This is actually one of the most significant chapters in the whole Bible. It’s one where God’s great plan of salvation takes a huge step forward. In the first verse of the New Testament, Jesus is introduced as ‘the son of David, the son of Abraham’. Well this chapter points us from the time of David back to the time […]

How does David respond to Michal? Do you notice how his answer in v21 starts and ends? It starts and ends with the phrase ‘before the LORD’. In other words – I’m not doing it for you – I’m doing it for God. What matters to me isn’t your verdict, but God’s. What other people think of us isn’t completely […]

Michal is unenthusiastic about David’s enthusiasm, and it begins in her heart. Look at v16. What identifies Michal with the spirit of Saul is firstly seen only to God. She looked out the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart. The crowd could have looked up and seen her […]