David's first wife, Michal, became a political pawn. The Bible records very little of her tragic life. Her actions have been viewed anywhere from holy to treason. This study is from her perspective

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David’s Loves
Michal, the first wife

2. • Saul feared David
• David was too popular to kill outright
• Having him in the family would control him
• Saul’s grandchildren would reign
• The Philistines might kill him
• In the end Saul proved unfaithful
Saul Seeks a Snare
1 Samuel 18:17-20

3. And then there was the younger sister
1 Samuel 18: 20-28
• Michal loved David
• The reference to a woman’s love in the Bible
• Dowries were given for wives
• Saul so much as asked for David’s death
• David delivered instead
• Saul fears him more

4. • Saul still trying to kill David sends assassins to his house
• Michal somehow knows of the plot and lets David escape
• Why was there an image in the house? Leviticus 26:1
• Was Michal justified in lying to the messengers?
• What did Michal risk?
• How did this affect her relationship with her father?
Sacrificial Love
1 Samuel 19:11-17

5. Love Betrayed
1 Samuel 25:42-44
• Michal used as a pawn
• Did Saul intend to hurt David?
• Did Saul intend to
curry favor with his own tribe?
• How do you
think Michal
felt about this?
• There is no indication
of when this was done

6. • Ten years pass
• Michal is married to Phalti
• Saul and David are still
fighting
• Abner wants to switch sides
• David requests her as a
condition to negotiation
• Did David love her?
• Michal was well loved by Phalti
• Why did he not fight for her?
• How do you think Michal felt?
No Real Restoration
2 Samuel 3:13-16

7. • The Ark is treated as a trophy
• David dances lasciviously “before the Lord” Lev 6:10
• Michal now despises David
• For dancing nude?
• For taking her husband?
• Michal shames David
• David insults Michal
• Michal is childless
• By whose choice?
• David will continue to sin
Deuteronomy 17:14-20
David Descends into Debauchery
2 Samuel 6:14-23