Sometimes, the best news we receive is really bad news about someone else. Rather than giving into the temptation to celebrate the defeat of another, David provides one of his clearest examples about loving an enemy.

David and Saul contrast each other in many ways, one of which is how they faced temptation. In this chapter, Saul is tempted to feed his anger and does so without hesitation. David, however, is tempted to kill his attacker and responds in a way we can learn from now.