Hand in marriage

¹⁷ Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself, “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”
¹⁸ But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?” ¹⁹ So^[b] when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
²⁰ Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased. ²¹ “I will give her to him,” he thought, “so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law.”

He said: "I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!"
 Even though he did not do it; commit the act, he had the intention to do it. The phrase above shows that he was planning to send David into a battle that he cannot fight and get killed by the Philistines! Even though no act was commited by him, he still commited sin because he had the intention. While Saul was busy plotting against David, David was questioning himself if he was worthy to be the king's son-in-law. At that time, David fell in love with Michal and eventually the king gave her to David, the reason behind all these was not good but evil intentions. How many evil intentions do we have? Even if we do not act it out, that is still wrong. and it is sinning against God. Saul was a Godly man, but pride had blinded him to do all these to harm David. Pride of life. Are we like David? our Stronghold is pride? Pride can destroy a person, just like David, Beware!