1 Samuel 18:17-

-The overall theme of this section: Nothing can thwart God’s plan

v.17-19

-Why would Saul offer David his daughter in marriage?

1 Samuel 17:25 ESV

25 And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who has come up? Surely he has come up to defy Israel. And the king will enrich the man who kills him with great riches and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”

-Seems as if Saul thought: perhaps if David takes my daughter in marriage he will be committed to be a valiant warrior

-What was Saul’s motive?

-What was David’s response? Why? Felt unqualified

-Merab’s sons were eventually killed by the Gibeonites because of Saul’s sin (2 Samuel 21:8-9)

v.20-25

1 Samuel 18:20–25 ESV

20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 Saul thought, “Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall now be my son-in-law.” 22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in private and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now then become the king’s son-in-law.’ ” 23 And Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?” 24 And the servants of Saul told him, “Thus and so did David speak.” 25 Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, that he may be avenged of the king’s enemies.’ ” Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

-pleased him = straight in his eyes

-How could Michal be a snare to David?

-perhaps she could convince David to put his life in extreme risk in battle

-or could corrupt David

-snare = lure, bait, used 3 times in the Torah, usually referenced about idol worshipers

Exodus 23:33 ESV

33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.”

-What was David’s response to the offer?

-100 foreskins, 100 deaths

v.26-30

1 Samuel 18:26–30 ESV

26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the time had expired, 27 David arose and went, along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife. 28 But when Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him, 29 Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David’s enemy continually. 30 Then the commanders of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

-pleased - straight in his eyes

-What did this prove to Saul? The Lord was with David

-Now Saul had two children who were close to David (befriended)

-Why did he remain David’s enemy?

-David more victorious than his contemporaries, and was well respected in Israel

19:1-7

1 Samuel 19:1–7 ESV

1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted much in David. 2 And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself. 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you. And if I learn anything I will tell you.” 4 And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you. 5 For he took his life in his hand and he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced. Why then will you sin against innocent blood by killing David without cause?” 6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.” 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan reported to him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.

-Saul’s plans have not worked, so he took desperate measures: he asked his son to kill David

-What did Jonathan do? He warned David

-spoke well of David to his father

-David is innocent

-David is a great resource to the king

-don’t commit a serious sin

19-:6-7

1 Samuel 19:6–7 ESV

6 And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan. Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.” 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan reported to him all these things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.

-Saul listened

-made a vow, what was it? by the life of Yahweh

-David was back in Saul’s presence

19:8-10

1 Samuel 19:8–10 ESV

8 And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him. 9 Then a harmful spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre. 10 And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

-David continued to have success

-again Saul tried to kill David

-Why did the Lord continue to send the tormenting spirit to Saul?

-David did not wait for a second attempt this time

19:11-17

1 Samuel 19:11–17 ESV

11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.” 12 So Michal let David down through the window, and he fled away and escaped. 13 Michal took an image and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head and covered it with the clothes. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.” 15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.” 16 And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head. 17 Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me thus and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” And Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’ ”

-Michal warned David

-What do we know about her based on this text?

-her love for David, but also she had an idol

2 Samuel 6:23 ESV

23 And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.

-Anything familiar with Michal’s approach here?

-Rachel did a similar thing

Genesis 31

-It was Saul’s own children who went against their father to protect David, God orchestrated the joining of these relationships

v.14-17

1 Samuel 19:14–17 ESV

14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.” 15 Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.” 16 And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head. 17 Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me thus and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” And Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go. Why should I kill you?’ ”