When Saul saw David going out to fight Goliath, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, “Abner, whose son is he?”
There’s an inconsistency here with 1 Samuel 16:19-22.
So when David returned to camp after killing Goliath, Abner took him to Saul. David was still carrying Goliath’s head.
Now that’s a calling card (2 Corinthiens 3:2-3)! 😊
Saul and David finished their conversation. After that, Saul’s son Jonathan was deeply attracted to David and came to love him as much as he loved himself. … Jonathan swore eternal friendship with David because of his deep affection for him.
The heart of man is truly in your hands, Father. May I not seek to be held in affection – I leave that to you (2 Corinthiens 12:9-10)
David was successful in all the missions on which Saul sent him, and so Saul made him an officer in his army. This pleased all of Saul’s officers and men.
If only Saul had let himself fade away… (Genesis 41:37-43; John 3:28-30). May I recognize those times where I must do the same and act accordingly, Lord.
As David was returning after killing Goliath and as the soldiers were coming back home, women from every town in Israel came out to meet King Saul. They were singing joyful songs, dancing, and playing tambourines and lyres. In their celebration the women sang, “Saul has killed thousands, but David tens of thousands.” Saul did not like this, and he became very angry. He said, “For David they claim tens of thousands, but only thousands for me. They will be making him king next!” And so he was jealous and suspicious of David from that day on.
[There are times when it’s better to not listen too closely.] When people feel threatened / slighted, this we’ve already seen… (Genesis 30:43-31:2).
The next day an evil spirit from God suddenly took control of Saul, and he raved in his house like a madman. David was playing the harp, as he did every day, and Saul was holding a spear. “I’ll pin him to the wall,” Saul said to himself, and he threw the spear at him twice; but David dodged each time.
The fault line that was always in Saul is exposed. The façade of false humility (1 Samuel 15:17) is gone. Don’t be taken in by appearances!!!