Read: 1 Sam. 28-31: Ps. 18
Saul had lost his godly anointing so he went to the occult to learn secrets of the spirit world. What amazes me is that even when he was told the Philistines would kill him and his son the next day, he went to the battlefield the next day. I think I would have sat that one out. I think that to Saul, death was better than being alive to see David given his throne. Saul was suffering from insanity and depression because God had left him, so death would be an escape. The woman fixed Saul his last meal before he left to face his doom.
God will help us maintain our integrity. David was faced with helping Achish against his own men and God got him out of it. It was perfect because God needed David to go get back what had been stolen from him. God left a suffering servant to guide them to their families. He was able to restore everything. God really can take care of us and guide us. His “no’s” are for a reason. His suffering servant led us to the cross.
Saul and his three sons died in the battle the next day and their heads were chopped off and their armor stripped. Their bodies were disgracefully displayed on the wall of Beth-shan until some brave men stole them and burned them and buried the ashes. What a sad ending to Israel’s first king. Saul was man’s choice. David was God’s.
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