Jensens survey of the old testament adam 106
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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 1 and 2
Samuel, keep in mind the simple outline of
Chart 39.
III. SURVEY OF 1 SAMUEL
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Read your segment titles and try to
recall the general movement of the narrative
from chapter to chapter.
4. Try to determine what chapters of 1
Samuel might be grouped together
according to similar content. Look especially
for grouping according to main characters.
Is there any overlapping?
5. Observe the important places of
chapters 9 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 1 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.
