3 David David, son of Jesse, was a man after God’s heart, and in a life-span of about seventy years, he “served his own generation by the will of God” (Acts 13:36, KJV) T H Jones describes David: He stood out as a bright and shining light for the God of Israel His accomplishments were many and varied; man of action, poet, tender lover, generous foe, stern dispenser of justice, loyal friend, he was all that men nd wholesome and admirable in man, and this by the will of God, who made him and shaped him for his destiny.5 David was Israel’s greatest king, designated by God as the Messianic forerunner of Christ He is the only person in Scripture with the name David There are fty-eight New Testament references to him (Read Rom 1:3 and Rev 22:16 for two examples.) David’s career was marred by heinous sins, but his honesty and contrition in acknowledging and confessing those sins brought God’s forgiveness (Read his prayer of Psalm 51.) E FIRST TWO KINGS OF ISRAEL Saul and David were the rst two kings of Israel, followed by Solomon, the third king For orientation in your study of and Samuel, keep in mind the simple outline of Chart 39 III SURVEY OF SAMUEL First note on the survey Chart 42 that most of the thirty-one chapters are individual segments of study Mark your Bible to show that extra segments begin at 2:11 and 21:10; and that 4:16; 7:3; and 28:3 replace 4:1; 7:1; and 28:1 as starting points Scan the thirty-one chapters in your Bible Make notations (e.g., underline strong phrases) in your Bible as you read Record segment titles on paper Read your segment titles and try to recall the general movement of the narrative from chapter to chapter Try to determine what chapters of Samuel might be grouped together according to similar content Look especially for grouping according to main characters Is there any overlapping? Observe the important places of chapters and 16 in the book: Samuel gives way to Saul in chapter 9; Saul is rejected in favor of David in chapter 16 This is diagrammed on Chart 40 B u t Chart 40 does not recognize the overlappings of the biographies in Samuel This is done by Chart 41, which shows the contrasting lives (upward and downward) of the main characters Carefully study the two charts together ... keep in mind the simple outline of Chart 39 III SURVEY OF SAMUEL First note on the survey Chart 42 that most of the thirty-one chapters are individual segments of study Mark your Bible to show... recognize the overlappings of the biographies in Samuel This is done by Chart 41, which shows the contrasting lives (upward and downward) of the main characters Carefully study the two charts together... prayer of Psalm 51.) E FIRST TWO KINGS OF ISRAEL Saul and David were the rst two kings of Israel, followed by Solomon, the third king For orientation in your study of and Samuel, keep in mind the