Sermon Tone Analysis

Sermon: Jonathan: The Faithful Servant                         1-14-2007

 

Read 1 Samuel 13-14

 

The Initiative of Faithful Servant

1 Samuel 13:3

1 Samuel 14:1

The Attitude of the Faithful Servant

1 Samuel 14:6

The Results of Faithful Service

1 Samuel 14:23   

 

 

Sermón: Jonatan: El Siervo Fiel

 

Lee 1 Samuel 13-14

 

La Iniciativa del Siervo Fiel

1 Samuel 13:3

1 Samuel 14:1

La Actitud del Siervo Fiel

1 Samuel 14:6

Los Resultados de Fiel Servicio

1 Samuel 14:23  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sermon: Jonathan: The Faithful Servant

Psalm 16:5 NLT - The godly people in the land are my true heroes!

I take pleasure in them!

GN-How excellent are the Lord’s faithful people!

My greatest pleasure is to be w~/ them.

/Para los santos que están en la tierra, Y para los íntegros, es toda mi complacencia./

Read 1 Samuel 13-14

1Sam 8 - Israel rejects God as their king and asks for a human king

1Sam 9-10 – Samuel anoints Saul

1Sam 11 – Saul rescues the city of Jabesh

1Sam 12 – Samuel says goodby

1Sam 13 – 14 the story of Jonathan

1Sam 15 – The Lord rejects Saul as king for his disobedience

1Sam 16 – Samuel anoints David as king

THE INITIATIVE OF FAITHFUL SERVANT

13:3      Saul didn’t tell him to do but he didn’t tell him not to do it

14:1     

Spirit inspired initiative

Scripture inspired initiative

ATTITUDE OF THE FAITHFUL SERVANT

14:6

The critic’s list of reasons why this won’t work

            Outnumbered……No weapons……Nobody told you to do it

            Your not the right person for the task (it should be Saul)

            One person can’t make a difference in such a huge problem

RESULTS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE

Things got worse (13:4-22) before Things got better (14:14-23) but God was glorified

 

EXTRA: Even Faithful servants need support and encouragement

1Sam.14:7

The unnamed armor bearer

EXTRA: Contrast between Jonathan a faithful servant VS Saul an unfaithful servant

Walked by faith (14:6)   VS       Walked by sight (13:11)

                                                            Foolish decisions (14:24-45) @ the honey &

                                                            Didn’t wait on for God’ counsel

 

Lev.

26:7–8 “You will chase your enemies, and they shall fall by the sword before you.

Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you” /Ustedes harán huir a sus enemigos, y ellos caerán a filo de espada ante ustedes;//// 8////cinco de ustedes harán huir a cien, y cien de ustedes harán huir a diez mil; sus enemigos caerán ante ustedes a filo de espada/

Deut.

28:7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you.

They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven

/El Señor pondrá en tus manos a tus enemigos cuando te ataquen.

Avanzarán contra ti en formación ordenada, pero huirán de ti en completo desorden/

14:10 unusual manner for determining the will of the Lord

13:9 God would have intervened on Saul’s behalf  had he chosen to be faithfully patient

It’s one thing to be victorious when you’re leading an army of over 300,000 men (11:8), but quite another when you have only 600! (v.

15)

If Saul had waited just a few minutes more, everything would have been all right

13:17–18, 23). 1 group went N to Ophrah, 2nd west to Beth-horon, 3rd east to Zeboim, 4th went S to Gibeah (v.

23).

no matter which way Israel turned, they would meet the enemy!

And yet the Lord was going to use Jonathan to win a great victory, for with God, nothing is impossible.

Jonathan’s thrilling victory in chap 14, contrasted with his father’s sad defeat in chapter 15

JM - *13:1 one year … two years.*

The original numbers have not been preserved in this text.

It lit.

reads, “Saul was one year old when he became king and ruled two years over Israel.”

Acts 13:21 states that Saul ruled Israel 40 years.

His age at his accession is recorded nowhere in Scripture.

Probably the best reconstruction of vv. 1, 2 is “Saul was one and (perhaps) thirty years old when he began to reign, and when he had reigned two years over Israel, then Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel … ” *13:2 Michmash.

*This area was located about 7 mi.

NE of Jerusalem.

*Jonathan.

*“The Lord has given.”

Saul’s firstborn son and heir apparent to the throne was evidently old enough to serve as a commander in Israel’s army at this time, much like David when he slew Goliath (1 Sam.

17:32–37).

*Gibeah of Benjamin.

*This city was located 3 mi.

N of Jerusalem.

It was called Gibeah of Saul in 11:4.

*13:3 Geba.*

This outpost was located about 5 mi.

NNE of Jerusalem, 1½ mi.

SW of Michmash.

*blew the trumpet.*

Saul used the trumpet to summon additional troops for battle.

*13:4 an abomination.

*Israel could expect retaliation from the Philistines for Jonathan’s raid.

*Gilgal.

*This is the town of Saul’s confirmation as king by Samuel and the people (11:14, 15).

Saul chose Gilgal because of Samuel’s word in 10:8.

*13:5 thirty thousand chariots.

*This is probably a scribal error, since the number is too large for the corresponding horsemen.

Three thousand is more reasonable and is found in some OT manuscripts.

*Michmash.*

/See 13:2./

*Beth Aven.*

Lit.