Did an angel visit David when he was a shepherd or a King?
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As I should know, it was Daniel in the lion's den. Not David.\n\n1Sa 29:9  And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.\n\n2Sa 24:17  And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’s house.\n\n1Ch 21:16  And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.\n\n1Ch 21:18  Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.\n\n1Ch 21:30  But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.
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Good question.  I believe it means that angels (the creatures of Heaven) and of course, Christ (who came down from Heaven) are greater that John even though John is the greatest man.  It is an intriguing verse for discussion.
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There was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good and godly man and was waiting for the One who would comfort Israel. The Holy Spirit was with him and had told him that before he died he would see the Lord’s Christ. Moved by the Spirit he came into the temple. And when Joseph and Mary brought Baby Jesus to give Him to the Lord, as the law commanded, Simeon was there. He took Jesus in his arms and praised God saying, “Now Lord, just as You promised, You are letting Your servant die in peace. I have seen the Saviour You have given to the world. He is a light for all nations and will bring honour to Your people Israel.”\n\nJoseph and Mary were amazed at what was said about Jesus. Then Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “God has chosen this Child to cause the rise and fall of many in Israel. He will be like a warning sign that is rejected. He will expose the secret thoughts and purposes of many hearts. And your heart will be cut by a sword.”
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Jacob wrestled with the angel. He was not a prophet. Matter of fact; he decieved people but was still honored by God in that Jacob was a man of great faith. You will find the story in Genesis 32:22-32. \n\nIf you look at the beginning of the chapter you will see that Jacob was distressed about meeting his brother Esau. Jacob stole Esau's blessing and it is in my opinion that he was feeling some remorse over it and wrestled with God for God to bless him and his decendants. That is why his name was changed to Israel because he became the father of many nations. \n\nNow God could at anytime have injured or destroyed Jacob. He let his hip come out of his socket... very painful. Jacob recognizes this in verse 30. But this fight was not representative so much as a physical fight but one of faith. Jacob prevailed to recieve God's blessing and meets with Esau in faith that God would take care of him the next morning.
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Selah. Good question Midge. You're right. God is awesome. I love the presence of the Lord.\n\nDon't be quick to leave the presence of the King. Linger. Soak in His Glory.\n\nPeople mock what they cannot comprehend if they have been there for themselves.\nGod Bless you!
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David was the writer of Psalms 22; Prophesy of Christ Crucifiction written 1000 years before.  This is the Psalms that Jesus was quoting and teaching while hanging on that cross.
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I believe (based on the shepherd boy clearly being one of the shepherds from the Gospel account)...\n\nThat the "Mighty King" is certainly King Herod.
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The only true king is Jesus Christ and he came as a servant to all so what does that say about a man that is supposed to lead so many christians and yet lives like royalty... this quote might help...\n\nLuk 20:46  Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;Luk 20:47  Which devour widows' houses, and for a show make long prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.
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I think it may be 1 Samuel 28:7-25 that you are referring to? (The spirit of Samuel (?) was summoned)
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An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God. They typically act as messengers, as believed in the main three monotheistic religions.In the Hebrew Bible, angels often appear to people in the shape of humans of extraordinary beauty, and often are not immediately recognized as angels (Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:5; Judges 6:17, Judges 8:6; 2 Samuel 29:9); some fly through the air; some become invisible; sacrifices touched by them are consumed by fire; and they may disappear in sacrificial fire, like Elijah, who rode to heaven in a fiery chariot. In the Bible, angels are a medium of God's power; they exist to execute God's will. Some mystics believe, that a soul is growing in steps from minerals, plants and animals to men. When the human body dies, a soul could become an angel. The Persian Sufi mystic poet Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi wrote in his poem Masnavi:\n\nI died as inanimate matter and arose a plant,\n\nI died as a plant and rose again an animal.\n\nI died as an animal and arose a man.\n\nWhy then should I fear to become less by dying?\n\nI shall die once again as a man\n\nTo rise an angel perfect from head to foot!\n\nAgain when I suffer dissolution as an angel,\n\nI shall become what passes the conception of man!\n\nLet me then become non-existent, for non-existence\n\nSings to me in organ tones, 'To him shall we return.'\n\n\nYes I do believe in angels.
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In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God." Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.\n\nLuke 1:26-38
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Three Kings from the east (Magi)\n\nNothing says the shepherds weren't wise.
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Yes...He is the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings...the Alpha and the Omega the beginning and the end.\nAmen
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Elijah did in 1 Kings 18:44-46\n 44 At the seventh time he said, “Look, a little cloud no bigger than a person’s hand is rising out of the sea.” Then he said, “Go say to Ahab, ‘Harness your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’” 45 In a little while the heavens grew black with clouds and wind; there was a heavy rain. Ahab rode off and went to Jezreel. 46 But the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; he girded up his loins and ran in front of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.\n\nYou need the context to know that there was a team of horses!
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God sends angels to surround and protect you.  He sends them to comfort and guide.
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Gabriel is the name that is used in both texts. Gabriel is the Judeo-Christian-Islamic angel of communication (the messanger) so it seems Gabriel is always doing his part. He communicated to Mary and he communicated to Mohammad. The same name is used, although Christianity and Islam may disagree about whether it is the same angel (and Jews may disagree as well). Gabriel does get mentioned quite a few times in the Bible and Koran, though....every time, though, as a messenger of God.
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This is the fourteenth of the so-called Pilgrim Songs, or Songs of Ascents. The superscription attributes the Psalm to David, but that superscription was omitted by the RSV, perhaps indicating some reluctance on the part of translators to accept David's authorship. A tiny thing such as this points to the weakness of that version. \n\nAs for the occasion, there are several guesses; but the most reasonable one, to us, is that of Matthew Henry. "Some conjecture that David penned this psalm upon the occasion of the union of all the Twelve Tribes when they met unanimously to make him king.\n(Psalms 133:1). To us it appears as ridiculous that some interpreters have tried to find in this a Biblical injunction recommending that married brothers live in the same dwelling with their parents. From the beginning, God has ordained that a man should leave his father and his mother and cleave unto his wife (Genesis 2:24). Mixing multiple families under one roof is an impossible social device. What is referred to here is a covenant nation of `brothers' worshipping together in Jerusalem\nIn Lev. 8, are recorded God's instructions to Moses for the anointing of Aaron the High Priest, who, by virtue of his office, is an Old Testament type of the Lord Jesus Christ.Significantly, the anointing oil was poured upon the head of Aaron; and all of the scholarly disagreement about whether it ran down to his collar or the hem of his skirt is pointless. In all probability it ran all the way to the floor! Just try pouring even a small cup of oil on anyone's head! There was an exceedingly important reason for this most generous pouring of oil on Aaron's head. It symbolized in the Great Anti-Type the unlimited reception of the Holy Spirit by our Lord upon the occasion of his baptism. \n (Psalms 133:3). Just as the blessings of God in the Old Dispensation were promised only to those who worshipped God in that city, the same truth prevails today in the fact that God's promises are limited to those in one place. Where is that? An apostle has made it clear enough. \n  (1) This is a figure of speech, meaning that very plentiful dew will fall upon Jerusalem, meaning that very plentiful dew will fall upon Jerusalem.         \n  (2) The cold breezes from Hermon actually produce heavy dew in Jerusalem. \n  (3) the dew of Hermon is used in the same sense that Isaiah used the word dew in that prophecy (Isaiah 26:19) as a symbol of the resurrection and immortality.