
Innocent shepherd boy to rugged man of God, that’s the transition David is making as our study in 1 Samuel continues. Follow along as God continues to care and provide for David during his exile.
And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the
Philistines
Having, as it should seem, got the victory over them, and driven them out of his country, and pursued them to their own:
that it was told him, saying, behold, David [is] in the wilderness of
Engedi;
in the strong holds of it, the high rocks and mountains in it, ( 1 Samuel 23:29 ) .

Innocent shepherd boy to rugged man of God, that’s the transition David is making as our study in 1 Samuel continues. Follow along as God continues to care and provide for David during his exile.

The concept of “loving your enemies” is often viewed as a New Testament idea. Yet in chapter twenty four of first Samuel, David -- despite his flaws -- gives us a good example of one kind of godly behavior: not repaying evil with evil.
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