"The Fall of the House of Saul"

by James Jacob Prasch

God will not allow the old thing to fall until He judges that the new thing is ready to take its place.

  1. God Ceases Communicating with Saul
  2. The Divine Strategy in Starting a New Work
  3. Readying the New to Replace the Old
  4. Part 1: When the World Has More Integrity than the Church
  5. Exploitation of the Poor
  6. Part 2: When Saul's House Goes Too Far - The Occult
  7. The Misguided Loyalty of Saul's Army
  8. Know Your Enemy
  9. The House of Saul vs. the House of David
  10. Part 3: Saul's House is Defeated
  11. A Closer Look at David's House
  12. The Test of True Leadership
  13. Emotional Exhaustion/The Source of Strength
  14. Crossing the Brook of Besor
  15. The Baggage Attendants
  16. Grieving for Saul
  17. Conclusion
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Crossing the Brook of Besor

Next, David crosses the Brook of Besor. Besor, again, means “gospel”. Notice that it is not enough to come up to the brook; they had to cross it. I repeatedly point out that Jesus never said to make converts, but rather to make disciples. (Mt. 28:19) The first Biblical step of discipleship is always crossing the Brook of Besor – baptism. Four hundred of David's men cross the brook, but two hundred are unable to.

I know how far I have come. I have been tested in most of these things, probably to some degree in all of them, even right down to the family thing. I've been sued by other Christians, attacked by Orthodox Jews and gangs of Muslims; I'm not saying that I'm a hero, but I know how far I've come. I also know, however, how far I have not come.

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