This is the third installment in the series I am teaching this fall on the “Rise and Fall of Israel’s Monarchs”, which is a study on the Kings of Israel and Judah. In this portion of our study we are introduced to a young man who will eventually become the most renowned and most respected king of Israel – King David. The Scriptures do not provide any detail of his birth and early childhood years. We are introduced to him when he is a young lad and although we are not completely sure, he was probably just entering his teenage years at the time he faces Goliath the Philistine. This portion of our study focuses on David’s defeat of Goliath the giant and David’s early days in King Saul’s army. David quickly moves up the ranks and having already been anointed by Samuel as the next King of Israel, he will eventually win the hearts of the people and become their second king. David will work hard to unite all the tribes of Judah and Israel with a focus on following God wholeheartedly. David is far from a perfect man but he was regarded as a man after God’s own heart which means to me that his heart was in the right place. I am glad the Lord understands the heart of man and though our outward actions have consequences (some good and some bad) – the Lord knows the intent of our hearts and judges accordingly. David was no exception and being a man of faith in the Lord, his motives and actions were for the most part, guided by that faith.
Lesson 3 – King David (Student Copy)
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