a. Certainly not! As the LORD lives, not one hair of his head shall fall to the ground, for he has worked with God this day: Happily, the people finally stood up to Saul’s foolishness. They simply would not allow Jonathan to be executed. They knew that Jonathan worked with the LORD that day, not against the LORD.
i. There are at least three reasons why it was right to spare Jonathan, even though he broke the oath. First, the oath itself and the penalty on the oath-breaker were simply bad and foolish laws and should not have been enforced. Second, Jonathan broke the oath in ignorance. Finally, God’s approval was evident from His great blessing on Jonathan (he has worked with God this day).
ii. Jonathan’s bold faith in God had much more to do with the victory on that day than Saul’s foolish oath.
b. And the Philistines went to their own place: The implication in this phrase is that the victory might have been greater if not for Saul’s foolish oath. (Guzik)
Bold Faith
”in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him.“
Ephesians 3:12 NKJV
Boldness and access to go to the foot of the cross!
”To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,“
Ephesians 3:8 NKJV
Boldness to preach about Jesus Christ!
Paul wrote the book of Ephesians and let’s not forget his former self, Saul who was a murderer before he saw the light of Jesus and in an instant was changed forever. He gained bold faith for Jesus Christ.
What does bold faith mean to you?
Blessings
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