1 Samuel 14: Come What May, Saul to Glory, His Son to God

Rev. Steven Theiss, retired LCMS pastor, joins host Rev. AJ Espinosa to study 1 Samuel 14.

“But he did not tell his father.” Unbeknownst to King Saul, his son Jonathan slips away to the Philistine garrison. But Jonathan, accompanied only by his armor bearer, has a different mindset than the rest of Israel in chapter 14: whether he is called to fight against long odds or to pass on a promising opportunity, he is submissive to YHWH’s will, come what may. Saul however shows how God’s people still at times set their hearts on selfish goals, come what may. But God shows mercy towards Saul through his own son who—as Christ did for our sake—said, “Here I am; I will die.”