Jonathan A Friend At Court. Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, for Jonathan loved him as himself. 1Sa 20:17
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MONARCHY
INTRODUCTION
The authorship of these books cannot be determined, but there is abundant evidence that they embody the report of eye-witnesses. Some of the more prominent characters in the scenes described are name as writers in 1Ch_29:29.
The First Book of Samuel records the rise of a new political and spiritual order represented by the kings and the prophets. The establishment of the monarchy, with Saul as the first king, is an epochal event in the development of Israel’s national life.
Of no less importance is the appearance of the “schools of the prophets” under the leadership of Samuel. In these institutions we see the beginning of the movement which made Israel spiritually supreme among the nations.
III. FROM THE ANOINTING OF DAVID TO THE DEATH OF SAUL, I Samuel 16-31
3. The Friendship of David and Jonathan, 1Sa_18:1-30; 1Sa_19:1-24; 1Sa_20:1-42
42. How did Jonathan and David plan to defeat Saul’s designs?
JONATHAN A FRIEND AT COURT
Jonathan made David vow again because of his love for him, for Jonathan loved him as himself.
Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon [festival], and you will be missed because your seat will be empty.
When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day [when my father tried to kill you], and shall stay by the stone Ezel.
I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I shot at a target.
And I will send a boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I specifically say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you, get them,’ then come [back to my father’s table]; for it is safe for you and there is no danger, as the LORD lives.
But if I say to the boy, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then go, for the LORD has sent you away.
As for the agreement of which you and I have spoken, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever [making sure that we each keep our word].”
So David hid in the field; and when the New Moon [festival] came, the king sat down to eat food.
The king sat on his seat as on previous occasions, on his seat by the wall; then Jonathan stood up, and Abner [his commander] sat down by Saul’s side, but David’s place was empty.
Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “It is an incident [of some kind] and he is not [ceremonially] clean–surely he is unclean.”
But on the next day, the second day of the new moon, David’s place was empty [again]; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?”
Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.
He said, ‘Please let me go because our family is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to attend. Now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me slip away so that I may see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
JONATHAN A FRIEND AT COURT
Jonathan most have been strongly tempted to ally himself with his friend, that they might face the world together; but he clung loyally to his father’s fortunes, though he knew that he was courting failure and overthrow. At the same time he stood nobly forth at the banquet in defense of his friend. What a rebuke for some of us! The Prince of the kings of the earth is not ashamed to call us brethren, but alas, how often we shrink from acknowledging and confessing Him when in company which refuses to own His supremacy. We are silent when His honor is flouted, we flinch before the rising storm; if we do not take sides against Him, we at least do not speak up on His behalf. Such cowards are we in spite of our covenants!
Saul’s jealousy broke out with volcanic vehemence. The king and father abused his son with vile epithets, such as are still employed by Orientals. He demanded David’s instant execution, and ended by seeking to take Jonathan’s life. Truly it may be said of him, as was afterward said of Judas-Satan had entered into him. Be watchful not to give the smallest foothold to the devil.
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