Eaten Up With Envy

1
Eaten Up With Envy

• And Saul eyed David from that day onward (1
  Samuel 189)

2
Envy Leads to Wrong-Doing

• Envy is rottenness to the bones (Prov. 1430)
• Who can stand before envy (Prov. 274)?
• Envy caused Josephs brothers to hurt him
  (Gen. 3711 4221-22 Acts 79)
• Envy caused the religious leaders to deliver up
  Jesus (Mt. 2718 Mk. 1510)

3
Saul Eyed David

• Heb. awvan to watch with jealousy (Strongs
  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)

4
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)

5
Saul Was Eaten Up With Envy

• The Seed of Envy - it starts with the success of
  another (1 Sam. 186-9)
• The Fruit of Envy it produces evil actions
  against another (1 Sam. 1811-12,15 1825
  1910-11)
• The Pit of Envy it hurts those who are close
  and who associate with another (1 Sam. 2030-34
  2211-23)
• The Rot of Envy it ends with the loss of
  everything that is important (1 Sam. 1829
  2829 314)

6
Envy in the Lords Church

• Phthonos envy is the feeling of displeasure
  produced by witnessing or hearing about the
  advantage or prosperity of others (Vine, p. 204)

7
Envy in the Lords Church

• Someone is allowed a preaching role and Im not
• Someone is allowed an eldership role and Im not
• Someone is mentioned by name in prayers and Im
  not
• Someone is close with certain members and Im not
• Someone is given special attention and Im not
• Someone has a talent (song leader) that I dont

8
Why Am I So Envious of Others?

• Do I have feelings of inadequacy (Rom. 123
  1 Cor. 1211,18 134)?
• Am I constantly comparing myself with others
  (2 Cor. 1012)?
• Am I not never content with what God has given me
  (Phil. 413)?
• Am I always unwilling to rejoice with those who
  rejoice (Rom. 1215 1 Cor. 1226)?

9
Envy in the Lords Church

• Envy leads to wrong-doing (Rom. 129 Phil. 115
  1 Tim. 64 Tit. 33)
• Envy is a work of the flesh that is to be put
  away (Gal. 521,26 1 Pet. 21)
• Put away the envy before it eats you up!