1 Samuel 27:10-12 Sin

 ”Then Achish would say, “Where have you made a raid today?” And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah, or against the southern area of the Jerahmeelites, or against the southern area of the Kenites.” David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, “Lest they should inform on us, saying, ‘Thus David did.’ ” And thus was his behavior all the time he dwelt in the country of the Philistines. So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever.”“ I Samuel‬ ‭27‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. And David would say, “Against the southern area of Judah”: David didn’t lie to Achish because he was ashamed of what he did. He lied to gain favor with Achish. He knew the Philistine leader would be pleased to hear that David raided his own people of Israel.

b. David would save neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath: In his raids, David killed all the men and the women so his lie to Achish would not be exposed.

i. Much later in his life, David will have a far more notorious season of sin with Bathsheba and end up killing her husband Uriah to cover his sin. Though that later event is far more famous, the root of sin that nourished it began way back in 1 Samuel 27. Here, many years before David killed Uriah to cover his sin, David killed these men and women in his raids to cover his sin. The roots of sin must be dealt with or they come back with greater strength.

c. So Achish believed David, saying, “He has made his people Israel utterly abhor him; therefore he will be my servant forever”: Achish felt he was in a good place. David was trapped in a web and Achish was the spider. Achish believed that David had forsaken all connection with the people of God. It all looked rather dark, but David had not – and could not – burn his bridge with God. (Guzik)

Sin

There are many examples of sin in the Bible and how to deal with it. Sin pry’s at our door until it finds a crack and before we know it the door is wide open!

Look at how Lord told Cain to deal with sin.

”So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”“

‭‭Genesis‬ ‭4‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

You either rule over “it” or “it” rules over you!

We would all do well to pick up the Bible and study it when sin lies at our door!

Blessings