BS: 1 Sam 14.6-7
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"For nothing can hinder the LORD from saving"
1 One day Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. 2 Saul was staying in the outskirts of Gibeah in the pomegranate cave at Migron. The people who were with him were about six hundred men, 3 including Ahijah the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, son of Phinehas, son of Eli, the priest of the Lord in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone. 4 Within the passes, by which Jonathan sought to go over to the Philistine garrison, there was a rocky crag on the one side and a rocky crag on the other side. The name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The one crag rose on the north in front of Michmash, and the other on the south in front of Geba. 6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” 7 And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish. Behold, I am with you heart and soul.” 8 Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them. 9 If they say to us, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stand still in our place, and we will not go up to them. 10 But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hand. And this shall be the sign to us.”
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6 Jonathan said to the young man who carried his armor, “Come, let us go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised. It may be that the Lord will work for us, for nothing can hinder the Lord from saving by many or by few.” 7 And his armor-bearer said to him, “Do all that is in your heart. Do as you wish. Behold, I am with you heart and soul.”
Context
Context
Time of Judges and false worship
New king chosen (Saul) against desire of God -
8 He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him. 9 So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the peace offerings.” And he offered the burnt offering. 10 As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came. And Saul went out to meet him and greet him. 11 Samuel said, “What have you done?” And Saul said, “When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines had mustered at Michmash, 12 I said, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the Lord.’ So I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering.” 13 And Samuel said to Saul, “You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the Lord your God, with which he commanded you. For then the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever. 14 But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” 15 And Samuel arose and went up from Gilgal. The rest of the people went up after Saul to meet the army; they went up from Gilgal to Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people who were present with him, about six hundred men.
Various tribes sharing land with Israel, and Israel oppressed
Various tribes becasue Israel did not fully fulfill God's command to Joshua to wipe out people
Text analysis
Text analysis
Jonathan goes to Philistine fort, and takes his armour bearer
"Let us go" - Jonathan had to move to be used in God's plan
“Uncirmcumcised” - outside of covenant. God's favour generally for all people, but specifically and sovereignly for covenant people
"It may be that the LORD will work for us" - recognition that God is perfectly sovereign and wise. We do not determine for God, but submit and obey Him (See )
“nothing can hinder the LORD from saving by many or by few” - recognition that God is not limited to resources
Doctrine
Doctrine
There is a connection between Jonathan going up and the LORD saving.
It is the LORD who saves, using Jonathan as His agent.
Without Jonathan, the LORD could still save
Without the LORD, Jonathan was a mad man
Nothing hinders the will of the LORD
Not a lack of resources
Not size
Not age
Not human will
Not time
NOTHING
Application
Application
Trust - Jonathan convinced of God's ability and goodness
How can a person grow their trust in God?
Obey - Jonathan got up and obeyed. He went to the fort
From a Christian perspective, what is the relationship between obedience and success?
Why does God choose to use flawed people to accomplish His plans?
Humility - It is God who saves, and not us
Where are areas in which the church has stopped trusting God for victory?
Depend upon God - the task, humanly speaking, was beyond Jonathan