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    Matthew 25: 31-46 Observation: Jesus is depicted coming in His glory, accompanied by all the angels, and He will be sitting on Hi glorious throne, signifying the majesty and authority of Jesus as the ultimate judge. The gathering of all nations indicates that this judgement will apply to everyone; Jesus will separate people, like a shepherd with sheep and goats. Jesus will place all the righteous (the sheep) on His right and the all the unrighteous (the goats) on His left. The righteous are welcomed into the kingdom as a reward as it was prepared for them long ago. The righteous are commended for their acts of mercy and compassion. This response indicates their humility and unawareness that their actions had such eternal significance hence genuine compassion. Jesus identifies himself with the needy and marginalized, teaching that serving others is equivalent to serving Him. The judgement for the unrighteous is severe--eternal separation from God and punishment. The "eternal fi

1 Samuel 24: 1-7 Observation: Saul has returned from fighting the Philistines and is informed that David is in the Desert of En Gedi. Saul takes 3,000 chosen men from all Israel to search for David. Saul enters a cave to relieve himself, not knowing that David and his men are hiding farther back in the cave. David's men interpret Saul's vulnerability as a God-given opportunity for David to kill Saul and fulfill what they believe is God's promise to deliver Saul into David's hands. David is conscience-stricken after cutting off a corner of Saul's robe. David tells his men that he would not harm Saul because Saul is the Lord's anointed. He expresses a profound conviction that it is not his place to harm the one chosen by God. David persuades his men not to attack Saul, and Saul leaves the cave unharmed. Interpretation: Providing some context, Saul, the King of Israel, has bene relentlessly pursuing David because he sees David as a threat to his throne. After a bri