BY: MOIRA SMITH, ISABELLA WAY, HALEY PERACCHIA, BRIAN LLULL,

TYLER RONGIONE, AND JACLYN DURSO

King Saul and King David

Saul is Anointed

Samuel is guided by God to find a king for the Israelites

He meets Saul, a farmworker, and anoints him king and presents him to tribes

The theme of Saul is that God chooses the lowliest and least.

An Unsuitable King

Saul wins victory over AmmonitesSaul breaks faith with God -disobeys God’s Law twice

-offers prebattle sacrifice-fails to carry out ban

Samuel declares that Saul will now be rejected by God as King of Israel

Another Choice for King

Samuel is led by God to search for another king

-God sends Samuel to Bethlehem where he meets Jesse’s sons

-he overlooks older sons and chooses the youngest, David

David and Goliath

David armed by a slingshot defeats the Philistine giant

Saul finds him gifted and decides to keep him at court but he does not know that David has secretly been anointed by Samuel

Saul’s Jealousy of David

Saul becomes jealous of David and tries to kill him

Saul’s children Jonathon and Michal help David escape

Jonathon and David is one of the greatest tales of friendship

God is no longer with Saul and everything he does goes wrong

When Saul tries to kill David twice, his spear misses

David Flees to the Shrine

Priests gives him bread and the sword of Goliath

Saul finds out and orders the entire city of Nob to be destroyed

David rescues an Israelite town from Philistines

David could kill Saul at one point but doesn’t and Saul realizes how righteous David is

A Tragic End for Saul

Israel’s battle goes as prophesied by a ghost of Samuel

Saul kills himself rather than being captured

At first, King of Judah

Israel is now without a king, but has 2 rival leaders: David (in the north), and Saul’s general Abner (south)

Abner makes Saul’s eldest son Ishbaal, king over the northern tribes

David is publicly anointed king of the southern tribes of Judah

David Reign Begins…

After much bloodshed, Abner and Ishbaal are dead

David mourns their death

Philistines force David into battle and he is victorious

David captures Jerusalem, a Canaanite walled city, and makes it his capital

Jerusalem as Ideal

David made Jerusalem his capital – it was ideally located in a territory between the northern and southern tribes.

Jerusalem would become a holy city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims in the future.

David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem because it is a powerful symbol of God’s love.

David’s Devotion to God, Michal’s Fate

There is no love in David and his wife Michal’s marriage.

Michal shows contempt for David when he enters the city dancing with joy in front of the Ark of the Covenant .

The Davidic Covenant

The prophet Nathan tells David that God has a plan for him; God will build him a royal dynasty that will endure forever

David’s blood line endured for over 400 years before dropping into obscurity,

The Jewish people are still waiting for the Messiah - “anointed one”

Christians believe that Jesus was this Messiah.

David and Bathsheba

David commits adultery with Bathsheba but feels no guilt.

She becomes pregnant and he tries to cover it up by sending her husband Uriah back from battle, but his plan fails,

David has Uriah killed in battle and marries Bathsheba.

David’s Flaws

Lies and manipulates others to cover up his sin -results in murder

David’s lesson and repentance: after being told a parable, David recognizes his sin and repents

He realizes he is still subject to God and must follow the law

First son becomes sickly and dies

Chosen but Sinful

Why did such an account of David’s weakness and sin find its way into the Bible?

Deuteronomists chose to make it clear that David is not above God’s law

He must repent and suffer for his sins God works through limited and sinful

persons

Rivalry and Treachery in Family

King David has many sons with various wives. First born named Amnon Heir to his throne

Amnon rapes his half sister Tamar and drives her away

Absalom, Tamar’s full brother, kills AmnonAbsalom runs away then returns to become

new KingHe rebels and names himself king

Rivalry &Treachery Cont’d…

During Absalom’s rebellion a man named Mephibosheth, the grandson of King Saul, tries to take the throne away from David, even though he treated him like a son

During the battles against Absalom, David tells his soldiers not to kill him

Absalom is defeated and killed while trying to escape

David mourns him piteously

David’s Loyalty

David’s loyalty to his family is so strong he refuses to punish Amnon for raping Tamar

-trusts Absalom to come back into his court after killing Amnon

-His devotion to his name seems to make him abandon good sense

Ending Years of David’s Reign

David moves to reconcile the disgruntled tribes in the north and south

- refuses to punish Saul’s family - David is enthroned and the kingdom

is restored to a semblance of power - David worn out: his judgment is not

always fair, has bias toward his favorites -this is bound to fuel

resentments and rivalries in the future