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David the
Shepherd Boy ~ I SamUEL 16:11-12
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“He is keeping the sheep” David wrote the
23rd. Psalm.
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1Samuel 16:18 “one of the servants answered, I
have seen a son of Jesse [that is]
cunning in playing, a mighty valiant man, a man of war, prudent in
matters, a comely person, and the LORD
[is] with him.”
David a Champion
I Samuel 17:31
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God prepares him for greatness vs. 34-35
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Israel’s
man of the hour v. 36
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David
prepares for battle v. 40
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David trusts in the Lord vs. 37, 45-47
David the King 2 SamUEL 2:4
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“And the men of
Judah
came, and there they anointed David king over the house of
Judah.”
2Sa 5:3 “So all the elders of
Israel
came to the king to
Hebron;
and King David made a league with them in
Hebron
before the LORD: and they anointed David king over
Israel.
2 Samuel 5:4
David
[was] thirty years old when he began to
reign, [and]
he reigned forty years.”
David
the Sinner
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Adultery with Bathsheba
2Sam 11:1 “And it
came to pass at the time when kings go forth
[to battle],
David tarried still at
Jerusalem.
V.2
And it came to pass in an evening tide,
that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the
king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and
the woman [was]
very beautiful to look upon. V.4 And David sent messengers, and took
her; and she came in and he lay with her and she returned to her
house. V.5 and the woman conceived, and told David; I
[am] with child.”
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Committed murder (David ordered Uriah’s death) 2Sam
11:15
“And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set Uriah in the forefront of
the hottest battle, and retire from him, that he may be smitten, and
die. V.16 when Joab observed the city, that he assigned Uriah a
place where he knew that valiant men
[were]. V.17 and the men of the city
went out, and fought with Joab: and there fell
[some] of the
people of the servants of David; and Uriah the Hittite died also
Bill Watkins
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