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Once David had some security in his kingship, he seeks out Jonathan’s kin and discovers that Jonathan’s crippled son Mephibosheth is still alive (and has a son of his own) and has survived the political assassinations and turmoil that were part of the aftermath of Saul’s death.
Chiastic literary structures you find in the TaNaK (Torah, Prophets and Writings) and the Apostolic Scriptures give us prophetic clues in texts that don’t seem to be prophetic at all.
Thought Questions
Chiastic Structures in Scripture presentation
Listen to the second part of this discussion: “2nd Samuel 9 part 2 — more chiastic structures in Scripture”
Why does it emphasize Mephibosheth’s lameness?
What method does God use to teach us important matters (cp. Judges 13 with 2 Samuel 9; cf. John 1)?
How is 2 Sam. 1:1-3 a prophesy?
How does Yahunatan represent God (1 Samuel 20)?
What does 2 Samuel 9 tell us about our own future?
How is 2 Sam. 9:3-13 a second prophesy?
Why does this section repeat the fact that Mephibosheth’s feet are lame twice?
Who is the center point of the second prophesy??How is Mephibosheth’s story a prophetic story?
What is the agreement here?
How long does Mephibosheth and his heirs have this gift?
Who is Mephibosheth prophetically?
Where was Mephibosheth living before David found him?
What versions of the Bible preserve this chiastic structure?
What is more miraculous: reading these texts or living them?
Reader: David De Fever. Speaker: Daniel Agee.