Have you ever wondered if it's possible to live your life in a way that is opposed

to God's purposes and his ways and not even realize it? Today on Truth for Life,

Alistair Begg continues our study in 1 Samuel. We'll see how King Saul, hatred and opposition

to David, was actually Saul's rejection of God himself. Here's Alistair.

For Samuel 19, and Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants that they should kill

David, but Jonathan's son delighted much in David, 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,

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. 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 is not

sinned against you and because his deeds have brought good to you. 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?

And Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and swore as the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.

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. 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.

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. 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.

Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning.

But Mikhail, David's wife told him, if you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.

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