When the way grows weary and long
Thu, 12/01/2022 - 12:00am
The story is told in the 30th chapter of First Samuel how the Amalekites, Israel’s enemies, raided the town of Ziklag when all their fighting men were gone, and carried off the women and children, including the wives of David. The text says that “David strengthened himself in the Lord,” and then commanded: “Pack food; put water in skins; gather extra weapons! We march after the Amalekites!” So David set out with 600 soldiers; but when they came to a place called Brook Besor, 200 of 600 were “too weary and exhausted to cross the Brook Besor.”
