DAVID’S LAST WORDS

1. David’s Life

•Born 1040 BC•Name means ‘beloved’•Youngest son of Jesse, ‘ruddy with a fine appearance and handsome features’.•Shepherd boy caring for his father’s sheep•Secretly anointed to be next king by Samuel•Used sling slot effectively•Fought lion and bear•Defeated Goliath•Played the harp•Wrote psalms

•Summonsed to the palace to sooth Saul’s moods•Befriended Jonathon the king’s son•Saul threw spear at him and made other attempts at his life•David became a warrior•People loved him and chanted ‘Saul has slain his 1000s but David his 10,000s’.•Saul jealous and sought to kill him•David an outlaw living in caves and on the run•Lead a band of rebel soldiers•Fled to Philistines

•Pretended to be mad to escape

•Anointed King of Judah at 30

•Conflict with usurpers

•Five years later King of Israel

•United the nation

•Under took building works

•Founded Jerusalem as capitol

•Nation became prosperous

•‘A Man after God’s own heart’

•Victory when attacked by enemies

•Expanded borders•Joab his commander•Installed ark to Jerusalem•Established worship•Not allowed to build temple because of bloodshed•Davidic covenant made•Messianic psalms composed•David lapsed:

• Committed adultery with Bathsheba• Arranged murder of Uriah

• Nathan exposes him

•Family conflict:• Ineffective control of his sons• Son raped his daughter Tamar• Son killed that son• Absalom usurps David’s throne and drives

him out• Joab kills Absalom• David weeps for his son

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•Last years

• More Philistine wars

• Military Census through pride

• Massive preparations for the temple

• Instructions for Solomon

• Other son usurps but loses

• Last words oracle

•Died at 70

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2. David’s Reflection

3. David’s Summary

23 Now these are the last words of David:

The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,    the oracle of the man who was raised on high,the anointed of the God of Jacob,     the sweet psalmist of Israel:

Ordinary man

Ordinary man

Destined Man

Ordinary man

Destined Man

Empowered man

Ordinary man

Destined Man

Empowered man

Worshipful man

4. David’s Inspiration

2 “The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me,     his word is upon my tongue. 3 The God of Israel has spoken,     the Rock of Israel has said to me:

When one rules justly over men,    ruling in the fear of God,4 he dawns on them like the morning light,    like the sun shining forth upon a cloudless morning,    like rain that makes grass to sprout from

the earth.

6 But godless men are all like thorns that are thrown away;  for they cannot be taken with the hand;7 but the man who touches them    arms himself with iron and the shaft of

a spear,    and they are utterly consumed with fire.”

5. David’s Blessing

5 Yea, does not my house stand so with God?For he has made with me an everlasting

covenant,Ordered in all things and secure.For will he not cause to prosper     all my help and my desire?

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