Ifeoluwa’s Summary of 1 Samuel 13-14

1samuel 13
Saul gathered three thousand men . He shared his men with his son Jonathan. Meanwhile, Jonathan attacked the Philistines' outpost. This aggression made the Philistines to come on the offensive.
Philistine mobilised a very huge army ' three thousand chariots ,six thousand charioteers and soldiers numerous as the sand on the seashore ' .
The Israelites were scared and they began withdrawing from war . Some even ran away to other lands . Saul also was scared , he then made a sacrifice to God since he had waited for seven days and Samuel was nowhere to be found .
Immediately he made the sacrifice, Samuel showed up and he rebuked Saul for the act .
The Israelites at this time had no weapons, it was only King Saul and the son Jonathan that were having swords the rest of the army had sickles , axe , Mattocks.

Lessons
It's very crucial to enquire from the Lord and get instructions before embarking on projects and plans. Saul should have asked the Lord for directions before allowing his son to attack the Philistines .

1samuel 14
The chapter started with Jonathan, the son of Saul, who led his armour bearer to spy against the Philistine army. He did this without his father’s knowledge. Now, Jonathan had a great deal of faith in the God of Israel, especially as it pertained to war.

Meanwhile back at the camp, Saul and company realized Jonathan and his armour bearer were not present, and they’d heard the noise of battle with the Philistines. The Philistines were being destroyed and Saul called a fast as the battle continued.
Jonathan didn’t hear about the fast and ate some honey and later on, he wished Saul didn’t call a fast because the mere taste of honey gave him much more energy to fight.

The son of Saul believed if the entire company ate they would have destroyed the Philistines completely. Saul was going to have his son killed because of the vow, but the people said Jonathan was the very reason they were beating the Philistines.

God was working through Jonathan, so Jonathan was preserved. Saul took the kingdom and fought against all his enemies and prevailed for Israel. The chapter ended with a description of Saul’s family.

Lessons
Jonathan displayed a great trust in God . He told his armour bearer . But if they say, ‘Come up to us,’ we will climb up, because that will be our sign that the Lord has given them into our hands.”
We should also learn to do likewise . When faced with challenges we should allow the Lord to lead us. And in every of our endeavours.

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