Sermon Questions - February 7, 2016

The Rise of David

1 Samuel 18:1-30

February 7, 2016

Study Questions

1. Read 1 Samuel 18:1-9. Why did Jonathan have such a profound love for David? What exactly did Jonathan give David and why? Who else respected and admired David and why?

2. How were the people responding to David and why? How did Saul feel about their response and why?

3. Read 1 Samuel 18:10-16. Why did God send a harmful spirit to torment Saul? How did this make Saul act? What specifically did he try to do to David? What do you think were his motives?

4. Why did Saul remove David from his presence? What happened afterward and why? How did this make Saul feel? How did it make the people feel?

5. Read 1 Samuel 18:17-27a. What was Saul’s next tactic and why? How did David respond to this? Why was he reluctant to be the king’s son-in-law?

6. How did Saul seek to entice David to become his son-in-law and why? What actually transpired?

7. Read 1 Samuel 18:27b-30. What made Saul so afraid of David? How did this shape the nature of his relationship to David?

8. Why did David have such success in battle? What did this do for his reputation? How do you suppose this affected Saul?

9. What’s the point of this chapter? How does this point relate to the gospel of Jesus? How might the point apply to your life? Your family? The life of the church?

10. Take some time to pray. Ask the Lord to use his Word to shape you into the image of Jesus. Ask the Lord to use his Word to purify and prepare his church.

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