S9E06: Lamentation (Prophets & Kings pt. 4)

Sermon #451

The death of Saul and Jonathan is one that affected David deeply.  On the one hand, Saul had been trying for several years to kill David, seeing him as a threat to his own rule over Israel.  On the other hand, David was very close friends with Saul's son, Jonathan, and certainly his death would have devastated David.  Yet even though Saul was paranoid, murderous, and pagan in his religious practices, David still considered him to be the Lord's anointed king, and throughout his flight from Saul he refused to raise a hand against him, even when he was in a position to kill Saul.  And so we see David's heartfelt lamentation for both Saul and Jonathan, coming at a time when there should be joy over the gaining of the kingdom.  David was a servant, and he also realized that there is a time for joy and a time to weep.

2 Samuel 1:1,17-27

Recorded at Hudson UMC on June 27, 2021 (Originally published on September 6, 2021)

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