping—remorse without repentance—while David refuses to seize what God has promised to give. It’s a portrait of spiritual authority built in caves, not courts, by a man who would rather wait on God than win on his own terms.

Psalm 34 opens a window into David’s chest: fear met by deliverance, brokenness met by nearness, and a simple command—seek peace and pursue it. We pair that with the backstory of “It Is Well with My Soul” to make space for grief that sings. If you’re wrestling with conscience, timing, or the cost of doing right when wrong would be easier, this conversation offers firm ground and a faithful path forward. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs courage today, and leave a review to help others find the series. What kind of leader are you becoming in your cave?

Chapters

• 0:00 Opening, Updates, Creed
• 1:56 Life of David Series Return
• 4:49 Showbread, Mercy, and Sabbath
• 9:26 Goliath’s Sword and Feigned Madness
• 18:53 Cave of Adullam and Outcasts Gather
• 23:26 Saul’s Paranoia and Doeg’s Massacre
• 32:27 Resolved to Holiness Amid Sin
• 36:20 Keilah: Inquiry, Rescue, and Escape
• 44:06 Jonathan’s Covenant and Narrow Deliverance

Transcript

SPEAKER_02: 0:15

Hello everyone, welcome back to Overopinionated. I wanted to get this episode around Wednesday, but there's a reason why I um only do one episode a week. Really, I do three episodes a month most of the time. But um you know, just a quick political update. When some Sears had her debate with Abigail Spanberger, Abigail basically said a bunch of words that meant nothing. That's just how she is. Um, she's a great wordsmith, but they have no substance. She refused to say she would not allow biological men in women's uh bathrooms and uh private spaces. She refused to say that because she's going to allow it, and we know that. She refused to unendorse Jay Jones for his horrible comments we talked about last week, uh, toward former Speaker Todd Gilbert and his children calling for their deaths. So, um, and remember you can vote early, Monday through Friday, at your local early voting precinct, your um register, your voter register in every locality in the state of Virginia, please go and vote. But this is not a political episode, it is a biblical episode, and um we'll start off with the apostles' creed. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only son, our Lord, which was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified and buried. He descended into hell the third day he rose from the dead. He ascendeth into the hell into heaven and set up at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From henceforth he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of the saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Remember, uh hell is interpreted many by just the grave. And Holy Catholic Church means the universal church, not the Roman Catholic Church. And the universal church is the one we are all a part of. So we are getting back into the Life of David series. It has been a while, so a quick recap in uh chapter 20. Uh King Saul is trying to kill King David. And um King Saul has uh tried to get his son, Jonathan, to kill King David. Jonathan and and um David work out a plan, and uh David runs away and he escapes, so that his life may be spared. Um and we're gonna be reading chapter 21 through 24. Relax, I'm not gonna be reading that. We are actually gonna be using the King James version of the Bible because I found a copyright-free audio Bible of the King James Bible. Now it sound kind of sounds like an old movie, as my wife told me, but it's copyright-free. We don't want to get struck down with copyright. Uh, if not today, in the future or something. And I'm gonna be pausing um momentarily to give my commentary. This helps me not have to pronounce extremely hard words, and um, so forth. And it makes things go a little bit quicker. Um, so but if you want to follow along with whatever version of the Bible you want, if it wants to be the King James or the NIV New King James, we are not King James onlyist, but uh my problem's never been with the King James Bible, but only the King James only position. So, um I'm gonna be playing some of the copyright-free um uh King James Bible, and we're starting in First Samuel chapter 21. Just a disclaimer: if you hear clacking or pans in the background, my wife is making supper. So here's chapter 21.

SPEAKER_00: 4:45

And Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David and said unto him, Why art thou alone and no man with thee? And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I tend thee, and what I have commanded thee. And I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. Now therefore, what is under thine hand? Give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. And the priest answered David and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread, if the young men had kept themselves at least from women. And David answered the priest and said unto him, Of a truth, women have been kept from us about these three days since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. So the priest gave him hallowed bread, for there was no bread there but the shoe bread that was taken from before the Lord to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. Now a certain man of disturbance of Saul was there that day detained before the Lord, and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that belonged to Saul. And David said unto Ahimelech, and is there not here under thine hand spear or sword?

SPEAKER_02: 6:01

For I'm going to pause that right there. I was trying to pause it earlier, so forgive me. So the bread that they are talking about, David's man is hungry. Um, as I was looking at, this is the bread only um for the priest. Um and um you're only really only the priest were supposed to have it, but uh in the case of emergency, common men could have it if they would not sleep with their uh wives, had not had sexual relations with their wives, or just anyone in general. And um I'm gonna read you a little bit of a verse from Matthew chapter twelve, starting at verse one, and uh Jesus mentions this, and we're still in the King James at that time Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the corn, and his disciples were hungry and began to pick the corn and to eat it. But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath day. He said unto them, Have ye not read what David did when he was hungry and they were with him? Now he entered into the house of God, and he did eat the sh showbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither was them with which were with him, but only for the priest. Or have ye not read the law now that on the Sabbath day the priest and the in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless, but I say unto you that in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy and not and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the god the gutless, for the Son of Man is Lord even over the Sabbath day. And um yeah, that's so Jesus is using uh David's example of him and his men being hungry, and is trying to tell the Pharisees, listen, the Sabbath was made for man and not uh man was made for Sabbath, not that men the Sabbath was made for men and men not made for the Sabbath. So Sabbath was to give us a break, not to put a burden upon us. And that's what Jesus is trying to get through the fixed goals of the Pharisees. I just thought that was an interesting tie-in. We're going to continue reading in 1 Samuel chapter 21.

SPEAKER_00: 8:49

I neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste. And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If thou wilt take that, take it, for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that. Give it me.

SPEAKER_02: 9:12

And David arose and Isn't that pretty cool that um David gets to use the sword of Goliath, which he um slew? And David said, Well, there's you know, there's none like that. Uh give me the sword. We'll continue.

SPEAKER_00: 9:31

And fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish, the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands? And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Akish, the king of Gath. And he changed his behavior before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrambled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. Then said Akish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad. Wherefore then have ye brought him to me? Have I need of madmen that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?

SPEAKER_02: 10:22

Okay, we'll stop there. That's the end of chapter one. So David goes to the king. Um, that king, as he's running away from King Saul, and he acts like a madman. He's deceptive, he lies to these people. Um now, have you ever been in a situation at work or just a s just a situation in general where even though you know lines of sin, you do it anyway, because you're in fear. Uh maybe your boss asks you if you did something or didn't do something, and your first response is out of no, yes, no. That is a human reaction. It's still a sin, but it's a human reaction. That's the same thing that King David is going through. Now we see later on that it does have a pretty costly penalty for the priest. And um I'm gonna we're gonna continue 1 Samuel chapter 22.

SPEAKER_00: 11:24

Chapter 22. David therefore departed thence and escaped to the cave Adullum. And when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him. And everyone that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him, and he became a captain over them, and there were with him about four hundred men. And David went thence to Mizbi of Moab, and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth and be with you till I know what God will do for me. And he brought them before the king of Moab, and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the hold, depart and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed and came into the forest of Herod.

SPEAKER_02: 13:41

So it seems like uh that particular king of Mo the king of Moab was going to protect David's family while he asked David to leave to Judah. I think we're picking up at verse six.

SPEAKER_00: 13:55

Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men that were with him. Now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in Rhema, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him. Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites, will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or showeth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as at this day. Then answered Doegvi.

SPEAKER_02: 14:38

So he's still continuing in this paranoia of the people liking David more than him, being afraid of his throne being overtaken, this just un uh unreasonable paranoia that King David was coming for his throne. We're picking up in verse nine, I think.

SPEAKER_00: 15:02

Domite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob to Ahimelech the son of Ahitab, and he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him bittles, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitab, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob. And they came all of them to the king. And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitab. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, and that thou hast given him bread and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me to lie in wait as at this day. Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at my bidding, and is honorable in thine house. Did I then begin to inquire of God for him, be it far from me? Let not the king impute anything unto his servant, nor to all the house of my father, for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. And the king said, Thou shalt surely die Himelech, Lamo, and all thy father's house. And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn and slay the priests of the Lord, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled and did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the Lord. And the king said to Doeg, Turn now and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings and oxen and asses and sheep with the edge of the sword. And one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitab, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David. And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests. And David said unto Abiathar, I knew at that day when Doeg the Edomite was there that he would surely tell Saul, I have occasioned the death of all the persons of thy father's house. Abide thou with me. Fear not, for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life. But with me thou shalt be in safe God.

SPEAKER_02: 17:41

So we see here, David's sin, his deception, calls the priest their life. Says Saul is drove crazy. He asked his men to kill the priest. They wouldn't do it. He turns to someone else and he does. And you notice here, Saul does something here that he refused to do to the Philistines, which was kill them all. So God kills all of God's priests, and Saul even calls them the priest of the Lord. You gave his men bread and him a sword. And Saul does here what he was commanded by Samuel and God to kill all the Philistines and refuses to do it. And kills God's prophets. David sees this, and I believe is broken and hearted. And he lets one of the sons of the prophets take refuge with him. He says, For the same man that comes after my life is coming after your life. Sin affects people that we're around. And um we all sin, we all fall short of God's glory, but we all try to strive to become more holy. And listen, I have many, many sins in my life still right now, that I need to get rid of, and I'm trying to work to get rid of. I don't believe that there's ever a day that we're completely sinless. I don't. And I was talking to a friend one time, he said, Well, maybe you go one day without sinning. Well, maybe, but I don't think you can spend a conscious day without commit um maybe you can go one day without sinning. But you're not going a week without committing a sin. That's pastors, that's teachers of God's word, that's me, that's you. I know that I'm held to a higher standard, and that scares me. But it also scares me to do nothing with the calling God wants me to do. Both would be sins, both would be bad for me on Judgment Day. So the things I struggle with, the things I sin with, I ask God to forgive me. I know I'm going to heaven because it's his work. But I believe everyone should be taken back at Judgment Day in a holy fear of God. God, please forgive us of our sins. And please help us, Jesus. In your holy name. Amen. But we're going to continue. Chapter 23. I like how this is going. We're getting through a lot more material. And I believe that this guy has a good voice. It might be the King James Version. But, you know, if someone else is reading it, it's not as bad, right? And um, let me know. Give me your feedback on how you like this. Chapter 23.

SPEAKER_00: 20:40

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshing floors. Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto David, Go and smite the Philistines and save Keilah. And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid here in Judah, how much more than if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines? Then David inquired of the Lord yet again, and the Lord answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. So David and his men went to Keilah and fought with the Philistines and brought away their cattle and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah. And it came to pass when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand, for he is shut in by entering into a town that hath gates and bars. And Saul called all the people together to war to go down to Keilah to besiege David and his men. And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief against him, and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the Ephod. Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand? Will Saul come down as thy servant hath heard? O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the Lord said, He will come down. Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up. Then David and his men, which were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Keilah, and he forbeared to go forth. And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Zipp. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life, and David was in the wilderness of Zip in a wood. And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David into the wood and strengthened his hand in God. And he said unto him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee. And thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee. And that also Saul my father knoweth. And they too made a covenant before the Lord. And David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house. Then came up the Ziphites to Saul, to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strongholds in the wood in the hill of Hekilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon? Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down, and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand. And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have compassion on me. Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there, for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly. See therefore and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you. And it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. And they arose and went to Zif before Saul. But David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.

SPEAKER_02: 24:43

Saul also pause there just a second. So we see David's um we see Jonathan swearing again his loyalty to his friend David over his father, who went berserk in rage, and Saul eagerly seeking David to kill him and eliminate him from his um troubles.

SPEAKER_00: 25:07

And his men went to seek him, and they told David, wherefore he came down into a rock and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maeon. And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain. And David made haste to get away for fear of Saul, for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them. But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee and come, for the Philistines have invaded the land. Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David and went against the Philistines. Therefore they called that place Sila Hamalekoth. And David went up from thence and dwelt in strongholds at Engedi.

SPEAKER_02: 25:55

Oh, I'm glad we're doing the Bible read along with the copyright-free stuff, because I would not want to pronounce that word. Um so um David is pursuing Saul, I mean, Saul is pursuing David heavily, trying to eliminate him, kill him and his men. And then the Philistines invade. Um I definitely think that's God's divine intervention there. God pulling Saul away from David. We're gonna continue. Chapter 24. Um, and this I don't really like this chapter. This chapter always sticks out with me. And I'll tell you why.

SPEAKER_00: 26:39

Chapter 24. And it came to pass when Saul was returned from following the Philistines that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Ingedi. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. And he came to the sheep coats by the way, where was a cave. And Saul went in to cover his feet. And David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which the Lord said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. And it came to pass afterward that David's heart smote him because he had cut off Saul's skirt. And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord's anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.

SPEAKER_02: 27:44

Let's pause it right there. So David has the opportunity to kill Saul, as Saul is relieving himself in the cave, and David cuts just a piece of Saul's robe off to show that he could have took his life, but didn't, because he respected God's anointing. And um just take a look at that, how David is on the run from Saul trying to take his life. But David still respects Saul as the anointed king appointed by God. When it comes to our leaders, we we're not running for our lives particularly vast majority of times. How many people would have done what David did in that situation? We gotta evaluate our hearts there. Um I think it's funny it says the mountain of the goats. I man, if you've ever had goats, my condolences, they get everywhere. I remember having goats with my parents. I'd get text messages from the neighbors, your goats eating my flowers again, and goats climbing out of the fence, goats here, goats there. If you can keep them up, they're great animals, they keep stuff down. Don't even let you pet them, but they get everywhere, and they can climb like no other business. That's that's what is making me think about the that. And maybe that's why they named it that, maybe it's not, but they're hidden in these cliffs. I just imagine a goat walking up these cliffs with no problem whatsoever. Something that us people would have a harder time doing that David's hiding out in. We're gonna continue.

SPEAKER_00: 29:29

So David stayed his servants with these words and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way. David also arose afterward and went out of the cave and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth and bowed himself. And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt? Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord had delivered thee today into mine hand in the cave, and some bade me kill thee, but mine eyes spared thee. And I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my Lord, for he is the Lord's anointed. Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand, for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe and killed thee not. Know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee. Yet thou huntest my soul to take it. The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee. But mine hand shall not be upon thee. As saith the proverb of the ancients, wickedness proceedeth from the wicked, but mine hand shall not be upon thee. After whom is the king of Israel come out? After whom dost thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea. The Lord therefore be judge and judge between me and thee, and see and plead my cause and deliver me out of thine hand.

SPEAKER_02: 31:16

So we see David making his plea to Saul, showing him, Listen, I had the opportunity to take your life as you've tried to take mine, chasing me into this mountain. And he just shows his loyalty not only to Saul but to God. And here's Saul's response.

SPEAKER_00: 31:39

When David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept. And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me. For as much as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killest me not. For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? Wherefore the Lord reward thee good, for that thou hast done unto me this day. And now behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. Swear now, therefore, unto me by the Lord that thou wilt not cut out my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house. And David swear unto Saul, and Saul went home. But David and his men got them up unto the hold.

SPEAKER_02: 32:51

So we see Saul having remorse. Um I read somewhere said he had remorse, but not repentance, I don't know, but he has remorse for trying to take David's life as David took his life. And um it just shows David, although a sinful and flawed man, still had a heart after God. So it is possible to have struggles with sin and have God's have a heart for God. David knew it was better. David knew it was better to spare Saul than to take his life. And I I I want to read that because this is gonna be your verse of the day, Psalms 34. Because Psalms 34 was written by David, and most people think it is about this time period. If he didn't write it during this time period, they believe that he wrote it about this time period. And this is Psalms. Psalms 34 34.

SPEAKER_00: 34:11

I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

unknown: 34:16

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord, the humble shall hear thereof and be glad.

SPEAKER_00: 34:22

Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the Lord and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears. They looked unto him and were lightened, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them. O, taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye his saints, for there is no want to them that fear him. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger, but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me, I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

unknown: 35:13

What man is he that desireth life and loveth many days, that he may see good?

SPEAKER_00: 35:20

Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones, not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants, and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

SPEAKER_02: 36:18

So we see that verse. So I want to play, oh guys, the hymn of the day. Uh I started doing this and I I quit it, but um this is by um this is from Dan Brown. It is copyright free. It is i I am well with m It is well with my soul. Uh this song I I believe was actually written by a man who had just lost two of his children in a ship accident, and um he was from America and he sent his wife and children aboard a ship to England, and he was going to join them later as a minister. The ship sunk, his wife survived, and his children passed away, and when he was there he found the place that the ship had sunk, and he wrote this song, um, incredible story after just losing two of your children. It's so heartbreaking. But even in these hard times, David had a refuge he could seek by God, and I like this song, it's a one of the greats.

SPEAKER_01: 37:24

So here is well of my soul.com crap.

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Um, it just I'm gonna read y'all the I'm gonna read it. I mean, it is that was copyright free, but I didn't know it was gonna keep doing that. But um but yeah, it is Well with My Soul, great song. Um let me pull up the lyrics. It's also known as When Peace Like a River. When peace like a river attendeth my way. When sorrows like sea blow, burrows blow. Whatever my lot have taught me to say, it is well of my soul. And we see here, he says, when like a sorrow, like a sea bellows roll, recalling what happened to his children. It is well of my soul, it is well of my soul. Though Satan should buffer through trials should come, let the blessing assurance control that Christ has regarded my hopeless estate, that his shed blo his shed his own blood for my soul. My sin, all the bliss of the glories and fault, my sin not in part but in whole, is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, all my soul. And the Lord hath the day when my faith shall be sound, the clouds be rolled back as scorn, the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend. Even so it is well with my soul. It's a beautiful song, beautiful old hymn. Um, let's say the Lord's prayer and we'll close. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, and thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day your daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us, and lead us not in temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. Divine is the kingdom, the power, and glory forever and ever. Amen. Um, guys, thank you for tuning in to over Opinionated. We will be back, probably be back here next week. Um, we're gonna continue the Life of David series. Um, I don't know if that's gonna be next week though, but we're gonna eventually finish the Life of David series. I think it'll go much faster with this method, and I, you know, um I like this because anyone that needs to look at the character of the life of David can go to this and reference this for help and maybe do some character breakdowns and book breakdowns as well. And um, it was kind of put on my heart earlier this year, and we're continuing in it. We still have quite a bit to go. Um, but this is the lowest point in David's life, and uh so far, so far, in his life, and uh we're gonna continue talking about the amazing character of King King David, learning from his mistakes and being emboldened by his faith and heart. God bless you guys. See you here next episode.