4 Bible Verses About Hiding

And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

Genesis 3:10KJV

And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.

1 Samuel 20:5KJV

So David hid himself in the field: and when the new moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

1 Samuel 20:24KJV

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

1 Samuel 24:3KJV

Herein we encounter the stark reality of hiding: the futile stratagem seeking evasion from the divine gaze – a hiding born of fear or sin, yielding only alienation. Yet, these passages simultaneously disclose a sanctuary of a different order: the refuge discovered *in* God. This is no concealment from judgment, but a sanctuary of security and truth. To truly hide, then, is not flight from God, but embrace of His presence, wherein the soul finds security, illumination, and transformation. Let these verses challenge our deep-seated impulse for self-concealment and guide us resolutely towards that authentic refuge which perfects, rather than diminishes, our very being before Him.