90. Newlywed Wife Saves Her Husband: The Inner Connection of Inferiority, Pride, and Hatred

“Lord! How much longer do you want to watch? Save my life from their cruelty, save my life from the young lion. “[Psalm 35:17]

The shepherd boy David killed the giant Goliath, causing the two armies to tremble. The Philistine camp fell into chaos. Israel seized the opportunity to charge, decisively defeating the Philistines, and only after pursuing them into their territory did they withdraw and return victorious. At the celebration banquet, Jonathan, son of Saul, and David were kindred spirits and regretted having met too late.

Jonathan gave David his battle clothes and sword, but David had nothing to reciprocate, only gratitude in his heart, treating him like an older brother. Saul appreciated David, keeping him as a palace guard to play the harp and music, and promoted him to commander of a thousand men.

David fought alongside Saul in campaigns north and south, and the Spirit of God was with him. He was shrewd and capable, led from the front in battle, and cared for his men with meticulous care, earning the deep affection of many.

After a victorious battle, David returned to the city with Saul. The townspeople lined the streets to welcome him, men beat drums and cheered, women danced in colorful clothes, singing in unison: “Saul killed thousands, David killed tens of thousands….. The singing echoed throughout the city, and David cupped his hands in thanks.

Saul listened as the previously smiling face gradually darkened, turning into a piece of rusty iron. The women’s songs once again struck his most sensitive nerves.

Since ascending the throne, the soil of his inferiority complex had been constantly nurtured by the flattery of his ministers, growing into a towering tree that worshipped power. Samuel’s previous two warnings only fueled his fear of losing power.

Is this David the one Samuel foretold he would replace him? Under the great tree of power and desire that took root in Saul’s heart, a brilliant flower of jealousy began to sprout. Listening to the song, Saul felt both envy and hatred, and began to plot a way to get rid of David. One day, Saul was again troubled by evil spirits and suffered a splitting headache, so he sent David to the palace to play the harp and music for him.

Saul paced back and forth with his spear in hand, seeing David playing the zither with grace and finding joy in himself, while Saul himself was so agitated. Unable to help but ignite a nameless anger, he roared like a lion and hurled his spear fiercely at David.

Alert David noticed something was wrong with Slim, dodged to the side, and his javelin whistled past his ear, pinning itself firmly against the wall behind him. David didn’t dare do anything and quickly slipped out. Saul strode forward, drew his javelin, and threw it at David again, but David had already fled far away. Saul came up with another plan, recalling the promise he had made to marry his daughter to the warrior who had killed Goliath, but because he saw David’s humble origins, he had delayed fulfilling this promise. She took this opportunity to find David and brought up her earlier promise to marry his eldest daughter Mira to him, and even set the wedding date. After saying this, he sent David to the front lines, hoping that David, out of gratitude, would fight and die at the hands of the enemy. Although David was excited, he naturally declined and dared not marry her. But once on the battlefield, he indeed risked his life, fighting ten enemies at once and winning a great victory. When Saul heard the news of the battle, without waiting for David to return, he married his eldest daughter to another great general, Adria.

After marrying in, Mira gave birth to five sons in succession. Years later, these five sons were to be executed together because of Saul’s transgression. But that’s another story. Seeing David return safely, Saul felt both embarrassed and angry, so he brought up the marriage again, promising to marry his youngest daughter Michael to David. Pretending to sympathize for David’s poverty, he offered the only betrothal gift: he would kill a hundred Philistines, just as he did last time.

Hearing this, David feared he would miss another chance for marriage, so he quickly gathered his men and went to the front lines, killing two hundred Philistines before returning to report his achievements. Hearing this, Saul had no choice but to go along and marry his second daughter, Michhal, to David. Mikhal loved David deeply and was always with him whenever he was home. Seeing that Saul could not kill David and instead sacrificed his two daughters, he was both afraid and hated. He had no choice but to tell his trusted aides and son Jonathan about the idea to kill David, hoping they would come up with a plan. Jonathan was shocked to see his father have such an absurd idea, so he secretly warned David to be wary of Saul, and personally pleaded on David’s behalf, asking him to spare David for the sake of the greater good. Saul, at a loss for reason, agreed not to trouble David further.

Soon after, Saul found an excuse to summon David back to the palace and had him play the harp and make merry. Although David was suspicious and fearful, he dared not refuse, so he could only play the piano while secretly staying alert. As expected, Saul used his old trick again, throwing a spear and killing David.

Having learned from his previous lesson, David had long escaped the scene. Without a word, he ran out of the palace and returned home to tell his wife everything that had happened. It was already late at night. Mi Jia knew his father’s nature well and knew that since things had come to this, his father would not let it go easily. He secretly went into the courtyard to look outside, and sure enough, saw that her home was already surrounded. Mikhal was calm and decisive, anticipating that the assassins wouldn’t force their way in at night, but would strike at dawn. He quietly returned to his room, woke David, and told him the truth. Seeing her husband half-convinced, she urged him, “If you don’t run for your life tonight, you’ll definitely be killed tomorrow morning.” ”

After saying this, Mikhal led David to the window, where the city walls lay. Mi Jia brought a rope and tied it to the window frame. Because it was late at night and all was quiet, David dared not make a sound. Parting from his new wife like this, his heart was filled with mixed emotions. He gazed at his wife for a moment, then turned and grabbed the rope, climbed down the city wall, and ran outside into the thick night. Seeing her husband escape safely, Mikah returned to the bedside, placed one of the family’s idols on the bed, covered her tightly with a quilt, then placed goat hair on the puppet’s head to pretend it was hair, resembling a sleeping human. After that, Mijia sat and waited for the assassin to knock.

David was rescued by his wife Michal and fled outside the city into the wilderness. At that moment, he did not expect such a hurried farewell from his wife, only to be separated for a long time. The two met again several years later.

At that time, Mechal had been married off by Saul to another man. In the vast night, David stumbled and fumbled as he hurriedly walked. It seemed as if the whole world had abandoned him, and the wind gradually picked up, with faint wolf howls coming from afar. David heard this and suddenly stopped in his tracks, looking around in confusion. In this vast world, where is the place to belong?