Friday in Easter

19Verse 19. They are with Saul and all the men of Israel in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.” 20Verse 20. So David got up early in the morning, left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had instructed him. He reached the camp as the army was marching out to its position and shouting the battle cry. 21Verse 21. And Israel and the Philistines arrayed in formation against each other. 22Verse 22. Then David left his supplies in the care of the quartermaster and ran to the battle line. When he arrived, he asked his brothers how they were doing. 23Verse 23. And as he was speaking with them, suddenly the champion named Goliath, the Philistine from Gath, came forward from the ranks of the Philistines and shouted his usual words, which David also heard. 24Verse 24. When all the men of Israel saw Goliath, they fled from him in great fear. 25Verse 25. Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.” 26Verse 26. David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?” 27Verse 27. The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.” 28Verse 28. Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart — you have come down to see the battle!” 29Verse 29. “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?” 30Verse 30. Then he turned from him toward another and asked about the offer, and those people answered him just as the first ones had answered. 31Verse 31. Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who sent for him. 32Verse 32. And David said to Saul, “Let no man’s heart fail on account of this Philistine. Your servant will go and fight him!”

17Verse 17. Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out 18Verse 18. and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19Verse 19. But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying, 20Verse 20. “Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.” 21Verse 21. At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin — the full assembly of the elders of Israel— and sent to the jail for the apostles. 22Verse 22. But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report: 23Verse 23. “We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.” 24Verse 24. When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening. 25Verse 25. Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!” 26Verse 26. At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles — but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.