THE ACTED PARABLE OF :

JONATHAN AND THE TWO ROCKS

1 Samuel 14

Questions

1. What do the names of the two rocks mean ?

2. What do the names of the two cities mean ?

3. Who does Jonathan represent ?

4. Where is Jonathan?

5. What is the spiritual meaning of this Acted Parable ?

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In order to determine the Spiritual meaning of this Acted Parable,

we will :

1. Locate the Real Objects and Key words,

2. Determine their Spiritual and Literal meanings,

3. Substitute those meanings back into the Acted Parable and Paraphrase it.

1 Samuel 14

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 The *names of the two rocks :

*name # 8034 – CHARACTER

Rock

(# 949) BOZEZ – SHINING, WHITE, FINE LINEN

rock

(# 5573) SENEH – TO PRICK, A BRAMBLE, THORN

The Bible mentions two rocks :

Deuteronomy 32

31 For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.

37 And he shall say, where are their gods, their rocks in whom they trusted.

1 Corinthians 10

4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink ; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them ; and that Rock was Christ.

Thus, the two rocks represent “two gods”.

One Rock represents the LORD (CHRIST).

One rock represents SATAN.

Therefore :

The “Rock” BOZEZ represents the True God (CHRIST)

(shining, white, fine linen)

The “rock” SENEH represents the False God (SATAN)

(thorn, to prick, bramble)

• The two cities, as far apart as the compass directions of North and South, represent the “actions” of the two persons,

[ NORTH ] MICHMASH # 4363 HIDDEN

(hidden under a bushel)

[ SOUTH ] GIBEAH # 1390 LITTLE HILL

(city set on a hill)

GODS “ACTIONS” are always in plain view while Satan’s “actions” are secretive.

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 The two directions, NORTH and SOUTH represent the “positions” of the two persons.

NORTH – The “rightful” position of God as our ruler, which has been usurped by Satan (Isaiah 14 : 13).

The enemies of Gods people always came from the North. (Jeremiah 1 : 14, Jeremiah 4 : 6, Jeremiah 6 : 1)

North

mount Zion, on the sides of the n Ps 48 : 2

in the sides of the n Is 14 : 13

shall come from the n Is 14 : 31

I have raised up one from the n Is 41 : 25

I will say to the n, Give up Is 43 : 6

and, lo, these from the n, and from Is 49 : 12

the face thereof is toward the n Jer 1 : 13

Out of the n an evil shall break Jer 1 : 14

families of the kingdoms of the n Jer 1 : 15

proclaim these words toward the n Jer 3 : 12

n to the land that I have given Jer 3 : 18

for I will bring evil from the n Jer 4 : 6

for evil appeareth out of the n Jer 6 : 1

people cometh from the n Jer 6 : 22

commotion out of the n country Jer 10 : 22

behold them that come from the n Jer 13 : 20

 The “Valley” (passage between two cliffs) represents a decision.

Joel 3 : 14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision : for the day of the Lord is near in the valley of decision.

SUMMARY

(SPIRITUAL MEANING of the “ACTED PARABLE”

In the story or “acted parable”, Jonathan is on a journey to fight with his enemy.

As he travels, he must pass through a valley where the two rocks are.

Jonathan represents a person on the “journey of life”.

Each person must enter the “valley of decision” and they must choose between the “two rocks”.

They will either choose : the “rock BOZEZ” which represents the pure life (shining, white, fine linen) of CHRIST, the true Rock, or they will choose the ” rock SENEH” which represents the wicked life (prick, thorn, bramble) of Satan. - 6 -