1 Samuel 30:11-15 They Gave Him Bread

 ”Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David; and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water. And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs and two clusters of raisins. So when he had eaten, his strength came back to him; for he had eaten no bread nor drunk water for three days and three nights. Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind, because three days ago I fell sick. We made an invasion of the southern area of the Cherethites, in the territory which belongs to Judah, and of the southern area of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.” And David said to him, “Can you take me down to this troop?” So he said, “Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will take you down to this troop.”“ ‭‭I Samuel‬ ‭30‬:‭11‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. Then they found an Egyptian in the field: As David and the 400 men pursued the Amalekites, they came across a man collapsed in the wilderness. It would be easy and logical, to ignore this man because they had a “much greater” mission in pursuing the Amalekites. But David and his men showed unexpected kindness and they gave him bread and he ate, and they let him drink water.

b. Then David said to him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” David took a caring interest in this man. He showed simple care and kindness to a nobody. They didn’t just give this Egyptian food and water; they gave him care and kindness.

c. I am a young man from Egypt, servant of an Amalekite…. we burned Ziklag with fire: In showing unexpected kindness to this Egyptian, God showed David unexpected blessing. The Egyptian promised to guide David to the camp of the Amalekites.

i. “The emphatic ‘we’ at the beginning of verse 14 suggests that the slave participated personally in the Amalekites’ raids.” (Youngblood)

They Gave Him Bread

Nowadays it’s far to easy for us to pass someone on a street corner begging for money that is destitute but remember what Jesus said;

”for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;“ Matthew‬ ‭25‬:‭35‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

One thing I enjoyed was to share part of my lunch or I would go through a fast food drive thru and buy them a meal. A loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter goes a long way.

How can you help someone who’s hungry?

Blessings