After God’s Own Heart (6)
Series: In Search of a King: The Book of Samuel
Patrick Edwards
1 Samuel 12:1, 1 Samuel 15:33
Introduction
The Bible describes David as a man after God’s own heart. Well, actually not technically. You see, right smack dab in the middle of our passage we read, ‘‘The Lord has found a man after his own heart,’’ (1 Samuel 13:14). The implication is that David is that man and that Saul is not, but what does that mean? We at least know this can’t be literal, as we use this phrase to a great extent in our culture. When we say, ‘I love you with all my heart,’ we know that we don’t mean that the heart organ is what produces love and affection, that ‘Listen, some people I only love with my right atrium or at best both atria, but you, my love, get both atria and both ventricles!’ No. We just understand that the heart is a symbol for love, in that western society metaphorically sees the heart as the center of one’s person, the essence and core of one’s soul. But this begs the question of what does this mean in regards to God? The Hebrew word is ????? (lebab) - inner man, mind, will. So, what does it look like to share the mind of God, share His will, that our inner person would be centered on God’s purposes? In many ways that’s exactly what this passage is about showing. Last week, we saw the coronation of Saul and his victory in battle, but also hints that things would not always be so rosy. Today’s passage helps walk us through how Saul falls out of the Lord’s favor. But the text is also setting up David who (spoiler alert) is going to replace Saul eventually as king of Israel. By showing us Saul’s faults and the fact that Saul is not a man after God’s own heart we’re invited to presume what kind of man and king Saul’s replacement will be. And like we talked about last week, as we see the ideals of Israel’s king we ultimately see a picture of Israel’s true King, the Messiah, the Christ. This morning, we see in our text the heart God wants ...
Series: In Search of a King: The Book of Samuel
Patrick Edwards
1 Samuel 12:1, 1 Samuel 15:33
Introduction
The Bible describes David as a man after God’s own heart. Well, actually not technically. You see, right smack dab in the middle of our passage we read, ‘‘The Lord has found a man after his own heart,’’ (1 Samuel 13:14). The implication is that David is that man and that Saul is not, but what does that mean? We at least know this can’t be literal, as we use this phrase to a great extent in our culture. When we say, ‘I love you with all my heart,’ we know that we don’t mean that the heart organ is what produces love and affection, that ‘Listen, some people I only love with my right atrium or at best both atria, but you, my love, get both atria and both ventricles!’ No. We just understand that the heart is a symbol for love, in that western society metaphorically sees the heart as the center of one’s person, the essence and core of one’s soul. But this begs the question of what does this mean in regards to God? The Hebrew word is ????? (lebab) - inner man, mind, will. So, what does it look like to share the mind of God, share His will, that our inner person would be centered on God’s purposes? In many ways that’s exactly what this passage is about showing. Last week, we saw the coronation of Saul and his victory in battle, but also hints that things would not always be so rosy. Today’s passage helps walk us through how Saul falls out of the Lord’s favor. But the text is also setting up David who (spoiler alert) is going to replace Saul eventually as king of Israel. By showing us Saul’s faults and the fact that Saul is not a man after God’s own heart we’re invited to presume what kind of man and king Saul’s replacement will be. And like we talked about last week, as we see the ideals of Israel’s king we ultimately see a picture of Israel’s true King, the Messiah, the Christ. This morning, we see in our text the heart God wants ...
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