When Saul's servants told him what David had said, Saul replied, "Say to David, 'The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.' " Saul's plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines. When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king's son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed, David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented the full number to the king so that he might become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage. 1Samuel 18:24-27

David was in love with Saul’s daughter, but he knew that he could not afford the bridal price for the King’s daughter. David was aware of the humble background of his family. He also knew what his family could afford and what they could not afford. Unfortunately, many of us have not mastered that secret. People tend to live beyond their means and find themselves in serious debt. David voiced his concern about the possible bridal price for a King’s daughter. Strange as it might have seemed to David, he was told that the price the King demanded was not in cash value, but in bravery.

It was a strange bridal price indeed. The King demanded one hundred Philistine foreskins. Who would have come up with such an unusual request? But that was what the King demanded. The request should have “rang a bell” for David, but one should surmise that he was blinded by love at this time. According to Saul, he wanted to take revenge on his enemies. But Saul’s plan was obvious. He wanted to have David killed by the Philistines.

Saul had forgotten that David had a gift from God and it was that of bravery. So, what Saul intended to do to David did not materialize. David accomplished the mission before the appointed time. The question that anyone would ask is, “what did Saul do with the one hundred foreskins? There is no doubt that the King gave his daughter reluctantly to David. He had to do that because everyone would have known about his plot.

There is nothing too hard for the Lord and for those who trust the Lord. Sometime we may feel that we have been sent on an impossible mission, but we have to remember that the one who has called us will not fail us.

Blessings,

Brother Seth