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DAVID’S REACTION TO THE DEATH OF SAUL
THURSDAY, JULY 2
2 Samuel 1
Proverbs 4:1-9
“Get wisdom, get understanding:
forget it not…”
DAVID’S REACTION TO THE DEATH OF SAUL
David honoured the Lord who appointed Saul to be king. He was persuaded that the Lord alone would remove Saul from the throne when His time came. His only desire was to obey the Lord, trusting that all things would fall into place. The man who brought the news to David was completely ignorant of David’s character. He simply assumed that David would reward him for bringing the news to him.
In David’s prayers, he had committed all vengeance to the hands of the Lord. It was not only Saul who died in the war. His three sons, including Jonathan, were killed too (cf. 1 Sam 31:2). This prince of Israel (Jonathan) was a dear friend of David.
The man who brought the news to David had carried with him Saul’s crown and a bracelet as evidence that the king had died. David and his men rent their clothes to mourn the fall of those great ones in Israel. David counted himself as part of Saul’s household. Thus, David wept and fasted at the news of those deaths.
Prior to this, David did not have a place he could call home because he was always on the run as Saul sought to kill him. However, he remained contented because he knew that the Lord was guiding his steps. The man who brought the news to David was expecting to be rewarded. However, David surprised him. He called one of the young men, and said, “Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died” (2 Sam 1:15). This was a wise reaction from one who understood the mind of the Lord in matters of right and wrong.
THOUGHT: Godly wisdom leads one to do God’s will.
PRAYER: Father, give me this godly wisdom in my decision-making.