1 Samuel Chapters 18-20, Jonathan/David Covenant; Jealousy/Envy; “an evil spirit from God”; 16 Ways to Find a Wife According to the Bible; Household Idols “teraphim”; Bible Lies/Liars; Naked Prophets; Digital Code

1. 1 Samuel 18-20
Jonathan/David Covenant;
Jealousy/Envy; “an evil spirit from God”;
16 Ways to Find a Wife According to the
Bible; Household Idols “teraphim”; Bible
Lies/Liars; Naked Prophets; Digital Code
Redwood Valley CA, Kelley Kooyers

2. • Vern Peterman, “Where things are at Elah - the yellow arrow shows where and how the
Philistines fled. The short blue arrow shows where David picked up five smooth stones.”
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3. Vern Peterman, “Philistine inscription that
reads ‘Goliath'"
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4. 1 Samuel 18:3
Jonathan/David Covenant
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan made a covenant
with David because he loved him as himself.
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:8 …a covenant of the LORD with
you. But if there is iniquity in me, put me to death
yourself; for why then should you bring me to your
father?”
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:16 So Jonathan made a covenant
with the house of David…
• NAU 2 Samuel 21:7 But the king spared
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul,
because of the oath of the LORD which was between
them, between David and Saul's son Jonathan.

5. 1 Samuel 18:6-9, Pride/Envy
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:6 It happened as they were
coming, when David returned from killing the
Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities
of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul,
with tambourines, with joy and with musical
instruments. 7 The women sang as they played,
and said, "Saul has slain his thousands, And David
his ten thousands." 8 Then Saul became very
angry, for this saying displeased him; and he said,
"They have ascribed to David ten thousands, but to
me they have ascribed thousands. Now what more
can he have but the kingdom?" 9 Saul looked at
David with suspicion from that day on.

6. 1 Samuel 18:8
Jealousy vs. Envy
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:8 Then Saul became very
angry…
• 22 David Hocking– OT 0922 –What Jealousy
Will Do
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7. 1 Samuel 18:8, Grk. Jealousy vs. Envy
• “jealousy”; 2205 ζῆλος zelos {dzay'-los}
• Meaning: 1) excitement of mind, ardour, fervour of
spirit 1a) zeal, ardour in embracing, pursuing,
defending anything 1a1) zeal in behalf of, for a
person or thing 1a2) the fierceness of indignation,
punitive zeal 1b) an envious and contentious rivalry,
jealousy
• Origin: from 2204; TDNT - 2:877,297; n m/n
• Usage: AV - zeal 6, envying 5, indignation 2, envy 1,
fervent mind 1, jealousy 1, emulation 1; 17
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8. • “envy”; 5355 φθόνος phthonos {fthon'-os}
• Meaning: 1) envy 2) for envy, i.e. prompted by envy
• Origin: probably akin to the base of 5351;; n m
• Usage: AV - envy 8, envying 1; 9
• 5351 φθείρω phtheiro {fthi'-ro}
• Meaning: 1) to corrupt, to destroy 1a) in the opinion of the Jews, the
temple was corrupted or "destroyed" when anyone defiled or in the
slightest degree damaged anything in it, or if its guardians neglected
their duties 1b) to lead away a Christian church from that state of
knowledge and holiness in which it ought to abide 1c) to be destroyed,
to perish 1d) in an ethical sense, to corrupt, deprave
• Origin: probably strengthened from phthio (to pine or waste); TDNT -
9:93,1259; v
• Usage: AV - corrupt 4, corrupt (one's) self 1, be corrupt 1, defile 1,
destroy 1; 8 8
1 Samuel 18:8, Grk. Jealousy vs. Envy

9. 1 Samuel 18:10
“an evil spirit from God”
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:10 Now it came about on the next
day that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon
Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while
David was playing the harp with his hand, as usual;
and a spear was in Saul's hand.
• NIVO NET NAS NAU …an evil spirit from God…
• KJV …the evil spirit from God…
• NKJ …the distressing spirit from God…
• CSB … an evil spirit sent from God…
• ESV … a harmful spirit from God…
• YLT …the spirit of sadness from God

10. 1 Samuel 18:10
“an evil spirit from God”
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:10 … an evil spirit from God
came mightily upon Saul…
• 1 Samuel 16:14,15,16, 18:10,19:9,
• NAU Judges 9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit
between Abimelech and the men of Shechem…
• NAU 1 Kings 22:22 "The LORD said to him,
'How?' And he said, 'I will go out and be a
deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.'
Then He said, 'You are to entice him and also
prevail. Go and do so.’

11. 1 Samuel 18:10
“an evil spirit from God”
• NAU 1 Kings 22:23 "Now therefore, behold, the
LORD has put a deceiving spirit in the mouth of
all these your prophets; and the LORD has
proclaimed disaster against you.”
• NAU 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God
will send upon them a deluding influence so
that they will believe what is false,

12. Let’s read 1 Samuel 18:17-21

13. 1 Samuel 18:27
“an evil spirit from God”
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:27 David rose up and went,
he and his men, and struck down two hundred
men among the Philistines. Then David brought
their foreskins, and they gave them in full
number to the king, that he might become the
king's son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his
daughter for a wife. 28 When Saul saw and
knew that the LORD was with David, and that
Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him, 29 then Saul
was even more afraid of David. Thus Saul was
David's enemy continually.

14. 1 Sam. 18:27, 16 Ways to Find a Wife
According to the Bible, By J. V. Fesko
• cccdiscover.com, “As a pastor, over the years I had my fair share of people approach me to find out if we were a “courtship”
church or a “dating” church. The people invariably would tell me that their approach was “the biblical way.”
• I eventually become leery of such claims given that the Bible does not say much about how to find a wife, or does it? Perhaps
you’ve seen this list floating around the world-wide-web, but it’s worth reviewing because it makes a very important point. So
here it is, 16 ways to find a wife according to the Bible:
• 1) Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she’s
yours. (Deut. 21:11-13)
• 2) “Lay hold on” a virgin who is not betrothed to another man, and “know” her, but afterward, pay her father a sum of money.
Then she’s yours. (Deut. 22:28-29)
• 3) Find a prostitute and marry her. (Hosea 1:1-3)
• 4) Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock.—Moses (Ex. 2:16-21)
• 5) Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal.—Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)
• 6) Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife.—Benjaminites
(Judges 21:19-25)
• 7) Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. Note: this will cost you a rib.—Adam (Gen. 2:19-24)
• 8) Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman’s hand in marriage. Get tricked into marrying the wrong woman. Then
work another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. That’s right. Fourteen years of toil for a
wife.—Jacob (Gen. 29:15-30)
• 9) Cut 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law’s enemies and get his daughter for a wife.—David (1 Sam. 18:27)
• 10) Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll definitely find someone.—Cain (Gen. 4:16-17)
• 11) Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest.—Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)
• 12) When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, “I have seen a woman; now get her for me.” If your
parents question your decision, simply say, “Get her for me. She’s the one for me.”—Samson (Judges 14:1-3)
• 13) Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose four sons though.)—David (2 Sam. 11)
• 14) Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law!)—Onan and Boaz (Deut. or Lev.,
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15. 1 Sam. 18:27, 16 Ways to Find a Wife
According to the Bible, By J. V. Fesko
• 8) “Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman’s hand in
marriage. Get tricked into marrying the wrong woman. Then work
another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the
first place. That’s right. Fourteen years of toil for a wife.—Jacob
(Gen. 29:15-30)
• 9) Cut 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law’s enemies and
get his daughter for a wife.—David (1 Sam. 18:27)
• 10) Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you’ll
definitely find someone.—Cain (Gen. 4:16-17)
• …13) Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose four
sons though.)—David (2 Sam. 11)
• 14) Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It’s not just a
good idea, it’s the law!)—Onan and Boaz (Deut. or Lev., example
in Ruth)” 1
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16. 1 Samuel 19
Prophets' School,

17. Let’s read 1 Samuel 19:1-3
• Saul wants to kill David
• Jonathan protects David

18. Let’s read 1 Samuel 19:9-13
• Saul wants to kill David
• Michal protects David

19. 1 Samuel 19:13
‘household idol’?, teraphim
• NAU 1 Samuel 19:13 Michal took the
household idol [teraphim] and laid it on the bed,
and put a quilt of goats' hair at its head, and
covered it with clothes.
• Why would David’s wife have an idol?
• <08655> ‫ים‬ ִ‫פ‬ ָ‫ר‬ ְּ‫ת‬teraphim )1076c(
• Meaning: (a kind of idol) perh. household idol
• Usage: household idol(2), household idols(10),
idolatry(1), teraphim(2).
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20. 1 Samuel 19:13
‘household idol’?, teraphim
• NAU Genesis 31:34 Now Rachel had taken the
household idols [teraphim] and put them in the
camel's saddle, and she sat on them. And
Laban felt through all the tent but did not find
them.
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21. 1 Sam 19:14+17, She Lied
Lies/Liars
• NAU 1 Samuel 19:14 When Saul sent
messengers to take David, she said, "He is
sick.”
• NAU Revelation 21:8 …and all liars, their part
will be in the lake that burns with fire and
brimstone, which is the second death.”
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22. 1 Sam 19:14+17, Lies/Liars
• Genesis 27:19 Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your
firstborn; I have done as you told me. Get up, please, sit
and eat of my game, that you may bless me."
• Flat-out Lying, Clara Null wrote, “On a beautiful fall day,
four of my granddaughter's friends decided to go for a drive
instead of showing up to class on time. When they did
arrive, the girls explained to the teacher they had had a flat
tire. The teacher accepted the excuse, much to the girls'
relief.
• "Since you missed this morning's quiz, you must take it
now," she said. "Please sit in the four corner seats in this
room without talking." When they were seated, the teacher
said, "On your paper write the answer to one question:
• ‘Which tire was flat?'"

23. 1 Sam 19:14, Teacher Lied To Shooter
• Victoria Soto, a first-grade teacher at Sandy
Hook elementary school has been hailed a
hero after reportedly hiding her pupils in
cabinets, saving all of their lives. The 27-year-
old then faced the shooter, Adam Lanza, and
told him all of her pupils were in the gym.
Lanza turned the gun on the teacher and shot
her dead. www.guardian.co.uk
• Joshua 2:4 But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them, and
she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were
from. Exodus 1:17-21 But the midwives feared God… Jeremiah 38:24-27 1
Samuel 19:17, 20:29, 21:2 Rev 21:8

24. 1 Samuel 19:24, Naked Prophets
• NAU 1 Samuel 19:24 He also stripped off his
clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel
and lay down naked all that day and all that
night. Therefore they say, "Is Saul also among the
prophets?”
• NAU Isaiah 20:2 at that time the LORD spoke
through Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, "Go and
loosen the sackcloth from your hips and take
your shoes off your feet." And he did so, going
naked and barefoot. 3 And the LORD said, "Even
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25. 1 Samuel 19:24, Naked Prophets
• Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot three years
as a sign and token against Egypt and Cush, 4 so
the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of
Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old,
naked and barefoot with buttocks uncovered, to
the shame of Egypt.
• NAU Micah 1:8 Because of this I must lament
and wail, I must go barefoot and naked; I must
make a lament like the jackals And a mourning
like the ostriches.
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26. 1 Samuel 20
Prophets' School,

27. Let’s read 1 Samuel 20:1-13
• Jonathan can’t believe it

28. 1 Samuel 20:8
Jonathan/David Covenant
• NAU 1 Samuel 18:3 Then Jonathan made a covenant
with David because he loved him as himself.
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:8 …a covenant of the LORD with
you. But if there is iniquity in me, put me to death
yourself; for why then should you bring me to your
father?”
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:16 So Jonathan made a covenant
with the house of David…
• NAU 2 Samuel 21:7 But the king spared
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul,
because of the oath of the LORD which was between
them, between David and Saul's son Jonathan.

29. 1 Samuel 20:13
The LORD With Saul?
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:13 "If it please my father to do you
harm, may the LORD do so to Jonathan and more also,
if I do not make it known to you and send you away,
that you may go in safety. And may the LORD be with
you as He has been with my father.
• How would you like the Lord to be with you like he was
with Saul?
• NAU 1 Samuel 16:1 Now the LORD said to Samuel,
"How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have
rejected him from being king over Israel?…
• NAU Matthew 28:20 teaching them to observe all that
I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even
to the end of the age.”

30. Let’s read 1 Samuel 20:14-42
• Jonathan hatches a plan

31. 1 Samuel 20:20, Digital Code
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:20 "I will shoot three arrows
to the side, as though I shot at a target. 21
"And behold, I will send the lad, saying, 'Go,
find the arrows.' If I specifically say to the lad,
'Behold, the arrows are on this side of you, get
them,' then come; for there is safety for you
and no harm, as the LORD lives. 22 "But if I say
to the youth, 'Behold, the arrows are beyond
you,' go, for the LORD has sent you away.
• Your body works on a digital code;

32. 1 Samuel 20:20, Digital Code
• Digital codes require a sender and a receiver
with an agreed upon protocol.
• NAU 1 Samuel 20:39 But the lad was not
aware of anything; only Jonathan and David
knew about the matter.
• One if by land, two if by sea, or, if I shoot far,
or, if I shoot short only carry information to
those privy to the protocol.
• Your DNA in every cell in your body has a 3 out
of 4 digital code in it. Self verifying, repairing,
and reproducing, these demand an
Intelligence.

33. In Closing
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34. The End

35. 1 Samuel 19:19-20, Prophets’
School
• QUESTION FOR THE DAY, Dear Compass, In a previous GML, you stated that if a prophet speaks a lie, he is
to be killed. What about the prophets in the Old Testament, weren't mistakes made? Did they have a
prophets' school or something to train them?
• ANSWER: Yes, there were actually prophet schools or colleges. Begun by Samuel, they are mentioned in 1
Samuel 19:19-20, 2 Kings 2:3, 2:5, 4:38, and 6:1. But prophets who were actually used by God in the Old
Testament:
• Were appointed by God through divine revelation
• He said,
• "Hear now My words:
• If there is a prophet among you,
• I, the LORD, shall make Myself known to him in a vision
• I shall speak with him in a dream. —Numbers 12:6
• Were inspired by God, to speak for God.
• for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
—2 Peter 1:21
• Once they announced that God had revealed their "Prophet of God" status to them, they were granted
special privileges—like not having to work. To weed out any false prophets (those claiming to be prophets
when God had not actually called them ("Thus says the Lord GOD, 'Woe to the foolish prophets who are
following their own spirit and have seen nothing.'"—Ezekiel 13:3 [see also Jeremiah 23:16]), the Levitical
priests would record every word when a prophet spoke for the Lord.
• The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me, 35