Week 30

GOD'S CHOICE OF A KING

God rejected Saul (1 Samuel 15:22-23) 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. God loved him as "a man after his own heart". God made promises to him about the Messiah (anointed).

Jesus is the Son of David (2 Samuel 7:12-16 & Matthew 1:1). He will sit on 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).
Map of Israel (1000 BC)

DAILY NOTES

SUNDAY
1 Samuel 16		 God's choice took into account the heart. 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).