King David is one of the most well known and remembered kings that Israel ever had. He is known for his trust in God as well as the grave mistakes he made as God’s servant. David wrote many of the Psalms and displayed a heart that truly sought after God. The story of David reveals God’s mercy as well as His justice, it gives understanding to a relationship with God.
Saul was originally chosen by God to rule as the king of Israel. He was a tall, strong, mighty man who stood a head taller than other people, he exemplified the kind of man people would want to rule as king. Samuel often told Saul what God wanted him to do concerning the leading of the Israel nation, Saul was given specific orders to destroy the Amalekites, an order that Saul did not completely fulfill. As a result, Saul lost favor with God and would eventually lose his place as king. God called Samuel to anoint a new man to be king and brought him to the house of Jesse to choose one of his sons. Jesse presented all of his sons to Saul, beginning with the strongest and greatest. God did not choose any of the strong and great sons that Jesse brought to Samuel, instead God called the son who was out shepherding the sheep, a young, small good-looking kid. David was not, especially for the time, what anyone would consider a person fit to be king. The words God gave Samuel concerning his initial thought about who should be king is a great lesson about what is important to God: “the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7. As humans it is easy to look at a person and have one type of prejudice or another, yet God sees far more than man can see, even about themselves and David’s faith was very evident to God. God called David into a position of kingship because o...
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...n separates Him from God, His blessing and protection. God’s forgiveness is not like that of man, like His love, it is unconditional. John said that “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, ESV). All man needs to be forgiven is to truly repent, just as David did when he recognized his sin with Bathsheba. David’s laments in Psalms show a heart of true repentances, a man who realized how undeserving he was of all that God had done for him. Luke wrote in Acts that David was a man after God’s own heart (Acts 13:22, ESV), he loved God with every part of his being. When a person recognizes their own inadequacies, they can then realize how holy they need to be dependant on God. Only God can write the wrongs in a person’s life, only He can create a clean heart (Psalms 51:10, ESV).
Loving God and hating his own mother kept David strong. David loved God, he prayed every night to God. He hated his mother so much he wanted to outthink her tricks, he did. He used different tactics like over exaggerating his pain when he got beat, putting a wet cloth over his mouth when his mother put cleaning products in a room with him. David kept counting time in his head in order to make the time pass faster.
David's mutation helped him obtain many quality skills he can use later on in life, he became more intelligent, responsible and understanding. Without his mutation he never would have gained the independence he did. Whether it was raising Petra or keeping a secret, David always did his best.
David was a hero to the Israelites because he was able to kill Goliath, who had
David was always a type of person inclined to be melancholy. He was always a religious person. He made sure that he did everything right, because he was afraid of death. He performed all the duties of religion without a true conversion.2
Saul bridged that chasm well as he was chosen by Yahweh primarily as a defender of his nation against continual threat from invasion. Nevertheless the introduction of the monarchy did not occur without criticism despite the subtle transition due to Saul's previous charismatic status. Incredible tension formed as underlined in I Samuel 7-15, stemming between early pro-monarchic sources and a later anti-monarchic one. The anti-monarchic sentiments (I Sam 8:7) revealed a reflective criticism of the monarchy, which is probably exilic in origin. I Sam 8:11-18 revealed the root of the criticism and the nature of the kingship in the ancient world. The pious were not the dissenters rather the rich farmers who did not wish to pay taxes to the centralised government. In Marx's ideology it is the Base economic loss which caused the religious or Super Structure criticism of the monarchy.
And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou has t kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
When confronted by the prophet Nathan, David was asked, “Why have you despised the word of the Lord by doing evil in His sight” (2 Samuel 12:9)? Oh, how those words must have cut deep into the man after God’s own heart. (1 Samuel 13:14) The revelation of his sin caused him to seek repentance; the deep-cleansing-healing-restoration kind. Aren’t you thankful for a merciful God? One Who is willing to bring the very same deep-cleansing-healing-restoration to anyone who has found themselves snagged by one
David is the first king that God chooses to lead His people (Saul was chosen by the Israelites). God makes a covenant with him that there will always be a descendant of his on the
...t his punishments. He knows that in order to be respected, He must follow His words and teach lessons. God develops David into a better ruler, a better man and a better example through punishment and forgiveness.
the things beyond his surrounding. He also gave David the confidence he needed to accept his
Like Moses, David was not a likely choice as a leader. David was a shepherd boy but he displayed incredible courage by killing Goliath. David had been faithful and obedient to God and God saw David’s heart. "But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature: because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart" (1 Samuel 16:7). David had opportunities to kill Saul but, never desired to do so. David later hand many transgressions during his reign. David had many flaws; he was an adulterer and murderer. He knew he was wrong and always repented and had the desire to please God. God knew none of his people were perfect but he favors those who are obedient. David’s love for God never wavered and was always spiritual and always praised the Lord. He was committed to God. Even when no one else knows if you are faithful, God knows. God has a plan for all of us and we just have to be patient. David was anointed by God. He didn’t compromise and only showed love. Therefore, David was shown favor over Saul by God.
A man named Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin was chosen, a man of impressive stature, who embodied the basic ideals Israel had at the time, being much more concerned with his appearance than his heart. It's sad how Saul's character turned out to be a reflection of Israel as a whole. Saul was a weak and ineffective king who didn't do much with his life except try to murder David, his son-in-law, despite David's repeated expression of loyalty, because he knew David was destined to take his place one day on the throne. Saul's hatred and insane jealousy for David made him fail as a king and Samuel regretted anointing him. Saul's reign ended in disaster.
The bible recounts the story of the great King Solomon, the son of the notable King David. By following God and his commandments, David had built his empire into a legacy, which was then passed on to Solomon. Soon after Solomon’s reign began, the Lord appeared to him in a dream, offering him anything he desired. Solomon’s request was wisdom and knowledge, so that he may govern his people fairly, and know the difference between good and the bad.
The substance of forgiveness is known to be an important thing and concept in the teaching of Jesus. In the Bible, Jesus has made it clear that unforgiveness is known to be a serious sin nurtured in the heart. As per Jesus Christ, it is said that the person needs to be forgiven even if a serious problem is caused due to him. If not, even we would not be forgiven from God. As per Jesus, if you forgive the sin done by the people, your heavenly will also forgive you if you have committed any sin. We would always want the heavenly father to forgive us for whatever wrong things or the mistakes that we do. In fact, we always think that it is the duty of God to forgive us. However, we never consider that the degree of offence we have done. We always think that he is the God and it is his prime duty to forgive us no matter what we do. But if somebody does the same thing to us, we always feel that it is not important to forgive them we think that we should not let them go just by forgiving them. Hence, the most important thing that needs to be considered here by us is that we should learn to forgive people (...
A strong Christian lesson on the true nature of forgiveness can be found in Christ’s Sermon on the Mount: