Sermon Tone Analysis

Board and names

Bro. Lee Gonzalez will be teaching next Sunday.

Prayer request

Dan song

Lesson

\\ Questions                       *2 Samuel *

AUTHOR:       Probably Nathan and Gad wrote II Samuel, Samuel wrote most of I Samuel, but he died toward the latter part of the book, so the authorship of 2nd Samuel is disputed, though ancient opinion favors the thought that Nathan and Gad wrote it.

THEME:          “The Life of David.”

Just as I Samuel is built around the life of Samuel, the book of II Samuel is built around the life of David.

In fact, the entire book is a book about David, his weaknesses, strengths, virtues and faults     

 THE WORD “DAVID” MEANS “BELOVED.”

He was called “a man after God’s own heart.”

With the death of Saul, David’s fortune changed.

He was no longer a fugitive, and was quickly acknowledged as king by the southern tribe of Judah, his own tribe.

In the north Ish-Bosheth, a surviving son of Saul, was propped up as king by the military leader, Abner.

 .

Then Ish-Bosheth was assassinated (and the assassins executed by an outraged David).

It was seven and a half years after David had become king of Judah that he was recognized as king by all of Israel.

*SAINT*

è     David’s accomplishments as Israel’s ruler are unmatched.

He is a type of Jesus, who will rule as God’s coming King.

His personal qualities and faith provide examples for believers of every age.

* *

David’s rule was strong and aggressive and his accomplishments were unparalleled.

Other men of history have demonstrated military and administrative capacity but David overshadows them all by the breadth and depth of his ability.

David is one of the great men of faith and to cap it all, he was called “a man after God’s own heart.”

*SINNER*

David’s greatness cannot hide the fact that he was very human.

DAVID WAS A SINNER.

During the Ammonite war, David committed his great sin in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

For this sin God rebuked him through Nathan, the prophet, and imposed the penalty that the sword should never depart from the house, as we read in II Samuel 11:1 - 12:23.

The interesting thing about this is that David sincerely repented.

The outstanding fact in David’s sin /is /that there is a forgiving God when one comes confessing his sin.

SIN

1. “Why does God hold up as examples men and women who have such obvious flaws?”

Give your opinion.

2.

How did Saul’s attitude differ from David’s when they were confronted about their sins?

     1 Samuel 15:16-31 and 2 Sam.

12:1-14

3. Did God forgive David of his sin with Bathsheba? 2 Sam.

12:13.

4.

According to 2 Sam.

12:10 and 14, did God take away the results of David’s sin?

What were the results and how long will they last?

 

5.

Jas 1:13-15 “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with      

                        evil, neither tempteth he any man:But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his      

                        own lust, and enticed.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it

                        is finished, bringeth forth death.”

In 2 Samuel Chapter 11, what was David’s biggest mistake?

 

6.

Make a list of David’s sins according to 2 Samuel 12:9.

 

7.

What are your thoughts about Bathsheba?

Would this be a good lesson on how a women’s clothing can influence a man’s thanking and actions?

Answers                                                 *2 Samuel *

 

AUTHOR:       Probably Nathan and Gad wrote II Samuel, Samuel wrote most of I Samuel, but he died toward the latter part of the book, so the authorship of 2nd Samuel is disputed, though ancient opinion favors the thought that Nathan and Gad wrote it.

THEME:          “The Life of David.”

Just as I Samuel is built around the life of Samuel, the book of II Samuel is built around the life of David.

In fact, the entire book is a book about David, his weaknesses, strengths, virtues and faults

           

 THE WORD “DAVID” MEANS “BELOVED.”

He was called “a man after God’s own heart.”

With the death of Saul, David’s fortune changed.

He was no longer a fugitive, and was quickly acknowledged as king by the southern tribe of Judah, his own tribe.

In the north Ish-Bosheth, a surviving son of Saul, was propped up as king by the military leader, Abner.

 .

Then Ish-Bosheth was assassinated (and the assassins executed by an outraged David).

It was seven and a half years after David had become king of Judah that he was recognized as king by all of Israel.

*SAINT*

è     David’s accomplishments as Israel’s ruler are unmatched.

He is a type of Jesus, who will rule as God’s coming King.

His personal qualities and faith provide examples for believers of every age.

* *

David’s rule was strong and aggressive and his accomplishments were unparalleled.

Other men of history have demonstrated military and administrative capacity but David overshadows them all by the breadth and depth of his ability.

David is one of the great men of faith and to cap it all, he was called “a man after God’s own heart.”

* *

*SINNER*

David’s greatness cannot hide the fact that he was very human.

DAVID WAS A SINNER.

During the Ammonite war, David committed his great sin in the matter of Uriah the Hittite.

For this sin God rebuked him through Nathan, the prophet, and imposed the penalty that the sword should never depart from the house, as we read in II Samuel 11:1 - 12:23.

The interesting thing about this is that David sincerely repented.

The outstanding fact in David’s sin /is /that there is a forgiving God when one comes confessing his sin.

SIN

Ø      1.

“Why does God hold up as examples men and women who have such obvious flaws?”

Give your opinion.

Answer: For one thing, through David we are reminded that God is a realist.

His Book contains no “let’s-pretend” whitewash of believers.

Noting this, we may be helped to appreciate the fact that we can come to God in spite of our own weaknesses.

God won’t overlook them.

But He won’t be crushed by our failures either.

God knows that “we are dust” (Ps.

103:14).

For another thing, a revelation of saints’ failures as well as successes helps us to identify with them.

If a David or an Abraham were represented as spiritually perfect, you and I would hardly feel close or similar to him.

The truths that God is teaching us through their lives might be seen but might not be thought of as relevant.

After all, we might think, “That’s all right for a spiritual giant like David!

But what about poor, struggling me?” Then we discover that David struggled too.

And sometimes he lost out to his weaknesses.

David did know sin’s pull, just as we do.

His experiences /are /relevant to us!

 “No temptation has taken us except what is common to man” (1 Cor.

10:13).

We are all bound up together in the shared ties of humanity.

David knew the feelings and temptations that we know—and we know his!

When the Bible accurately reports the failures and follies of God’s saints, it demonstrates this common bond and encourages us to identify our own inner struggles with theirs.

Most importantly, when Old Testament saints are shown to be sinners, Scripture is expressing something basic about the Gospel.

The good news of God’s love for man is not, “Trust Me, and be freed of your humanity.”

The good news of God’s love is that the Lord has committed Himself to deal with sin and to make us progressively more and more like Him.

For progressive growth we always stand in need of God’s grace and aid.