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STEP 6: WEEK 30
GOD'S CHOICE OF A KING God rejected Saul (1 Samuel 1 5:22-23) and sent Samuel to anoint DAVID, the son of Jesse and a descendant of Ruth, to be king (1 Samuel 16). DAVID means 'Beloved'. He was loved by God because his heart was right (Acts 13:22). David had to wait to become King. Saul reigned 40 years and was desperately jealous of David, even to the point of seeking to murder him. GOD'S COMING KING David was the finest king Israel ever had. It is stated in scripture that God loved him as "a man after his own heart." and it was to David God made great promises about the Messiah.Jesus is the Son of David (2 Samuel 7:12-16 & Matthew 1:1) and it is Jesus who will sit upon David's throne in Jerusalem. Jesus is God's choice of a PERFECT KING to rule over His Kingdom. See 2 Samuel 23:3-4. DAILY NOTESSUNDAY - 1 Samuel 16 - God's choice took into account the heart for He knows all our thoughts and motives. His Son Jesus has the same power - see John 2:24-25. MONDAY - 1 Samuel 17 - David's victory was in some ways like Christ's victory over Sin. Compare Genesis 3:15 with Hebrews 2:14-15. TUESDAY - 2 Samuel 1 - David's lament for his friend Jonathan, and for Saul who hated him, is among the most noble expressions of real love in the Bible. WEDNESDAY - 2 Samuel 2 - David was accepted first by his own tribe of Judah and made king in Hebron. THURSDAY - 2 Samuel 5 - David was later accepted by all Israel, and reigned in Jerusalem. FRIDAY - 2 Samuel 7 - This links directly with the promises made to Abraham. David's greater Son, Jesus, will reign in Jerusalem and build God's House (verses 12-16). SATURDAY - 2 Samuel 24 - Verse 16. The angel stopped at Jerusalem, where Jesus was to be offered and where the Temple was later built (2 Chronicles 3:1). |
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