The friendship between Jonathan and David begins in I Samuel 18-21, today's reading. The first sign of trouble between Saul and David is Saul's jealousy in comparing the peoples' praise for their respective military conquests. The statement that Saul feared David caught me off guard. I had never noticed that before. The jealousy was apparent, but I had not payed attention to the fear. In yesterday's reading, Saul was influenced to disobey God because he feared the disfavor of the people. And here it is again.
The chronological schedule integrates the Psalms of David with these readings from Samuel. Today read Psalms 59, a prayer for God's strength.
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