This is an introduction of this new Bible Study, starting this coming Monday evening. We will be studying the life of David as told through the Old Testament books along with trying to put the Psalms that David wrote in chronological order to help to tell the story. This is not a usual way Bible Studies on David have been taught; we are not totally sure where all of the Psalms of David should go. When we are not sure, we will post possible location of the Psalms, and the number of Psalms affected.
David is a very significant historical figure in the Bible, Not only was he a great king, and military general; but he had a softer side, witnessed by his large volume of Psalms (songs) he wrote. David also plays an important role historically, he is of the birth line that the Jewish Messiah, and the Savior of the world would come from.
David's home town is also significant, because the Roman Caesar Augustus commanded that the whole world should be taxed, by returning to the home of their forefathers, to be registered and then taxed.
In this study, we will show how God used David to accomplish what He had ordained for that time and place. God still is very much part of our world and ordaining His Will still.
The more I study, the more I see God's Hand working. He is still Very, Very Large, and still in Charge. God created the world and everything in it, and is ultimately responsible for all creation.
I am looking forward to sharing this study with you, hopefully, you will gain a greater understanding of God and His Word.
David is a type of Christ, shown in the Old Testament. David unlike Jesus, was totally man and was born in sin. David still shows some of the qualities Jesus has. We will discuss this further as we get into this study.
The prophecy Jacob made to Judah, his son: "Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father's sons will bow down before you. Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey my son, you have gone up. He stooped down ; he crouched as a lion and as a lioness; who dares rouse him? The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples. Binding his foal to the vine and his donkey's colt to the choice vine, he has washed his garments in wine and his vesture in the blood of grapes. His eyes are darker than wine, and his teeth whiter than milk."
Genesis 49: 8 - 12.
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