Summary
This was further compounded by the performance of Israel's first king, [Saul]. Although chosen by God and anointed by [Samuel], Saul did not live up to the heavy responsibilities of making Israel into a godly kingdom. God saw Saul's disobe dience as a rejection of His Word, which resulted in God's rejection of Saul as king (1 Samuel 15:26; 1 Chronicles 10:13, 14). Even while Saul was still reigning. God directed Samuel to anoint Saul's successor, a new king who was not Saul's son (1, Samuel 16:1). The dynasty of Saul's house lasted only one generation, approximately 40 years (see Acts 13:21).
After the hideous episode of adultery and murder caused by [David]'s lust for Bathsheba, David wrote, "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10). David was spiritually submissive to God. In fact, David's career was characterized by the strong presence of God's Holy Spirit in his life (I Samuel 16:13), This week's lesson will help us understand why God's love for David has implications for us today. [See question #1, page 72.]The New Testament shows many connections between Jesus and David. Jesus is called the "Son of David" (Matthew 1:1; Mark 10:47, 48), the "King of Israel" (John 1:49; 12:13; compare Matthew 27:42; Zechariah 9:9). The most common link is the reference to Jesus as the Messiah or Christ. We have heard the two-word designation /[Jesus Christ] so often that we forget that this includes a title: "Jesus the Christ." To claim that Jesus is the Christ is to claim that He is the Davidic king, the promised heir to David's throne.See the full content of this document
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God Makes a Covenant with David
DEVOTIONAL READLNG: PSALM 5
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: 2 SAMUEL 7:8-17v8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from, following the sheep, to bender over my people, over Israel:v9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that [are] in the earth.v10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own, and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness afflict them any more, as beforetime,v11 And as since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an home.v12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after theet which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.v13 He sha...See the full content of this document
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