David Made Good His Escape

1 Samuel 19:1-24

1 Samuel 19:10b

David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.

1. Read verses 1-7. What does Saul tell his son and all the attendants to do to David? (1a) How does Jonathan warn David? (1b-3) What does Jonathan say to Saul concerning David? (4,5) What is Saul’s response? (6) What does Jonathan do?(7)

2. Read verses 8-10. What does David do when war breaks out, and what is the result? (8) What happens to Saul after David’s victory against the Philistines? (9) What does Saul do to David? (10a) What does David do? (10b)

3. Read verses 11-17. Why does Saul send men to David’s house? (11a) How does Michal help David? (11b,12) How does Michal deceive Saul’s men? (13-16) What does Michal say to her father about her actions? (17)

4. Read verses 18-24. Who does David go to after escaping? (18) What does Saul do when he finds out where David is? (19,20a) What happens to the men that Saul sends to capture David?(20b, 21) What does Saul decide to do after he sends his men to capture David three times? (22) What happens to Saul? (23, 24) How does God protect David from Saul? What can we learn from this?

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