Overview
Ezel appears in 1 Samuel 20 as a significant landmark in ancient Israel where David and Jonathan arranged their covenantal sign. When Saul's jealousy threatened David's life, the two friends devised a system using archery and a stone called Ezel to communicate safely about David's danger.
Key Scriptures
"And as for the matter which you and I have spoken of, behold, the LORD is between you and me forever." (1 Samuel 20:23, NASB)
"Then Jonathan said to David, 'Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed because your seat will be empty. When you have stayed for three days, you shall go down quickly and come to the place where you hid yourself on that eventful day, and you shall remain beside the stone Ezel.'" (1 Samuel 20:18-19, NASB)
"So David hid in the field. And when the new moon came, the king sat down to eat food." (1 Samuel 20:24, ESV)
Application
Ezel reminds believers that God provides means of communication and protection during times of persecution, and that covenantal faithfulness between believers strengthens us through danger.