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- Why did God allow David to go through these wilderness years? He could have deposed Saul at any time. It is clear that in God’s divine providence, He allowed for David to spend these years in the wilderness to teach him important lessons that he needed to learn in order to be a faithful follower of the Lord and a wise king.
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Nov 29, 2022 · God used his first forty years in the wilderness to prepare him for the Exodus. Before Jesus started His public ministry, He spent 40 days in the wilderness. John the Baptist spent much of his life in the wilderness.
David fled into the wilderness without seeking God’s guidance. Having taken the sword of Goliath, David then made the foolish decision to flee to the home of his enemy: “ 10 Then David arose and fled that day from Saul, and went to Achish king of Gath .” (1 Sam. 21:10).
In the Judean wilderness, David can find safety. It is rugged country where a guerilla force might sustain itself, but an regular army couldn't last long. Its rocky formations provide tremendous protection against attack. Indeed, in some of his psalms, David draws a parallel between God's protection and these wilderness fortresses:
And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
God then led David into the wilderness of Ziph. This was just south of the Dead Sea in a relatively open and exposed place. There, Saul would relentlessly pursue him.
Saul sought him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hand. 15 So David saw that Saul had come out to seek his life. And David was in the Wilderness of Ziph in a forest. 16 Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and strengthened his hand in God.
First, having lost everything and having no place to go, David was forced to find refuge in a cave. From this, God reveals that He wants you to place your trust in Him when you are attacked in the wilderness. Second, God sent David’s family and 400 other men without hope to find shelter with David.
