Berean Bible Church

How God Sees People

Lesson X

David- The Man

February 4, 2007

Introduction

James 5:17 David, like Elijah, was a man of like passions as we are.

I David’s Childhood and Formative Years

1. Born in Bethlehem

Micah 5:2 a little place

2 Born into a large family

1 Samuel 17:12 he was one of eight boys

3 David was the youngest

1 Samuel 16:11

II David in the Days of His Youth

1 Looking after his father’s sheep

1 Samuel 16:11

2 Some facts about those years

1 Samuel 16:18 five things stated

3 He was loved by many

1 Samuel 16:21 by Saul

1 Samuel 18:1 by Jonathan

III David in His Adult Years

1 At first behaved him self wisely

1 Samuel 18: 5,14,30

2 Soon troubles came into his life

1 Samuel 18:7-8 not his fault

3 He became fearful

! Samuel 21:10 he feared Saul

4 He did foolishly to save himself

1 Samuel 21:10-15

5 He failed by making a cart to carry the Ark of God

2 Samuel 6:1-11 compare 1 Samuel 6:7,8

6 His greatest sin and failure was in the matter of Bath-sheba

2 Samuel 11:1-27 David displeased the Lord

2 Samuel 12:13 David confessed and was forgiven

IV David’s Old Age

1 It was in David’s heart to build the temple.

2 Chronicles 6:7-8 in this he did well

2. David, knowing he would not build it, yet prepared abundantly for it

1 Chronicles 22:1-5 ( 1 Chronicles 28:3)

3 David drew up the plans for the temple

1 Chronicles 28:19 with God’s hand on David’s hand

4. David’s death

1 Chronicles 29:28, 2 Samuel 23:1-3