Class 1 from this series was used in GCT Episode 386.<\/p>\n
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\nOur speaker for this session is
\nBrother David Wisniewski. <\/p>\n
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\nHis theme for the week is
\nDeveloping Spiritual <\/p>\n
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\nIntelligence from the lives of
\nJonathan and David, and his <\/p>\n
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\nfourth class today is entitled
\nFriendship for the David. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, good morning brothers and
\nsisters. <\/p>\n
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\nOnce again, hopefully our sister
\nfares well. <\/p>\n
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\nI understand an ambulance may be
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\ninterrupted, but we will
\ncontinue on as we can. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, we come to our 4th class
\non David and Jonathan and now we<\/p>\n
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\nconsider the spiritual quotient
\nfriendship in our theme of <\/p>\n
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\ndeveloping spiritual
\nintelligence. <\/p>\n
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\nProverbs 17 verse 17 reads A
\nfriend loves at all times and a <\/p>\n
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\nbrother is born for adversity
\nand we know our family will <\/p>\n
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\nalways be there for us when
\nthings go wrong, but a friend <\/p>\n
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\nloves at all times and so we are
\nright. <\/p>\n
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\nOK.
\nAnd so that is the type of <\/p>\n
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\nfriendship we’re going to see
\nwith David and Jonathan. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd as we to consider these two
\ncharacters, our minds, just by <\/p>\n
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\nthe meanings of their names, are
\ncast forward into the New <\/p>\n
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\nTestament because David’s name,
\nas we’ve considered, means the <\/p>\n
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\nbeloved.
\nAnd we think of the words in <\/p>\n
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\neach of the Gospels when Christ
\nis baptized and God says from <\/p>\n
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\nheaven, this is my beloved Son,
\nand Jonathan as well, whose name<\/p>\n
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\nmeans Yah hath given.
\nWe commented in our first class <\/p>\n
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\nthat Yah had given David a
\nfriend like no other, but even <\/p>\n
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\nthat the Lord Jesus Christ calls
\nhis disciples friends. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd at the Last Supper, as he’s
\npraying before he goes into the <\/p>\n
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\nGarden of Gethsemane, he prays
\nfor his friends, which he says, <\/p>\n
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\nYou Yah hath given me.
\nAnd so David, as the beloved and<\/p>\n
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\nJonathan Yah, has given
\nforeshadow first the <\/p>\n
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\nrelationship of John the Baptist
\nand the Lord Jesus Christ, and <\/p>\n
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\nthen the relationship of the
\ndisciples to the Lord Jesus <\/p>\n
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\nChrist.
\nWhat we’re going to see in our <\/p>\n
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\nclass today, brothers and
\nsisters, is that Jonathan was <\/p>\n
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\neven a truer friend to David
\nthan the disciples were to the <\/p>\n
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\nLord.
\nIn fact, Peter never quite <\/p>\n
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\ndeveloped this friendship that
\nJonathan showed to David even by<\/p>\n
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\nthe end of Christ time with him.
\nTurn with me to John chapter 21,<\/p>\n
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\nkeeping a hand back in first
\nSamuel chapter 20, which was <\/p>\n
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\nread read for us.
\nIn John chapter 21 we read of <\/p>\n
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\nthe Lord Jesus Christ in a
\ndialogue with Peter. <\/p>\n
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\nNow of course, our Lord Jesus
\nChrist, we’re told, has shown <\/p>\n
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\ngreater love than any man and
\nbeen a truer friend to us than <\/p>\n
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\nanyone could be by laying down
\nhis life for his friends. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd now he asks Peter having
\nbeen resurrected and now with <\/p>\n
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\nthe disciples, he says to him at
\nverse 15 of John 21. <\/p>\n
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\nSo when they had dined, Jesus
\nsaid to Simon Peter, Simon son <\/p>\n
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\nof Jonas, lovest thou me more
\nthan these with a self <\/p>\n
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\nsacrificing love?
\nDo you have the same love for <\/p>\n
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\nme, Simon Peter, that I showed
\nfor you in laying down my life <\/p>\n
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\nupon the cross?
\nDo you love me more than these? <\/p>\n
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\nAnd he said, yeah, Lord, thou
\nknowest that I love thee, filial<\/p>\n
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\nlove, I love thee as a friend.
\nAnd he said, feed my lambs. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd then a second time he says,
\nSimon, son of Jonas, do you have<\/p>\n
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\na self sacrificing love for me?
\nAnd again Peter answers, yay <\/p>\n
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\nLord, you know that I love you
\nas a very close friend. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd finally Jesus says to him in
\nverse 17, Peter, do you love me <\/p>\n
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\nas a friend?
\nAnd Peter says, yay Lord, thou <\/p>\n
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\nknowest that I love thee as a
\nfriend. <\/p>\n
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\nSo Peter, even after the 3 1\/2
\nyears with Christ, had not <\/p>\n
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\ndeveloped the type of love for
\nJesus that Jonathan will show <\/p>\n
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\nfor David.
\nWell, Jonathan made three <\/p>\n
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\ncovenants with David.
\nThe first one is found back a <\/p>\n
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\npage in the Old Testament.
\nAgain in First Samuel chapter <\/p>\n
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\n18, after David had slain
\nGoliath. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd we considered in our last
\nclass the honor the David showed<\/p>\n
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\nto go to Saul even while he had
\nthe head of Goliath still in his<\/p>\n
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\nhand and even as he was being
\nberated by Saul. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd because of that, in chapter
\n18 and verse, one came to pass <\/p>\n
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\nthat the soul of Jonathan was
\nknit with the soul of David, and<\/p>\n
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\nJonathan loved him as his own
\nsoul. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd that becomes then the basis
\nfor the first of the three <\/p>\n
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\ncovenants that Jonathan will
\nmake with David at verse 3. <\/p>\n
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\nThen Jonathan and David made a
\ncovenant because Jonathan loved <\/p>\n
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\nDavid as his own soul.
\nAnd as a token of the covenant, <\/p>\n
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\nconsider what Jonathan does.
\nHe strips himself first of his <\/p>\n
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\nrobe that was upon him and gave
\nit to David and his garments, <\/p>\n
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\neven to a sword and to his bow
\nand to his girdle. <\/p>\n
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\nNow, the clothing that Jonathan
\nwas wearing is that clothing <\/p>\n
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\nrecognizable as he came into the<\/p>\n
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\ncourt of Saul, as he came into
\nthe King’s court, the robe that <\/p>\n
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\nhe had was a royal robe
\nindicating that he was a son of <\/p>\n
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\nSaul, a son of the king, that he
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\nAnd we can see Jonathan there as
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\nAnd he first takes off the sword
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\nthat he takes the bow and the
\nquiver off his back and he sets <\/p>\n
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\nit on the ground.
\nAnd he takes the girdle that’s <\/p>\n
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\nholding it together and he
\nplaces it on the ground. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd he takes the armor off and
\nhe sets it on the ground. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd David’s watching him as
\nJonathan’s made this covenant, <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan’s doing. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd then Jonathan takes the robe
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\nplaces it on David.
\nAnd David’s like, no, Jonathan, <\/p>\n
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\nI can’t accept this.
\nThis is yours. <\/p>\n
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\nYou’re the heir apparent. <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan says, nevertheless,
\ntake my royal robe. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd then he puts his armor on
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\nhis sword, one of the two swords
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\nNo doubt by this time they’ve
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\nwas slain and collecting up the
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\nhave been confiscated from them.
\nBut still, this was that sword <\/p>\n
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\nAnd to his bow it says, Now we
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\ntime, but if we went over to
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\nthat the brothers of Saul will
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\ntheir brother is wrong.
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\nSaul, son of Kish, that these
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\ntheir bow and arrows
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\narrows, they’d be chucking rocks
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\nSo this was a tribe.
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\nfor the use of the bow, and this
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\nAnd we know that’s the case
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\nof our class, God willing,
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\nthat when David causes Judah to
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\nhe calls it the song of the bow.
\nThis was that instrument of war <\/p>\n
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\nthat symbolized Jonathan, and he
\nplaces it on David’s back and to<\/p>\n
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\nhis girdle, to his belt.
\nDavid would have been <\/p>\n
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\noverwhelmed for this.
\nAnd Jonathan, Jonathan had every<\/p>\n
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\nreason to be jealous, to despise
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
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\nThis was the one that was going
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\nhim.
\nJonathan easily could have had <\/p>\n
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\n20 that when he’s sitting at the
\ndining room table, that’s <\/p>\n
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\nexactly the perspective.
\nTell his father tells him he <\/p>\n
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\nshould have.
\nHe tells him he’s lost sight of <\/p>\n
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\nwhat’s important.
\nThis is the man that’s replacing<\/p>\n
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\nyou on the throne.
\nNo, it wasn’t. <\/p>\n
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\nSaul was the reason Jonathan
\nwasn’t coming to the throne. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat a wonderful spirit Jonathan
\nhas. <\/p>\n
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\nThree times it tells us in this
\nrecord that he loved David as <\/p>\n
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\nhis own soul.
\nAnd in fact, in the end, we’ll <\/p>\n
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\nfind that he loved David even
\nmore than his own soul because <\/p>\n
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\nhe’s willing to lay down his
\nlife so that David might rise to<\/p>\n
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\nthe throne.
\nWell, we said that David and <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan foreshadowed two types
\nof friendships, or two <\/p>\n
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\nfriendships in the New
\nTestament. <\/p>\n
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\nThe first is John the Baptist in
\nJesus, and the second is Jesus <\/p>\n
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\nand his disciples.
\nIt says of John the Baptist in <\/p>\n
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\nMatthew 3 and verse 5, then went
\nout to John the Baptist in the <\/p>\n
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\nwilderness, Jerusalem and all
\nJudea and all the region <\/p>\n
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\nroundabout Jordan.
\nEveryone flocked out to the <\/p>\n
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\nwilderness to see John.
\nWhat went you out into the <\/p>\n
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\nwilderness to see says our Lord
\nJesus Christ? <\/p>\n
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\nEveryone was following John and
\nyet turn with me, keeping a hand<\/p>\n
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\nstill in the Old Testament here
\nto the Gospel of John again, <\/p>\n
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\nthis time at chapter 3, where we
\nsee the spirit of John the <\/p>\n
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\nBaptist that we’ve just seen
\nmanifested in Jonathan before <\/p>\n
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\nDavid and John chapter 3, John’s
\ndisciples come to him, and he <\/p>\n
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\nsays to them in verse 28 of John
\nchapter 3, Ye yourselves bear me<\/p>\n
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\nwitness that I said, I am not
\nthe Messiah, but that I am sent <\/p>\n
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\nbefore him.
\nHe that hath the bride is the <\/p>\n
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\nbridegroom, but the friend of
\nthe bridegroom, which standeth <\/p>\n
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\nand heareth him, rejoiceth
\ngreatly because of the <\/p>\n
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\nbridegroom’s voice.
\nThis my joy, therefore, is <\/p>\n
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\nfulfilled.
\nHe must increase, but I must <\/p>\n
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\ndecrease.
\nIs this not exactly the spirit <\/p>\n
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\nof Jonathan?
\nHere’s David. <\/p>\n
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\nAt a time when he’s triumphed
\nover the giant before all of <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael, he’s now been introduced
\nto all Israel as a hero in <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael.
\nHe’ll be taken up into the army <\/p>\n
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\nof Saul shortly.
\nHe will March out before Saul’s <\/p>\n
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\narmies.
\nHe’ll be known for killing 10s <\/p>\n
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\nof thousands.
\nAnd there’s no envy, there’s no <\/p>\n
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\njealousy with Jonathan.
\nNo, instead it’s the opposite. <\/p>\n
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\nHe empties himself of himself,
\nhe takes off all those things <\/p>\n
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\nthat would demonstrate his proud
\nposition in the government, in <\/p>\n
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\nthe nation, and he rejoices with
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
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\nFor he must increase and I must
\ndecrease. <\/p>\n
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\nThat was indeed the spirit of
\nJohn Jonathan. <\/p>\n
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\nRather, no doubt Jonathan had
\nstarted to ponder what it meant <\/p>\n
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\nthat he wouldn’t come to the
\nthrone. <\/p>\n
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\nNo doubt he had contemplated
\nwhat his end would be with <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan ascending to the throne
\nand how hard it would be for the<\/p>\n
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\nBenjamin and the 10 tribes of <\/p>\n
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\nIsrael to accept a king out of
\nJudah when they had their king <\/p>\n
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\nsitting on the throne.
\nNo doubt Jonathan had started to<\/p>\n
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\nwonder if he indeed would need
\nto decrease so that David would <\/p>\n
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\nincrease.
\nWhile we’re here in the New <\/p>\n
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\nTestament, turn over to a well
\nknown passage Paul’s letter to <\/p>\n
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\nthe Philippian Ecclesia
\nPhilippians, Chapter 3. <\/p>\n
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\nRather Philippians chapter 2
\nstarting at verse 2, Fulfill ye <\/p>\n
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\nmy joy that ye be like minded,
\nhaving the same love being of 1 <\/p>\n
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\naccord of one mind.
\nLet nothing be done through <\/p>\n
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\nstrife or Vainglory, but in
\nlowliness of mind. <\/p>\n
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\nLet each esteem other better
\nthan themselves. <\/p>\n
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\nLook, not every man on his own
\nthings, but every man also on <\/p>\n
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\nthe things of others.
\nLet this mind be in you, which <\/p>\n
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\nwas also in Christ Jesus.
\nSo whose mind is it? <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s the mind of God, and it was
\nin the Lord Jesus Christ. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd So what we’re being told,
\nbrothers and sisters, is that <\/p>\n
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\nnot only are we to esteem each
\nother better than ourselves, so <\/p>\n
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\neasy are the words to say, are
\nthey not esteem others better <\/p>\n
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\nthan yourself?
\nWe might be able to esteem <\/p>\n
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\nothers as good as ourselves, but
\nto esteem others better than <\/p>\n
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\nourselves, that’s the Spirit
\nwe’re being asked to take up, <\/p>\n
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\nand it’s the Spirit that our
\nLord had. <\/p>\n
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\nI admit, brothers and sisters,
\nthat I struggle with that almost<\/p>\n
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\nevery day.
\nHow could Christ who never <\/p>\n
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\nsinned, how could Christ who
\nnever transgress the law, the <\/p>\n
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\ncommandment of his Father?
\nHow could Christ, who was <\/p>\n
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\nobedient unto death, even the
\ndeath of the cross, esteem me <\/p>\n
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\nbetter than himself?
\nCourse, He knows I’m not better <\/p>\n
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\nthan He.
\nBut He acted and behaved in such<\/p>\n
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\na way that He laid down his life
\nfor others. <\/p>\n
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\nHe counted others needs before
\nhis own needs, and He knew our <\/p>\n
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\nneed was to have forgiveness of
\nsins. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd so He was willing to lay
\ndown his life for his friend to <\/p>\n
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\ndevelop that mindset.
\nBrothers and sisters, the only <\/p>\n
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\nway we can do it is if both
\npeople in a friendship put God <\/p>\n
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\nfirst, if both people in a
\nmarriage put God first, If all <\/p>\n
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\nof us in the ecclesia put God
\nfirst. <\/p>\n
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\nIf we put God first, now we can
\nesteem someone greater than <\/p>\n
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\nourselves.
\nNow we’re able to count the <\/p>\n
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\nneeds of somebody else before
\nourselves. <\/p>\n
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\nNow we can raise each other up.
\nWe can lift each other up <\/p>\n
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\nbecause we’re both first focused
\non a relationship with God and <\/p>\n
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\nthinking about His mind, how He
\ntakes care of our needs day by <\/p>\n
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\nday, how He’s long-suffering day
\nby day with us and all around <\/p>\n
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\nus.
\nChrist esteemed us greater. <\/p>\n
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\nHe died while we were yet
\nsinners. <\/p>\n
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\nWe did not deserve His self
\nsacrificing love, but He <\/p>\n
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\nesteemed our needs greater than
\nHis own. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat a friend we have in Christ
\nand what a wonderful friend <\/p>\n
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\nDavid hadn’t.
\nJonathan sometimes we can have <\/p>\n
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\nenvy in our relationships, one
\nwith another man. <\/p>\n
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\nHe always wins at games, he
\nalways wins. <\/p>\n
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\nHe always runs the fastest.
\nHe makes more money, he dresses <\/p>\n
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\nbetter, he’s got more
\nachievements in this life. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd secretly we can have envy
\nthat sits between US and our <\/p>\n
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\nfriend and it eats away at us.
\nAnd then all of a sudden, we <\/p>\n
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\nfind ourselves talking about our
\nfriend behind their back because<\/p>\n
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\nof the envy that we have.
\nThat’s not friendship. <\/p>\n
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\nFriends rejoice when friends
\nsucceed. <\/p>\n
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\nFriends weep when their friends
\ngrieve. <\/p>\n
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\nWell, the second covenant that
\nJonathan makes with David is <\/p>\n
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\nindeed in a time of despair, a
\ntime of weeping. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd Jonathan’s there to calm
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
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\nIn First Samuel chapter 19, Saul
\nhad made it known that he <\/p>\n
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\nintended to kill David to all of
\nhis servants, but Jonathan had <\/p>\n
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\nintervened on behalf of David.
\nHe’d reminded Saul that David <\/p>\n
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\nhad killed Goliath.
\nHe reminded Saul that he <\/p>\n
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\ndelivered Israel.
\nHe reminded Saul of all the <\/p>\n
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\nthings that David had done for
\nSaul. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd Saul had sworn to Jonathan.
\nI will not kill David. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd so when we come to first
\nSamuel, chapter 20, the second <\/p>\n
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\ncovenant that Jonathan makes
\nwith him, we see David is in <\/p>\n
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\ngreat distress.
\nWhat have I done? <\/p>\n
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\nWhat is my iniquity?
\nWhat is my sin before thy <\/p>\n
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\nfather, that he seeks my life?
\nAnd we see Jonathan’s first <\/p>\n
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\nresponse, as we considered
\nyesterday in our class, on honor<\/p>\n
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\nthat Jonathan first seeks to
\nhonor his father. <\/p>\n
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\nNo, my father swore he will not
\nput you to death. <\/p>\n
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\nIt’s OK, David, that moment has
\npassed, but David persists. <\/p>\n
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\nThy father certainly knows that
\nI found grace in thine eyes. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd he says, let not Jonathan
\nknow, let he be grieved. <\/p>\n
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\nBut as truly as the Lord liveth,
\nand thy soul liveth, there is <\/p>\n
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\nbut a step between me and death.
\nNotice what Jonathan doesn’t do <\/p>\n
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\nat this moment.
\nI notice because it’s what I do.<\/p>\n
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\nSometimes in these types of
\nconversations, I’ve defended my <\/p>\n
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\nposition and the person comes
\nback and protest stronger, <\/p>\n
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\nwhether it be my wife or a
\nfriend or a family member. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd what do I do?
\nI become entrenched in my <\/p>\n
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\nposition.
\nI’ll stand firm for the position<\/p>\n
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\nI first stated that was not
\nJonathan with David. <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan might have been right.
\nWho knows? <\/p>\n
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\nMaybe Saul had turned and
\nrepented. <\/p>\n
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\nMaybe Saul was not going to kill
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
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\nIt didn’t matter when Jonathan
\nsaw David in distress. <\/p>\n
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\nWhen Jonathan realized how
\ndistressed he was, he stepped <\/p>\n
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\naway from his position and he
\ncommitted to listening to John, <\/p>\n
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\nto David, Active listening to
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
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\nWhat does that mean?
\nWell, it means not waiting for <\/p>\n
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\nhim to take a breath so that
\nthen Jonathan could jump into <\/p>\n
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\nBut it was actually reflective <\/p>\n
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\nlistening that Jonathan put into
\npractice here. <\/p>\n
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\nWe know that because Jonathan
\nDavid then lays out a plan. <\/p>\n
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\nHe started to come up with a
\nplan. <\/p>\n
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\nIn fact, Jonathan says, whatever
\nyour soul desires in verse four,<\/p>\n
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\nI will even do it to thee.
\nHe starts to think instead of <\/p>\n
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\nletting the animal instinct part
\nof the brain which is down here <\/p>\n
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\nat the base, the fight or flight
\npart of our brain which wants to<\/p>\n
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\ndefend our position.
\nInstead of responding to that, <\/p>\n
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\nhe takes a deep breath and he
\nlets the logical, spiritual part<\/p>\n
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\nof the brain kick in.
\nAnd when the logical spiritual <\/p>\n
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\npart of the brain kicks in, even
\nthough he’s contradicted <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan, Jonathan realizes, You
\nknow what? <\/p>\n
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\nI’ve just been confronted with
\nthis truth a moment ago. <\/p>\n
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\nIf it is true, David has been
\ndistressing about this for some <\/p>\n
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\ntime.
\nI need to hear my brother out. <\/p>\n
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\nNo doubt he’s come up with some
\nsort of a plan and indeed he had<\/p>\n
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\nit wasn’t fully complete, but he
\nhad started to come up with a <\/p>\n
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\nplan and so he says it verse
\nsix. <\/p>\n
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\nWell you can tell your father
\nthat I’m verse 5 is was the <\/p>\n
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\nfeast of the new moon.
\nSo he should be sitting with the<\/p>\n
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\nking at meat and he says tell
\nyour father that I asked to go <\/p>\n
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\nspend this feast with my family
\nin Bethlehem. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd if your father says peace,
\nit is well, well then I know I’m<\/p>\n
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\nOK and your father is not
\ndetermined evil against me. <\/p>\n
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\nBut if your father is angry or
\nvery wroth, well then we both <\/p>\n
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\nknow that your father has evil
\ndetermined against me. <\/p>\n
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\nThen Jonathan again defends his
\nfather. <\/p>\n
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\nUnfortunately, far be it from
\nthee. <\/p>\n
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\nFor if I knew certainly that
\nevil were determined by my <\/p>\n
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\nfather to come upon thee, then
\nwould not I tell thee? <\/p>\n
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\nAnd now David starts to panic.
\nWell, if you’re not going to <\/p>\n
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\ntell me, who’s going to tell me?
\nAnd I love what Jonathan does <\/p>\n
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\nJonathan says to David at verse <\/p>\n
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\n11.
\nCome, let us go out into the <\/p>\n
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\nfield sometimes when we have a
\nfriend in distress. <\/p>\n
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\nThe best thing at the moment to
\ndo is to change physical <\/p>\n
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\nlocations because it allows
\neverybody to breathe, take in a <\/p>\n
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\nbreath of fresh air.
\nAnd now Jonathan recounts back <\/p>\n
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\nto David the plan that he heard
\nDavid come up with. <\/p>\n
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\nLook, you’re worried about my
\nfather. <\/p>\n
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\nI will find out what my father
\nthinks. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd you’ve been worried about
\nour friendship. <\/p>\n
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\nRemember the covenant that I
\nmade with you? <\/p>\n
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\nVerse 14 Thou shalt not only
\nwill I yet live. <\/p>\n
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\nShow me the kindness of the Lord
\nthat I die not, but also thou <\/p>\n
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\nshalt not cut off thy kindness
\nfrom my house forever. <\/p>\n
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\nKnow not when the Lord hath cut
\noff the enemies of David, <\/p>\n
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\neveryone from the face of the
\nearth. <\/p>\n
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\nAnd Jonathan makes another
\ncovenant with the House of David<\/p>\n
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\nthis time.
\nAnd so he reassures him that he <\/p>\n
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\nis indeed his friend.
\nAnd David has come up with a <\/p>\n
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\nplan.
\nAnd he says, look, we’ll <\/p>\n
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\nimplement your plan.
\nAnd he recognizes as well that <\/p>\n
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\nit might be possible that David
\nis forgotten, that Yahweh is at <\/p>\n
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\nthe center of their lives.
\nAnd so he starts off his <\/p>\n
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\nresponse in verse 12, Jonathan
\nsaid unto David, after they go <\/p>\n
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\ninto the field, Oh Lord God of
\nIsrael, when I have sounded my <\/p>\n
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\nfather, he starts out by
\nreminding David that the Lord <\/p>\n
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\n00:25:30,800 –> 00:25:35,120
\nGod of Israel is involved in
\nthis situation. <\/p>\n
339
\n00:25:36,840 –> 00:25:40,680
\nAnd furthermore, at the end of
\nverse 13, he says, And if it is <\/p>\n
340
\n00:25:40,840 –> 00:25:44,840
\ndesigned that you need to go
\naway, go in peace, and Yahweh be<\/p>\n
341
\n00:25:44,840 –> 00:25:47,800
\nwith thee as he hath been with
\nmy father. <\/p>\n
342
\n00:25:48,840 –> 00:25:51,160
\nThe contemporary English
\nversion, or rather the Young’s <\/p>\n
343
\n00:25:51,160 –> 00:25:56,200
\nliteral translation, reads,
\nYahweh is with thee as he was <\/p>\n
344
\n00:25:56,640 –> 00:26:01,400
\nwith my Father.
\nYou are the Lord’s anointed <\/p>\n
345
\n00:26:01,400 –> 00:26:04,720
\nDavid.
\nYou have a plan and place in <\/p>\n
346
\n00:26:04,720 –> 00:26:08,080
\nGod’s plan and purpose.
\nHe’s not going to let you die. <\/p>\n
347
\n00:26:09,280 –> 00:26:12,560
\nAnd if you do get sent away,
\nverse 22. <\/p>\n
348
\n00:26:13,160 –> 00:26:17,240
\nBut if I say thus unto the young
\nman, Behold, the arrows are <\/p>\n
349
\n00:26:17,240 –> 00:26:21,320
\nbeyond thee, then go thy way,
\nfor Yahweh hath sent thee away. <\/p>\n
350
\n00:26:21,560 –> 00:26:25,720
\nRemember, David, that God is at
\nthe center of our lives. <\/p>\n
351
\n00:26:26,720 –> 00:26:29,400
\nRemember, David, that God has a
\nplan for you. <\/p>\n
352
\n00:26:29,560 –> 00:26:34,240
\nYou’ve been anointed.
\nRemember Samuel came down to <\/p>\n
353
\n00:26:34,240 –> 00:26:38,160
\nBethlehem and called you out
\nfrom the midst of your brethren <\/p>\n
354
\n00:26:38,360 –> 00:26:41,600
\nand poured that, poured that
\nholy oil upon your head to <\/p>\n
355
\n00:26:41,600 –> 00:26:46,920
\nanoint you as king over Israel.
\nPoured the ointment over his <\/p>\n
356
\n00:26:46,920 –> 00:26:54,720
\nhead to anoint him as king.
\nAnd we get a hint here, don’t <\/p>\n
357
\n00:26:54,720 –> 00:26:59,080
\nwe, that Jonathan understood
\nthat David coming to the throne <\/p>\n
358
\n00:26:59,080 –> 00:27:05,120
\nwould indeed mean that he would,
\nThat he would indeed be <\/p>\n
359
\n00:27:05,120 –> 00:27:09,560
\ndiminished and possibly dead.
\nThe CEV for verse 15 says <\/p>\n
360
\n00:27:09,560 –> 00:27:12,720
\nsomeday the Lord will wipe out
\nall your enemies. <\/p>\n
361
\n00:27:12,960 –> 00:27:15,000
\nWho was David’s enemy at this
\ntime? <\/p>\n
362
\n00:27:15,160 –> 00:27:18,360
\nSaul was his enemy.
\nAnd then he says, if I’m still <\/p>\n
363
\n00:27:18,360 –> 00:27:22,840
\nalive, please be as kind to me
\nas the Lord has been, but if I’m<\/p>\n
364
\n00:27:22,840 –> 00:27:29,440
\ndead, be kind to my family.
\nAnd so Jonathan departs and <\/p>\n
365
\n00:27:29,440 –> 00:27:33,120
\nDavid remains in the field for
\nthree days. <\/p>\n
366
\n00:27:34,600 –> 00:27:38,240
\nAnd the first day passes and
\nSauls thinking, what’s going on?<\/p>\n
367
\n00:27:38,240 –> 00:27:40,000
\nWhere’s David?
\nBut he doesn’t say anything. <\/p>\n
368
\n00:27:40,000 –> 00:27:42,920
\nAnd the second day comes and
\nDavid’s not sitting at meat <\/p>\n
369
\n00:27:42,920 –> 00:27:45,360
\nagain.
\nAnd he says to Jonathan in verse<\/p>\n
370
\n00:27:45,360 –> 00:27:49,280
\n27, why comes not the son of
\nJesse to meet neither yesterday <\/p>\n
371
\n00:27:49,280 –> 00:27:52,160
\nnor today?
\nAnd Jonathan says, David <\/p>\n
372
\n00:27:52,200 –> 00:27:55,200
\nearnestly asked leave of me to
\ngo to Bethlehem. <\/p>\n
373
\n00:27:57,800 –> 00:28:01,920
\nAnd then verse 30, Saul’s anger
\nwas kindled against Jonathan. <\/p>\n
374
\n00:28:02,520 –> 00:28:06,400
\nAnd he said, Thou son of a
\nperverse rebellious woman, she <\/p>\n
375
\n00:28:06,400 –> 00:28:10,440
\nmust have been quite lovely and
\nobedient to gain those remarks <\/p>\n
376
\n00:28:10,440 –> 00:28:13,280
\nfrom Saul.
\nDo not I know that thou has <\/p>\n
377
\n00:28:13,280 –> 00:28:17,120
\nchosen the son of Jesse to thine
\nown confusion, and unto the <\/p>\n
378
\n00:28:17,120 –> 00:28:18,840
\nconfusion of thy mother’s
\nnakedness? <\/p>\n
379
\n00:28:18,840 –> 00:28:23,120
\nAs long as the son of Jesse
\nlives upon the ground, you will <\/p>\n
380
\n00:28:23,120 –> 00:28:25,480
\nnot be established, nor thy
\nKingdom. <\/p>\n
381
\n00:28:26,040 –> 00:28:30,760
\nTherefore go and fetch him, and
\nbring him to me, that he must <\/p>\n
382
\n00:28:30,760 –> 00:28:34,400
\ndie.
\nWhat is Saul saying? <\/p>\n
383
\n00:28:35,400 –> 00:28:39,240
\nJonathan, listen here.
\nYou need to make a decision <\/p>\n
384
\n00:28:40,120 –> 00:28:46,520
\nbetween the beloved and your own
\ncareer because if you choose the<\/p>\n
385
\n00:28:46,520 –> 00:28:48,400
\nbeloved, that’s the end of your
\ncareer. <\/p>\n
386
\n00:28:50,680 –> 00:28:52,560
\nJonathan had already made his
\ndecision. <\/p>\n
387
\n00:28:54,240 –> 00:28:56,480
\nWhat a shallow and unspiritual
\nman. <\/p>\n
388
\n00:28:57,920 –> 00:29:02,880
\nAnd sadly, sometimes we can make
\nthe same shallow and unspiritual<\/p>\n
389
\n00:29:02,880 –> 00:29:07,080
\ndecisions in our life when we
\nmake decisions that put our <\/p>\n
390
\n00:29:07,080 –> 00:29:15,120
\ncareer, our betterment above the
\nwill of God, above the beloved. <\/p>\n
391
\n00:29:18,960 –> 00:29:23,280
\nWell it says in verse 33.
\nThen Saul cast a javelin at <\/p>\n
392
\n00:29:23,280 –> 00:29:29,520
\nJonathan to smite him.
\nAnd amazingly, what a character <\/p>\n
393
\n00:29:29,520 –> 00:29:35,440
\nthis man was, whereby Jonathan
\nknew that it was determined of <\/p>\n
394
\n00:29:35,440 –> 00:29:43,640
\nhis father to kill David.
\nHe’s just ducked to miss a spear<\/p>\n
395
\n00:29:43,640 –> 00:29:49,400
\nthat’s been chucked at his head.
\nAnd it says he knew then that <\/p>\n
396
\n00:29:49,400 –> 00:29:51,360
\nSaul indeed was going to kill
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
397
\n00:29:52,800 –> 00:29:58,800
\nHe esteemed the life of David
\ngreater than his own life. <\/p>\n
398
\n00:30:01,160 –> 00:30:03,360
\nSo Jonathan returns to the
\nfield. <\/p>\n
399
\n00:30:04,760 –> 00:30:06,800
\nDavid’s hiding off in the
\ndistance. <\/p>\n
400
\n00:30:06,800 –> 00:30:10,800
\nJonathan’s there with his armor
\nbearer, no doubt. <\/p>\n
401
\n00:30:10,800 –> 00:30:14,840
\nDavid’s heart is pounding as the
\nmoment of truth is going to be <\/p>\n
402
\n00:30:14,840 –> 00:30:22,000
\nrevealed and the arrow is shot
\nbehind the rock and David’s <\/p>\n
403
\n00:30:22,000 –> 00:30:28,000
\nheart sinks.
\nWhat he knew was the case has <\/p>\n
404
\n00:30:28,000 –> 00:30:32,920
\nbeen confirmed by Jonathan, and
\nJonathan sends the armor bearer <\/p>\n
405
\n00:30:32,920 –> 00:30:38,280
\naway with his bow and his
\narrows, and David arises out of <\/p>\n
406
\n00:30:38,280 –> 00:30:42,120
\nthe place in verse 41 toward the
\nSouth, and he falls on his face <\/p>\n
407
\n00:30:42,120 –> 00:30:46,000
\nto the ground.
\nHe bows himself three times and <\/p>\n
408
\n00:30:46,000 –> 00:30:49,880
\nthey kiss one another and he
\nwept one with another until <\/p>\n
409
\n00:30:49,880 –> 00:30:55,720
\nDavid acceded.
\nThere were no more tears left. <\/p>\n
410
\n00:30:58,240 –> 00:31:03,760
\nDavid was about 20 at this time,
\na man that could kill a giant <\/p>\n
411
\n00:31:03,760 –> 00:31:09,960
\nwithout even thinking about it,
\nkill a lion, kill a bear, and <\/p>\n
412
\n00:31:09,960 –> 00:31:12,400
\nanother man who could take on an
\narmy of the Philistines. <\/p>\n
413
\n00:31:12,400 –> 00:31:14,920
\nAnd the two of them weep
\ntogether. <\/p>\n
414
\n00:31:16,000 –> 00:31:22,000
\nNot just a brief hug, but he
\nholds on to David until there’s <\/p>\n
415
\n00:31:22,680 –> 00:31:26,760
\nno more tears left, dry crying,
\nas it were. <\/p>\n
416
\n00:31:29,520 –> 00:31:35,840
\nAnd Jonathan says to David, Go
\nin peace, for as much as we have<\/p>\n
417
\n00:31:35,840 –> 00:31:41,120
\nsworn, both of us in the name of
\nthe Lord, saying, Yahweh between<\/p>\n
418
\n00:31:41,120 –> 00:31:45,840
\nbe, between me and thee, between
\nmy seed and thy seed forever. <\/p>\n
419
\n00:31:47,400 –> 00:31:52,920
\nAnd David arose and wept, left.
\nJonathan watched as he <\/p>\n
420
\n00:31:52,920 –> 00:31:57,520
\ndisappeared off into the
\ndistance, wondering perhaps if <\/p>\n
421
\n00:31:57,520 –> 00:32:06,840
\nhe’d see his best friend again,
\nand Jonathan turned and went <\/p>\n
422
\n00:32:06,840 –> 00:32:10,760
\ninto the city.
\nWell, he would see his best <\/p>\n
423
\n00:32:10,760 –> 00:32:16,160
\nfriend one more time when David
\nwas at a spiritual low. <\/p>\n
424
\n00:32:17,840 –> 00:32:26,280
\nFirst Samuel chapter 23.
\nDavid now has 600 men with him, <\/p>\n
425
\n00:32:26,880 –> 00:32:31,720
\nplus women and children.
\nShortly afterwards they’ll <\/p>\n
426
\n00:32:31,720 –> 00:32:35,720
\ninhabit a city, Ziklag.
\nThere’s so many people with <\/p>\n
427
\n00:32:35,720 –> 00:32:39,840
\ntheir cattle, their crops.
\nHe’s got to feed these 600 men. <\/p>\n
428
\n00:32:41,400 –> 00:32:44,000
\nAnd they were not just any men.
\nThey’re described in First <\/p>\n
429
\n00:32:44,000 –> 00:32:48,680
\nSamuel 22, verse 2 as men of
\ndistress, men in debt, men that <\/p>\n
430
\n00:32:48,680 –> 00:32:53,320
\nwere discontented.
\nCan imagine David out there in <\/p>\n
431
\n00:32:53,320 –> 00:32:57,880
\nthe wilderness with 600 men that
\nare in distress and debt, <\/p>\n
432
\n00:32:57,880 –> 00:33:01,920
\ndiscontented, complaining,
\ncomplaining about Saul. <\/p>\n
433
\n00:33:02,600 –> 00:33:06,080
\nThey’ve given him counsel to
\nkill Saul on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n
434
\n00:33:06,280 –> 00:33:10,200
\nAnd David has upheld his
\nprinciples, honoring God and <\/p>\n
435
\n00:33:10,200 –> 00:33:14,440
\nhonoring Saul in his decisions.
\nAnd now there’s David. <\/p>\n
436
\n00:33:14,440 –> 00:33:18,080
\nHe’s gone down to the city of
\nKeela stronghold and thinks, OK,<\/p>\n
437
\n00:33:18,080 –> 00:33:20,920
\nnow I’ll have some reprieve from
\nSaul. <\/p>\n
438
\n00:33:20,920 –> 00:33:24,720
\nBut somebody reports that
\nDavid’s there amongst Keela. <\/p>\n
439
\n00:33:26,320 –> 00:33:29,320
\nAnd then David hears that Saul’s
\ncoming up and he prays to God in<\/p>\n
440
\n00:33:29,320 –> 00:33:32,160
\nverse 10.
\nWill Saul come up? <\/p>\n
441
\n00:33:33,200 –> 00:33:36,720
\nAnd God says, yes, he will come
\ndown at the end of verse 11. <\/p>\n
442
\n00:33:36,960 –> 00:33:40,120
\nAnd then David says, will the
\nmen of Keela deliver me into the<\/p>\n
443
\n00:33:40,120 –> 00:33:42,640
\nhand of Saul?
\nAnd the Lord says, yes, they <\/p>\n
444
\n00:33:42,640 –> 00:33:45,360
\nwill deliver you.
\nAnd now he has to round up his <\/p>\n
445
\n00:33:45,360 –> 00:33:50,360
\n600 men with women and children
\nonce again and supplies, and <\/p>\n
446
\n00:33:50,360 –> 00:33:53,760
\nhead out of the city and go off
\ninto the wilderness once again, <\/p>\n
447
\n00:33:53,960 –> 00:33:58,400
\ninto the mountains, into caves,
\ninto the woods wherever he can. <\/p>\n
448
\n00:33:58,400 –> 00:34:02,760
\nAnd it says at verse 14 and
\nDavid abode in the wilderness in<\/p>\n
449
\n00:34:02,760 –> 00:34:06,280
\nstrongholds and remained in a
\nmountain in the wilderness as if<\/p>\n
450
\n00:34:06,480 –> 00:34:13,520
\nand Saul sought him every day.
\nVerse 15 And David saw that Saul<\/p>\n
451
\n00:34:13,760 –> 00:34:19,679
\nwas come to seek his life, and
\nDavid was in the wilderness as <\/p>\n
452
\n00:34:19,679 –> 00:34:26,360
\nif in the wood.
\nAnd isn’t our God amazing? <\/p>\n
453
\n00:34:27,360 –> 00:34:31,120
\nSaul’s out there with his 3000
\nchosen men searching for David <\/p>\n
454
\n00:34:31,120 –> 00:34:35,040
\neverywhere, looking in caves,
\nlooking in woods, looking in <\/p>\n
455
\n00:34:35,040 –> 00:34:42,920
\nfields, looking in cities.
\nVerse 16 And Jonathan, Saul’s <\/p>\n
456
\n00:34:42,920 –> 00:34:50,120
\nson, a rose and went to David
\ndirectly to him. <\/p>\n
457
\n00:34:51,560 –> 00:34:55,520
\nSaul can’t find him no matter
\nhow hard he looks, because the <\/p>\n
458
\n00:34:55,520 –> 00:34:57,640
\nLord was keeping him away from
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
459
\n00:34:58,720 –> 00:35:03,520
\nAnd Jonathan goes directly to
\nhim in the wood and strengthened<\/p>\n
460
\n00:35:04,160 –> 00:35:09,760
\nhis hand in God.
\nAnd Jonathan says to David at <\/p>\n
461
\n00:35:09,760 –> 00:35:16,000
\nverse 17 of First Samuel 23,
\nfear not for the hand of Saul. <\/p>\n
462
\n00:35:16,000 –> 00:35:23,200
\nMy father shall not find thee,
\nand thou shalt be King David <\/p>\n
463
\n00:35:24,240 –> 00:35:31,280
\nover all Israel.
\nAnd now perhaps he communicated <\/p>\n
464
\n00:35:31,280 –> 00:35:37,280
\nwhat was his hope and what was
\nhis desire, but what he no doubt<\/p>\n
465
\n00:35:37,280 –> 00:35:42,120
\ndoubted would happen.
\nAnd I shall sit next unto thee, <\/p>\n
466
\n00:35:42,120 –> 00:35:46,040
\nDavid.
\nAnd that also saw my father <\/p>\n
467
\n00:35:46,040 –> 00:35:49,520
\nknoweth.
\nAnd they too made a covenant <\/p>\n
468
\n00:35:49,520 –> 00:35:56,200
\nbefore Yahweh and David abode in
\nthe wood and Jonathan returned <\/p>\n
469
\n00:35:56,200 –> 00:36:03,320
\nto his house.
\nThere are sometimes that we can <\/p>\n
470
\n00:36:03,320 –> 00:36:11,240
\ndo little more but sit and
\nempathize with our companion. <\/p>\n
471
\n00:36:12,960 –> 00:36:18,400
\nThere was no immediate solution.
\nEventually God would resolve <\/p>\n
472
\n00:36:18,400 –> 00:36:22,520
\nthis.
\nBut right now, in this moment, <\/p>\n
473
\n00:36:23,560 –> 00:36:27,600
\nas David’s there in the wood,
\nfleeing for his life and also <\/p>\n
474
\n00:36:27,600 –> 00:36:31,720
\nhaving to encourage 600 men with
\ntheir wives and with their <\/p>\n
475
\n00:36:31,720 –> 00:36:38,720
\nlittle ones, keeping them quiet,
\n600 families feed them. <\/p>\n
476
\n00:36:40,760 –> 00:36:49,040
\nAt this moment, all Jonathan
\ncould do was strengthen David’s <\/p>\n
477
\n00:36:49,040 –> 00:36:54,000
\nhand in the Lord.
\nAnd there’s David, looking down <\/p>\n
478
\n00:36:54,000 –> 00:36:59,800
\nat the ground.
\nAnd slowly and gently, Sam, <\/p>\n
479
\n00:37:00,160 –> 00:37:05,640
\nJonathan lifts up David’s head,
\nlifts it up to the sky, and <\/p>\n
480
\n00:37:05,640 –> 00:37:09,120
\nreminds him of the hope that he
\nhas. <\/p>\n
481
\n00:37:09,880 –> 00:37:13,920
\nReminds him once again of the
\nanointing oil that was poured on<\/p>\n
482
\n00:37:13,920 –> 00:37:17,040
\nhis head.
\nReminds him that he’s going to <\/p>\n
483
\n00:37:17,040 –> 00:37:21,800
\ncome to the throne.
\nAnd that’s all we can do. <\/p>\n
484
\n00:37:21,800 –> 00:37:28,720
\nSometimes, when our friends are
\nin great distress, when they’re <\/p>\n
485
\n00:37:28,720 –> 00:37:33,960
\nin the heart of the hurricane,
\nwhen they’re in the midst of the<\/p>\n
486
\n00:37:33,960 –> 00:37:40,640
\ntrial, sometimes all we can do
\nis sit and emphasize. <\/p>\n
487
\n00:37:40,640 –> 00:37:46,120
\nNot commiserate, but sit and
\nempathize with them and <\/p>\n
488
\n00:37:46,120 –> 00:37:54,560
\nstrengthen their hand in the
\nLord, slowly, gently lifting <\/p>\n
489
\n00:37:54,560 –> 00:38:00,080
\ntheir head and reminding them
\nthat their redemption draweth <\/p>\n
490
\n00:38:00,080 –> 00:38:07,800
\nnigh.
\nWell there was a similar scene <\/p>\n
491
\n00:38:09,000 –> 00:38:11,680
\nwith the second friendship in
\nthe New Testament that were <\/p>\n
492
\n00:38:11,680 –> 00:38:18,000
\nreminded of by David and
\nJonathan when the beloved was <\/p>\n
493
\n00:38:18,000 –> 00:38:26,760
\nalso in the woods or in a wood.
\nWe read in Mark chapter 14. <\/p>\n
494
\n00:38:27,840 –> 00:38:31,240
\nAnd Jesus and his disciples came
\nto a place which was named <\/p>\n
495
\n00:38:31,280 –> 00:38:34,600
\nGethsemane.
\nAnd he said to his disciples, <\/p>\n
496
\n00:38:34,600 –> 00:38:39,360
\nSit ye here while I take, while
\nI well I shall pray. <\/p>\n
497
\n00:38:40,720 –> 00:38:43,960
\nAnd he taketh with him, Peter
\nand James and John, the three of<\/p>\n
498
\n00:38:43,960 –> 00:38:47,960
\nhis closest friends.
\nAnd he began to be sore amazed, <\/p>\n
499
\n00:38:48,520 –> 00:38:53,000
\nand to be very heavy.
\nAnd he shares with them, My soul<\/p>\n
500
\n00:38:53,000 –> 00:38:56,200
\nis exceeding sorrowful unto
\ndeath. <\/p>\n
501
\n00:38:56,280 –> 00:39:01,840
\nTarry ye here and watch as the
\nBeloved is in the woods now, <\/p>\n
502
\n00:39:01,840 –> 00:39:09,480
\nthinking about all of the types,
\nall of the things that <\/p>\n
503
\n00:39:09,480 –> 00:39:11,880
\nforeshadowed what He was about
\nto do. <\/p>\n
504
\n00:39:13,640 –> 00:39:18,560
\nEvery sacrifice under the law,
\nthe brazen serpent that was <\/p>\n
505
\n00:39:18,560 –> 00:39:23,720
\nlifted up, all the symbols of
\nhis death. <\/p>\n
506
\n00:39:23,920 –> 00:39:30,480
\nThat he would die acutely aware
\nof what a crucifixion was, <\/p>\n
507
\n00:39:31,280 –> 00:39:34,400
\nhaving no doubt seen it.
\nIt was the Romans favorite form <\/p>\n
508
\n00:39:34,400 –> 00:39:38,960
\nof public execution and outside
\nthe city of Jerusalem he had no <\/p>\n
509
\n00:39:38,960 –> 00:39:45,000
\ndoubt witnessed a crucifixion on
\nprevious occasions and knew of <\/p>\n
510
\n00:39:45,000 –> 00:39:50,480
\nthe shame that he would bear as
\nhe hung naked before his people <\/p>\n
511
\n00:39:51,520 –> 00:39:58,760
\nin pain, gasping for his breath
\nand he’s in a Strait. <\/p>\n
512
\n00:39:59,920 –> 00:40:03,840
\nWe’re told that he was so
\ndistressed that there were great<\/p>\n
513
\n00:40:03,840 –> 00:40:12,920
\ndrops of blood coming from his
\npores and sadly his friends fell<\/p>\n
514
\n00:40:12,920 –> 00:40:17,920
\nasleep.
\nAnd so we read in the Gospel of <\/p>\n
515
\n00:40:17,920 –> 00:40:23,200
\nLuke that God responds, there
\nwas Jesus withdrawn from Peter <\/p>\n
516
\n00:40:23,200 –> 00:40:26,880
\nand James and John who were
\nsleeping about a stones cast, <\/p>\n
517
\n00:40:26,880 –> 00:40:31,960
\nand kneel down praying, saying,
\nFather, if thou be willing, <\/p>\n
518
\n00:40:31,960 –> 00:40:37,080
\nremove this cup from me,
\nnevertheless not my will be <\/p>\n
519
\n00:40:37,080 –> 00:40:42,280
\ndone, but thine.
\nAnd there appeared an Angel unto<\/p>\n
520
\n00:40:42,280 –> 00:40:45,080
\nhim from heaven, strengthening
\nhim. <\/p>\n
521
\n00:40:47,320 –> 00:40:55,160
\nAnd where God brought an Angel
\ninto a wood in the garden of <\/p>\n
522
\n00:40:55,160 –> 00:40:58,480
\nGethsemane to comfort Christ
\nbecause his friends had failed, <\/p>\n
523
\n00:41:00,080 –> 00:41:03,920
\nJonathan was there for his
\nfriend. <\/p>\n
524
\n00:41:05,440 –> 00:41:09,760
\nWhat a friend God had given to
\nDavid. <\/p>\n
525
\n00:41:11,960 –> 00:41:17,920
\nAnd now finally David finds
\nrefuge in of all places amongst <\/p>\n
526
\n00:41:17,920 –> 00:41:23,600
\nthe Philistines.
\nBut thankfully God in His mercy <\/p>\n
527
\n00:41:23,600 –> 00:41:28,560
\nspared him from the events of
\nFirst Samuel 31 where we read it<\/p>\n
528
\n00:41:28,560 –> 00:41:31,280
\nverse one.
\nNow the Philistines fought <\/p>\n
529
\n00:41:31,280 –> 00:41:35,200
\nagainst Israel, and the men of
\nIsrael fled from before the <\/p>\n
530
\n00:41:35,200 –> 00:41:39,120
\nPhilistines and fell down, slain
\nin Mount Gilboa. <\/p>\n
531
\n00:41:39,840 –> 00:41:43,360
\nAnd the Philistines followed
\nhard upon Saul and upon his <\/p>\n
532
\n00:41:43,360 –> 00:41:45,600
\nsons.
\nAnd the Philistines slew <\/p>\n
533
\n00:41:45,600 –> 00:41:49,840
\nJonathan and Abinadab and
\nMelchizedea, Saul’s sons, <\/p>\n
534
\n00:41:50,720 –> 00:41:53,600
\nJonathan at the front, most
\nvaliantly fighting. <\/p>\n
535
\n00:41:54,600 –> 00:41:57,200
\nAnd why wasn’t he able to
\novercome the Philistines this <\/p>\n
536
\n00:41:57,200 –> 00:41:59,360
\ntime?
\nHe could take on an entire an <\/p>\n
537
\n00:41:59,360 –> 00:42:05,680
\nentire army because the time was
\nset that his father needed to go<\/p>\n
538
\n00:42:06,640 –> 00:42:08,760
\nso that David could ascend to
\nthe throne. <\/p>\n
539
\n00:42:10,600 –> 00:42:19,920
\nThe time had come that Jonathan
\nmust diminish, must decrease so <\/p>\n
540
\n00:42:19,920 –> 00:42:27,640
\nthat David could increase.
\nAnd Jonathan fights valiantly to<\/p>\n
541
\n00:42:27,640 –> 00:42:37,360
\nthe bitter end for a man who
\nwill take his own life, doesn’t <\/p>\n
542
\n00:42:37,360 –> 00:42:43,280
\neven have the courage to stand
\nup to the men that killed his <\/p>\n
543
\n00:42:43,280 –> 00:42:48,760
\nsons who fought to protect him.
\nAnd the battle went sore against<\/p>\n
544
\n00:42:48,760 –> 00:42:52,240
\nsolvers 3, And The Archers hit
\nhim, and he was sore wounded of <\/p>\n
545
\n00:42:52,240 –> 00:42:55,120
\nThe Archers.
\nThen said Saul unto his armor <\/p>\n
546
\n00:42:55,120 –> 00:42:59,560
\nbearer, Draw thy sword and
\nthrust me through therewith, <\/p>\n
547
\n00:43:00,120 –> 00:43:04,160
\nlest these uncircumcised come
\nand thrust me through, and abuse<\/p>\n
548
\n00:43:04,160 –> 00:43:07,200
\nme, or mock me, as the margin
\nsays. <\/p>\n
549
\n00:43:07,520 –> 00:43:09,960
\nBut his armor bearer would not,
\nfor he was so afraid. <\/p>\n
550
\n00:43:09,960 –> 00:43:13,000
\nTherefore took Saul a sword and
\nfell upon it. <\/p>\n
551
\n00:43:13,600 –> 00:43:17,000
\nAnd his armor bearer saw that
\nSaul was dead, and fell upon his<\/p>\n
552
\n00:43:17,000 –> 00:43:24,240
\nsword likewise.
\nSo Saul died, and his three sons<\/p>\n
553
\n00:43:25,960 –> 00:43:32,600
\nand his armor bearer and all his
\nmen that same day together. <\/p>\n
554
\n00:43:35,160 –> 00:43:38,080
\nWhich brings us to Second Samuel
\nchapter 1. <\/p>\n
555
\n00:43:40,720 –> 00:43:43,680
\nDating.
\nDavid, having received the news <\/p>\n
556
\n00:43:43,760 –> 00:43:52,160
\nat verse 17, laments with this
\nlamentation over Saul and over <\/p>\n
557
\n00:43:52,160 –> 00:43:56,920
\nJonathan his son, over Jonathan
\nhis friend. <\/p>\n
558
\n00:43:58,760 –> 00:44:01,480
\nAnd it says at verse 18.
\nAnd he bade them teach who? <\/p>\n
559
\n00:44:01,600 –> 00:44:05,800
\nThe children of Judah, the use
\nof the bow. <\/p>\n
560
\n00:44:05,880 –> 00:44:09,560
\nIt says in the King James it
\nshould say the song of the bow. <\/p>\n
561
\n00:44:11,640 –> 00:44:17,760
\nBut he bade the children of
\nJudah to learn this, not Israel,<\/p>\n
562
\n00:44:17,760 –> 00:44:22,680
\nwho already revered Saul, but
\nJudah who would have despised <\/p>\n
563
\n00:44:22,680 –> 00:44:27,760
\nSaul for trying to kill David.
\nAnd he makes Judah learn this <\/p>\n
564
\n00:44:27,760 –> 00:44:35,480
\nsong, The beauty of Israel.
\nSaul is slain upon thy high <\/p>\n
565
\n00:44:35,480 –> 00:44:38,280
\nplaces.
\nHow? <\/p>\n
566
\n00:44:39,800 –> 00:44:45,720
\nHow could David say this of such
\na man, A man who ended his own, <\/p>\n
567
\n00:44:45,720 –> 00:44:49,720
\ndidn’t even have courage to
\nfight to the bitter end after <\/p>\n
568
\n00:44:49,720 –> 00:44:56,560
\nhis sons died protecting him.
\nAnd yet there he is, baiting <\/p>\n
569
\n00:44:56,560 –> 00:45:03,360
\nJudah to learn that the beauty
\nof Israel was slain upon high <\/p>\n
570
\n00:45:03,360 –> 00:45:07,480
\nplaces.
\nHow are the mighty fallen? <\/p>\n
571
\n00:45:08,480 –> 00:45:12,240
\nTell it not in Gath.
\nPublish it not in the streets of<\/p>\n
572
\n00:45:12,280 –> 00:45:16,240
\nAshkelon, lest the daughters of
\nthe Philistines rejoice, lest <\/p>\n
573
\n00:45:16,240 –> 00:45:22,160
\nthe daughters of these
\nuncircumcised triumph, seeking <\/p>\n
574
\n00:45:22,160 –> 00:45:28,320
\nto uphold Saul’s honour and the
\nhonour of his sons to the end. <\/p>\n
575
\n00:45:29,680 –> 00:45:35,520
\nYe mountains of Gilboa, let
\nthere be no do neither let there<\/p>\n
576
\n00:45:35,520 –> 00:45:38,600
\nbe rain upon you, nor fields of
\nofferings. <\/p>\n
577
\n00:45:38,840 –> 00:45:44,000
\nFor there the shield of the
\nmighty is vilely castaway, the <\/p>\n
578
\n00:45:44,000 –> 00:45:48,400
\nshield of Saul as though he had
\nnot been anointed with oil, <\/p>\n
579
\n00:45:48,640 –> 00:45:53,000
\nwhich David kept always at the
\nforefront of his mind, at every <\/p>\n
580
\n00:45:53,000 –> 00:45:58,240
\nopportunity, at every urging to
\ntake his life from the blood of <\/p>\n
581
\n00:45:58,240 –> 00:46:01,160
\nthe slain, from the fat of the
\nmighty. <\/p>\n
582
\n00:46:02,320 –> 00:46:10,920
\nThe bow of Jonathan turned not
\nback, and the sword of Saul <\/p>\n
583
\n00:46:11,800 –> 00:46:18,000
\nreturned not empty.
\nSaul and Jonathan were lovely <\/p>\n
584
\n00:46:18,960 –> 00:46:22,760
\nand pleasant in their lives and
\nin their death. <\/p>\n
585
\n00:46:22,760 –> 00:46:28,240
\nDavid acknowledges the decision
\nJonathan had made in their <\/p>\n
586
\n00:46:28,240 –> 00:46:31,520
\ndeath.
\nThey were not divided, they were<\/p>\n
587
\n00:46:31,520 –> 00:46:35,720
\nswifter than eagles, they were
\nstronger than lions. <\/p>\n
588
\n00:46:36,240 –> 00:46:40,280
\nYe daughters of Israel, weep
\nover Saul, who clothed you in <\/p>\n
589
\n00:46:40,280 –> 00:46:44,760
\nscarlet, and other delights, who
\nput on ornaments of gold upon <\/p>\n
590
\n00:46:44,760 –> 00:46:48,560
\nyour apparel.
\nHow are the mighty fallen in the<\/p>\n
591
\n00:46:48,560 –> 00:46:57,280
\nmidst of battle?
\nO Jonathan, thou was slain in <\/p>\n
592
\n00:46:57,280 –> 00:47:06,560
\nthine high places.
\nI am distressed for thee, my <\/p>\n
593
\n00:47:06,600 –> 00:47:12,040
\nbrother Jonathan.
\nVery pleasant hast thou been <\/p>\n
594
\n00:47:12,040 –> 00:47:16,880
\nunto me.
\nThy love to me was wonderful. <\/p>\n
595
\n00:47:18,280 –> 00:47:25,480
\nPassing the love of women, how
\nare the mighty fallen and the <\/p>\n
596
\n00:47:25,480 –> 00:47:38,600
\nweapons of war perished?
\nJonathan, as he fought to defend<\/p>\n
597
\n00:47:38,600 –> 00:47:46,800
\nhis father, no doubt wished he
\ncould stand by David’s side as <\/p>\n
598
\n00:47:46,800 –> 00:47:51,240
\nhe fled across the brook to
\nprotect his fleeing father. <\/p>\n
599
\n00:47:53,360 –> 00:47:58,880
\nPerhaps he was weeping not
\nbecause he was going to die, not<\/p>\n
600
\n00:47:58,880 –> 00:48:02,160
\nbecause he was afraid of death
\nor afraid of these uncircumcised<\/p>\n
601
\n00:48:02,160 –> 00:48:06,920
\nPhilistines, but because he
\nwould not stand beside David. <\/p>\n
602
\n00:48:08,880 –> 00:48:16,960
\nBut he will, brothers and
\nsisters, he will, in the day <\/p>\n
603
\n00:48:16,960 –> 00:48:20,640
\nwhen our Lord returns and
\nestablishes that Kingdom. <\/p>\n
604
\n00:48:20,920 –> 00:48:26,640
\nAnd what a glorious reunion this
\nwill be of these friends. <\/p>\n
605
\n00:48:29,040 –> 00:48:37,440
\nI believe 2 Psalms are inspired
\nby the song of David and by the <\/p>\n
606
\n00:48:37,440 –> 00:48:44,240
\nlife and friendship of Jonathan.
\nPsalm 133. <\/p>\n
607
\n00:48:44,360 –> 00:48:48,680
\nBehold how good and how
\npleasant. <\/p>\n
608
\n00:48:49,520 –> 00:48:54,840
\nSame word that’s used there in
\nthe song of the bow. <\/p>\n
609
\n00:48:55,960 –> 00:48:59,960
\nThou hast been very pleasant to
\nme, Jonathan. <\/p>\n
610
\n00:49:01,200 –> 00:49:06,720
\nThy love to me was wonderful.
\nHow pleasant is it for brethren <\/p>\n
611
\n00:49:07,320 –> 00:49:13,080
\nto dwell together in unity.
\nIt is like the precious ointment<\/p>\n
612
\n00:49:13,080 –> 00:49:19,640
\nupon the head that ran down upon
\nthe beard, even Aaron’s beard <\/p>\n
613
\n00:49:20,520 –> 00:49:25,640
\nthat went down to the skirts of
\nhis garments as the dew of <\/p>\n
614
\n00:49:25,640 –> 00:49:29,440
\nHermann, as the dew that
\ndescended upon the mountains of <\/p>\n
615
\n00:49:29,440 –> 00:49:32,560
\nZion.
\nFor there Yahweh commanded the <\/p>\n
616
\n00:49:32,560 –> 00:49:44,560
\nblessing, even life forevermore.
\nBrothers, sisters, Jonathan and <\/p>\n
617
\n00:49:44,560 –> 00:49:51,560
\nDavid have shown us how to dwell
\ntogether in unity. <\/p>\n
618
\n00:49:54,280 –> 00:49:59,760
\nJonathan and David have shown us
\nthat it just requires putting <\/p>\n
619
\n00:49:59,760 –> 00:50:05,880
\nGod first in our life, that it
\nrequires esteeming each other <\/p>\n
620
\n00:50:06,640 –> 00:50:13,880
\nbetter than ourselves.
\nSometimes it requires listening <\/p>\n
621
\n00:50:14,400 –> 00:50:21,200
\neven when we’d like to protest,
\nrequires lifting each other up <\/p>\n
622
\n00:50:22,600 –> 00:50:29,080
\nin times of difficulty.
\nIt requires rejoicing when our <\/p>\n
623
\n00:50:29,080 –> 00:50:35,400
\nfriends rejoice.
\nIt requires weeping when our <\/p>\n
624
\n00:50:35,400 –> 00:50:39,760
\nfriends suffer.
\nAnd I think also, as David came <\/p>\n
625
\n00:50:39,760 –> 00:50:45,120
\nto the throne and wrote Psalm
\none O 1 with the goal that he <\/p>\n
626
\n00:50:45,120 –> 00:50:50,760
\nhad mine eyes, says, David,
\nshall be upon the faithful of <\/p>\n
627
\n00:50:50,760 –> 00:50:55,960
\nthe land, upon the Jonathans,
\nthat they may dwell with me, <\/p>\n
628
\n00:50:56,960 –> 00:51:01,080
\neven as I wished he would.
\nHe that walketh in a perfect <\/p>\n
629
\n00:51:01,080 –> 00:51:04,240
\nway, as Jonathan had, he shall
\nserve me. <\/p>\n
630
\n00:51:05,200 –> 00:51:09,000
\nBut he that acts like Saul, that
\nworks deceit, shall not dwell in<\/p>\n
631
\n00:51:09,000 –> 00:51:11,680
\nmy house.
\nHe that tells lies shall not <\/p>\n
632
\n00:51:11,680 –> 00:51:15,600
\ntarry in my sight.
\nI will destroy all the wicked <\/p>\n
633
\n00:51:15,600 –> 00:51:20,800
\nout of the land, that I may cut
\noff all the wicked doers from <\/p>\n
634
\n00:51:20,800 –> 00:51:27,320
\nthe city of Yahweh.
\nAnd so how do we develop this <\/p>\n
635
\n00:51:27,640 –> 00:51:32,360
\nspiritual intelligence?
\nHow can we brothers and sisters <\/p>\n
636
\n00:51:32,360 –> 00:51:36,680
\nbe friends to each other like
\nJonathan was to David? <\/p>\n
637
\n00:51:38,240 –> 00:51:41,800
\nHow can we be friends to our
\nbrothers and sisters? <\/p>\n
638
\n00:51:43,720 –> 00:51:48,080
\nFor that’s what Jesus is asked.
\nHe’s asked us to be his friends.<\/p>\n
639
\n00:51:49,560 –> 00:51:51,120
\nAnd how do we show that
\nfriendship? <\/p>\n
640
\n00:51:51,120 –> 00:51:55,320
\nWell, He sits at the right hand
\nof his Father in heaven. <\/p>\n
641
\n00:51:56,400 –> 00:51:59,400
\nHe’s not with us day by day.
\nHe’s not sitting beside us. <\/p>\n
642
\n00:51:59,400 –> 00:52:02,200
\nHe’s not in the car with us.
\nHe’s not at Bible school with <\/p>\n
643
\n00:52:02,200 –> 00:52:03,400
\nus.
\nOf course He is. <\/p>\n
644
\n00:52:03,400 –> 00:52:06,480
\nWe know He’s here in presence.
\nBut we don’t seal him. <\/p>\n
645
\n00:52:06,640 –> 00:52:09,440
\nWe can’t touch him.
\nWe can’t feel him, but we can <\/p>\n
646
\n00:52:09,440 –> 00:52:13,720
\nsure see each other.
\nWe can see Christ’s brethren, <\/p>\n
647
\n00:52:16,120 –> 00:52:24,640
\nand how are we treating them?
\nWhat love are we showing to each<\/p>\n
648
\n00:52:24,640 –> 00:52:27,480
\nother?
\nFor with what love you have <\/p>\n
649
\n00:52:27,480 –> 00:52:31,960
\nloved one another.
\nYou have loved your God and his <\/p>\n
650
\n00:52:31,960 –> 00:52:36,280
\nSon.
\nSo let’s try to apply these <\/p>\n
651
\n00:52:36,280 –> 00:52:41,000
\nprinciples of friendship in our
\nrelationships, one with another <\/p>\n
652
\n00:52:41,000 –> 00:52:45,760
\nand our marriages, in our
\nfriendships, in our community, <\/p>\n
653
\n00:52:46,320 –> 00:52:50,720
\nin our family.
\nTo put God first, each of us in <\/p>\n
654
\n00:52:50,720 –> 00:52:55,320
\nour lives, to esteem each other
\nbetter than ourselves and put <\/p>\n
655
\n00:52:55,320 –> 00:53:00,160
\nthe needs of our brother, our
\nsister, our husband, our wife, <\/p>\n
656
\n00:53:00,400 –> 00:53:05,440
\nour father, our mother, our
\nchildren ahead of our own needs.<\/p>\n
657
\n00:53:06,400 –> 00:53:09,640
\nBe willing to listen rather than
\nprove yourself right. <\/p>\n
658
\n00:53:11,360 –> 00:53:16,760
\nLift each other up when the
\nother is down, and be willing, <\/p>\n
659
\n00:53:17,160 –> 00:53:23,520
\nfinally, to lay down our lives
\nfor our friends, even as <\/p>\n
660
\n00:53:23,520 –> 00:53:26,720
\nJonathan did for his friend
\nDavid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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