Mephibosheth: Poem
Mephibosheth
There was a relative of Saul,
Whose name was Mephibosheth.
He was the son of Jonathan,
That the Philistines put to death.
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His nurse dropped Mephibosheth,
A child she was carrying that day,
When she heard the news of Israel’s defeat,
And he was lame till his dying day.
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King David then came to the throne,
And sought for the kin of Saul,
To keep his promise to Jonathan,
That on his kin his mercy would fall.
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Mephibosheth was sought and found,
In the land of Lodebar in Machir’s house.
And though the enemy of David,
Was brought to live in the king’s house.
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He was treated as a son of David.
He was adopted you might say.
He lived and ate with the king,
And knew his kindness till his dying day.
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The sinner’s like Mephibosheth,
He to is crippled from a fall,
He is an enemy of The King,
On who His wrath must surely fall.
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But The King takes the initiative,
And seeks and finds the fallen one.
And for Christ’ sake, Who gave His life,
Shows him mercy and makes him His son.
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He’s then a son and heir with Christ,
A member of the family of God.
And all his daily needs are supplied,
Wherever on earth he might trod.
James H. Cagle
