Laurens H. E. Pruis Profile picture
Follower of Christ Jesus. Church Planter with @RTMinistries. Master of Divinity from @SBTS.
Jul 8, 2022 30 tweets 6 min read
He would never be king, but is the king Israel needs: After God's heart, an obedient Adam and innocent son, willing to die for a guilty people..

..all the while Saul plays for God in an obscure re-enactment of the Fall.

Is Jonathan a 'type' of Christ? // 1 Samuel 14 // A thread // The Story

- Yahweh brings about a miraculous victory for Israel through Jonathan
- Saul pledges a rash vow: no eating allowed until he is avenged
- Jonathan, unawares, eats
- People sin by eating blood
- God is silent
- Saul blames Jonathan
- Saul almost kills Jonathan