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It was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. Saul said, God has delivered him into my hand; for he is shut in, by entering into a town that has gates and bars.
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Twisting God's Providence
Saul interprets David being in a walled city as a sign that "God hath delivered him into my hand." Commentators explain this is a dangerous self-delusion. Saul twists a circumstance to fit his own hateful agenda, wrongly claiming divine approval. This is a stark warning against assuming our opportunities or advantages are automatically a sign of God's blessing on our plans, especially when our motives are wrong.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
God hath delivered him into mine hand. —Saul knew there was little chance of being able to capture or kill his enemy whil…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah No doubt it was told him what he came thither for, to relieve it,…
Presbyterian
David might well complain of his enemies, that they rewarded him evil for good, and that for his love they were his adversaries. Christ was treated…
