For Episode 5 of the David Saga, please read 1 Samuel 27-31. In this week’s episode, David’s fortunes change when King Saul dies at the hands of the Philistines. This is an episode of treachery, death, and ultimately redemption.
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For Episode 4 of the David Saga, please read 1 Samuel 23-26. This week’s story is about David’s life as an outlaw and fugitive from King Saul.
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For Episode 3 of the David Saga, please read 1 Samuel 18-22. This week’s story is about Saul’s murderous jealous rage towards David which culminates in the massacre of the priestly village of Nob.
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For Episode 2 of the David Saga, please read 1 Samuel 17. This week the young boy David encounters and slays the Philistine giant Goliath of Gath.
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For Episode 1 of the David Saga, please read 1 Samuel 16. This week we are introduced to David when the prophet Samuel anoints the young boy as the (future) king. We also have the first meeting between David and King Saul, whom David will later replace.
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Praise to the Trinity—the sound and life
and creativity of all within their life,
the praise of the angelic host
and wondrous, brilliant splendor hid,
unknown to human minds, it is,
and life within all things.
Laus Trinitati, Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179)
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Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven. And at this sound the multitude came together, and they were bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in his own language.
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While they were gazing into heaven as he went, two men stood by them in white robes, and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go.”
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Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe.”
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That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking, Jesus drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him.
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