The Spirit of the Messiah in Saul and David

About this episode

Spirit of God E6 — In the biblical story, God's Spirit fills specific characters. They are to lead and organize Israel, to be priestly mediators of God's covenant, and to prophetically speak God's words to the people. We’re calling the Spirit’s special anointing on these prophet-priest-kings, “the Spirit of the messiah.” In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the Spirit of the messiah in King Saul and King David,  two very different portraits of a Spirit-filled ruler. CHAPTERS • Recap and Setup for Saul and David (0:00-12:13) • The Spirit Rushing on Corrupt Saul (12:13-33:43) • An Anointing Spirit for David and a Bad Spirit for Saul  (33:43-49:18) • The Power of the Spirit and a God-Aligned Heart (49:18-1:01:21) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript. REFERENCED RESOURCES • The First Book of Samuel (New International Commentary on the Old Testament) by David Toshio Tsumura • Correction: in chapter 3 of this episode, Tim accidentally cites 1 Samuel 13:15 as the place where Samuel says “the LORD has sought for Himself a man after his own heart.” This sentence actually appears in 1 Samuel 13:14. • Correction: also in chapter 3 of, T