1Sa 29:6-10 | KingComments | STEP | Achish got an impression of great loyalty and sincerity from David. The testimony Achish gives is an anti testimony to David. David’s reaction is falsehood and hypocrisy. If Achish were to look closely, he could find a lot. David is pretending he would like to join in. He continues to lie, to live his life in lies. He pretends to be indignant that he cannot go along to fight against the enemies of “my lord the king”. He calls Israel the enemy and Achish his lord, while the real enemies are the Philistines and he is the servant of Saul. Achish agrees with what David says. He even sees David as an angel or messenger from God. As an idolater he can only mean that he sees a good spirit in David. David has so much surrendered his true identity and intentions because of his life in the lie, that he has given Achish a false impression of what a messenger of God is. David could not in any way disturb the conscience of this Philistine ruler. Achish gives David the freedom to go wherever he wants. The dividing line is drawn. David returns, not yet to Israel, but “to the land of the Philistines”. While Saul has disappeared forever in the night, the new morning ( ) is dawning for David.

‏ 1 Samuel 29:6-10

Achish Lets David Go in Peace

Achish got an impression of great loyalty and sincerity from David. The testimony Achish gives is an anti testimony to David. David’s reaction is falsehood and hypocrisy. If Achish were to look closely, he could find a lot. David is pretending he would like to join in. He continues to lie, to live his life in lies. He pretends to be indignant that he cannot go along to fight against the enemies of “my lord the king”. He calls Israel the enemy and Achish his lord, while the real enemies are the Philistines and he is the servant of Saul.

Achish agrees with what David says. He even sees David as an angel or messenger from God. As an idolater he can only mean that he sees a good spirit in David. David has so much surrendered his true identity and intentions because of his life in the lie, that he has given Achish a false impression of what a messenger of God is. David could not in any way disturb the conscience of this Philistine ruler.

Achish gives David the freedom to go wherever he wants. The dividing line is drawn. David returns, not yet to Israel, but “to the land of the Philistines”. While Saul has disappeared forever in the night, the new morning (1Sam 29:11) is dawning for David.