Although David had a beautiful outward
appearance and was a pleasant person, he was probably not nearly as tall as
Saul (I Sam. 10:23) who was ". . .higher than any of the people from his
shoulders and upward." As a matter
of fact (I Sam. 16:7), Eliab was probably more like Saul in stature than David
and had a good countenance like David.
However, God chose David the musician because of his heart (vs. 7). Samuel, speaking of David, told King Saul (I
Sam. 13:14) "But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own
heart. . ."
What
was the difference between Saul and David?
One writer put it this way.
"Saul was a man's man, David was God's." The major difference seemed to be their very
different attitudes toward God. Saul
disobeyed God by taking Agag the Amalekite king alive and by saving the best of
the animals. When the prophet Samuel
faced him with the problem Saul lied when he said (I Sam. 15:13b) "I have
performed the commandment of the LORD."
When the prophet Nathan faced David with his sin of adultery, David
replied (II Sam. 12:13) ". . .I have sinned against the LORD." As we can see, both men faced times of
failure in their lives, but it seems that it was the difference in their
attitudes that made the difference.
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