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