David & Jonathan – Covenant Friends   1 Samuel 18:1-16

David’s Functions with King Saul

  1. The King required David to serve in

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.

  2. The King required David to serve in

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.

David’s Friendship with Jonathan

  1. Their souls were

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.
     v. 1 – the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David

  2. They

each other.
     v. 1 – and Jonathan loved him as his own soul; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

  3. They shared a

bond.
     v. 3 – Jonathan made a covenant with David; 2 Corinthians 6:14-16

  4. They

for the other’s success
     v. 4 – Jonathan stripped himself of the robe…and gave it to David

  5. They

each other.
     v. 4 – and his armor, and even his sword, bow, and belt

Saul’s Jealousy of David

  1. He

him as a threat.
     v. 9 – And Saul eyed David from that day on.

  2. His

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opened the door for Satan.
     v. 10 – The next day, a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul

  3. He

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disparagingly.
     v. 10 – he raved within his house

  4. He became

and irrational.
     v. 11 – Saul hurled the spear – “I will pin David to the wall”

  5. He began to

.
     v. 13 – So Saul…made him a commander of a thousand.

Notes:

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