The chapter opens up with some very loaded questions that
are replete with the rhetoric of the rationale for sin... NONE. David was innocent; God is innocent of the
insinuations produced by our resistance of Him as sovereign LORD of our
lives. It was Saul's jealousy and
misplaced ego, much like it was Satan’s that led him to pursue David with a
malicious mind to murder. An amazing
twist to the interlocking themes of the stories of David and Saul and of Christ
and Satan is that Satan seemed to have reaped greater success in his efforts in
that he did actually kill Christ. But
what started out as a dream come true, became Satan's worst nightmare - he lost
the keys to death and hell. Hence, the
souls of those he would have kept in the hopeless captivity of death and the
grave would live again, because they accepted the risen Lord, Jesus Christ.
So the miserable end of Saul does accurately depict the
certain end that awaits Satan and his affiliates. May the LORD of Heaven help us choose our
association wisely.
We should note however, that although Jonathan eventually
died in battle with Saul his father, he still represents those who side with
Christ. Many of Christ's followers will
suffer privation and martyrdom, but as it will be for Jonathan's son later in
the story is what it will be for believers in Christ - we will sit at the
banquet table of our Lord.
But not to be missed in this story is the fact that although
God treats us as separate individuals and expects us to make our own choices -
much like Jonathan chose not to follow his father, the choices of parents still
impact the future of their children; Jonathan died in battle with Saul, but his
son mephibosheth did enjoy the good fortunes of his relationship with David.
I know that I've reaped many great benefits from my mother's
relationship with Christ. Thank God for
godly parents!
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