LOL!! What a FILTHY book!!
"Samuel 1, Chapter 18, Verses 9-10.
9. And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
10. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
To digress for a moment. In a conversation recently with a Christian Scientist who maintained that there was "no evil in the world," I replied, by quoting the above verse, which says, "That an evil spirit from God came upon Saul," and I continued by saying, "if there were no evil in the world, what was God doing with it?" There were two answers to my "impertinence." One, that the party was not sufficiently acquainted with the "science" of Christian Science to reply properly to me, and the second, that I was an infidel and would not understand anyway!
But back to David and Saul, whose animosities have arisen to the "boiling point." Saul proceeds to "throw" a little of the "evil spirit" of God at David, as recorded in the following.
Samuel 1, Chapter 18, Verses 11-15.
11. And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12. And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13. Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14. And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
15. Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
When "the evil spirit from God" was unable to accomplish any satisfactory results for Saul he proceeds to use more subtle methods. As the next verse reveals the secret of popularity, and as I wish all to be acquainted with this valuable recipe, I will quote it independently.
Samuel 1, Chapter 18, Verse 16.
16. But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
What is meant by "because he went out and came in before them" is more than I can understand. I will leave its interpretation to one who possesses a more spiritual understanding.
Samuel 1, Chapter 18, Verse 17.
17. And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Evidently the "evil spirit of God" was something of a warning to Saul not to harm David with his own hands, so he conceives the idea of sending him out to do battle, with the hope that the enemy might be successful in killing him. To avoid the suspicion of a deliberate plan, Saul offers his daughter as wife to David and we continue.
Samuel 1, Chapter 18, Verses 18-19.
18. And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
19. But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
The reason Saul's daughter Merab was not given to David is very simple. She was given to Adriel the Meholathite, whoever that gentleman might be. But ah! Saul had another daughter, for if he had not, our story might end here, and just think of the tremendous loss there would have been to the human race"
Joseph Lewis |
