Forgiveness Reigns, Part 1

For this particular lesson, I am providing you with only the most basic information. Using this information, I inserted personal stories and expositions as well as plenty of class discussion. Not my best work, but this lesson was foundational. I really got to the meat and potatoes of the lesson in Part 2. That lesson will be posted in early September. 

Background:

1 Samuel 16:1-13 Samuel anoints David king

1 Samuel 16:14-23 Saul seeks out a man to play the harp; David is chosen.

            He is described as an excellent musician, a brave warrior, wise and pleasant, and the Lord was with him.

1 Samuel 17:1-15 Goliath rises up against Saul and blasphemes God. Everyone is too afraid to fight.

1 Samuel 17:16-55 David kills Goliath to the praise of all the Israelites

Describe the relationship with David & Saul.

Describe the encounters the David had with Saul.

1 Samuel 17:56-18:9 – Saul sees David kill Goliath, brings him to the palace (a place of honor), then sees the people fall over David as opposed to their king.

1 Samuel 18:10-12 Saul through a javelin at David twice while David tried to play music to calm Saul’s spirit.

1 Samuel 18:13-19 Saul makes David captain and promises him a wife, but gives the woman to another man on David’s wedding day.

1 Samuel 18:20-29 – Saul gives David his other daughter to marry to trip him up but only after testing him in a dangerous situation.

1 Samuel 18:8-12 Saul tries to kill David with the javelin once then in his bed the next morning.

·      What did Saul do?

·      How did David respond?

·      How does the Bible instruct us to respond in this type of situation?

·      What can you learn from this?

·      List three ways that you can apply this to your life this week.

Describe the encounters that David had with Jonathan.

1 Samuel 19:1-7 – Jonathan smoothes things over between David and Saul.

1 Samuel 20:1-17 – Covenant between David & Jonathan

1 Samuel 20:35-42 – Jonathan informs David of the fact that Saul will kill him

·      What did Jonathan do?

·      How did David respond?

·      How does the Bible instruct us to respond in this type of situation?

·      What can you learn from this?

·      List three ways that you can apply this to your life this week.

So with this in mind, toleration of Saul, friendship with Jonathan… how do you think things will be when Jonathan and Saul are both dead?

What would your long-term reaction be?