David shepherd king12/2/2023 King David took the throne of Israel in about 1013 BC.Ī. How could that be? Well, I hope that is one of the things we learn as we study the life of David.ġ. David’s life was not all success – he experienced bitter failure, and yet, his life was ultimately a glory to GodĬ. He is the king who killed thousands of men – including the righteous husband of the woman who was carrying his child.ī. David is the young shepherd who killed a giant – yet, fell prey to his own lustful impulses toward a woman.Ī. In each of these capacities David encountered in life – he did so in much the same way we do – he struggled.ģ. In the course of his time on earth, David was a shepherd, a musician, a songwriter, a poet, a warrior, a servant in Saul’s court, a fugitive, a king, a saint, a sinner, a lover, an adulterer, a father, a type of the Messiah, a prophet, a husband, a success, and a failure.Ĭ. There is so much of David’s life we can relate to.ī. The life of King David is too important to refer to only on occasion, because there is so much of it.Ī. The story of Abraham and Joseph in 14 chapters each.Ģ. 66 chapters tell the story of King David.ī. 28 books contain reference to him (42% of the 66 books).Ī. David’s name appears 1034 times in the whole Bible. With this in mind, we are going to embark on a study of the life of King David – there is written more about David than any other character in the whole Bible.ġ. It is easier for us to understand principles of truth when we see them acted out in the lives of Bible characters.ģ. Considering characters from the Bible can reveal truth like nothing else. We are humiliated by the reminder of how many times we have failed.”Ģ. Someone once said, “As we consider the record of Bible characters, how often we find ourselves looking into a mirror.
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