david's loves michal

There is a rose and fisted gloveAnd the eagle flies with the doveAnd if you can’t be with the one you loveHoney, love the one you are with

David’s LovesMichal, the first wife

• Saul feared David• David was too popular to kill outright• Having him in the family would control him• Saul’s grandchildren would reign• The Philistines might kill him• In the end Saul proved unfaithful

Saul Seeks a Snare1 Samuel 18:17-20Saul Seeks a Snare1 Samuel 18:17-20

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And then there was the younger sister1 Samuel 18: 20-28

And then there was the younger sister1 Samuel 18: 20-28

• Michal loved David• The reference to a woman’s love in the Bible• Dowries were given for wives• Saul so much as asked for David’s death• David delivered instead• Saul fears him more

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• Saul still trying to kill David sends assassins to his house• Michal somehow knows of the plot and lets David escape• Why was there an image in the house? Leviticus 26:1 • Was Michal justified in lying to the messengers?• What did Michal risk?• How did this affect her relationship with her father?

Sacrificial Love1 Samuel 19:11-17

Sacrificial Love1 Samuel 19:11-17

Love Betrayed1 Samuel 25:42-44

Love Betrayed1 Samuel 25:42-44

• Michal used as a pawn• Did Saul intend to hurt David?• Did Saul intend to

curry favor with his own tribe?• How do you

think Michal

felt about this?• There is no indication

of when this was done

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• Ten years pass• Michal is married to Phalti• Saul and David are still

fighting• Abner wants to switch sides• David requests her as a

condition to negotiation• Did David love her?• Michal was well loved by

Phalti• Why did he not fight for her?• How do you think Michal felt?

No Real Restoration2 Samuel 3:13-16

No Real Restoration2 Samuel 3:13-16

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• The Ark is treated as a trophy• David dances lasciviously “before the Lord” Lev 6:10• Michal now despises David• For dancing nude?• For taking her husband?• Michal shames David• David insults Michal• Michal is childless• By whose choice?

• David will continue to sin

Deuteronomy 17:14-20

David Descends into Debauchery2 Samuel 6:14-23

David Descends into Debauchery2 Samuel 6:14-23

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