So [David] ordered to teach the children of Judah the use of the bow ... (2 Samuel 1:18) [King James Version French]
When David received the news of the death of his dear friend Jonathan and King Saul that he admired so much, he had a lot of grief. But he was not content to sit there and cry. One of the ways in which David responds to his mourning was to order all the dads of the tribe of Judah to teach archery to their children.
was a particularly appropriate memorial for Jonathan. David took one of the strengths of the life of Jonathan and ordered to teach all their children. In this way, the influence of Jonathan would continue. We can spiritualize the text by thinking about the arc as representing the spiritual weapon of prayer.
LIKE THE ARC WAS ABLE TO SEND AND ARROWS HIT THE ENEMY AT A GREAT DISTANCE, OUR PRAYERS ARE AN EXCELLENT WEAPON BY WHICH WE CAN SPIRITUALLY INFLUENCE PEOPLE AWAY.
Sometimes when we both expressed our faith with our loved ones, they start to dislike (and we will), we can shoot arrows from a distance. The Spirit begins to work in their hearts so that we, through prayer, the lions out of the enemy.
Like David commanded them to teach the use of the bow to their children, we must learn to use the arc of the prayer to be effective in spiritual warfare in which we are engaged.
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Father, help us to become competent in the use of combat weapons that you gave us, so we can battle on behalf of our beloved.
Amen.