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SAUL ATTEMPTED AGAIN TO KILL DAVID
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28
1 Samuel 19

Proverbs 16:20-29

 

“There is a way that seemeth right
unto a man, but the end thereof

are the ways of death.”

 

SAUL ATTEMPTED AGAIN TO KILL DAVID
 
The king sent messengers to David’s house to kill him. He enlisted Michal’s help. However, she chose to stand with David and saved his life. She informed David of the plot. They agreed on a plan of escape. Michal then took an image and laid it on David’s bed. When Saul’s messengers came to take him, she told them that he was sick. The king ordered David to be brought to him on his bed. Then, they discovered that David was not there. Saul plainly called David his enemy. Michal said that David had to run away to avoid death. By God’s grace, David’s life was spared. In his relentless pursuit of David’s life, human depravity brought out the worst in Saul.
 
Samuel was a prophet of God, and the last judge before Israel was given a king. He was the one sent by God to anoint Saul as king. He thus oversaw the transition of the nation from judge to king. When Saul was rejected, Samuel was also sent to anoint David as the next king. It was thus logical for David, when faced with danger, to run to Samuel. When he arrived, he told Samuel all that Saul had done to him. He was welcomed and they went to dwell together in Naioth, which was also in Ramah. Saul had spies everywhere and it was told him that David was with Samuel. Saul sent messengers to take David. Yet again, the Lord acted to protect David. The messengers, instead of seeking David, joined the prophets and prophesied.
 
It was not specified exactly what happened, but it was obvious that the messengers were made to forget their mission and spoke for God. The second group did the same. At last Saul himself came, but he also prophesied.
 
The Lord used Jonathan and Michal to save David. Through this, the hand of the Lord was manifested. Trust and obey, and God will always protect you.
 
THOUGHT: Do I trust the Lord to be my refuge?

PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, that I can always run to Thee.

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