The Story of Saul, Part 3

Now, King Saul, his son Jonathan, and the people who were present with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin while the Philistines camped at Michmash.

Now, I was at this location yesterday, and I was shocked to see that it's not the kind of place to launch an attack.

It is a place to hide.

There's a deep ravine with high cliffs on each side.

The Bible calls them crags.

These crags are what separated the two armies.

There's a narrow pass around these crags, but it would be too dangerous, too undefended for anyone to cross without being killed.

So it was here that King Saul hid just like he hid among the baggage when he first became king.

I've often wondered

what the soldiers who followed King Saul, what did they think that day about their situation and their king?

So what does it mean? What does what mean? What does it mean when Samuel tells King Saul that God has chosen someone else to be king? That's enough.

Jonathan

will hear you.

I did hear him.

It's all right, Simon.

That's a good question.

What do you think it means? Most think it means God's left him.

Whatever it means, he's still king today.

You're right.

He is still king today, and we are duty-bound to follow him until the next king takes the throne.

I think it means that Jonathan will be the next king.

I don't think so.

But I don't know what God has in mind.

So if he's still

king today, what's he doing in there? I mean, he's not making plans, that's for sure.