How did Jonathan help David “find strength in God” (1 Samuel 23:16)?
The terminology used here depicts Jonathan as a minister of encouragement to his fearful friend David–one who offers support in the face of a special undertaking. Jonathan’s very presence must have lifted David’s spirit. Beyond that, there was Jonathan’s certainty about God’s will for the future; his own resolve to defer to David, and his admission that even Saul, despite his stubborn resistance, knew what God had planned.
