Blessed Dressed List

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.-1 Samuel 18:1-4***Samuel the priest, prophet and judge from the tribe of Levi. Saul and his son Jonathan were from the tribe of Benjamin. David was from the tribe of Judah. When Samuel was elderly, and his sons Abiah and Joel (Vashni) were not obeying the commands of the Lord God, and King Nahash and his fellow Ammonites were preparing to attack, the Israelite elders demanded that Samuel appoint a king to lead them. Samuel was not pleased with their request. After Samuel prayed to the Lord God and proclaimed the words of the Lord God to the Israelites, Samuel anointed Saul to reign as king over the Israelites in the Promised Land, according to the command of the Lord God. At least twice, Saul did not obey the commands of the Lord God. While Saul reigned, the Lord God sent Samuel to anoint David, a young shepherd, to reign as king.  Sometime thereafter, David began serving as a musician and an armor-bearer for Saul. After David killed and beheaded Goliath the gigantic Philistine, David was kept in Saul's service full-time.  David was a brave and strategic fighter and went towards any opponent he was facing knowing that the Lord God was responsible for every victory. Jonathan was a brave and strategic fighter. Whether Jonathan was fighting alongside Saul, or an armor-bearer, or Saul's troops, Jonathan went on the offensive, going towards his enemies knowing that each outcome was according to the will of the Lord God. The Israelite women sang of David higher than they sang of Saul, and Saul was angry and tried to kill David. Saul sent David on missions to get killed, and commanded others, including Jonathan, to kill David. The Israelites interceded for Jonathan, and Jonathan interceded for David. Michal, Saul's youngest daughter, married David and helped David escape from their home. Jonathan brought messages to David, and confirmed their covenant, and helped David remain safe from Saul, and strengthened David's hand in the Lord God. After the Philistines killed Jonathan and his brothers Malchishua and Abinadab, and Saul's self-inflicted death on the same battlefield, men from the tribe of Judah anointed David, and 30-year-old David began to reign only over the tribe of Judah. Saul's son Ishbosheth (Eshbaal) reigned over the other Israelite tribes. After Ishbosheth was murdered, the Israelite elders went to David, and David made a covenant with them. The elders anointed David, and 37 1/2-year-old David became the 2nd king to reign over all of the Israelites. Over 900 years after David established royal and financial kindness for Jonathan's son Mephibosheth, and retrieved and buried together the bones of Saul and Jonathan, and buried the bones of Saul's other sons, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings 1:1-2:12, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 6:1-81, 8:1-40, 9:35-29:30, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26

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