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Saying Yes in the Dark ness
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Jonathan and David’s friendship here?
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We’re told that the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David. I always thought the way this
was worded seemed a bit strange. Other translations say they became one in spirit. They were
friends, sure. But why do you think their friendship earned this description?
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Head over to the BLB and click on 1 Samuel 18:1, then the Interlinear/Concordance. Scroll down
to the word loved. What Hebrew word is used here? _____________
Yay, yes! The same word used about Saul’s relationship with David, right? So let’s dig into this
word. List some of the definitions here:
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Let’s throw out the sexual aspect of this word because it obviously doesn’t fit here. However,
human love for another, love in the aspect of family or friend, and to have affection for definitely
make sense. Both Saul and Jonathan loved David like family. And yet their friendship with him
veered in very different directions. Why was that?
Let’s look at 1 Samuel 18:3. We read here that Jonathan and David’s friendship included
something unique: a covenant. Click on this verse in the BLB and tap on Interlinear/Concordance
and then the word covenant.
What is the Hebrew word for covenant here? ___________
List out some of the words or phrases included in the definition of this word:
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