The idea how jealousy and goodness can be triggers to pursuits and murder attempts is very disturbing. The idea that Saul’s jealousy leads to his own death is a bit like the idea of Karma. “What goes around, comes around”, apparently all the evil that was desired for David, ended up attacking the source itself. The death of his child, and then his own death. Nice way to teach a lesson. David o the other hand has a sense of morality superior to Saul. When given the chance to kill and bring misery upon that who wished pain for him, he refused. When given the chance to be as bad and evil as Saul, he refused. Not necessarily does the word “morals” have to be engraved in the story. It is rather implicit within the text, and all humans can see the difference among both.
If we go back to Adam and Eve, when they eat from the forbidden tree of knowledge we can see that such illegal act could turn out to be for the best. I wonder what would have happened to the story of Saul and David if Adam and Eve wouldn’t disobey?
My guess is that it wouldn’t even exist. Nevertheless if it wasn’t Adam and Eve, it would be someone else. Human curiosity is somewhat natural, and it might not be a sin. But it does lead to sin or to great success, and without it the idea of excelling or failing wouldn’t be present. After all, any other biblical character would disobey to see what it is like, leading to stories like Saul and David.
Maybe not the best excuse for disobeying the Lord but it is the “initiation” for a series of defiance after defiance. The story of Saul and David is just another justification for a rather large theory. They all leave a question, maybe the stories even try to answer it. When does harm become a sin? And is harm ever right?
Think about this. I am hoping for answers soon.
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