David and Saul

Check out 1 Samuel: You can find the coolest stuff even in the obscure OT books. The conflict between Saul and David is a picture of Satan's desire to destroy Christ. Saul was elevated to a lofty position that he despised, and in his disobedience he was judged. Even in his repentance there was no remedy. So David, the type of Christ the King, is anointed, and Saul goes about to destroy him but is unable. Every time he repents of his designs against David, the evil spirit from God returns to drive him crazy again (Mt. 12:43-45). In fact, he often declares that David is the rightful king, just as the demons in the Gospels testify to the Holy One, just as demons believe and tremble. But David will not overrule the Lord and destroy Saul, just as God defers the destruction of Satan. At one point David finds Saul asleep with his lance stuck in the ground at his head, suggesting a wound to the head (Gen. 3:15). Finally God brings about Saul's end at the hands of a gentile army, not unlike Armageddon, and David claims his kingdom. As well, this would make Jonathan the son of perdition, a type of Judas, David's own familiar friend. Although Jonathan never betrayed David, he did die in the service of his father.


"Wars of the Aoten" countdown: 6 chapters to go, pretty much