Reading John 11, it struck me how similar David and Jesus’s
situations were to each other.
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David
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Jesus
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David’s enemy- Saul
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Jesus’s enemies – Pharisees
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The king (Saul) was worried David would take away his
kingdom.
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In John 11:48 the Pharisees were worried that if they didn’t
do something about Jesus the Romans would take away their kingdom.
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Saul plotted and planned to kill David.
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The Pharisees and other Jewish leaders took counsel to put
Jesus to death. (John 11:53)
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David had to go on the run and escape from Saul by moving
from place to place.
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Jesus had to keep from walking openly among the Jews.
(John 11:54)
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Saul commanded his servants that they should take David
and kill him or tell him where David was.
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The chief priests and Pharisees gave commandment that
anyone having information about where Jesus was should tell them so they
could catch him. (John 11:57)
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David had some of the Israelites betray where he was to
Saul, even though he helped them.
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Jesus had people who saw his miracles who informed on him
to the Pharisees. (John 11:45-46)
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It sounds to me like David’s life in many respects was a
type of the kinds of difficulties Jesus would have.
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