1Sa 18:17 | KingComments | STEP | David still must get the promised daughter because of the victory over Goliath ( ). Saul does not feel like it. He abuses his promise to present a new condition to David with a cunning intent. He is hypocritical when he asks David to wage the wars of the LORD, for he hopes that David will be killed in battle. The wars of God’s people are truly wars of the LORD, as Saul calls them, because they are waged on God’s express order. But if the spirit of the world and domination are mixed with it, they are no longer. Then they are only wars of worldly desires. Whether David is aware of this or not, he shows humility in his response to Saul’s promise. He says he feels too small to become Saul’s son-in-law. Whether he believes Saul at his word, we do not know. He knows Saul as an unreliable man. It will soon become clear what Saul’s word is worth. Saul breaks his word by giving the daughter promised to David to another. This is the greatest insult Saul can inflict on him. He thus strikes him both in his honor and in his love. He may want to elicit a reaction from David that he can use to condemn and eliminate him.

‏ 1 Samuel 18:17

Saul Promises David Merab

David still must get the promised daughter because of the victory over Goliath (1Sam 17:25). Saul does not feel like it. He abuses his promise to present a new condition to David with a cunning intent. He is hypocritical when he asks David to wage the wars of the LORD, for he hopes that David will be killed in battle.

The wars of God’s people are truly wars of the LORD, as Saul calls them, because they are waged on God’s express order. But if the spirit of the world and domination are mixed with it, they are no longer. Then they are only wars of worldly desires.

Whether David is aware of this or not, he shows humility in his response to Saul’s promise. He says he feels too small to become Saul’s son-in-law. Whether he believes Saul at his word, we do not know. He knows Saul as an unreliable man. It will soon become clear what Saul’s word is worth.

Saul breaks his word by giving the daughter promised to David to another. This is the greatest insult Saul can inflict on him. He thus strikes him both in his honor and in his love. He may want to elicit a reaction from David that he can use to condemn and eliminate him.