“Hebrews Hid…”

January 23, 2018

“Hebrews Hid…”

Blessings folk!

Read the account again…

1Sa 13:5-14

Now the Philistines assembled to fight with Israel, 30,000 chariots and 6,000 horsemen, and people like the sand which is on the seashore in abundance; and they came up and camped in Michmash, east of Beth-aven.

When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait (for the people were hard-pressed), then the people hid themselves in caves, in thickets, in cliffs, in cellars, and in pits.

Also some of the Hebrews crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead.
But as for Saul, he was still in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling.

Now he waited seven days, according to the appointed time set by Samuel,
but Samuel did not come to Gilgal; and the people were scattering from him.

So Saul said, “Bring to me the burnt offering and the peace offerings.”
And he offered the burnt offering.

As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came;
and Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.

But Samuel said, “What have you done?”
And Saul said, “Because I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

therefore I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the LORD.’ So I forced myself and offered the burnt offering.”

Samuel said to Saul, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.

“But now your kingdom shall not endure. The LORD has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as ruler over His peop


Note that the men of Israel were hard-pressed and in a tough situation.

An enemy as abundant as the sand of the seashore was gathering against them.

What was their response?

They hid themselves…

  • in caves
  • In thickets
  • In cliffs
  • In cellars
  • In pits
  • Some crossed the Jordan into Gad and Gilead

Have you ever been there?
Full of fear?
Hiding wherever you could?

Trust not in yourself.
Trust in the Lord.
Trust in His Ways.

As we have seen in this account…trust in His timing.

More on that tomorrow…

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