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I Samuel

Chapter 20

1~~And David fled from Naioth in Ramah,
and came and kept saying/wining before Jonathan
  {operation crybaby - sign of David moving deeper into
  reversionism},
"What have I done?
What is my iniquity?
And what is my sin before your father,
that he keeps on seeking my life?"
  {operation bitterness - mental attitude sins - more evidence of
  reversionism}

2~~And he {Jonathan} said unto him {David},
"Definitely not!
You will not die!
Behold, my father can do nothing
either great {like death}
or small {like even bothering David},
but that he will show it me
and why should my father hide
this situation/word {dabar} from me?
It is not so."

{Note: Jonathan is a SuperGrace believer and realizes that David will not die for a long time. He also assumes his father to be honorable and could not believe his father would lie to him about killing David.}

3~~And David 'took a solemn oath' moreover, and said,
"Your father certainly knows
that I have found grace in your eyes {strong category III friendship}
and he {Saul} said,
'Let not Jonathan know this,
lest he be grieved.'
But truly as Jehovah/God lives,
and as your soul lives,
there is no doubt . . . there is but a step between me and death
  {this is the 'human viewpoint expressed by reversionists - no longer
  is the 'Battle the Lords' - David now is 'afraid of death' - a very
  great sign of reversionism}."

{Just Tell Me What You Want Done - Great Friend}
4~~Then said Jonathan unto David,
"What your soul {nephesh} says,
so I will do it."

5^~And David said unto Jonathan,
"Behold, tomorrow is the new moon,
and I should not fail to sit with the king at dinner
but let me go,
that I may hide myself in the field
unto the third day {day after the feast of the new moon}
to the evening."

{Note: The new moon occurred 12 times a year and was a special national holiday in Israel. Animal sacrifices were offered and then a two to three day feast occurred. This was worship and fellowship - See Numbers 10:10 and 28:11. David would be expected to be at the feast as one of King Saul's generals.}

{Reason Given for David's Missing the Feast}
6^~"If your father at all misses me, then say,
'David earnestly asked leave of me
that he might run to Bethlehem, his city,
for there is a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.' "

{Note: This is an example of a believer in reversionism (David) bringing another believer down to his level - by asking him to lie for him.}

7^~If he say thus, "It is well."
Your servant shall have peace {David will be safe}.
But if becoming angry, he gets very much angry
  {charah charah - doubling of the verb is very strong}
then know that evil/wickedness is planned {for me}.

8^~"Therefore you shall 'manufacture grace' {'asah checed}
with your servant.
For you have caused your servant {David} to be brought
into a covenant of the Lord with you.
Notwithstanding, if there is guilt/iniquity {`avon} in me,
cause me to be killed yourself
  {David's human viewpoint in reversionism - there is no real grace in
  this!}.
For why should you bring me to your father?"

{Note: This is true that David said this, but what he said is not true. David does not need to rely on the grace generated by Jonathan anymore then any of us do. We need to rely on the Grace of God for all of our protection!}

9^~And Jonathan said,
"Put the thought out of your mind'
  {idiom: literally 'Far be it from you'}
For if I knew certainly that evil/wickedness
were determined by my father to come upon you,
then would not I tell it you?"

{Note: Jonathan and his father Saul are close. If Saul was going to hurt Jonathan's close friend, he is sure his father would have told him this first! Jonathan is incorrect!}

10^~Then said David to Jonathan {almost in a state of panic},
"Who shall tell me {if you will not!}?
Or, what if your father answers you
stubbornly/stupidly/'with hard-heartedness' {qashah}?"

{Verses 11-15: Nobility of Jonathan}
11^~ And Jonathan said unto David,
"Come, and let us go out into the field
  {where no one can overhear them}."
And they went out both of them into the field.

12^~And Jonathan said unto David,
"O Jehovah/God . . . 'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel
  {meaning that Jonathan swears this solemn oath by God},
when I have examined {chaqar} my father
about tomorrow any time,
or the third day,
and, behold, if there be good toward David,
and I then send not unto you and show it to you
  {no news is good news}."

13^~"Jehovah/God will manufacture much more to Jonathan.
But if it pleases my father to do you harm/evil,
then I will show it to you, and send you away,
that you may go in peace
and Jehovah/God be with you,
as he has been with my father."

{Greatness of Jonathan}
14^~"And not only while I {Jonathan} live
you will manufacture {'asah - out of grace}
the grace of Jehovah/God,
that I {Jonathan} die not."

{Note: From the next verse, we see that this is still Jonathan speaking to David saying he recognizes that David will be king instead of himself. So, is saying to David, do not take the throne by killing Jonathan or by implication by killing King Saul. Happiness is not built on the unhappiness of others. So, David learns this lesson and is later tempted to kill King Saul but he refuses to do so. So, God can then promote David to king not David promoting himself. And, God fully blesses David when the timing is His.}

{Jonathan Recognizes the Future of the House of David}
15^~"But also you {David}
will not be caused to cut off your grace
from my house forever {now this includes his father Saul}.
  {it is never God's plan for David to be advanced over the misery of
  another}
No, not when Jehovah/God has caused to cut off
the enemies of David
every one from the face of the earth."

{Note: God must do this for David to be promoted! And, He will.}

{Verses 16-17: Result of Grace Orientation}
16^~So Jonathan made/cut {a covenant}
with the house of David, saying,
"So Jehovah/God seeks vengeance
from the hand of the enemies of David."

{Note: This phrase means the Lord will seek the destruction of David's enemies but Jonathan will not be one of them. Jonathan takes a grace stand with David even though he knows it will cost him the throne (but later, he goes with his father Saul instead of being with David and the result will be his death).}

17^~And Jonathan caused David to add another solemn swear,
because of his love to him.
For he had loved him as he loved his own soul.

{Verses 18-23: Message of the Three Arrows}
18^~Then Jonathan kept on saying to David,
"Tomorrow is the new moon
and you shall be missed,
because your seat will be empty."

19^~"And when you have stayed three days,
then you will go down quickly,
and come to the place where you did hide yourself
when the business was in hand,
and shall remain by the stone Ezel
  {a giant rock that they both know}."

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