Why Did Jonathan Decide To Serve David

Jonathan looked out the palace room window as he recognized the spot that he had left his friend behind just a couple of weeks ago. It was not fair, Jonathan reasoned, that David would be the knew king of Israel. Jonathan had heard that Samuel had anointed David the new king of Israel, but what could be done? Jonathan knew he was the rightful heir of the kingdom of Israel, but he also knew that God would do His will as was right. Jonathan did not want to pout about it, so he decided to serve David in certain ways that he could find. He had already done many things so serve God's chosen heir, but why was he having these doubts that God would not come through. Jonathan reminisced of times before the tragic event of his father's rejection …show more content…
If Saul got angry that David could not be there, then David would know that it would not be safe for him to come to the palace banquets again. On the other hand, if Saul was not angry, then David would know that it would be safe to return to and go to the rest of the banquets. After the banquet, Jonathan was to give David a sign whether Saul was angry or not. The sign was to be an arrow being shot. David would hide behind a large rock in the field that Jonathan was shooting the arrows. Jonathan was to take a young lad with him to retrieve the arrows. If Jonathan shot the arrows and told the lad to go further to find the arrows then it was unsafe for David to return and he must flee. However, if Jonathan shot the arrows and told the lad to go to a specific place to find the arrows then it would be safe for David to return and go to the banquets as