David, the Shepherd KingLesson 2Homework for September 6, 2016
1 Samuel, Chapters 22-27
Last week we studied the early years of David's life. He was a multi-faceted man with a pronounced dedication to the LORD. David has grown from a young shepherd to a national hero and counselor in the inner court of King Saul. Yet, Saul was jealous and afraid of David resulting in hostility which threatened David's life. With the assistance of two of Saul's children, Michal and Jonathan, David fled from Saul's wrath. And we continue . . .
DAY ONE1 Samuel 22:1 - 23Saul continues to pursue David
David's desperation in fleeing Saul has been evident from resorting to consecrated bread to feed his men and his feigning insanity to escape Achish, king of Gath. As we begin Chapter 22, David and his men are hiding. David is receiving support and building an army. Who joined him? In verse 1, we see that David's ______came. Then, how are other recruits described? Those who were
______, ______and ______. How many? ______
What was David's first move? v. 3-4 ______
Who advised David to leave and go to Judah? ______Why did David listen to him?______
Saul is holding court in Gibeah. Who was around him? ______From what tribe? ______
Saul appealed to them on the basis of what he had done for them.
Yet, he accused them of what? ______
Who spoke up? ______who told what had happened to David at ______
How did Saul verify this report? ______
Of what did Saul accuse them? ______
What was the sentence handed down by Saul? ______
When Saul's servants refused, who acted to carry out Saul's order? ______
What was the extent of the carnage? ______
How did David find out what had happened? ______
DAY TWO1 Samuel 23:1 - 24:22Confrontation with Saul
What was happening in Keilah? ______
What instruction did David receive from the LORD? ______
Why did David's men object? ______
How large was David's army? ______
What assurance did David receive from the LORD? v. 4______
Why did Saul think David was vulnerable in Keliah? v. 7______
What is an ephod? ______Where did David get it? ______
What two questions did David ask God? ______
and ______
What was God's answer? ______What did David and his men do? ______
Where did David go to hide from Saul? ______
Who came to David to encourage him? ______Before they parted, what did they do? ______
From 23:19-29, who betrayed David to Saul? ______Who warned David? ______
As Saul and his army pursued David , how close were the two armies? ______
What happened to distract Saul from his pursuit of David? ______
Beginning with Chapter 24, after chasing out the Philistines, Saul returned to his first goal: David
How large was Saul's army? ______Where were David and his men hiding? ______
Why did Saul separate himself from the security of his army? ______
What did David's men expect? ______
Why would David not harm Saul? ______
How did David appeal to Saul to relent? ______
To whom did David appeal for justice between them? v. 12-15 ______
What did Saul acknowledge about his own behavior? v. 17______about David's? ______
What did Saul acknowledge about David's future? v. 20 ______
What did Saul ask of David? ______
DAY THREE1 Sam. 25:1 - 38A great loss, and another wife!
The nation of Israel is divided between Saul and David. There is a "cease fire" between the two, but they have not made peace. Then there is a great loss - Samuel died. From our introduction, do you remember the three offices (functions) Samuel exercised in Israel? ______
Where was the funeral? ______Who attended? ______
In the past, Samuel had been a refuge for David. Where did David go after Samuel died? ______
Don't draw any firm conclusions, but how do you think Saul would react? ______
How would Samuel's death mark the end of an era for Israel? ______
We don't know how much time passed between verses 1 and 2, but David is back in Judah. Maon is seven miles south of Hebron. Carmel is nearby.
How is Nabal described? ______
What tribal connection did he have? Num. 13:6______
How is Abigail described? ______
What mission did David give his men? ______
Why did David expect a favorable response? ______
Why did Nabal refuse? ______
How did David react? ______
Who told Abigail? Refer back to v. 8. ______
Why did he "snitch"? ______
Why did he not warn Nabal? v. 17______
Abigail leapt into action! Did she tell Nabal? ______Why? ______
What did she take to David? ______
How did she approach David? ______
When she met David, how did he describe Nabal's actions? ______
What were David's intentions? ______
Abigail's argument (plea) had several major points:
Nabal is ______Abigail did not know about ______.
David's pattern of behavior was to ______
How did Abigail curse David's enemies? v. 26b ______
How did Abigail bless David? v, 28-29______
How did Abigail prophesy David's future? v. 30-31 ______
What future favor did Abigail request? ______
Was she convincing? v. 32-35 ______Why? ______
When Abigail returned, what was happening? ______
When informed about Abigail's encounter with David, what happened to Nabal? ______
What did David do when he learned of Nabal's death? First, he ______
then he ______.
How did Abigail respond? ______
In v. 43-44, we learn of David's second wife who is named ______
What had happened to David's first wife? ______
DAY FOUR1 Samuel 26:1 - 25Still not safe from Saul
Who betrayed David? ______When Saul goes after David, how large is his army? ______
From 1 Sam. 25:13, how large is David's army? ______
Describe Saul's army camp: ______
David decided to sneak up on Saul. Who went with him? ______
What did David's companion request? ______
Why did David refuse? ______
But, what was stolen? ______and ______
Why didn't Saul and his men wake up? ______
David taunted Saul's army from a hilltop.
Who was held responsible for Saul's safety? ______
What proof did David show that Saul was not safe? ______
What penalty would be given for failure to protect Saul? ______
When Saul replied, what challenge did David give Saul?
If the LORD had caused Saul to come after David, then ______
If men had caused Saul to come after David, then ______
How did David measure his threat against Saul? ______
How did Saul respond? v. 21 ______
As a result of David's mercy to Saul, what did David request? ______
What was Saul's blessing on David? ______
If past behavior is a reliable predictor of future behavior, do you think Saul was sincere? ______
DAY FIVE1 Sam. 27:1 - 12Hiding among the Philistines
Did David trust Saul? ______David is looking for a new base of operations, and he chooses to go to Gath. Review what had happened the first time David went there from 1 Sam. 21:10-15.
However, this time David did not appear to be a threat because he brought ______with him. However, living in the royal city was hazardous. David planned to continue Israel's efforts to claim the land given them by the Abrahamic covenant. Achish gave David and his men the town of Ziklag, 25 miles southwest of Gath, in the land given to Simeon and Judah. David would raid tribal lands of the Geshurites, Girzites, and Amalekites.
What do we know from Ex. 23;23, 33? ______
from Josh. 13:1-4 ______
As David fought to gain the land given by God to Israel, what rule of warfare did he follow?
See Deut. 20:16-18 ______
When David reported back to Achish with bounty from his raids, where did David say he had gained them? ______These would have been under Israel's control!
What did Achish assume about David's military activities? ______
How long did David live with the Philistines? v. 7 ______
And there in Philistia we will leave David and his men and their families as David battles to regain the land promised to Israel.
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