So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him: First, David’s family came to him. And there were about four hundred men with him.Ī. And everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him.
So when his brothers and all his father’s house heard it, they went down there to him. (1b-2) Others come to David at the Adullam cave. But we can have it now, no matter what our circumstances.
We often think we have to get out of the cave until we can have the heart David had in Psalm 57. The LORD brought David into this place while he was still in the Adullam cave. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens let Your glory be above all the earth (Psalm 57:9, 5, 11). Psalm 57 shows David with a heart of trusting praise to the LORD: I will praise You, O LORD, among the peoples I will sing to You among the nations…. they have prepared a net for my steps (Psalm 57:4, 6). Psalm 57 shows David with a realistic heart: My soul is among lions…. Psalm 57 shows David with a prayerful heart: I will cry out to God Most High, to God who performs all things for me (Psalm 57:2). Psalm 57 shows David with a humble heart: Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! (Psalm 57:1). Psalm 57 describes David as the LORD strengthened him in the cave and prepared him for what was next. The cave of Adullam: The title of Psalm 57 reads A Michtam of David when he fled from Saul into the cave. Look on my right hand and see, for there is no one who acknowledges me refuge has failed me no one cares for my soul (Psalm 142:1-4).ĭ. In the way in which I walk they have secretly set a snare for me. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then You knew my path. I pour out my complaint before Him I declare before Him my trouble. So, Psalm 142 described David’s discouraged heart: I cry out to the LORD with my voice with my voice to the LORD I make my supplication. The cave of Adullam: The title of Psalm 142 reads: A Contemplation of David.
David couldn’t help but consider how far he had come from a great victory to running around like a criminal, hiding in a cave.Ĭ. Most archaeologists believe that the Cave of Adullam was not too far from the place where David defeated Goliath, in the hills of Judah.
God wanted to be David’s refuge in this discouraging time. The name Adullam means refuge, but the cave wasn’t to be David’s refuge. But he could go to a humble cave and find refuge. He couldn’t go to his house, he couldn’t go to the palace, he couldn’t go to Samuel, he couldn’t go to Jonathan, he couldn’t go to the house of the LORD, and he couldn’t go to the ungodly. Escaped to the cave of Adullam: This was David’s place of refuge. Then David had a brief but intense period of backsliding, a dramatic turn to the LORD and deliverance from a life-threatening situation.ī. He had the high of immediate fame, a recent marriage, dangers from the Philistines, repeated attempts on his life, and a heartbreaking farewell from everyday life to live as a fugitive for who knows how long. David therefore departed from there: David had been through a lot. (1a) David’s distress at Adullam.ĭavid therefore departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam.Ī.
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