Friday, November 13, 2015

1 Samuel, Chapter 23, Verse 1-4

¹ David was informed that the Philistines were attacking Keilah and plundering the threshing floors. ² So he consulted the LORD, asking, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” The LORD answered, Go, attack them, and free Keilah. ³ But David’s men said to him: “Even in Judah we have reason to fear. How much more so if we go to Keilah against the forces of the Philistines!” ⁴ Again David consulted the LORD, who answered: Go down to Keilah, for I will deliver the Philistines into your power.

Again we see David protecting the people; even the people who are the friends of Saul. The same Saul who; out of his envy, is seeking David and his follower’s deaths. David’s faith makes his actions beyond those of rational fairness; no David’s action show the very mercy of God.