CH 6&7 King Flashcards
What is a lesson that can be drawn from the story of Saul or David?
From the story of David one can learn the importance of staying true to one’s moral character and loyalty to God. David is chosen by God not by his appearance (short stature) but because of his good heart. However, overtime David commits the sins of adultery and murder as he loses his touch with his good soul, and faces the consequence of family tragedy. In conclusion, the lesson is to push away sinful thoughts and maintain a virtuous heart.
____ is a priest and judge. The people of Israel ask him for a human king and he will end up anointing two of the kings.
Samuel
What is the first thing David does when he finds out Bathsheba is pregnant?
He tries to get Uriah to have sexual intercourse with Bathsheba. However, Uriah is loyal to his military duties and will not distract himself from battle.
Briefly explain where David went wrong in the Bathsheba story. Include how his sin starts smaller and evolves over time. This should include four main sins that we touched on in class.
Sins: lust, covetous, (internal concept), adultery, dishonesty to God and others, murder
Scholars believe his sin first started when he saw Bathsheba bathing. This shows the sin of lust and covetous since he knew that Bathsheba was married to his ally Uriah. In class we touched on how although others can not see certain internal type sin it still exists. However, the sin evolved when he took action and committed adultery with Bathsheba. Whether Bathsheba was innocent or not, David knew she was married to another. He is then not honest with God or Uriah as he tires to get Uriah to have sex with Bathsheba. If Uriah would have done this the baby could have seemed like Uriah’s own. This sin grew furthermore when he commits the sin of murder. Although he did not directly kill Uriah, Bathsheba’s husband, he orders Uriah to the front of the army to be killed. Then David is dishonest again when he believes God would not find out his sins, but Nathan later reveals that God knows all. For these reasons, David’s sin grows as he lacks the strength to push away his immoral thoughts.
Who is Nathan? b. How does he help David?
JUST PROPHET
Nathan is a prophet that often gives advice to David. He helps David by showing him the seriousness of his sins. Nathan asks David to judge a immoral character in a parable and then reveals that the character depicts David. David then realizes his wrongdoings and later repents.
King David defeats the ________ threat
Philistine
Two books recount King Solomon, the building of the temple, and the division of the Kingdom into two different kingdoms:
1 and 2 Kings
Who is the mother of Samuel?
Hannah
True or False: King Solomon maintains consistent virtue and goodness during his reign because he chose wisdom.
False
David eventually ______ and tradition has it that he writes about it in ____________.
repents of his sin, Psalm 51
Who is the person that became disobedient to God’s will and overwhelmed by jealousy and rage?
Saul
David is from
Bethlehem
1 Samuel 16:7 says
“…the Lord does not see as humans see; they look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
These writings grew out of writing from non-Jewish cultures in the Ancient Near East. They include maxims (sayings) guiding people to seek what is good and avoid what is evil. There is also love poetry and Psalms included in this genre
Wisdom
This is one of the groups that forced the divided Kingdoms (after the time of King Solomon) into exile:
The Babylonians
