Knit To The Soul
Scripture
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan dloved him as his own soul. (1Samuel 18:1)
Devo
We have recently been talking about relationships and how sometimes we don’t realize how important it is to have someone in our lives that hold us accountable and love us as their own soul. Jonathan and David had a great friendship that could not be broken by any circumstance or trial. In fact Jonathan actually went against his own father to protect the well being of David.
I believe that we all need a soul tie in our lives, that will be there when we need them but I also believe that we need to be that person to someone too. Someone to share our thoughts and struggles with. An important aspect to knitting of souls is that if you’re a male have soul ties with males and if you’re a female have soul ties with other females. This is important because it starts to mimic echad. When souls are tied together with the opposite sex things start to get awards because it mimics echad.
Echad means “unified one” meaning that you become one with the person you marry through that covenant. When one is married they become one, echad, and their souls are tied forever. Most of us strive to be married and chances are that almost everyone will be, but it is important to know that marriage is sacred.
Let’s strive to be knit to the soul and echad, lets just make sure we distinguish which is which.
Questions
What Qualities would you want in a friend? What qualities would you like in a spouse? Write these down on a piece a paper and share them with the group, then ask yourself if you have those qualities.
Why are friendships so important and why does God emphasize them so much in scripture?
What do you learn about Jonathan’s character from this passage? (Hints: What does he recognize about David’s future? What does he acknowledge about God?)
What could possibly be common ground for these two? What could possibly make Jonathan “love David as himself,” which it states twice just in this passage alone?What is the significance of Jonathan removing his weapons and handing them to David? Is there anything practical that we might take from this example with regard to deepening our friendships? (1 Samuel 18:1-4)
4. Why do you think the Bible records the depth of David and Jonathan’s friendship? What purpose does it serve?
Application
Take some time this week to be a better friend, brother, sister, mother, daughter, son, father to your friends and family. Even to your enemies.
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. (Genesis 2:24)
As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan dloved him as his own soul. (1Samuel 18:1)
Devo
We have recently been talking about relationships and how sometimes we don’t realize how important it is to have someone in our lives that hold us accountable and love us as their own soul. Jonathan and David had a great friendship that could not be broken by any circumstance or trial. In fact Jonathan actually went against his own father to protect the well being of David.
I believe that we all need a soul tie in our lives, that will be there when we need them but I also believe that we need to be that person to someone too. Someone to share our thoughts and struggles with. An important aspect to knitting of souls is that if you’re a male have soul ties with males and if you’re a female have soul ties with other females. This is important because it starts to mimic echad. When souls are tied together with the opposite sex things start to get awards because it mimics echad.
Echad means “unified one” meaning that you become one with the person you marry through that covenant. When one is married they become one, echad, and their souls are tied forever. Most of us strive to be married and chances are that almost everyone will be, but it is important to know that marriage is sacred.
Let’s strive to be knit to the soul and echad, lets just make sure we distinguish which is which.
Questions
What Qualities would you want in a friend? What qualities would you like in a spouse? Write these down on a piece a paper and share them with the group, then ask yourself if you have those qualities.
Why are friendships so important and why does God emphasize them so much in scripture?
What do you learn about Jonathan’s character from this passage? (Hints: What does he recognize about David’s future? What does he acknowledge about God?)
What could possibly be common ground for these two? What could possibly make Jonathan “love David as himself,” which it states twice just in this passage alone?What is the significance of Jonathan removing his weapons and handing them to David? Is there anything practical that we might take from this example with regard to deepening our friendships? (1 Samuel 18:1-4)
4. Why do you think the Bible records the depth of David and Jonathan’s friendship? What purpose does it serve?
Application
Take some time this week to be a better friend, brother, sister, mother, daughter, son, father to your friends and family. Even to your enemies.
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