1 Samuel 26:1-25

Summary: It’s probably hard for us to imagine the kind of restraint David showed in sparing Saul’s life now for the second time (the first is in chapter 24). It would seem he had every conceivable justification to end Saul’s treacherous hunt for his life. Yet David would not lift his hand against the Lord’s anointed. David demonstrates an amazing willingness to honour God’s cause ahead of his own, willing for God’s sake to count as precious even the life of his enemy. And in this way, David most clearly foreshadows his greater son. We were the enemies whose lives Christ counted as precious in spite of the cost, empowering us also to lead lives free of bitterness and revenge.