I Samuel 20:26 Yet Saul did not say anything that day, for he thought, “Something has happened to him. He is not clean; surely he is not clean.” 27 But on the second day, the day after the new moon, David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, “Why has not the son of Jesse come to the meal, either yesterday or today?” 28 Jonathan answered Saul, “David earnestly asked leave of me to go to Bethlehem. 29 He said, ‘Let me go, for our clan holds a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me get away and see my brothers.’ For this reason he has not come to the king's table.” 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman, do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness.? 31 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on the earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Therefore send and bring him to me, for he shall surely die.”
As we have been walking along this downhill journey of Saul's reign, we noted yesterday that his rash actions and irrational reactions affected not only himself and David, but his family. Jonathan was caught in the middle of the one-sided hatred and rivalry of Saul toward his best friend, David. If you have ever been in a triangle relationship like this, you know the hurt it brings. Have you pitted family or friend against one another? Who, besides you, have you hurt by your bitterness and unforgiveness?
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