Last Week -
Saul and His Sons Die in Battle 1 Samuel 31
The ten Commandments
Obedience:
Saul is Rejected by God
1Sa 15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.
Today - David is Made King of Israel - officially
Remember he was anointed king - David is Anointed King by Samuel
1 Samuel 16:1-13
It was 6 lessons ago
But he was 12 when he was anointed and was thirty years old when he became king, he waited 17 years.
and he reigned forty years” (2 Samuel 5:4).
Thus, David took the throne of Israel at about the same age that Jesus would begin His earthly ministry (Luke 3:23).
2 Samuel 4: 8
And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ishbosheth, the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the LORD has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul and his descendants.”
9 But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all adversity, 10 when someone told me, saying, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ thinking to have brought good news, I arrested him and had him executed in Ziklag—the one who thought I would give him a reward for his news. 11 How much more, when wicked men have killed a righteous person in his own house on his bed? Therefore, shall I not now require his blood at your hand and remove you from the earth?” 12 So David commanded his young men, and they executed them, cut off their hands and feet, and hanged them by the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.
2 Samuel 5:1-4 David is Made King of Israel
1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and spoke, saying, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh. 2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’ ” 3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel. 4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah for seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem, he reigned for thirty-three years over all Israel and Judah.
LESSON TIME!
We talked about King Saul disobeyed God and, as a result,
would no longer be allowed to be king.
God sent the prophet Samuel to search for a new king.
When Samuel came to David’s house, his father, Jesse, thought that one of David’s older brothers would be king.
However, God did not look at outward appearances.
God wanted someone whose heart would be right before Him.
Samuel asked Jesse if he had any more sons.
Jesse replied that he had one son left who was out tending sheep.
David was the youngest child, but God noticed him.
God knew that David would be the kind of king that would follow Him.
So, David, a young shepherd boy, probably 12, was anointed to be the next king of Israel.
David did not immediately become king after his anointing. In fact, it took about another 17 years for him to become the king of all of Israel.
The 17 years were not easy for David.
Remember, during these years, David faced the giant, Goliath.
Later, he would run for his life from the jealous King Saul.
King Saul knew, because of his disobedience to God, he would one day
be replaced.
He thought that the only way to keep David from becoming king would be to kill him.
So, for 10 years, Saul and his 3,000 soldiers chased David around the wilderness.
If only Saul would have just turned away from his sin and back to God,
but he refused.
What do you suppose David learned during these difficult “wilderness” years?
I think he learned how to trust in the Lord to deliver him, protect him, and provide for all of his needs.
When King Saul and Jonathan died in battle, David became king
over part of Israel, the tribe of Judah.
The other tribes wanted one of Saul’s sons to rule over them; thus, Saul’s son, Ishbosheth, became ruler over the other 11 tribes of Israel.
David waited on the Lord. David knew God was faithful to His promises; and one day, he would become king over all of Israel.
After seven years, Ishbosheth died, and there were no other sons to take
his place. The rulers of the other tribes came to David and said, “Indeed we are your bone and your flesh.”
They acknowledged that they were related to David and should be reconciled as a nation.
It is kind of like two brothers who realize they should not be mad at each other.
2 Also, in time past, when Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them in; and the LORD said to you, ‘You shall shepherd My people Israel, and be ruler over Israel.’”
Not only did they realize that they were related to David and should no longer be divided, but they finally acknowledged that David was God’s choice to be king.
They acknowledged that God had used David in great ways even while Saul was king.
Perhaps, their pride had kept them from acknowledging God’s plan earlier.
Sometimes, our pride gets in the way of God’s plan.
What is pride?
God told David that he would one day shepherd God’s people and would be the king of Israel.
David knew that God had a plan for his life.
God has a plan for each of our lives.
We only need to obey Him and seek that His will be done in our lives.
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
If we will let Him, God will prepare us to do wonderful things for Him.
Bible Hokey Pokey song -
After you are done, explain to the class that the Lord wants us to
follow him completely. He wants ALL OUR HEART.
Pro.3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
3 Therefore all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD. And they anointed David king over Israel.
All of the leaders came to David in Hebron to make David king.
David made a covenant with them—a promise that he would be a good leader to His people.
They anointed David king over all of Israel.
Though David had to wait many years, God was faithful; finally, God’s plan for David’s life was accomplished.
David would be a good king for the people—a man after God’s own heart.
(Acts 13:22). “And when He had removed Saul, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’
When the elders anointed David, they were acknowledging what God had already determined.
David was God’s choice to be king.
The Holy Spirit was upon David’s life anointing him for that purpose.
Anointing is a symbol of the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives.
When God has a calling upon our lives, others will begin to recognize that calling, for it is God working in us and not our own strivings or effort.
4 David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for forty years.
David was 30 years old when he started to reign in Judah and about
37 years old when he became king over all of Israel.
Altogether he was king for 40 years.
Why was David a good king? - because he followed the Lord.
He made some mistakes along the way, but he always repented and asked the Lord to forgive him.
We can ask ourselves these questions:
Are we people after God’s own heart?
Do we seek God’s will for our lives?
Do we ask Him what He would want us to do?
David was very young when God began speaking to him about all of the important things that He wanted David to do.
We are never too young to hear from the Lord.
As you grow up always include God.
Pray to Him.
You will find that God has wonderful plans for your life.
PRAYER
MEMORY VERSE
2 SAMUEL 7:8
“Now, therefore, thus shall you say to My servant David,
‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “I took you from the
sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over My
people, over Israel.”
Shepherd Bookmarks Craft
For this craft, you will need the bookmark template provided with
this lesson.
Copy enough bookmarks for each child onto white card stock.
Other supplies:
crayons or markers,
a hole punch,
yarn,
glue sticks,
and scissors.
Cut out and paste the memory verse onto the back using a glue stick. (They can also write their names on the back.)
Punch the hole at the top.
String a few strands of yarn at the top.
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