28:1,2
David’s actions, motivated by fear and not guided by God, now lead to even more trouble. The Philistines are gathering to attack Israel, and Achish, considering David to now be an ally, tells David that he and his men must accompany Achish in battle. David has depended upon Achish for protection, instead of upon the Lord. We can all make the same sort of mistakes that David has made. David gives Achish a non-committal reply, but Achish seems happy enough with the response.
28:3
Having seen how David is getting on, or not getting on, we now turn to Saul. The commentary likens the David-Saul situation to Peter-Judas. Both David and Peter made serious mistakes, both were sinners. But they turned to God and were saved, despite all their failings. Saul and Judas, on the other hand, never really knew God, and were destined for destruction. Samuel was now dead. Also Saul had expelled the mediums and spiritists from the land, this action was in line with the various commandments in the Law against consulting the spirits of the dead and related activities. There were a number of occasions when Saul outwardly obeyed.
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