1 Sam 14:6 No Restraint to the Lord CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jonathan encouraged his armor bearer to go with him to fight against a garrison of the Philistines by reminding him that there is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few.  So, the two of...

Jonathan’s Loyalty 1 Sam 14:1-14 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Jonathan’s Loyalty.  When you study the life of Jonathan, one of his outstanding characteristics that immediately surfaces is Jonathan’s Loyalty.  Loyalty is the quality of being unwavering in devotion to a friend or vow or cause.  It is the quality of being...

In 2 Sam 1:26, David said of Jonathan, “thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women”.  In Jonathan’s wonderful love for David we find an example of what our love should be for Jesus.  Jonathan was a soldier and David was over the men of war.  Likewise,...

Right now, people are scared because of the current collapse in the stock market, fear over the spread of the coronavirus, the fall in the price of oil, the continued bad news circulating endlessly every single day, and the uncertainty of what’s coming next.  It’s in times like these that...

Jonathan’s Faith 1 Sam. 14: 1-15 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Before we talk about Jonathan’s faith in 1 Sam 14, we need to see what was going on in 1 Sam 13.  This chapter “sets the stage” for what we are going to discuss in 1 Sam 14. 1 Sam...

The Value of Friendship (1 Samuel 18:1-5 and 1 Samuel 20:1-42) Friendship is one of the most valuable things a man can have. There is no equal for a true friend. In the case of David and Jonathan we see an example of true friendship that stood the test of...

1 Sam 14:15-46 My Father Hath Troubled the Land CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are some remarkable evidences that Jonathan’s statement that he made about his father in v.29 is absolutely true.  Not only did he trouble the land by putting a curse on any soldier who would eat during the...