Eaten Up With Envy And Saul eyed David

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Eaten Up With Envy “And Saul eyed David from that day onward” (1 Samuel

Eaten Up With Envy “And Saul eyed David from that day onward” (1 Samuel 18: 9)

Envy Leads to Wrong-Doing • Envy is rottenness to the bones (Prov. 14: 30)

Envy Leads to Wrong-Doing • Envy is rottenness to the bones (Prov. 14: 30) • Who can stand before envy (Prov. 27: 4)? • Envy caused Joseph’s brothers to hurt him (Gen. 37: 11; 42: 21 -22; Acts 7: 9) • Envy caused the religious leaders to deliver up Jesus (Mt. 27: 18; Mk. 15: 10)

Saul “Eyed” David • Heb. awvan – to watch with jealousy (Strong’s Conc. )

Saul “Eyed” David • Heb. awvan – to watch with jealousy (Strong’s Conc. ) • To keep an eye on, look at (with suspicion or jealousy) (Heb. – Eng. Conc. , Koehlenberger) • Eye (enviously), look (askance) at (BDB Heb. Lex. ) • To eye, view with envy (AHCL, Davidson, 596 -597)

Saul “Eyed” David • “So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward” (NJB,

Saul “Eyed” David • “So Saul watched David jealously from that day forward” (NJB, HCSB) • “So Saul watched David closely from then on. He was jealous of him” (NCV) • “From that day on Saul kept a jealous eye on David” (Tanakh: THS) • “And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David” (REB, NLT, NIV) • “And Saul turned a jealous eye on David from that day forward” (JB)

Saul Was Eaten Up With Envy • The Seed of Envy - it starts

Saul Was Eaten Up With Envy • The Seed of Envy - it starts with the success of another (1 Sam. 18: 6 -9) • The Fruit of Envy – it produces evil actions against another (1 Sam. 18: 11 -12, 15; 18: 25; 19: 10 -11) • The Pit of Envy – it hurts those who are close and who associate with another (1 Sam. 20: 30 -34; 22: 11 -23) • The Rot of Envy – it ends with the loss of everything that is important (1 Sam. 18: 29; 28: 29; 31: 4)

Envy in the Lord’s Church “Phthonos … envy is the feeling of displeasure produced

Envy in the Lord’s Church “Phthonos … envy is the feeling of displeasure produced by witnessing or hearing about the advantage or prosperity of others” (Vine, p. 204)

Envy in the Lord’s Church • Someone is allowed a preaching role and I’m

Envy in the Lord’s Church • Someone is allowed a preaching role and I’m not • Someone is allowed an eldership role and I’m not • Someone is mentioned by name in prayers and I’m not • Someone is close with certain members and I’m not • Someone is given special attention and I’m not • Someone has a talent (song leader) that I don’t

Why Am I So Envious of Others? • Do I have feelings of inadequacy

Why Am I So Envious of Others? • Do I have feelings of inadequacy (Rom. 12: 3; 1 Cor. 12: 11, 18; 13: 4)? • Am I constantly comparing myself with others (2 Cor. 10: 12)? • Am I not never content with what God has given me (Phil. 4: 13)? • Am I always unwilling to rejoice with those who rejoice (Rom. 12: 15; 1 Cor. 12: 26)?

Envy in the Lord’s Church • Envy leads to wrong-doing (Rom. 1: 29; Phil.

Envy in the Lord’s Church • Envy leads to wrong-doing (Rom. 1: 29; Phil. 1: 15; 1 Tim. 6: 4; Tit. 3: 3) • Envy is a work of the flesh that is to be put away (Gal. 5: 21, 26; 1 Pet. 2: 1) • Put away the envy before it eats you up!