1 Samuel 21: Bold ☧, King's Son Takes Loaves, Called Crazy

Rev. Ken Wagener, retired LCMS pastor in Mooresville, Indiana, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study 1 Samuel 21.

“So the priest gave [David] the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the LORD.” Why is David being so ‘selective’ with the truth and so bold as to ask for the bread of the Presence? Chapter 21 shows how David at this time was a desperate man on the run—he was bold out of necessity. David, the son-in-law of King Saul, then feigns madness when the Philistines recognize him. All this points ahead to Jesus Christ, the son of the true King, who boldly served the needs of others, and who was even derided as crazy and demon possessed by his enemies. Love led Him also to take five holy loaves, and He fed five thousand of God’s people.