scott crain

David is my Old Testament hero. His life was completely full. He's shepherd, poet, warrior, fugitive, friend, king, adulterer, murderer, grieving father, worshipper and repentant sinner. The Spirit of the LORD comes powerfully upon David (1 Samuel 16:13) David confronts Goliath (1 Samuel 17:1–37) David kills Goliath (1 Samuel 17:38–54) David becomes a successful military commander (1 Samuel 18:5–7) Saul becomes jealous of David (1 Samuel 18:6–9) Saul repeatedly attempts to kill David (1 Samuel 18:10–11; 19:9–10) Jonathan protects David from Saul (1 Samuel 19–20) David spares Saul’s life in a cave at En-gedi (1 Samuel 24) David spares Saul a second time (1 Samuel 26) Saul and Jonathan die in battle (1 Samuel 31) David mourns Saul and Jonathan (2 Samuel 1) David is made king over Judah (2 Samuel 2:1–4; 5:4) All Israel recognizes David as king (2 Samuel 5:1–5) David brings the Ark into Jerusalem and dances before the LORD (2 Samuel 6:12–15) David desires to build God a temple (2 Samuel 7) God makes His covenant with David (2 Samuel 7:8–17) David commits adultery with Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:1–5) David arranges Uriah’s death (2 Samuel 11:14–25) David marries Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11:26–27) David returns to Jerusalem as king (2 Samuel 19) David builds an altar (2 Samuel 24:15–25) David prepares for the future Temple (1 Chronicles 22–29) David dies after reigning for 40 years (1 Kings 2:10–12) David is remembered as a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14; Acts 13:22) Jesus is identified as the promised Son of David (Matthew 1:1; Luke 1:31–33; Romans 1:3)