There’s a contrast in this chapter between the old king, and the new one. Saul is a covenant breaking king. He violated the covenant that had been made before God with the Gibeonites. But there’s a little aside in verse 7 that reminds us that David is very different: “But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Saul’s son Jonathan, […]

What we have in the passage in front of us is pretty unique. Surely it’s meant to stop us in our tracks, and make us think of the seriousness of sin, and of what it costs for sin to be atoned for. And even then, Gibeah is nothing compared to Calvary, when the holy wrath of God was poured out […]

Saul wasn’t just an ordinary father. He was the king. And his actions as king involve more than himself alone. Just as if our government were to declare war with another country, we would all be at war. And Saul’s sin brings consequences for his house – his dynasty. Now there’s a new ruling dynasty; it’s the house of David […]