Covenant
April 13, 2008
1 Samuel 18:3-4 UPDV
(3) Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
(4) And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.
David and Jonathan made a covenant. The word does not mean much now. It was a powerful thing back in Bible times. If you made a covenant with a person, or a country or tribe with another one, than it meant that what ever was theirs, was yours, and whatever was yours was theirs. It meant if someone was attacking you, they were attacking them as well. All resources they had could be used to defend you. It would only make sense that you would covenant with people close to you in strength. You would not want to be like the weak kid with the bully friend and you be the bully. You got nothing out of it and they got everything.
And so we look at David and Jonathan. David, conscripted in to King Saul's army. Though he had done fairly well in the military, he was still a slave. He came from a fairly poor family when compared to Jonathan, son of the King. What does Jonathan get out of this. Other than David's friendship and a promise to take care of Jonathan's descendants ,, he really does not get anything. In fact, if his father knew what he was doing, it would make him mad. Saul knew the people wanted David for their King. Saul wanted to murder David.
You know there is a God of this world. His name is Satan. He wants to kill you much as Saul wanted to kill David. Then there is a God who loves us so much He sent His son to take our sins. When we enter in to an acceptance of Him as our savior, there is a covenant that takes place. When we go to battle with our enemies, the Devil see God not us. We take on His strengths not ours. God and Jesus get nothing in compared to what they have done for us, much like Jonathan and David.
If you have not taken time to enter into a covenant relationship with God, take some time to email me, or find a Bible believing church and talk to them about it. Wouldn't you like to have God on your side.
Read through the Bible in one year in Historical order
Today
1 Samuel 18:1-20:42, Psalms 11:1-7, Psalms 59:1-17
Tomorrow
1 Samuel 21:1-24:22
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