Excerpts from 'All the Women of the Bible' by Herbert Lockyer ( http://www.biblegateway.com/)
' What can we learn from this story of Michal and David? Misunderstanding
arose in their relationship because of a clash of temperament, outlook
and purpose. Had Michal shared David’s faith in God how different life
would have been for both of them. But Michal made no effort to
understand her husband’s Godward desires and so passed a wrong judgment
upon him. How certain we should be of a person’s motive for his acts or
attitudes before we condemn him. Further, had Michal loved David enough,
she should have sought his forgiveness after he had explained his
demeanor before the Lord. “She worshipped him when he was poor and
unknown and now that he is King ‘she despised him in her heart’ ...
David realized they could never love the same God. Therefore he cut her
from his heart.” But being eaten up with pride there was no tolerance in
her heart and so harmony was impossible. Love brings harmony and
understanding into every human relationship. A fellow-minister confided
in Alexander Whyte that he preached and prayed best when his wife stayed
at home. This was something of the gulf between David and Michal. How
different it is when husbands truly love their wives and wives sincerely
reverence their husbands!'
