Now is your chance to kill Saul and then you will become the king of Israel."
"Today is the day in which the Lord has delivered Saul into your hands. Then he dusted his clothes, took a sip of water from his waterbag and squatted. They were not planning to get caught in the cave and were ready to leave quickly if Saul's soldiers would come closer.Ĭompletely unaware of the danger hiding in the cave, Saul took off his helmet and breastplate and put them on a nearby rock. From the dark shadows in the cave, David and the men carefully watch every move Saul made. "Is there somebody inside here?" Saul yelled.Įverybody was quite still. They were just in time to hide behind the rocks when Saul entered the cave. "Yes, but there are about three thousand soldiers down by the fountain," the guards replied. "Just King Saul alone?" asked David as he quickly put away his lyre. David was playing his lyre, singing, "As the deer panteth for the water, so my soul longeth after Thee…." Suddenly, the guards at the entrance of the cave came running inside. One day they were hiding in the cave again to rest for a while.
Miistry to children object lesson selfcontrol full#
There was also a cave where they could shelter from the wind, which sometimes blew so hard their eyes and clothes became full of dust and sand. David and his men got their water from a fountain in the valley where the deer always came for a drink. It was in the mountainous part of the arid desert. Once, when Saul had to go fight the Philistines, David and the men went to stay at Engedi. That is why they constantly moved around. They could not stay in one place for too long, because there was always someone splitting on them to Saul. He became their leader and they listened to him, because the Lord was with him. "Martin! John! Stop bickering this instant!"ĭoes that sound familiar to you? Let us hear what the Bible says about self-control:ĭuring the time when David was fleeing from Saul, who wanted to kill him, many men joined David. "Annie, put your phone away and do your homework!" "Lisa, didn't I tell you that you may only eat sweets after lunch?"