Tag: Jonathan
Biblical Principle #396: Israel Anointed David King
Biblical Principles List Principle After Saul’s death, the men of Judah and Israel anointed David and he become Israel’s second king. Explanation We previously established how the prophet and judge, Samuel, had anointed David as king over Israel. This happened while Saul was yet living and viewed by Israel as their king. After Saul was…
Biblical Principle #394: David Mourned Saul’s Death
Biblical Principles List Principle David mourned over Saul’s and Jonathan’s death. Explanation In spite of all the persecution that David endured at Saul’s hand, David was still grieved at the news that Saul and his sons, including Jonathan, had died. David wrote the following sad song and ordered that the people know it:
Biblical Principle #388: David Wrote Psalm 54 When the Ziphites Plotted with Saul
Biblical Principles List Principle While staying in the wilderness of Ziph, the local Ziphites told Saul that David was there and they conspired against David. Explanation David Traveled to Ziph We previously established that David had been wandering from place to place, trying to find peace and escape King Saul’s pursuit. He had come to…
Biblical Principle #386: David Defeated the Philistines at Keilah
Biblical Principles List Principle David saved the town of Keilah by defeating the Philistines who were looting and plundering them. Explanation 1 Samuel [1 Kingdoms, LXX] 23 tells how the Philistines were robbing and looting the town of Keilah. David heard about this and asked GOD whether he should attack. GOD told David to attack…
April 16 – The Discipline of GOD
Reading 2 Sam. 21:1-14; 24:1-9 1 Chron. 21:1-30; 22:1-19 Psalm 30 Devotional In today’s reading GOD punished Israel for some specific sins which were committed. The first occurred during King Saul’s lifetime when he attempted to kill all the Gibeonites whom Joshua had made a covenant to protect hundreds of years earlier. As a result GOD sent…
March 24 – Sincerity Alone isn’t Enough
Reading Judg. 17:1-18:31 Devotional In the days of the Judges there was a man named Micah of the tribe of Ephraim who made an idol and a shrine in his home to that idol. He then hired a young Levite to live in his home and be a priest for his family. Micah treated the…
April 9 – David is Rewarded for Obeying God
Reading 1 Chron. 16:37-43 2 Sam. 6:20-23; 8:15-18; 9:1-13 1 Chron. 17:1-2 2 Sam. 7:4-29 Devotional Now that the ark of the covenant had been brought to Jerusalem, David set about restoring the proper priestly duties and sacrifices, “in accordance with everything written in the Law of the LORD.” David established officials within his government and did…
April 5 – Saul and His Sons Die
Reading 1 Sam. 28:4-7,3,8-25; 31:1-13 1 Chron. 10:13-14 2 Sam. 4:4; 1:1-27 Devotional The Philistines assembled a huge army to attack the Israelites at Gilboa. When Saul saw the army, he was greatly afraid—he was terrified. He asked GOD for advice and GOD did not answer him. So Saul went to see a medium (a person through…
April 1 – Loyalty Versus Jealousy
Reading 1 Sam. 18:1-19:18 Psalm 59 1 Sam. 19:19-20:42 Devotional After David killed Goliath, he became best friends with Jonathan, King Saul’s son. Jonathan gave David his robe, tunic, sword, bow and belt. Saul gave David ever-increasing responsibility in his army and all along the way GOD blessed David, making him prosperous and well liked…