“But when the messengers entered, there before them was the household idol in the bed, with the goat’s-hair quilt at its head. Sha’ul asked Mikhal, ‘Why did you deceive me this way and let my enemy go and escape?‘ Mikhal answered Sha’ul, ‘He threatened me, ‘Let me go, or I’ll kill you.’”-1 Samuel 19:16
Saul is boiling with rage and ready to explode.
He hauls his daughter Michal in for questioning and asks why in the world would she deceive his men and let David escape.
Wow!
Talk about pointing out the speck in someone else’s eye while ignoring the log in one’s own.
At this stage, Saul isn’t mincing words anymore.
He makes it crystal clear that David is the kingdom’s number one enemy and that he must be put to death.
No wonder Michal felt the need to lie to her seething father by saying David made her do what she did under the threat of death.
I can only imagine Saul’s disgust towards David intensifying as his own family becomes ever more entangled in this mess he’s in with his sworn enemy.
Okay, so let me remind you this story is laying down the pattern for the future battle between God’s Messiah and the anti-Messiah.
One important pattern I want to draw your attention to is how those whom Saul expects to remain loyal to him gradually become more attracted to his enemy, David.
And how Saul’s response is to become increasingly irrational and violent, not only towards the God-anointed King but also towards those who freely choose to place their trust and faith in him.
Therefore, we should expect as we get closer to the end of history as prophesized in the book of Revelation, Satan and his earthly partners in crime are only going to ramp up their persecution of those who belong to Messiah.
He’ll do this out of desperation (just like Saul) as things stop going his way, and he knows his time is running out.
Just observe the madness that’s happening in world news and with Israel following October 7th.
The stage is now being set for the ultimate war between good and evil.
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