Terri L. Fivash
He was already exiled from the kingâ€™s presence. But Abnerâ€™s devious plans didnâ€™t include a rival to the throne, and the general convinced Shaul to pursue Dahveed once more. Sick at heart over the kingâ€™s inability to trust him after he had spared Shaulâ€™s life in the cave, he refused to kill Yahwehâ€™s anointed one yet againâ€”and sought refuge in Gath a second time.,Seren Akish gave him Ziklag, and from there he brought Yahwehâ€™s ban upon the Amalekites. Then the seren commanded his presence, and that of all his men, at the gathering of the Philistine army against Israel. He pleaded with Yahweh to show him what to do, but Yahweh simply reminded him of Moses and the Reed Sea. Begging Yahweh for hesed, he took his men to Akish.,But the Amalekitesâ€™ retribution came to the town while he and his men were away. It was here in Ziklag, first when ordered to present himself for war against his own people, and then when he doubted Yahwehâ€™s leading after the destruction of the town, that he learned to trust Yahweh as Hassar Jonathan already hadâ€”when it could cost him everything.
Biblical Fiction,Christian,Historical,Historical Fiction,Christian Fiction
Yahweh's Soldier