They are, in relation to God, rather like the horses in the stable, or the cattle and sheep in the fields, than the children at the table. But the lower creatures partake of his bounty unconscious of the hand which feeds them.
All creatures depend upon him, and he supplies their wants ( Psalm 104:27, 28 Psalm 145:15, 16). THIS IS TRUE AS RESPECTS THEIR PARTICIPATION OF THE GIFTS OF GOD'S PROVIDENCE. So Mephibosheth dwelled in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table and was lame on both his feet.ĭavid, out of regard to the memory of his dear friend Jonathan, and mindful of his oath to him, not only restores to his son Mephibosheth the forfeited property of Saul, and arranges for its cultivation by Ziba and his sons, but exalts Mephibosheth to the position of a constant guest at his own table, "as one of the king's sons." So Mephibosheth "did eat continually at the king's table." The circumstance may serve to remind us of the greater honour which good men enjoy it is theirs to eat continually at the table of the King of kings.
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