And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
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… read the word of God. I want to read them in the order that you read them, beginning with 1 Samuel chapter 22 verses 1 through 5. This is from the New International Version that David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and fathers and his father's household heard about it, they went down to him there. Verse 2, all those who were in distress or in debt or discontented gathered around him and he became their commander. about 400 men were with him from there David went to Mizpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab would you let my father and mother come and stay with you until I learn what God is going to do for me so he left them with the king of Moab and they stayed with him as long as David was in the stronghold. But the prophet Gad said to David, do not stay in the stronghold, go into the land of Judah. So David left and went to the forest of Heret. And then we went to Psalm 142, written in the context of 1 Samuel chapter 22. Psalm 142 verse 1 says, I cry aloud to the Lord. I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy, I pour out before him my complaint. Before him I tell my trouble. …
… morning, two passages this morning, two passages that are coupled with each other. The first text is going to come from first Samuel chapter 22 verses one through five a verses one through five a and then after that we're going to turn to Psalm of David Psalm 142 Psalm 142 first text for today will be first Samuel chapter 22 verses 1 through 5a and then we will read the psalm of David and psalm 142. The word of God reads David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father's household heard about it they went down there to be with him. All of those who were in distress and those who were in debt and those who were discontented gathered around him and David became their commander. About 400 men were there with him. From there David went to Mishpah in Moab and said to the king of Moab, would you let my father and my mother come and stay with you until I learn what God will do for me in the midst of this identity crisis. So he left them there with the king of Moab and they stayed with him as long as David was in the stronghold. Then verse number five says, but the prophet of Gad said to David, do not stay in the stronghold. Go to the land of Judah. And then from there we get more context to what David is feeling like in the midst of this identity crisis when we read Psalm 142 David writes these words and he says I cried aloud to …
II. Having spoken thus much upon the character of those who are poor in spirit as being formed by the knowledge of a fact, we have now to note that IT IS BY A FACT THAT THEY ARE CHEERED AND RENDERED BLESSED— "For theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." It is not a promise as to the future, but a declaration as to the present—not theirs shall be, but "theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." This Truth is clearly revealed in many Scriptures by necessary inference, for first, the King of the heavenly kingdom is constantly represented as reigning over the poor David says in the 72nd Psalm, "He shall judge the poor of the people, He shall save the children of the needy...He shall spare the poor and needy and shall save the souls of the needy." As His virgin mother sang, "He has put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent away empty." Those who enlist beneath the banner of the Son of David are like those who of old came to the son of Jesse in the cave of Adullam—"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." "This Man receives sinners and eats with them." His title was "A Friend of Publicans and Sinners." "Though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor," and it is therefore right that the poor should be gathered unto Him. Since Jesus has chosen the poor in spirit to be His subjects and said, "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the Kingdom," we see how true it is that they are blessed. …
"David, therefore, departed from there, and escaped to the Cave Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father's house heard it, they went down there 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 captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men." 1 Samuel 22:1-2. DAVID in the caverns of Adullam is a type of our Lord Jesus Christ despised and rejected among the sons of men. Christ is the Lord's Anointed, but men perceive not the anointing. He is persecuted by His great enemy, the world, as David was persecuted by Saul, and he now rather dwells in the Cave of Adullam than sits upon his throne. Just as when David was in his dishonor, it was the time for his true friends to rally around him. And so at this hour, when the name of Christ is associated with much of dishonor and rebuke, now is the time for the true followers of the Savior to rally around His banner and to espouse His cause. To come to David after he had been crowned king was poor work—the sons of Belial could do that—but to ally themselves to David when he was obliged to hide himself in mountain caves from his cruel enemies, this proved men to be David's true friends and loyal subjects. Blessed are they to whom it shall be given to enlist under the banner of Christ at this present time, who shall not be ashamed to confess Him before the sons of men, or to boldly take up His Cross and to suffer such loss and persecution as it may please His Providence to ordain for them to bear. As it is not concerning David, but concerning David's greater Son, I propose to address you this evening, let me say a few words at the outset to— …