Reconciliation

Saul’s jealousy reaches a terrifying point; he orders his own son and servants to kill David. We slow down in 1 Samuel 19:1–7 to watch what happens next and why it matters so much for real life. Jonathan is caught in a brutal tension between his loyalty to his father and his love for his friend, and he chooses a kind of courage that looks a lot like peacemaking. He warns David, asks him to hide,…