Mephibosheth a Picture of Grace




Five Minutes of Truth with Dr. Danny Purvis - A Weekly Devotional Podcast show

Summary: <p><img class="size-medium wp-image-5828 alignleft" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.growthproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/5minutes-itunes-artwork.jpg?resize=300%2C300" alt="" width="300" height="300">One of the most precious and important pictures of God’s grace, mercy and salvation involves a man that most people…including most Believers…have never heard of.</p> <p>The man I am referring to is named Mephibosheth…and if you know who he is…give yourself extra credit. Most folks have never heard of him and as such…have never heard how much he…is very much like us.</p> <p>Mephibosheth is first introduced to us in the Book of 2nd Samuel. It is an interesting introduction. We are told a few very important facts about this man.</p> <p>He was grandson to the first King of Israel, Saul. This fact, of course, put him in the direct line of succession to the throne of Israel…a very important point to remember.</p> <p>Another important point is that the Bible goes to great lengths to tell us not only that Mephibosheth was cripple…but also how he became crippled. Upon hearing that both Saul and Saul’s son (and Mephibosheth’s father) Jonathan had been killed…Mephibosheth’s nurse was in such a hurry to whisk him away from danger that she dropped him and crippled </p>