”Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David; I Samuel 19:1 a NKJV
a. Jonathan his son: Saul put Jonathan in a difficult place. Jonathan loved David, and God made a wonderful bond of friendship between them, sealed by a covenant (1 Samuel 18:1-4). Jonathan knew David was destined to be the next king of Israel, even though Jonathan was officially the crown prince. At the same time, his father and king told him to kill David.
b. And to all his servants: Saul put his servants in a difficult place. They all loved David (1 Samuel 18:5) yet they were commanded by their king to kill David.
c. That they should kill David: Saul put David in a difficult place. Who can he trust? Even if he trusted Jonathan he surely knew there was at least one ambitious man on Saul’s staff who would do whatever Saul said, without regard to right or wrong. (Guzik)
Difficult Place
Saul put Jonathan in a difficult place, family over friendship, wrong verses right. Some of us face this in the workplace or in public. It’s in that time we need to ask ourselves, what would Jesus do?
A difficult time will come and if you take the time to pray and ask Him what to do He will show you the way.
Blessings
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