BIBLE STUDY TONIGHT, ON DAVID?
so final week we was asked to review up upon David to give an key upon him this week
but i forgot to investigate upon him as well as we do not know anything.
please assistance me out. they asked me to “tell them who david was”
I attempted wikipedia though they discuss it me about David according to opposite religions as well as we would similar to to go by a Holy Bible.
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David was a very complex character. You could make some rather broad categories of his life:
1. The shepherd years–birth to about 17 or so–biggest events were tending the sheep, being anointed by Samuel to be king of Israel, and fighting the giant, Goliath.
2. The palace years: after David killed Goliath, King Saul took David to be part of his “staff”, for lack of a better term. You can read in the last half of First Samuel how David played the harp for Saul, and so on.
3a. The fugitive years: Saul and his chief of staff, Abner, tried many times to kill David. They never could because God protected David, and David was wise enough to not give Saul a chance!
3b. Fugitive years away from Israel–David even turned mercenary, helping Achish, one of the Philistine rulers. Incredibly, Achish wanted to keep David “on the payroll”, even though he had to know that David had killed the best warrior the Philistines had ever seen! Besides, the other leaders were, shall we say, reluctant to see David and his commandos hanging around Philistine territory. It was so bad that David even faked going mad (King James Version!) so that Achish sent David packing. Fascinating story.
4. Reigning as king in Hebron, after Saul’s death. How the nation kept from lapsing into civil war, I’ll never know, but God kept that from happening. David reigned over the tribe of Judah only, Saul’s son Ish-bosheth reigned over the other tribes.
5. The kingdom years, over all Israel. The bulk of David’s life as recorded in Scripture. He fought and won every battle because God was with him. Except for . . .
6. The big mistake–David’s affair with Bathsheba, who was married to one of his best warriors, Uriah! Tragic, unnecessary, but God held him accountable for it. This is another example of reaping what one sows.
7. The years of trouble–the rebellion of Absalom which almost cost David his kingdom. Other things happened, too. It was also during this time that David committed his second-worst sin, conducting a census or “roll-call” of Israel’s military strength. God was merciful even then, because He gave David a choice, to take one of three punishment options.
8. The preparation years: David wanted to build a temple for God and God’s glory. God told David, by means of a prophet (either Nathan of Gad, I don’t know for sure because I don’t have my Bible with me) that no, David couldn’t build the temple. God then gave David the reasons why. At any rate, David took great pains and spared no expense to get all the materials ready for Solomon.
9. The epilogue: David gave a stirring farewell speech before giving the kingdom to Solomon. Also, some prophecies seem to indicate that David may be a vice-ruler during the Millennial Kingdom (check for a verse saying “David their leader” or “David their prince” or similar).
Practically all the material about David is found in 1-2 Samuel and Kings. 1 Chronicles eventually gets to David’s story after the Chronicler gave a comprehensive genealogy or pedigree, showing who was born to whom and so forth. David also wrote many Psalms, about half of what’s in the book. If you need something in a hurry, you probably should get started with reading your Bible–NOW!!
Try skimming through by using the key word “David” in the Blue Letter Bible search box. Their web site is http://www.blueletterbible.org
You’ll get as close to a complete list of verses referring to David as you could find anywhere else. I do hope you can find what you need.
There’s so much to tell about David. I think overall, http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/david.htm is an introduction in a bottle.
The link posted by another user, referring to the Jewish Encyclopedia is also a nice link to get info from. The Jewish Encyclopedia website is actually a very useful tool when reading about the different kings of Israel, and Judah, simply because some of the kings have multiple names, and can easily be confused.
In a nutshell:
David was the youngest son of Jesse. He was relegated to guarding the sheep.
He was anointed by Samuel to be the King of Israel after the Lord rejected Saul.
He attended to Saul and would play the harp to calm Saul’s spirit when he was overcome by evil spirits.
He killed the Philistine Goliath with a sling and stone, and thus won the hearts of the people.
After a period of successfully leading Saul’s army he was hunted by Saul because of Saul’s jealous rage. However, the Lord always protected him.
Once Saul was dead, David became the King of Israel.
He had an adulterous relationship with Bathsheba which resulted in the death of their first born child and the birth of Solomon.
here:http://www2.mf.no/bibelprog/easton?word=…
David – beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25. As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face (1 Sam. 16:12; 17:42).
His early occupation was that of tending his father’s sheep on the uplands of Judah. From what we know of his after history, doubtless he frequently beguiled his time, when thus engaged, with his shepherd’s flute, while he drank in the many lessons taught him by the varied scenes spread around him. His first recorded exploits were his encounters with the wild beasts of the field. He mentions that with his own unaided hand he slew a lion and also a bear, when they came out against his flock, beating them to death in open conflict with his club (1 Sam. 17:34, 35).
he wrote the psalms. he was a king. when he was a boy, he defeated goliath.. read a few psalms, and read about how he defeated goliath.. he’s in 1 and 2 samuel. and he’s mentioned a lot in 1 and 2 kings because they’re mostly about his son, solomen. his son, soloman is the writer of songs of songs, and david also wrote the psalms..
http://www.blueletterbible.org
type in “2 Samuel” in the search window
click on the “L” box for commentaries.
open it up the link for Ray Steadman’s “The Life of David.”
Steadman’s commentary is 38 minutes long with an overview of David’s life.
Next time, plan ahead.
Try this on for size:http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.j…
David was one of my disciples the first time around. he was a great bloke. he topped that goliath chap, didnt he?
If you haven’t taken the time to study, you have no business acting like you have. You should set and listen and learn.
DAvid and Goliath
a king
brave young man
look in the bible!
it’s a great resource!!!!!!
SORRY I COULDN”T MORE!!
Well its about time somebody made me a part of their religion.
What would you like to know about me?
Fail.
David’s quick bio:
Born and raised as a shepherd (youngest sibling)
Shepherds were usually mercenaries because of their upbringing. At an early age (perhaps from 5 years), they’re taught combat with predators who come after their animals as a matter of necessity and survival. The life style makes them natural fighters. Hence: Abraham taking 318 shepherds against 5000 farmer conscripts in Genesis 14 and kicking their ever-loving you-know-whats.
David, on a fluke, kills Goliath as a teenager.
Goliath was a Philistine, which means he was a Greek (caucasian) ethnically. About 180 years before David was born, the Greek “collumn” culture collapsed and the peoples spread out all over the Mediterranean looking for new lands. The Philistines were one of their colonies. So the height of Goliath could have easily been a very natural 7′ compared to an Asian 5′ tall David. Easy giant story.
David was taken into the royal family with honors, befriends Jonathan, Saul’s son.
Saul learns to hate David as a rival and tries to have him killed.
Saul eventually dies and the prophet Samuel annoints David as the king.
David has a bunch of wives and a bunch of kids.
David consolidates, secures and expands the nation’s borders.
He dies after stockpiling wealth for the building of the temple.
Shake your family tree and watch the nuts fall!