You refuse to listen to the President? Fine, as you have done it will be done unto you, no one is going to listen to your idiotic rules.
There is a very strong contrast between Jonathan and Saul in the last chapter. In the last chapter Saul is in a panic because people are leaving, in this chapter Jonathan decides to leave, but not to run away but just to see if God will give them a victory. In the last chapter Saul is looking at the superior numbers and equipment of the Philistines and the lack of armament of the Israelites and he is doubting God’s faithfulness, thinks Samuel has forsaken him, and does not wait on the Lord. In this chapter Jonathan seems oblivious to all that, all he seems to see is God and wonder if God could work a miracle with one sword.
Samuel left so Saul sent for the high priest? Is the priest wearing an ephod hoping to get a word from God? This is very typical, God gives you a word but you don’t like the word you’ve been given so let’s go get another man of God to give us a word hoping that it will be different.
I am reminded of a movie called “Free Solo” about a man who does rock climbing without a rope. It is the most incredibly audacious, terrifying and riveting movie I have ever seen. What a way to live. Someone asked this man saying “I don’t get it, if you make one mistake you die?” He responded, “sounds like you get it just fine”. What a contrast with Saul, stuck under a tree with 600 men, woe is me, the Philistines want to kill me, Samuel hates me, quick let’s ask someone else for a word from God, hopefully it is different.
1Samuel 14:8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
What exactly is this sign? There are two kinds of bullies in the world, just like there are two kinds of dogs, which I have once heard explained this way: one kind barks, the other bites. Jonathan knew they would be bullies, the question was which kind? If they attack they are the ones who bite, if they say “come here so we can kill you” they are simply barking, they are bluffing. That is the kind of bully you punch in the nose. We are seeing this today, lots of threats, lots of bullying, but then dig a little deeper and you see what cowards they are. AOC, the same woman who wanted to make black lists of Trump supporters is cowering in the bathroom half a mile away when she learns there are protestors entering the Capitol building. I get that she doesn’t want to fight a mob, but she is half a mile away, just go out the back door to somewhere safer they will never find you. She wasn’t even in the Capitol building. Maxine Waters so bold to incite violence and attacks on others is falling all over herself trying to explain away what she has said. Chuck Schumer seems to have gone silent about his inciting a mob at the Supreme court.
Hey, I would like to learn a lesson. I think this chapter gives us a great lesson on what it is to follow the Lord. Where is the power of the Left coming from: Bribing people, blackmailing people, and threats. Everyone hates them, they despise them, they know they are liars. Biden speaks at the Superbowl and he is booed. No one believes he is the most popular president in US history. No one would have booed Obama or Reagan. No one wants to die for Pelosi or Schumer. AOC is the boldest one among them and she is cowering in the bathroom.
Let’s understand the math here. The enemy had 3,000 chariots and 6,000 charioteers, but obviously you can’t get a chariot up in an outpost you have to climb up rocks to get to. They also had soldiers without number, but they fill the plain and I guess are just for show. Meanwhile these twenty are spread out in an area half an acre, that is not a big area on flat land, but in rocks where you have a narrow way Jonathan and his armor bearer were probably able to fight against two or at the most three at a time.
Again, we are not fighting alone. God is with us. Jonathan had to have the courage to go take a look. Jonathan had to have the insight to know the difference between dogs who bark and those who bite. But once that happens God is able to use that little spark to light a fire. They are being attacked, that is true, one of the outposts has fallen, that is true, twenty of the Philistines have been killed that is also true. That is enough to spread all kinds of horrifying and scary rumors among an army that knows their leaders are liars and cheats and don’t trust them. Iranians don't trust Khameni, Chinese don't trust Xi, and Americans don't trust Walz. They are all terrified, shaking in their boots.
Seriously, they had brought the ark of God to the battlefield again? This is superstition. What we need from God is one word. God had already spoken it, this is a paper tiger, one match and they will all go up in flames. Saul rejected that word but Jonathan embraced it. People who don’t have faith become superstitious, needing idols. Our victory is not by power or might. We don’t have more soldiers or more chariots. Our victory is also not by vain idols, they are useless. Our victory is by the Lord’s Spirit. That is what we have. His word. Believe it, receive it, obey it.
There are a lot of people who have nothing to do with the left. They might have voted for Democrats, they might support liberal policies, but that doesn’t mean they support fraud in Minnesota, or releasing felons into the community. Be friendly, be open, communicate, don’t take the insults personally. Open your eyes and we can completely rout this plague among us.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
Just when you think Saul being a fool and an idiot was a one time thing he goes and does this. Do not be mistaken, Saul is trying to pin this idiocy on God. “You have sinned, you must die!” He didn’t sin, he ate some honey. He was not aware of this ridiculous rule that Saul made and that rule is not in the Bible. Saul is not God and this is the point of the story. God wants to make sure everyone knows it. You gave this rule, your son violated it, and you know what, so what. No one is going to listen to your idiotic rules. So glad we don’t do things like that. I mean sure, our government once claimed that the 75 million people who supported the Republican presidential candidate must now be deprogrammed. Sure, some suggestions have been to use predator drones against Trump supporters because we use them against terrorists in Afghanistan. They have decided to ban Dr. Seuss and they are claiming that babies that are three months old are racist. And sure, there are now Governors and Attorney generals and Sheriffs saying they will not listen to the idiotic rules coming out of the Whitehouse. OK, I get it, we still have fools and idiots even today.
There is a very strong contrast between Jonathan and Saul in the last chapter. In the last chapter Saul is in a panic because people are leaving, in this chapter Jonathan decides to leave, but not to run away but just to see if God will give them a victory. In the last chapter Saul is looking at the superior numbers and equipment of the Philistines and the lack of armament of the Israelites and he is doubting God’s faithfulness, thinks Samuel has forsaken him, and does not wait on the Lord. In this chapter Jonathan seems oblivious to all that, all he seems to see is God and wonder if God could work a miracle with one sword.
Samuel left so Saul sent for the high priest? Is the priest wearing an ephod hoping to get a word from God? This is very typical, God gives you a word but you don’t like the word you’ve been given so let’s go get another man of God to give us a word hoping that it will be different.
I am reminded of a movie called “Free Solo” about a man who does rock climbing without a rope. It is the most incredibly audacious, terrifying and riveting movie I have ever seen. What a way to live. Someone asked this man saying “I don’t get it, if you make one mistake you die?” He responded, “sounds like you get it just fine”. What a contrast with Saul, stuck under a tree with 600 men, woe is me, the Philistines want to kill me, Samuel hates me, quick let’s ask someone else for a word from God, hopefully it is different.
1Samuel 14:8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
What exactly is this sign? There are two kinds of bullies in the world, just like there are two kinds of dogs, which I have once heard explained this way: one kind barks, the other bites. Jonathan knew they would be bullies, the question was which kind? If they attack they are the ones who bite, if they say “come here so we can kill you” they are simply barking, they are bluffing. That is the kind of bully you punch in the nose. We are seeing this today, lots of threats, lots of bullying, but then dig a little deeper and you see what cowards they are. AOC, the same woman who wanted to make black lists of Trump supporters is cowering in the bathroom half a mile away when she learns there are protestors entering the Capitol building. I get that she doesn’t want to fight a mob, but she is half a mile away, just go out the back door to somewhere safer they will never find you. She wasn’t even in the Capitol building. Maxine Waters so bold to incite violence and attacks on others is falling all over herself trying to explain away what she has said. Chuck Schumer seems to have gone silent about his inciting a mob at the Supreme court.
Hey, I would like to learn a lesson. I think this chapter gives us a great lesson on what it is to follow the Lord. Where is the power of the Left coming from: Bribing people, blackmailing people, and threats. Everyone hates them, they despise them, they know they are liars. Biden speaks at the Superbowl and he is booed. No one believes he is the most popular president in US history. No one would have booed Obama or Reagan. No one wants to die for Pelosi or Schumer. AOC is the boldest one among them and she is cowering in the bathroom.
Let’s understand the math here. The enemy had 3,000 chariots and 6,000 charioteers, but obviously you can’t get a chariot up in an outpost you have to climb up rocks to get to. They also had soldiers without number, but they fill the plain and I guess are just for show. Meanwhile these twenty are spread out in an area half an acre, that is not a big area on flat land, but in rocks where you have a narrow way Jonathan and his armor bearer were probably able to fight against two or at the most three at a time.
Again, we are not fighting alone. God is with us. Jonathan had to have the courage to go take a look. Jonathan had to have the insight to know the difference between dogs who bark and those who bite. But once that happens God is able to use that little spark to light a fire. They are being attacked, that is true, one of the outposts has fallen, that is true, twenty of the Philistines have been killed that is also true. That is enough to spread all kinds of horrifying and scary rumors among an army that knows their leaders are liars and cheats and don’t trust them. Iranians don't trust Khameni, Chinese don't trust Xi, and Americans don't trust Walz. They are all terrified, shaking in their boots.
Seriously, they had brought the ark of God to the battlefield again? This is superstition. What we need from God is one word. God had already spoken it, this is a paper tiger, one match and they will all go up in flames. Saul rejected that word but Jonathan embraced it. People who don’t have faith become superstitious, needing idols. Our victory is not by power or might. We don’t have more soldiers or more chariots. Our victory is also not by vain idols, they are useless. Our victory is by the Lord’s Spirit. That is what we have. His word. Believe it, receive it, obey it.
There are a lot of people who have nothing to do with the left. They might have voted for Democrats, they might support liberal policies, but that doesn’t mean they support fraud in Minnesota, or releasing felons into the community. Be friendly, be open, communicate, don’t take the insults personally. Open your eyes and we can completely rout this plague among us.
43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little honey with the end of the rod that was in mine hand, and, lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
Just when you think Saul being a fool and an idiot was a one time thing he goes and does this. Do not be mistaken, Saul is trying to pin this idiocy on God. “You have sinned, you must die!” He didn’t sin, he ate some honey. He was not aware of this ridiculous rule that Saul made and that rule is not in the Bible. Saul is not God and this is the point of the story. God wants to make sure everyone knows it. You gave this rule, your son violated it, and you know what, so what. No one is going to listen to your idiotic rules. So glad we don’t do things like that. I mean sure, our government once claimed that the 75 million people who supported the Republican presidential candidate must now be deprogrammed. Sure, some suggestions have been to use predator drones against Trump supporters because we use them against terrorists in Afghanistan. They have decided to ban Dr. Seuss and they are claiming that babies that are three months old are racist. And sure, there are now Governors and Attorney generals and Sheriffs saying they will not listen to the idiotic rules coming out of the Whitehouse. OK, I get it, we still have fools and idiots even today.
