DAVID & JONATHAN: Biased toward love (with Mason Mennenga)

Vacation Bible School Podcast

Jason Kirk, Emily Kirk

Religion & Spirituality

5 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

We're back in the Book of Samuel, starting in chapter 18, where giant-killer David meets Israel's other war hero, Prince Jonathan. To quote Taylor Swift, sparks fly. Platonic sparks, your Sunday school teacher assures you.

There's a case these two were just extremely affectionate political allies. That case has been made, and we're not very interested in it.
Interpret this story however you want. We're completely convinced this was the Bible's first great romance. Thanks.
We're also joined by popular YouTuber, podcaster, and theologian Mason Mennenga to discuss how this story is just one of many examples that show scripture reflects how we view it.
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Pre-intro: "The More I Seek You" as performed by Maple City Worship

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0:00.0	I want to sit out of the feet, drink from the cup in your hand, lay back against you and breathe, feel your heartbeat.
0:14.0	Let's go, everybody!
0:17.0	This, Exodus, Leviticus numbers, do no one need, numbers. Do you don't want to meet.
0:22.1	One.
0:22.5	Dayoronomy.
0:23.7	Do you don't want to meet.
0:25.3	One.
0:25.7	Dayorani.
0:26.9	Do you don't want to.
0:28.0	Hello there.
0:28.6	And welcome back to the Vacation Bible School podcast.
0:31.4	My name is Jason Kirk.
0:32.9	And we are joined by Emily Kirk.
0:36.2	Tremendous.
0:37.0	How are you today, Emily?
0:37.8	I'm good.
0:38.3	How do you do?
0:39.0	I'm doing okay.
0:40.1	Okay.
0:41.0	We are on this program working our way through the books of the Holy Bible story by story.
0:46.5	There are, you know, a lot more stories than you might think, judging by how quickly we anticipated advancing through the Bible and how slowly we have done so.
0:56.2	But it's dense material, it turns out.
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