David and Jonathan plan to test Saul using his temper. David has sworn that Saul is hiding from his son a plot to kill David. If the king becomes angry when he suspects Jonathan has found out about the plot, that will prove David’s accusation to be true. The test works. Saul loses his rag when he discovers Jonathan and David have been talking, first lashing out with crude slanders before trying to kill his own son. Thus the truth is seen, as God will ensure it always is in the end.
Brief notes on this passage are also sent out in daily emails during the week after the sermon. An archive of these may be read on a separate website: press here to go to the first one from this passage or press here to read the introduction to the notes, which are entitled “Think of the King“.
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