Loyal Son and Brave Soldier

  So the two men, warrior and armor-bearor, charge up the steep slope toward the outpost. The Philistines, finally realizing that they were under attack, sent men out to fight off the two invaders. The Philistines had not only had the superior numbers but also the advantage of holding the higher ground, so they should have been able to make short work of two attackers. But Jonathan shot down one soldier after another. Behind him, the armor-bearor put them to death. In just a small patch of ground, the two men dispatched 20 enemy soldiers! And Jehovah did something further. We read: "Then terror spread in the field camp and among all the people of the outpost, and even raiding parties were terr you(ified. The earth began quaking, and a terror from God ensued." - 1 SAMUEL 14:15.

From a distance, Saul and his men watched as chao and panic spread among the Philistines, who even began to turn against one another! (1 SAMUEL 14: 16, 20) The Iraelites took courage and attacked, perhaps taking weapons from the fallen Philistines. Jehovah gave his people a great to victory that day. And he has not changed since those exciting times. If we today put faith in him, as did Jonathan and his armed armor-bearor, we will never have reason to regret our choice. - MALACHI 2:6; ROMANS 10:11.

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