“David’s Window”

 “And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.” (1 Samuel 19:1)

Background

Saul is envious of David, because David is winning the hearts of the people. Even Saul had respect for David’s ability as a commander. Jonathan, Saul’s son, loved David as himself. What Saul doesn’t know is that David is the King of Israel.

Anointed with God’s direction to Samuel, David is King. Saul is not told of this. Instead of following God’s directions Saul considered himself above God.

Jonathan Defends David

Jonathan knows that Saul’s envy is a dangerous thing.

“2But Jonathan Saul’s son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

3And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.” (1 Samuel 19:2-3)

Jonathan tells David that Saul is out to kill him. Jonathan does not want David to be unaware of his plight. Jonathan also wants to calm his father’s anger.

“4And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

5For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?” (1 Samuel 19:4-5)

Saul swears he will not kill David.

David Goes To War

“And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.” (1 Samuel 19:8)

Saul becomes angry again because David was not killed in war. While David was playing the harp, once again Saul tries to pin David to the wall with a spear.

Michal

Saul sent men to watch David and in the morning kill him. Michal, David’s wife warns David that Saul’s men will kill him in the morning. Michal helps David escape through a window. Michal then works to delay Saul and his men.

Michal puts an “image”, another word for statue or form, in the bed and added goats hair to complete an appearance that David was sleeping. Saul’s men come again and Michal says, “David is sick”.

Saul sends men again, this time to bring the sick David to him, so he can kill him. The men go in and find the goat hair fake David. Saul is angry.

The Chase Begins

David has gone to be with Samuel. Saul finds out that David is there and sends men to capture David. When the men come near to David, Samuel is prophesying surrounded by other prophets. God uses those prophets to change the hearts of Sauls men and they stop chasing David and prophesying with Samuel.

Two more times Saul sends men and they likewise were stopped and began to prophesy with Samuel.

Saul himself arrives and the Spirit of God comes on Saul, he too stops and begins to Prophesy.

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