“Are soul mates for real?”
When Jonathan watched David slay Goliath, he recognized a
kindred spirit.
Like David, Jonathan was a brave man who trusted in God almost
to the point of recklessness. Climbing a hill fully exposed to enemy arrows
in order to take it to an enemy whose numbers dwarf your own seems like a crazy
stunt, but if the Lord has given the enemy into your hands, it’s a cinch.
Jonathan and his armor bearer had prevailed against 10:1 odds.
It’s holy conjecture, but I suspect if his father had
allowed it, Jonathan might have taken on Goliath himself. But Jonathan knew
that would never be permitted. Why would the king of Israel risk his own crown
prince in what he believed was an unwinnable duel? It would have been a huge PR
win for the Philistines and a political disaster for Saul.
David was comparatively expendable. Saul couldn’t even put
a name to him when asked.
