1 Samuel 20:42 Then Jonathan said to David, ‘Go in peace, since both of us have sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, “The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants, for ever.” ’ He got up and left; and Jonathan went into the city.
Jonathan was the son of Saul - the king of Israel (so presumably grew up with the idea that he would inherit the throne). David was a young man who God had chosen to be king even though Saul was still the king; God was unhappy with Saul. So essentially a civil war started. But the problem with this civil war was that Jonathan and David, two key rivals, were great friends. Jonathan protected David from his own father. Jonathan believed in David. When they parted for the last time while Saul was hunting David, these were Jonathan's parting words.
What I think Jonathan is essentially saying here is that the Lord is more important than anything. More important than thrones or his father the king's wrath or any of it. The promises made before God come first. Jonathan and David had promised before God to stick together and nothing would get in the way. Their relationship can be an example to all of us.
In Christ,
Pastor Seth
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