Good-Ole-Rebel
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This involves an event in Davids life that has always been of interest to me. It is found in (1 Samuel 27-31). Saul had been trying to kill David for quite some time. David and his army of men flee to Gath of the Philistines. The King of Gath, Achish, accepts David and becomes impressed with him and trusts him. During this time David and his men are secretly destroying other enemies of Israel in the area.
The time comes when the Philistines are going to go to war with Saul and Israel. Achish tells David that he and his men shall join them in this fight and David agrees to go. In this battle to come, Israel would be defeated and Saul and Jonathan slain. But before the fighting occurred, the leaders of the Philistines would not allow David to go with them, as they did not trust him. Achish listened to the Philistine princes and sent David back.
This certainly removed David from a precarious position. My question is, had not Achish sent David back, what would he have really done? Would he have fought against Israel? That God was behind this defeat of Israel and Saul's death is clear in Scripture. Therefore, had David gone, he would not have been fighting against God.
Good-Ole-Rebel
The time comes when the Philistines are going to go to war with Saul and Israel. Achish tells David that he and his men shall join them in this fight and David agrees to go. In this battle to come, Israel would be defeated and Saul and Jonathan slain. But before the fighting occurred, the leaders of the Philistines would not allow David to go with them, as they did not trust him. Achish listened to the Philistine princes and sent David back.
This certainly removed David from a precarious position. My question is, had not Achish sent David back, what would he have really done? Would he have fought against Israel? That God was behind this defeat of Israel and Saul's death is clear in Scripture. Therefore, had David gone, he would not have been fighting against God.
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