1 Samuel 19:6-7 As The Lord Lives

 ”So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.” Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan told him all these things. So Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as in times past.“ I Samuel‬ ‭19‬:‭6‬-‭7‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. So Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan: This took real humility for Saul. It was easy to say, “I’m the king and I’m right. I don’t care what you say.” But in this case, Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan.

b. Saul swore, “As the LORD lives, he shall not be killed”: This shows that the LORD had genuinely touched Saul’s heart. God used Jonathan, but it wasn’t the work of Jonathan. It was the work of the LORD, and Saul recognized this by declaring this oath.

c. So Jonathan brought David to Saul and he was in his presence as in times past: It seems to have all worked. The command to kill David is revoked. Saul and David are together again as in previous days.

As The Lord Lives

This seems to be a popular oath in the Old Testament but how many times was the oath broken?

I suspect it was broken a lot because this is what Jesus said about oaths and if you have a red letter Bible it’s in red so it must be an important lesson!

”“Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.“

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭33‬-‭37‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Will Saul keep his oath that he swore, as the Lord lives?

Blessings