JEALOUSY ENVY AND FEAR OF DAVID

PROCLAMATION

“And Saul saw and knew that The Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.  And Saul was yet to more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.”  1 Samuel 18:28-29 (KJV)

 

EXPLANATION

These words were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God by the prophet Samuel.  David was brought before Saul, still holding Goliath’s head in his hand, and Saul asked him whose son he was.  David replied, “I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.” (1 Samuel 17:57-58)  Jonathan the son of Saul overheard the conversation and his soul became one with the soul of David, and he loved David as much as he loved himself.  Whatever mission Saul sent David on, he was very successful so Saul gave David a high rank in the army.  When the men returned home from battle, the women came out and sang: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”  This angered Saul. (1 Samuel 18:5-9)  He threw a spear at David on two occasions but David eluded him.  Saul was afraid of David because The Lord was with him.  So he sent David away on military campaigns, but this just gave David even greater success.  This increased Saul’s fear of David. (1 Samuel 18:10-16)  Saul offered David his daughter Merab to marry but he refused, stating that he was not worthy of such an honor. (1 Samuel 18:17-19)  Later Saul had his attendants speak to David about accepting in marriage Saul’s daughter Michal who was in love with David.  But David said that he was poor and he was told that all Saul wanted from him for her hand in marriage was one hundred Philistine foreskins. (1 Samuel 18:20-26)  So David took his men and killed two hundred Philistine men and brought back their foreskins.  Saul realized that The Lord was with David and he became even more afraid of him, and he became his enemy. (1 Samuel 18:27-29)

 

APPLICATION

Some of the time we do not have to do anything wrong for people to hate us.  Some people will hate us because The Lord God has blessed us with success.  They will become jealous, or envious of us because of what God has done for us.  However, The Lord God can turn our haters and enemies into our footstools for taking us even higher. (Matthew 22:24, Mark 12:36, Luke 20:43, Acts 2:35, Hebrews 1:13, and Hebrews 10:13)  People may not like us, and may even try to block us, but all things work together for good for them that love The Lord. (Romans 8:28)