If you have ever observed the Blue Jay, you have obviously watched its unusual behavior. Watching it chase other birds away from a food source, to attacking cats, the Blue Jay is nuts.
Background
David has fled from Ahimelech at the Tabernacle in Nob. David is looking for a safer place. Sometimes a safer place is right under the noses of your enemies.
Under the Nose of the Philistines
“And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.” (1 Samuel 21:10)
Achish, the king of Gath, was the king over Goliath. David was easily recognizable to the Philistines. David couldn’t disguise himself as someone else, but he could disguise who he now was.
“11And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
12And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
13And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.
14Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the man is mad: wherefore then have ye brought him to me?” (1 Samuel 21:11-14)
David has successfully created a ruse to make the Philistines think he is mad. It is certainly a deceit to hide his real state of mind. Which is an obvious loss of Faith in God.
Stay Tuned…
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