Soothing the Savage Beast (1 Samuel 16:13-23)

In this episode, we find that David's music has the power to soothe the savage beast (King Saul).  Except, there's something deeper that brings peace, hope, purpose and strength.  Something David has, and Saul does not.  That's where the soothing happens.

We also have a lengthy discussion about mental health.  Saul is clearly suffering from some sort of mental illness, and the passage makes it clear that God is tormenting Saul with these evil spirits.  Is this how we are to understand all mental illness?  Is there a place in the Kingdom and the Body of Christ for mentally ill individuals?  Absolutely.  Join the conversation.

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Contains audio from "King David's Lyre; Echoes of Ancient Israel: A Live Performance of Track 19 (Shalom Aleichem)", as performed beautifully on the lyre by Michael Levy.
Clyde Christian Bible Church does not own Mr. Levy's material.
We encourage you watch Mr. Levy's entire virtuoso performance at
[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiA86HI-GLU ]
or purchase Michael Levy's material at [ www.ancientlyre.com ].


Features "You Are My King (Amazing Love)", performed by David Harris
Words and Music by Billy J. Foote
CCLI Song # 2456623
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Clyde Christian Bible Church does not own the rights to any songs featured in this podcast, nor are we profiting off their use.  They are included solely for the purpose of congregational worship.