Characters from Old testament

1. Lesson 4

3. He maintains good communication
He helps him in all circumstances
He advises him
He cheers up him in the Lord
He prays for him and with him
He intercedes in favour of him
He devotes time to be together
How does
a faithful
friend
treat his
friend?
How did
Jonathan do all
those things
with his friend
David?

4. “A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for
adversity” (Proverbs, 17: 17)
“A man who has friends
must himself be friendly,
but there is a friend who
sticks closer than a
brother” (Proverbs, 18: 24)
“Ointment and perfume
delight the heart, and the
sweetness of a man's
friend gives delight by
hearty counsel” (Proverbs, 27: 9)
The friendship between David and Jonathan didn’t end with
Jonathan’s death. David composed a lamentation in
Jonathan’s honour (2 Samuel, 1: 17-27) and also took care of his
descendants (2 Samuel, 9)

5. He trusts God in moments of
crisis, although the solution for that
situation is beyond his means.
Jonathan trusted that God could give him
the victory, even when it was humanly
impossible for two people to defeat a whole
army. “For nothing restrains the LORD
from saving by many or by few” (1 Samuel, 14: 6)
He seeks the advice of faithful believers.
Jonathan asked his armour-bearer for
advice because he trusted God. “So his
armour-bearer said to him, "Do all that is in
your heart. Go then; here I am with you,
according to your heart."” (1 Samuel, 14: 7)
He had not a pretentious faith, but he tried
to understand and follow God’s will.
Jonathan asked for a sign to be sure that he
was doing God’s will. If the Philistines
called them to go, they would go; otherwise,
they would retreat (1 Samuel, 14: 8-10)

6. For what reason
could Jonathan
have to respect his
father?
In which
moments did he
show that he
respect him?

7. Saul prepared and encouraged
Jonathan to be the next king of
Israel. Jonathan had all the
necessary qualities to reign better
than his father did.
He and David became friends, and he
found out that David would take his
place.
How would you react in that
situation? Would you still be a
faithful friend of the person who will
take your place? How would you
justify your attitude of rejecting him?
A great man according to God is a
humble person who accepts God’s
plans in his life even when they don’t
fulfil his ambitions.

8. What is the reward for those great men in this life?
God doubles his goods
(Job, 42: 10)
He is nominated Prime
Minister (Genesis, 41: 42-44)
He dies in the battle
without reigning
(1 Samuel, 31: 2)
He dies peacefully and
healthy in his old age
(Genesis, 15: 15)
He is beheaded in
prison (Matthew, 14: 10)
Some others were stoned,
sawed … (Hebrews, 11: 36-38)
“And all these, having obtained a good testimony
through faith, did not receive the promise, God
having provided something better for us, that they
should not be made perfect apart from us”
(Hebrews, 11: 39-40)

9. “All who would be soldiers of the cross of Christ,
must gird on the armor and prepare for
conflict. They should not be intimidated by
threats, or terrified by dangers. They must be
cautious in peril, yet firm and brave in facing
the foe and doing battle for God. The
consecration of Christ’s follower must be
complete. Father, mother, wife, children,
houses, lands, everything, must be held
secondary to the work and cause of God. He
must be willing to bear patiently, cheerfully,
joyfully, whatever in God’s providence he may
be called to suffer. His final reward will be to
share with Christ the throne of immortal glory”
E.G.W. (Conflict and Courage, May 2)

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