Two Spies in a Well

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Two Spies in a Well

• A true friend is always loyal, and a brother is
  born to help in time of need. The greatest love
  is shown when a person lays down his life for his
  friends.
• Proverbs 1717 John 1513

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The Facts, Please!

• Usually a well is a pit or hole dug into the
  earth to provide water. Different kinds of wells
  are mentioned in the Bible, including some that
  are just natural sources of water. There are
  cisterns, pits, springs, and fountains.

http//hindunet.org/saraswati/lothal/lothal001.htm

http//waltonfeed.com/old/well.html
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The Facts, Please!

• In the hot, dry climate of Palestine and nearby
  countries, wells were very important. People who
  kept large herds of cattle and flocks of sheep
  especially needed them. In the summer drought
  when most other sources of water were dried up,
  animals had to be watered at wells. In villages,
  a well was the center of activity. People went
  there, usually in the morning or evening, to get
  their daily supply of water in leather buckets or
  in pottery pitchers. Usually the older,
  unmarried girls went for the water.

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The Facts, Please!

• If a person was well-off, he might have his own
  well on his property. Alongside the well, a
  cistern was dug in which the water could be
  stored when
• drawn from the well.
• At the end of the
• summer, when the cistern
• was dry, it could make a
• good hiding place.

http//irational.org/tunneling/united_kingdom/bris
tol/ravens_well_ST59947194
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Bible Story The Spies Secret Hiding Place

• 2 Samuel 1513-37
• 1615-23 171-29 181-17

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Match-up Friend or Foe?

1. Absalom Davids son who made himself king.
2. Six hundred men Brave men who went with David
   when he fled from Jerusalem.
3. Zadok and Abiathar Priests who went with David,
   but returned to gather news and send it to him.
4. Jonathan and Ahimaaz Sons of the priests and
   spies for David who risked their lives to bring
   him news.

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1. Many of Davids former friends They followed
   after Absalom.
2. Hushai Davids secret agent who stayed with
   Absalom to give him bad advice and send messages
   to David.
3. A servant girl She slipped out of the city to
   bring a message for the spies to take to David.
4. Ahithophel A counselor of David who turned
   against him and gave advice to Absalom.
5. A woman She hid the spies in her cistern and
   would not tell Absaloms servants where they were.