David's Victory, Saul's Ruin & Misery

The first king of Israel began with great potential, but ended in great tragedy.

David has been forced to play a 'cat & mouse' game with Saul whose heart remains embittered against David. David seeks a refuge in the area of the Philistines where he knows Saul won't follow in his chase.

Saul seeks the help of a medium at Endor and gets news that is not what he wanted to hear through her conjuring up Samuel from the dead.

Lessons from these chapters:

1. God takes care of His children even in the land of his enemy.
2. Disobedience can be masked by obedience.
3. God does not respond to the call of the disobedient.
4. Pressure reveals character as well as perfects the character of the godly.
5. There is no little disobedience.
6. Sin always destroys and brings misery no matter how good and appealing it appears at first.