Mephibosheth and David David’s life is well known to us, but not so concerning Mephibosheth; nonetheless, his story teaches some of the finer qualities of Godly character. Mephibosheth was a crippled man. (II Samuel 4:4) A devastating battle broke out on the slopes of Mount Gilboa and when the dust settled King Saul and his son Jonathan were dead. A messenger rushed to the Royal Palace and reported the dreadful news and, being overcome with fear, those in the palace ran for their lives. A fleeing, frightened nurse dropped a five year old boy and the fall crippled him so that he was never able to walk again. That little boy’s name was Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan. The rule of King Saul was not only ended by the conflict at Gilboa, his entire family was almost wiped out, but Mephibosheth lived and grew to manhood in obscurity. …show more content…
((II Samuel 9: 1) A person’s thoughts when he is alone shows what he really is at heart. David could have filled his heart with bitterness with thoughts about all that Saul had done to him, but he didn’t do that and that shows the kind of man David really was. Picture in your mind’s eye a chariot stopping at a humble cottage on an out-of-the-way street. The king’s driver steps out and approaches a crippled man who is surprised beyond measure when told that the king has sent for him. When they reach the palace, he is carried by guards before King David who gave him all the land his grandfather, King Saul, had owned and invited him to make the palace his home and eat at the king’s table. Mephibosheth asked why all this for me and David answered, “For Jonathan’s