![]() ![]() ![]() What’s more, God’s hand of power and guidance was on King David.Īfter the death of both King Saul (Mephibosheth’s grandfather) and Jonathan (Mephibosheth’s father), David (a former shepherd, warrior, and servant of King Saul) became king and right away went on a tear, defeating the enemies of the Kingdom of the nation of Israel. He was such a good king, he’d been referred to as “a man after God’s own heart.” God’s kindness, goodness, and benevolent nature were abundantly evident in King David. Not just a good king, but a very good king. What Mephibosheth did not know is that king who had just taken over the throne-King David-was a good king. Shame and fear dominated the life of poor Mephibosheth. Mephibosheth also knew that when a new king took the throne, he was sure to wipe out any remaining members of his predecessor’s family in order to assure no upstarts showed up out of nowhere, committed to taking the throne back by force.ĭaily, Mephibosheth wondered if he would ever be found, as he hid out in someone else’s house, at the outer reaches of the kingdom, way out in Lo Debar (which literally meant, “the middle of nowhere.”) The ascension of this new king was bad news for Mephibosheth because Mephibosheth’s grandfather had been the prior king and, on many occasions, his grandfather had tried to kill the man who was now king. The fear came from the fact that there was a new king on the throne of the kingdom. Poor Mephibosheth (whose name literally means, “from the mouth of shame”) lived under a constant cloud of humiliation and ignominy because of his disability. As the nanny fled with the baby in her arms, she tripped and dropped him in such a way that his feet completely shattered. When he was just a baby, word came to his nanny that his father had been killed. His shame came from the fact that both of his feet were lame, bent, and broken. Mephibosheth lived hidden far far away because he was full of shame… and full of fear. Once upon a time, in a kingdom far away, there was a man named Mephibosheth. I’d like to tell you my favorite Bible story… ![]()
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