A father who wants his son to be crushed?

Jonathan believed that his father, Saul, always told him everything,

down to the smallest detail.  Therefore, Jonathan did not believe

that Saul was plotting to kill David, whom he loved dearly.

Jonathan said to David, "He wouldn't hide such a thing from me.  It couldn't be true."

However, David knew that Saul was well aware of the close friendship

between Jonathan and himself, and Saul didn't want to hurt Jonathan's feelings.

This is why Saul did not inform Jonathan about his plot to kill David

(1 Samuel 20:1-3).

No matter how good the relationship between a father and son is,

and no matter how much they talk about everything,

what father would openly tell his son about a plot to kill the friend

whom his son loves as his own life?

A father may not speak of certain things to avoid hurting his son.

However, our Heavenly Father was pleased to allow His only begotten Son,

Jesus Christ, to be crushed (Isaiah 53:10).

The reason for this is our transgressions (v. 5).

That is, God the Father laid all our iniquities upon His only Son, Jesus Christ (v. 6),

making Him a sacrificial offering for our sins on the cross (v. 10).

As a result, we have received redemption and the forgiveness of sins

(Ephesians 1:7; Colossians 1:14) and have been justified (Isaiah 53:11).