1st Samuel 21:1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why are you alone, and no man with thee?
The next example of being caught between a rock and a hard place is taken from the experience of David, who was anointed by Samuel to be king over Israel. But lo and behold, after the signal defeat of Goliath, the relationship between himself and Saul goes sour, and he finds himself having to constantly look over his shoulders, for fear of being found and executed by Saul. So, David tries his best to hang in there, hoping for some signal intervention from God that would turn the odds in his favor.
But the more David hopes and waits, is the more Saul is on his heels, until David is between a rock and a hard place. In this hour of desperation, he, like Rebekah decides that it is time to use stratagem, to extricate himself from what he sees as an untenable situation. In this time of extremity, he resorts to lying his way out of his dilemma, for to him, it seems as if God is missing in action. He then goes to the high priest and utters a blatant lie, in order to protect himself.
1st Samuel 21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, let no man know anything of the business whereof I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
1st Samuel 21:5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread: for there was no bread there but the shewbread, that was taken from before the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
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