The Life of David - Part 8, James Clarke

In this episode, David finds himself in a real pickle. Exhausted from years of running from Saul, he makes the momentous decision to leave Israel and seek refuge among his old enemies, the Philistines. It solves one problem, but creates a whole series of new ones. Before long, David is living in enemy territory, trying to remain loyal to Israel while serving a Philistine king, and eventually facing the horrifying prospect of marching into battle against his own people. Then everything falls apart: Ziklag is burned, his family is taken captive, and even his own men turn against him. At one of the lowest moments of his life, David “finds strength in the Lord his God.” It’s a dramatic story about fear, difficult decisions, divided loyalties, impossible situations—and the extraordinary grace of God when life becomes a complicated mess.