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CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE DISCIPLESHIP

IVA MAY & DR. STAN MAY

Week No. 17

1 Samuel 26 – 2 Samuel 17

Psalms1 Chronicles 3 - 20

CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE DISCIPLESHIP

IVA MAY & DR. STAN MAY

Creation

Patriarch

Exodus

Conquest

Judges

Kingdom

Div. Kingdom

Captivity

Return

Silent

Gospel

Missions

End Times

Church

You are

here

REVIEWCreation: God reveals His goodness through creation and His mercy in response to sin.

Patriarchs: God reveals His response to the faithfulness of men (Job, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).

Exodus: God liberates Israel, and leads them to the Pro-mised Land and shapes them into a nation holy to Himself.

Conquest: Joshua, relying on God’s presence and power, leads Israel to possess and settle the Promised Land.

Judges: Every man does what is right in his own eyes, and Israel falls into a cycle of disobedience, judgment, oppres-sion and deliverance (the sin cycle).

CONTEXT“Where the word of the king is, there is power.” (Ecc 8:4)

A Short History of the Bible’s early Kings• Nimrod is history’s first king (Gen 10)

• Establishes his kingdom over early Babylon• May have led revolt against God in building the tower

• Abimelech presumes to be king for a brief time during the Judges Era

• Israel appeals to Samuel for a king “like all the other nations”• Receive the bitter fruit of their request-the man of pride,

Saul• Eventually forfeits his throne because of disobedience

to God• His life is characterized by jealousy and paranoia

KINGDOM ERA

OVERVIEW• David Learns in the Wilderness

with his Sheep that God is Bigger than any and all Foes Learns to know God in song Grows confident of his strength

in struggles with wild animals Learns self-discipline in all his

ways• Sees Goliath is not a Foe too

Big, but a Target too Big to Miss• He is Revealed as the Future King during Saul’s Reign Becomes more famous than Saul Becomes targeted for death by Saul Receives on the job training in the difficulties of the

wilderness• He has none of the Trappings of Royalty, yet in

his Heart, he is already Becoming a Man of God

KINGDOM ERA

The King God WantsA King in Obscurity

A King in the Midst of Crisis

1 Samuel 16 & 17

Psalm 56

A person’s high view of God

grows from a habit of personal

develop-ment of their faith in

God which prepares them

to face the unknown and

endure hardship.

A KING IN OBSCURITY

1 Samuel 16:1, 6-13

A King in Obscurity God Sends Samuel to the Home of Jesse to

Anoint Saul’s Replacement (1, 6-13) Seven likely candidates pass before Samuel

Samuel is inclined to pick the eldest God restrains Samuel from choosing any of the older sons

Samuel requests that the youngest son be brought in from the field The Spirit says to Samuel, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.” Samuel anoints David and the Spirit falls on him immediately

A KING IN OBSCURITY

1 Samuel 16:15-19

A King in Obscurity David Develops his Character and Abilities

as a Young Man Watching over the Sheep Protects his flock from a lion and a bear Hones his slingshot skills Spends time learning to praise God in music Develops discipline and faithfulness in service to

his father

David First Appears on Saul’s Radar (14-19) Sought out to use his gift for praising God in

music to lift the spirit of a depressed king Referred by a nameless servant of Saul

A KING IN OBSCURITY

1 Samuel 17:12-19, 34-36

A King in Obscurity All of these Disciplines Converge into a Critical

Moment of Truth Jesse sends an unsuspecting David with a ‘care

package’ for his oldest brothers They are serving in Saul’s army, in a standoff with the

Philistines David, offended by Goliath’s insults, volunteers to

challenge him and uses his sling abilities to kill Goliath Who knew that ‘David the singer’ was also ‘David the slinger’? God knew

A King in Obscurity All of David’s Developed Disciplines (courage, music,

sling and obedience) Prepare Him To go from unknown shepherd boy to mighty warrior From mighty warrior to Israel’s greatest king

David would be the King by whom all Future Kings are Measured As a lone shepherd boy he learned to accept the truth of

Psalm 144:15; “Blessed are the people of whom this is true; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.”

David was well on his way to becoming a faithful practitioner of his knowledge of the LORD

Under his leadership, Israel experiences its greatest days

Why might Samuel have been predisposed to select Eliab? Jesse was old and advanced in years His three oldest were likely in their 20s or older By comparison, David was just a “youth”

What is it about working alone as David did that could be conducive to his development as a leader? Does God use solitude to develop His people today?

DISCUSSION

A KING IN THE MIDST OF CRISIS

Psalm 561 Samuel 17

A King in the Midst of Crisis David’s Anointing by Samuel did not imply an Immediate

Coronation as King 1 Samuel 16:13 - Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in

the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

His Victory over Goliath Leads Propels him into the Role of a Leader in Israel’s Army His reputation and stature in Israel skyrockets He is seen as a threat by an already insecure king

1 Samuel 18:5-9

King Saul begins seeking to Kill David David is forced to spend the next 13 years on the run Psalm 56 is a song of David’s plight in the midst of this crisis

A King in the Midst of Crisis David’s View of his Situation (Ps. 56)

Though David was a skilled and powerful warrior, he refused to lift his hand against the King of Israel

He is the one who now must have a rescuer, a helper His hotly pursued by Saul and his men (1-2) He is afraid, but uses his fear as motivation to trust God (3) He is misunderstood, maligned, and vulnerable to a watching and

plotting enemy (5) He weeps from the continual emotional strain of running (8)

David’s anointing demands God’s protection and David readily seeks out God’s obligation to protect him

A King in the Midst of Crisis David’s View of God (Ps. 56)

David is familiar with the stories of God’s promises to the patriarchs, beginning with Abraham

He believes God’s promises for him, but understands that He uses trying circumstances to strengthen faith He is therefore quick to take his fears to God (3-4) He focuses on God instead on the hopelessness of his situation

(9)

David’s habit of worshiping God in the fields as a lone shepherd now sustains him as he flees his enemies

A King in the Midst of Crisis David’s View of his Enemies (Ps. 56)

He looked at those who threatened him through the lens of his sure anointing as the next king

It was God’s responsibility to protect him until the day of coronation

This trust in the LORD fortifies his faith as he declares:

“In God I have put my trust, I shall not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (11)

How does lack of discipline hinder people from moving forward in grace and usefulness to God? How does discipline play a part in the truth of

sanctification by grace?

How can we instill a lofty view of God and courage in His faithfulness to us? In our family In our workplace relationships In our friends

What understanding of God’s role in his life gave David such confidence in leadership, even in the midst of crisis?

DISCUSSION

God will use threats and stresses in our lives to purify our faith and mature us spiritually.• Our view of God determines how we

respond to outside pressures.

Man grows through the disciplines and lessons learned in youth; these become the vehicles through which God works in adulthood.• A lack of personal discipline can often disqualify a person from greater service.

Sin born of pride causes insecure leaders to attack those whose position or ability threatens their own.

Redemption from God sets us up for greater service in His plan for our lives.• God’s plan implies His protection, provision and promotion to accomplish it in His own time.

CONCLUSIONS What does this lesson teach us about God? Man? Sin? Redemption?

Bible Trivia Test1 Samuel(1pt)

What excuse did David’s wife, Michal, give to Saul’s servants who had been sent to capture and kill David?• “Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, in order to

put him to death…When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, ‘He is sick.’ ” (Ruth 4:13-17)

Whose sword did Ahimelech the priest give to David when he first fled from Saul?• “Then the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you

killed in the valley of Elah, behold…if you would take it for yourself, take it. For there is no other except it here.” (1 Samuel 21:9)

How did David fool Achish, the king of Gath, into believing that he was harmless?• “So he disguised his sanity before them, and acted insanely in their

hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his saliva run down into his beard.” (Judges 8:24)

Bonus Round (2pts) What was Solomon’s ‘other’ name?

Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba…and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.” (2 Samuel 12:24-25)

What was Abigail’s first husband’s name and what did it mean? “Please do not let my lord pay attention to this worth-

less man, Nabal. For he is just like his name-his name is Fool, and folly is with him!” (1 Samuel 25:25)

Bible Trivia Test

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