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.
the things beyond his surrounding. He also gave David the confidence he needed to accept his
the things beyond his surrounding. He also gave David the confidence he needed to accept his
...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.
David was a hero to the Israelites because he was able to kill Goliath, who had
...hard to understand fully because of its comprehensive metaphoric language and the difference in culture from present day. It is also sometimes hard for us to understand God's actions because we think of him simply loving and caring rather than ruthless and violent. We need to understand that the creation of mankind is taking place in the recordings of these scriptures and so things may not be as customary as we would like to think. I believe that God has a plan for everyone. And, in the case of Saul, he had a plan to take away his kingdom in order to pass it on to David so the formation of history could continue. I also think this passage, like many other passages from the Bible, has a message linked to it, a lesson to the story if you will. The lesson is to prove that God's unlimited power must never be taken for granted or there surely will be hell to pay.
Then one day when he was twenty, he suddenly felt that he had the wrath of God on him. He realized that his sin was not forgiven, he was just doing good works and religious things to make up the difference. Even though he realized this, he still thought that his good works would still account for his good. He prayed and prayed but could not get anywhere. He even set a time to fast, but still God did not seem to work. All the while God was softening David's heart, David was having a problem with self-confidence. He was confident that the works and the religious things which he did were going to help him.5
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
...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
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
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.
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.
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