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THE UNITED KINGDOM:
-The Main Characters of the United Kingdom
oSamuel as Judge/Prophet (1 Samuel 1-7)
oSaul (1 Samuel 8-15)
oDavid (1 Samuel 16- 2 Samuel 24)
oSolomon (1 Kings 1-11)
SAMUEL
-Hannah prays to God and God answers her prayers
-Raised by in the temple (1 Sam 1:26)Eli
o“the young man Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the
Lord and also with man” (1 sam 1:26)
-God appears to Samuel in a dream
o“the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground” (3:19)
-The Philistines capture the of the Covenant Ark
oElis sons use the ark as a lucky charm
oPlace it in Dagon’s temple but is clearly superior
oEvery morning, Dagon is over face first in front of the Arkfallen
oPhilistines send it back to Israel
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SAUL
-Background:
oIsrael demands Samuel give them a king
oIsrael wants a king “like the nations”
oRules for Israelite Kingship (Deuteronomy 17)
Must be an (tribe of Judah)Israelite
Should not accumulate a large (trust God)army
Should not have many (no political marriages) wives
Should not accumulate massive by taxing the people wealth
Should write out his own copy of the to keep him faithfulLaw
-Saul chosen as first king
oTall handsome and man from tribe of Benjamin
-Defeats some of the Israelites’ enemies and establishes a strong kingdom
-BUT.. Begins to become and disobeys Godprideful
-Saul’s Downfall: Saul disobeys God’s orders
oCaptures the Amalekite king of the Amalekites and keeping their flocks for
himself
oClear direction was given to destroy everything
oSamuel shows up and asks Saul why he did listen to directions
o1 Samuel 15:22-23—God Saul from being king rejected
DAVID
-Samuel secretly anoints David (1 Samuel 16)
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oIn Bethlehem when David is 16
oYoungest of all of jesses sons
o“Man looks at the appearance but the Lord looks at the outward heart”
oAnointed “king” but will not become official for many years
-David & Goliath (1 Sam 16)
oThe 9 foot tall Goliath challenges the Israelites in the valley of Elah morning and
evening for 40 days
oChoose 1 representative to fight me; whoever wins, will win the entire battle
oDavid’s reason for fighting Goliath: he was God. defying
-David & Goliath: 2 Reminders
oShows the nations that Israel’s God is the and God. He is stronger true almighty
than the Philistines’ “gods”.
oReminds Israel to trust more than their physical power and military prowess God
(why they had picked Saul to be king)
-Saul’s jealousy: Saul becomes so jealous of David’s fame, he tries to him. David kill
flees.
-David and Jonathan
oBeautiful example of biblical, committed friendshipcovenantal,
oEach love the other “as his own soul”
oJonathan warns David of his fathers intentions
o“the Lord shall be between me and you, and between my offspring and your
offspring, forever” (1 sam 20:42)
-David on the run
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oDavid receives help from the of Nob, who Saul then executes for treason. priests
oSamuel passed away, so David hides in the wilderness
oDavid gathers together a group of soldiers that are loyal to him (Mighty Men) and
continues to fight for Israel even though he is on the run
oDavid to kill Saul and take the throne, trusting God’s timeline (twice!)refuses
Could have killed him at the cave of En Gedi
Steals his spear at the wilderness of Ziph
-Witch at Endor: Saul is desperate and has had no relationship with God for years at this
point so he goes to a to try to talk to Samuel. witch
oThe witch is a fake and is terrified when God actually allows Samuel to speak to
Saul
oSamuel tells Saul that he is going to in the battle the next day. die
oSaul dies at the battle at Gilboa
-Reign of David: king for 40 years
oDeals with the house of Saul
oBrings back the ark of the covenant
oConquests of enemies: Philistines, Cananites, Moab, Syria, Edom, and Ammon
-The Davidic Covenant (2 Sam 7)
oDavid’s son (Solomon) will become king after him, forming a unlike dynasty
Saul.
oThis son will build a for God. temple
oDavid’s line will be an eternal line
-Under the Davidic Covenant, God establishes David’s line to reign.
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oIf the Davidic king turned away from God, He would take away their temporarily
nation and kingship
oGod continued the line of David even amidst disobedience and oppression. Jesus,
the ultimate and + the of God, is a direct descendant of David.eternal King Son
-David’s Sin with Bathsheba (1 Sam 11)
oWhile Israel is at war with the Ammonites, David remains behind
oHe notices and commits adultery Bathsheba
oTo cover up her pregnancy, he arranges for the murder of (Bathsheba’s Uriah
husband)
oAfter Uriah’s death, David marries Bathsheba
oDavid is confronted by the prophet of his sinNathan
Nathan tells the story of a stolen ewe lamb
“thou art the man!”
The child would die
-Consequences of David’s sin:
o4 Prophetic Woes:
o1. shall never depart”“Sward
o2. will rise from within”“Evil
o3. “Your wives will be taken”
o4. “Enemies will blaspheme”
oDavid’s kingship will always have problems.
-Absalom leads a rebellion
oHe tries to become king and David flees
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oDavid retreats into the desert
David refuses to kill his own son
oAbsalom is killed
DAVID VS. SAUL
-Both men sinned and had their issues throughout their reigns
-Saul never showed true ; David is called “a man after God’s ” repentance own heart
because when confronted with his sin, David repented & turned back to God
SOLOMON:
-Solomon’s request: Wisdom
-Solomon builds the temple
oDouble the size of the tabernacle
o7 years to construct
-Solomon dedicates the temple
oThe of the Lord thickly fills the temple when it is dedicated and the ark of glory
the covenant is brought in
oSolomon prays over the people– he appeals to God’s and loyal love faithfulness
when the people disobey (“hear in heaven your dwelling place and forgive the sin
of your servants” repeated 5x in 1 Kings 8)
oAfter the feast and sacrifices, “[Solomon] sent the people away, and they blessed
the king and went to their homes joyful and glad of heart for all the that goodness
the LORD had shown to David his servant and Israel his people.”
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-Solomon is not only wise, but has great and wealth power
oGold and silver
oHorses and stables
-Solomon’s according to Deut 17downfall
oDon’t accumulate a large army : Solomon trusted in his large and his army
political alliances
oDon’t have many wives : Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines
oDon’t accumulate massive wealthy by taxing the people : Solomon became one of
the men in history through taxing the kingdomrichest
WRAP UP:
-Even the greatest of leaders will have in their lives sin
-A failure to deal with sin will lead to from Godpunishment
-BUT God is forgiving and will forgive our sin when we show true repentance
-God established the in order to move forward his redemptive plan of Davidic Line
salvation that starts in Genesis 3!
THE UNITED KINGDOM AND JESUS
-Jesus as the ultimate onewise
-Jesus as the direct of David who is the ultimate, final, and eternal Davidic descendant
King! (cf. Matthew 1)
-Jesus is through whom now believers have become the – the dwelling place of tempple
God
