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3. Now therefore if thou have any thing at hand, though it were but five loaves, give me, or whatsoever thou canst find.
3. Now therefore if thou have any thing at hand, though it were but five loaves, give me, or whatsoever thou canst find.
1 Samuel 21 tells how David runs away from Saul and goes in search of help from priest Aimelech. The chapter addresses topics such as escape, persecution, lies, sacrifice and confidence in God.
Psalm 31:2-3: "Include your ears to me, deliver me quickly; Be my firm rock, a very strong house that saves me. For you are my rock and my fortress; because of your name, Guide me and head me. " This verse highlights David's confidence in God, who seeks protection in the midst of the persecution of Saul.
Proverbs 12:19: "The Veraz lip remains forever, but the lying language lasts only a moment." This verse talks about the importance of honesty and truth, values that David violates lying to aimeleque about his mission and his entourage.
Leviticus 24:9: "And it shall be from Aaron and his children, and they will eat him in the holy place; for it is very holy for him, of the manjars that burn to the Lord. Perpetual statute will be." This verse talks about the law of the bread of the proposition, which David asks for Aimelech and is violated when David eats sacred breads intended only for priests.
Psalm 56:13: For thou hast delivered my soul of death; shall not free my life from my feet, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? " This verse highlights David's gratitude for being protected by God, who delivered him from death on several occasions.
Psalm 22:22-23: "Then I will announce your name to my brothers, sing praise you in the middle of the congregation. You who fear the Lord, praise him; all you, descendants of Jacob, glorify him; I feared him all you, the descent of Israel. " This verse highlights the importance of worship and praise to God, which is what David does by seeking shelter in a sanctuary and offering sacrifices to God.
“Nas tentações, combata com coragem! Nas quedas, humilhe-se mas não desanime!” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina
