Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were asked to kill David the next morning.
Michal, David’s wife warned him that if he doesn’t escape that night, he would die by morning.
So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped.
Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s hair at its head.
When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed.
But Saul ordered to bring him in his bed to him so he would kill him!
When the troops went to carry David out, they found he escaped. Saul demanded Michal, that why she allowed his enemy to escape.
She replied that David threatened to kill her if she didn’t help him.
So David escaped and went to Ramah to see Samuel, and he told him all that Saul had done to him.
Then Samuel took David with him to live at Naioth. (1 Samuel 19:11-18 NLT)
To ponder:
Unexpected threats and unexpected provisions for protection were given to David. Michal helped David by giving him safe passage.
Trials and threats may come from our very own people, and circle of friends or our superiors.
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