“Then Saul became very angry, for this saying displeased him;” 1 Samuel 18:8a
Not long after David killed Goliath, the women would greet Saul and the Army saying “Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands”. Today’s verse was his reaction! Solomon wrote “Wrath is fierce and anger is a flood, but who can stand before jealousy?” David would find out how true this was for the next 14 chapters.
Envy and Jealousy are Serious Sins. Saul succumbed to them and we see them ruling many a heart today. Paul warned the Galatians that those that practiced Envy and Jealousy “would not inherit the Kingdom of God.” May God give us Grace to see these Enemies of our Souls and put them to death before they kill us!