26 Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, "Somthing must have happened to David to make him canmonially unclean-surely he is unclean." - P58
28 Jonathan answered, "David earnestly asked me forpermission to go to Bethlehem. 29 He said, ‘Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the townand brother has ordered me to be there. If I havefound favor in your eyes, let me get away to see mybrothers.‘ That is why he has not come to the king‘smytable." - P59
30 Saul‘s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, "You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don‘t Ihave sided with the son of Jesse to yourknow thatyouown shame and to the shame of the mother who boreyou? 31 As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Nowsend someone to bring him to me, for he must die!" - P59
32 "Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" Jonathan asked his father. 33 But Saul hurled his spearat him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his fatherintended to kill David. - P59
34 Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger; onthat second day of the feast he did not eat, because hewas grieved at his father‘s shameful treatment of David. 34 Jonathan left the table in fierce anger and refused to eat on that second day of thefestival, for he was crushed by his father‘s shameful behavior toward David. - P59
On the day of the New Moon feast, Saul assumes that David is absent becausehe is ceremonially unclean. The next day, he asks Jonathan about David‘swhereabouts. - P59
Jonathan tells him that David is in Bethlehem to observe asacrifice. Saul becomes enraged at Jonathan for siding with David and hurlshis spear at him. Jonathan leaves the feast in anger. - P59
When Saul notices that David is missing from the New Moon feastcelebrations, he speculates that David could not attend because he isceremonially unclean. When David does not show up the second day, - P60
Jonathan tells Saul that David has gone to his hometown to participatein a sacrifice with his family. - P60
The truth of David‘s whereabouts is thathe is hiding from Saul, but it is nevertheless a testament to his characterthat even when people are making assumptions about him or come upwith excuses for him, these all connect back to his religious devotion. - P60
May we, too, be known for our commitment to God and our serviceto His church. - P60
Saul‘s outburst of violent anger immediately ruins the celebratory feastand creates a permanent rift between him and his son, Jonathan. - P60
Ofall the emotions we possess as human beings, anger probably gets usinto the most trouble. This is especially true when our anger is irrational and not founded on the truth, for it cannot be reasoned with orcalmed down through communication. - P60
When anger is firmly boundto the truth of God‘s Word and applied with wisdom and restraint, it isa mighty instrument of justice. - P60
But when it is clouded by jealousy andmisunderstanding, it has the potential to cause great harm that is difficult to repair. - P60
Let us keep our anger under control lest it overpowers us. - P60
"Do not say, ‘I cannot help having a bad temper! Friend, you must help it. Pray toGod to help you overcome it at once, for either you must kill it, or it will kill you. You cannot carry a bad temper into heaven." - Charles H. Spurgeon - P60
Father God, You have saved me and made me Your child through Jesus Christ. - P61
Help me to display the glory of the gospel in everything I say and do, so thatmy lifestyle and character may reflect Christ‘s infinite worth. In His name, amen. - P61
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