The book of 1 Samuel is introduces key characters in the Old Testament of the Bible that allows for a great demonstration of God’s divine love and power. This influential book introduces the characters of Hannah, Samuel, Saul, David, and Jonathan. The book of 1 Samuel begins with Samuel’s birth and rise as a holy prophet of God. Samuel was not only a prophet, but also held the titles of priest, and judge. Samuel brought a vast amount of influence to the people within Israel. The life of Samuel started around 1100-1010 B.C. Samuel was born to serve the Lord all of his days. Samuel’s mother Hannah conceived, and donated him to the high priest Eli. Samuel received a call from the Lord where God revealed the coming destruction of Eli’s reign …show more content…
The people wanted a man to rule them instead of God; they could not see him and they wanted a leader that everyone could see (Pocock, 2002). God chose Saul to be the king and He was initially happy with the decision. God later regretted the decision regarding choosing Saul to be king, because of Saul’s disobedient ways. Saul wasn’t chosen because God thought it would be a wonderful idea; Saul was chosen because of the demands of the people. “And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! This same shall reign over my people” (KJV, 1 Samuel 9:17). God knew in advance what would happen, and He expresses His feelings in Scripture using human language so we can try to understand Him. God knows the end from the beginning, and is not caught unexpectedly by surprise because of the way things work out here on the planet …show more content…
David came to the Philistine in the name of the Lord of hosts. God allowed David to slay the giant because he was a faithful believer. “Then David said to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied” (KJV, 1 Samuel 17:45). David’s courage to face the giant as a youth was proof of his undeniable courage. David was resented by Saul and was constantly eluding Saul’s attempts to kill him. Saul had a great desire to eliminate his presence, but God protected David from any harm. For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behavior towards his persecutor (Henry, 2001). David remained faithful to God’s plan to make him King. One glance at David’s life can’t miss the glaring mistakes he made, but David never tried to blame others or make excuses for his sins (Fackler, 2006). David was patient to take the throne of Israel although he had to wait a very long time for Saul’s reign to be over. David remained courageous throughout Saul’s persecution. Many local churches can teach of how David’s courage and faithfulness to the Lord can generate blessings. The demonstration of expressing courage within our lives sets an important
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 was the youngest of seven brothers and was in charge of tending to his father’s sheep while his father and three of his brothers went to war. The Israelites were at a standstill with the Philistines, but were too scared to fight because the Philistine army had a huge giant, named Goliath. David was a scrawny, young boy, but he told Saul that he wished to kill Goliath. He had never killed another human before, but his strength was in his faith that God would protect him. Even though he was offered armor and a sword, he took only what he was used to: a staff, a sling, and five smooth stones. In the end, David hit Goliath with a rock and then cut his head off with Goliath’s own sword. The rest of the Philistine army ran away in fear, leaving the Israelites
In many ways, we’ve also been in situations like this. We’ve had those days where it just doesn’t feel like God’s listening. Or that He’s late to the party. We don’t even want to bring ourselves back up in fear and trepidation of a harder fall. In Saul’s case, it could also be out of arrogance to how high he made his pedestal. He was a king after
David was a hero to the Israelites because he was able to kill Goliath, who had
This is what David is. David did something so great in chapter three and it involved being humble. In chapter three David encountered an American couple who offered him money, but David declined. On page eighty-seven it says, “But he could not bring himself to take it now. He wanted to earn his money, not just have it given to him.” This quote tells us that he is humble because he does not take the money. It says that he does not take the money because he wants to earn his money (the right way). The second reason why he is humble was when David tried to decline the offer that Maria’s family offered. This was in chapter four and five. The offer that they gaiven David was to stay with them, but David did not think that was right so he repeatedly said no, until Maria woke up and asked herself which changed his mine. Finally, the last reason why he is humble is because he does not ask for money unless he really needs it. In the same quote with the American couple he says he like to earn his money the right way and not just given to him. This told me that he only takes the money when it is right. I believe everybody loves the person who is courageous. Like in a movie, the hero does something brave, but David has courageous, but it’s nothing like the
Samuel called upon his people to have their faith in their God. Their blessing for doing so saved them from harm. The people of Israel had wanted to move from the crate to a monarchy. The elders went to their leader to see what could be done and took it upon their selves to tell Samuel he and his family was good enough and wanted a new leader. The people once again went against Gods choice of a leader and demanded another. Samuel was displeased with the people’s choice to replace him. He knelt down and worshiped God. God answered his prayer and said Samuel do as they ask, for they aren't displeased with you but myself. Samuel warned the people of the harm it may cause. Samuel had to give the people what they wanted. God said, as the first king, he chose Saul. Israel was still having trouble from his army and slaughter a lot of them, and it started a war between the two. The people were afraid for their life and ran
He was submerged in freezing cold water, forced to eat his own vomit, slept in the basement under the stairs, stabbed, and forced to sit on a burning stove. These are just a few of the torturous games that his mother used to play with him for years on end. As in the title of this book, David saw that she treated him like an “it”, but not like her son. David suffered both mental and physical abuse. In order to survive and come out from his mother's abusive ways and sick games, David used willpower. Through all of her torturous behaviors, David's inner strength began to emerge. In “Beowulf” he faces with the obstacle of trying to take down grendal. Both of these conflicts are similar because both of them had the goal/result of overpowering the force that threatened them the most. These conflicts are different because David Pelzer was a young child and was weak, Beowulf on the other head was strong and powerful and looked up upon. Beowulf had encouragement and the strength to overpower his enemy while David on the other hand didn't want to harm his enemy since it was his mother and didn't know any
In the story of Nabal, Abigail and David in 1 Samuel 25, there are three narrative elements that are strongly emphasized. These include character progress and transformation, characters, and plot conflicts and resolutions. Each of these elements helps to shape the story and give it a strong foundation in order to create a story that the reader enjoys and can take significance from.
the things beyond his surrounding. He also gave David the confidence he needed to accept his
The book of 2 Samuel tells the story of King David and his rise to power, as well as reign- the good and the bad. The focus here will be on 2 Samuel, chapters eleven through thirteen, which depict some of the darker times in David’s rule.
the things beyond his surrounding. He also gave David the confidence he needed to accept his
King David was a champion and his list of accomplishments and victories are a testimony to his ability in God; however, in 2 Samuel 23 David gives a list of champions that were a part of his life. This list is what I call the champion’s list of champions. These were warriors that made it to David’s hall of fame and were men used by God in some very supernatural ways to obtain the victory. This list gives several names and a few of them even have a description of their battle accomplishments and it is from these descriptions that I find five characteristics that we can learn from and even apply to our lives as we to are called to be more than champions in our own lives. Romans 8:37 states that in all the battles
...scue of David will result in praise by David. In verses 30 and 31 we see David’s vow of praise. David says that he will praise God for His deliverance in the midst of the all of his trials and enemies (Bible v. 30, 874). The basis for this praise is David’s experience of seeing God stand at his right hand to defend him. David knows that the accusers will finally be silenced when God reveals Himself as his helper and defender.
1st Samuel 17, is where the story of David and Goliath comes from. In this story Goliath from the Philistine army challenged the Israelites to a one-on-one battle. Seeing as that Goliath was almost seven feet tall, nobody wanted to battle him. One unlikely Israelite offered to fight the giant, his name was David. David ended up killing Goliath with ease, and winning the one-on-one challenge for the Israelites. This well known Bible story is a good example of an
The passage I selected, 1 Samuel 1:28, tells the story of the birth of Samuel and begins with a story about Samuel’s mother, Hannah, who prays for a child during the family’s annual pilgrimage to worship at Shiloh. Eli, the priest at Shiloh, hears her prayer and tells Hannah that her prayer will be answered. Hannah promises the Lord that if she is granted a child, she will return him to the Lord and his life will be dedicated to the Lord’s work. The birth of Samuel was the first step in Gods plan to give Israel deliverance from their Philistine enemies. Samuel evolves as an important figure in telling the story of the Israelites’ move from the judges’ leadership to the establishment of a kingship.