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SBy Mrs. Bessie Wilbon k JisAAfi* Subject: Jonathan & David: Loyal Friends 1 Sam., 2 Sam. August 21, 1983 INTRODUCTION There are books on the market designed to help us improve our relations with other people. Some books give many excel lent suggestions such as our taking an interest in other persons and being con cerned for their needs. From one perspec tive, it suggests a caring attitude that may even be mistaken as Christian. But the thesis seems to be that the entire process of making friends is a means whereby one may, through these “friends” achieve his own goals in life. Such an attitude as this is wholly incompatible with genuine friend ship, which is not a means at all but a greatly to-be-desired end in itself. Apart ^,-from the friendship of Christ, perhaps one T can have no greater blessing on this earth ■ * than to have a friend. Friends such as we are considering are rare - but they are not totally unavail able. It is just that true friendship re quires cultivation, and in our frantic environment it is difficult. Then, too, there —are certain qualities of character that make friendship possible. Unless we possess those qualities and our lives touch others with similar qualities, true friendship never will be experienced. In this lesson we will consider a friendship that for centuries has been considered a model for all time - the friendship be tween Jonathan and David. LESSON BACKGROUND . .The time of our lesson is about 1025 B.C. when the period of the judges was drawing to a close. Samuel, the last of the judges had anointed Saul to be the first King of Israel. The Philistines had invaded the hill country and were posing a great threat to the security of Saul’s people. When they were encamped about seven miles north of Jerusalem, Saul’s son Jonathan, alone at night with the armor bearer, scaled a ravine and attacked an outpost of the enemy, slaying about 20 of them, (1 Samuel 14:13, 14). In the darkness the enemy panicked and scattered. When the^ watch man of Saul reported what was taking place, the king rallied his forces and pressed the attack. The result was that the Philistines suffered an overwhelming defeat. We mention this to introduce the fact that Jonathan was a man of valor, if not -$/even daring. Jonathan’s Friendship for David: Jona than made the first move toward friend ship. His initiation of the relationship with David tells much of the character of this eldest son of Saul, (1 Samuel 18:1-4). And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jona than was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. David and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Then Jonathan and David made a cove nant because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. Some persons in Jonathan s position might have been jealous of David, but not he. A valiant man himself, Jonathan had known such adora tion from the people as was now being show ered upon this newcomer. But far from being jealous, he was filled with admiration for David. Brave and courageous hirtiself, •; he recognized in David a kindred spirit. One quality of a person who would be a friend and have a friend is the capacity of seeing •: and appreciating in another that which is noble and admirable. This Jonathan had to a marked degree. He was the older of the two, but he was also the crowned prince, but he did not hesitate to offer his love and friendship to this son of Jesse. j True friendship will be expressed in some 1 way or it will not last. Jonathan demon strated the sincerity of his love for David by ' a covenant, for we may be sure it as he who Oook the initiative in the matter. It would not ^ have been appropriate for David, the commoner, to propose a friendship pact between himself and a king’s son. But the king’s son could make a covenant with the shepherd boy and he did. Thus the two became lifelong friends. Christ, God’s Son, proposes a covenant of love with us, to - become both our Savior and our Friend. ^ Before concluding let us see the contrast - between Saul and his son and consider our own friendliness capabilities in the light of his comparison. In Saul there was a spirit of envy that led to hatred; in Jonathan was a spirit of admiration that led to love and £ friendship. Saul was a man of valor; so was ^ Jonathan. Both had proved themselves. Jonathan responded with genuine apprecia ' tion and was moved to become a friend and r supporter of David. Mr. and Mrs. F. V. - Pete" Allison Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Michele to Curtis - Davis. Ms. Allison is. a Durham native. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at thapel Hill and the North Carolina Central Uni versity School of Law. She is now an Associate Attorney General with the North Carolina Department of Justice in Raleigh. N.C. Mr. Davis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Davis of VVhiteville. N.C. He is a graduate of North Carolina Central University and NorthC arolina Central University School of Law He is now serving as a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force as a Contracts Officer at Barksdale Air Force Base. Shreveport. Louisiana. The wedding is planned for September 17 in Durham, N.C. Getf ReadyToAtlei id Post’s Giunchwornan Of Year Banquet You’ve waited patiently for five weeks to find out who The Charlotte Post “Churchwoman of the Year” will be. Well, don’t wait any long er. Don’t wait until it s announced in The Post or until one of your friends tell you about it. Come out to the “Churchwoman of the Year” Banquet in the Charlotte Civic Center and get a taste of the excite ment for yourself. See if your church’s representative or someone your know will be the re cipient of the grand prize an expense-paid trip to the Bahamas for three days and two nights. You’ll be sorry if you can’t see for yourself how the women will react when one is presented a fur stole, and the other a $500 shopping spree. Besides the grand prizes that will be distributed, the guest speaker will be form er professional football player Pettis Norman! Many local businesses will also be recognized for their continued support of The Charlotte Post. Topping all the treats is a meal promised to be de lectable, catered by Betty McCarroll's Catering Service. What better way to get the Labor Day weekend rolling than spending it with the staff and friends of The Char lotte Post: The Voice of the Black Community. Don’t miss out on one of the biggest events in the Queen City. 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