"Who is this David?"

Well, they didn’t live happily ever after (does anyone here?). Despite saving Saul’s life more than once, Saul continues to make promises of safety and reconciliation, then tries to have David killed until David is compelled to state, “The best thing I can do is escape to the land of the Philistines.” Now, am I the only one who says, HUH?” The same Philistines you have daily killed and plundered? DOUBLE-HUH!

Meantime, David takes not one but two more wives. (Saul had given Michel to another, I guess for spite.)

Confession #95: Really, folks, if our society continues to look to the Bible for policy making, why do we not accept polygamy? OR, perhaps we can keep this narrative in perspective and not take whatever is done as indications of God’s will.

Here is an interesting quote: “Where did you go raiding today?” I kid you not.

Anyway, Saul realizes he has lost the people’s support to David and the Philistines’ victory is imminent; that his (Saul’s) time is over and he asks his armor-bearer to aid him in his death. He refuses so Saul falls on his own sword, after which the armor-bearer kills himself too. Are you listening, Shakespeare? ‘Cause now we know where you stole this entire scene for Julius Caesar, with Brutus and Cato.

Confession #96: I am losing my sense of purpose in these stories. The warring seems purposeless, the leaders self-serving, and the women completely subjugated. I shall keep reading every word, but more quickly. And if the scenarios keep repeating I will spare you, dear reader.

Hang in with me. And tell me whatcha thinkin’…