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You’ve probably heard the phrase “caught between a rock and a hard place.” The idiom perfectly describes the conundrum in which Prince Jonathan found himself in this lesson. Jonathan was caught between the rock of his father’s wrath and the hard place of doing right by his friend David. Certainly this dilemma is relatable for most people. The trinity of our moral compass, love, and the inner urging of the Holy Spirit often posits us between the proverbial rock and hard place, which is where we meet Jonathan. In this epic saga of friendship, the words of the writer of Proverbs ring out as clear as a dinner bell to hungry ears. “A friend is devoted at all times and a brother is born to share adversity” (Prov. 17:17, JSB). Today we will learn a true friend intervenes and how they intervene.

As you explore today’s lesson, the themes that will emerge are family, the roles and responsibilities of parents to their children, the roles and responsibilities of children to their parents, and changing values along generational lines. However, we will concentrate on friendship and the ways in which God can use those relationships. Through the pen of the prophet Samuel, we are given a front-row seat to see the handiwork of God manifesting itself through human friendship. We are left to ponder what wonderful and divine blessings God may want to deposit into our lives through our friendships today.