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THE DAVID YOU NEVER KNEW THE DAVID YOU NEVER KNEW:
David: A man after God’s own
heart:
1 Samuel 13:13-14 NIV – 13
"You acted foolishly," Samuel said. "You have not kept the
command the LORD your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your
kingdom over
(Acts 13:22 NIV) After
removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: 'I have
found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want
him to do.'
The Dark David:
Imprecatory Psalms: Psalms
which David prayed about his enemies.
Imagine Jesus’ words: Love
your enemies; do good to them that despitefully use you; pray for your enemies
Remember we are told to come
boldly to the throne in Hebrews. Hebrews points out that the Old Testament
people were timid and we are not to be timid as they were we are to be bold?
How much more brass or bold can you be than David.
God never calls David down.
David’s dying wishes:
1 Kings 2: 1-9
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Joab
– Was a loyal subject of the king, and his killing Absalom was certainly motivated
by a shrewd political pragmatism to rescue David's overthrown monarchy. It
should be remembered that David ordered Joab to place Uriah the
Hittite in harm's way, an order Joab followed without question.
David demonstrates a certain moral selectivity in ordering Joab's death.
1.
If
David had such a problem with what Joab had done, why did he let him continue
to be commander of the army?
2.
Because
David requested Joab’s death it demonstrates that he had been dealing with some
deep-seeded anger, bitterness, and hatred? A man after God’s own heart?
Shimei - 2 Samuel 16: 5-14 5When King David came to(G) Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul,
whose name was(H) Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came(I) he cursed continually. 6And he threw stones at David and
at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men
were on his right hand and on his left. 7And Shimei said as he(J) cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless
man! 8The
LORD(K) has avenged on you all(L) the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned,
and the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, your
evil is on you, for you are a man of blood."
9Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah
said to the king, "Why should this(M) dead dog(N) curse my lord the king? Let me go over and take off his
head." 10But the king said,(O) "What have I to do with you,(P) you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the LORD has said
to him, 'Curse David,' who then shall say, 'Why have you done so?'" 11And David said to Abishai and to
all his servants, "Behold,(Q) my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite!
Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to. 12It may be that the LORD will look
on the wrong done to me,[a] and that the LORD will repay me with good for his cursing
today." 13So David and his men went on the road, while Shimei went along on
the hillside opposite him and(R) cursed as he went and threw stones at him and flung dust. 14And the king, and all the people
who were with him,(S) arrived weary at the Jordan.[b] And there he refreshed himself.
On
his way back to
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