1 Sa. 19: Saul Still Wants David Dead

1 Samuel 19:23 "So Saul went to Naioth at Ramah. But the Spirit of God came even upon him, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth."

Saul still wants David dead, so he orders a hit. On his greatest military commander. See how envy clouds the mind? Saul was willing to give up dominance over the Philistines to settle his own jealousy. It also affected his common sense faculties as well. If David had the respect of the people, surely he had the respect of the people he led into battle. These were the men Saul expected would kill David. Right. Anyway, of course Jonathan warns David to be on his guard, so David escapes.

In spite of Jonathan's advice to not kill David, Saul goes ahead with a plan to watch David's house and kill him in the morning. Michal warned David about it, as she was apparently still in love with him. And let him down through a window. She placed an idol in David's place, and put some goats' hair at the head, and told the assassins David was ill. So, I guess the most important question I have is "Why did this man of God, a man after God's own heart have an idol?" I don't know if David worshipped it. I expect God wouldn't bless someone so well if he also served an idol. Look at where Samuel and Joshua instructed the Israelites to rid their homes of ancillary gods. Perhaps this was Michal's property? Coming from the house of Saul, who apparently became polythiestic? The spirit left him...I wonder about this.

Then there's this place Naioth, and if anyone goes there, they all end up prophesying...Saul included. Not in just any spirit. The Spirit of God. Why? How did this happen? It appears that all a person had to do was go to this place and they could prophesy.