Have you ever watched someone you love, perhaps a famiy member, change drastically for the worse? It can be a profoundly painful experience. Jonathan's example reminds me of what the psalmist wrote: 'Even if my own father and mother abandon me, Jehovah himself will take me in." (Psalm 27:10) Jehovah is loyal. He will take you in too and be the best Father imaginable, no matter what imperfect humans may do to disappoint you or let you down.
Jonathan likely learned that Jehovah intended to take the kingship awat from Saul. How did Jonathan react? Did he ever wonder what kind of ruler he might prove to be? Did he cherish hopes of righting some of his father's wrongs, setting a better example as a loyal and obedient king? We do not know his inner thoughts, we only know that any such hopes swere never to be realized. Does this mean that Jehovah abandoned that faithful man? On the contrary, he used Jonathan to set one of the greatest examples of loyal friendship contained in the entire Bible record! That friendship will be the focus on Jonathan.
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