Thematic Bible: A type of the redeemed sinner
Thematic Bible
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » During the king's absence lived a life of self-denial
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Living in exile from the king, remembered because of a covenant
And the king said, Is there no one left of the house of Saul that I may show the mercy of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, There remains a son of Jonathan, who is lame on his feet. And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
And if I live, thou shalt show me the mercy of the LORD, but if I am dead, thou shalt not cut off thy mercy from my house for ever. When the LORD has cut off one by one the enemies of David from the face of the earth, remove even Jonathan from thy house if I fail thee and require it at the hand of David's enemies.
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Subject to persecution and slander
And he has slandered thy slave unto my lord the king, but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in thine eyes.
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem, for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Called into the king's presence and exalted because of the merits of another
And David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show thee mercy for Jonathan, thy father's sake, and will restore unto thee all the land of Saul, thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
Then King David sent and took him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Rejoiced at the return of his lord - cared little for material things
And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Let him even take it all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house.
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » During the king's absence lived a life of self-denial
Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, also came down to meet the king and had neither washed his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace.
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Belonged to a royal line, but made a cripple by a fall
And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled, and it came to pass as she made haste to flee that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
Mephibosheth » A type of the redeemed sinner » Given a glorious inheritance
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.