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    Even though Solomon was a wealthy king he still believed in sharing god’s wisdom through his own thoughts. He was very keen on giving his books to people whenever they wanted free of charge. Even though his writing were for every one Solomon wrote many of his verses to young men. As seen in Proverbs, he began most if not all of his versus with “My Son”. Solomon was a good wise teacher he liked to use the compare and contrast method of teaching along with similes and metaphors. A good example of…

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    Daniel Hawk talks of how and what Saul is as king and in how he is a figurative sacrifice for the country Israel for all of the times that they had turned away from God during the rule of the judges. When the people cry out for a king God sees this as a direct rejection of His rule. Samuel recounts to the people of their sins and transgressions and that God will make them pay, however, later Samuel assures them that God will not abandon them. Hawk talks of Saul and how his life/rule play out in…

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    David, one of Michelangelo's most famous and prominent statues, portrays the second king of Israel, born in bethlehem, dying in Jerusalem, altogether a very important biblical figure. Michelangelo was commissioned by the Florence cathedral to represent a hero of the bible. Michelangelo portrayed him in the nude because it was typical in ancient greece to display the purity of the body. Although secular art was popular during the renaissance, this piece was highly religious, but shows proportion…

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    The psalm readily divides into four parts of six verses each (Walvoord 891). In the first part, David expresses God’s complete knowledge (Ps. 139:1-6). Rather than present a rigid statement of God’s knowledge, David speaks of it in adoration (Kidner 500). David is happy to confess that God has searched him and does know him. The perfect verb tense, expressing a past action with continuing results, shows that God always intimately knows the hearts and minds of all people (Keil 809). Yet, the…

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    Joshua, Judges, And Ruth

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    by working in the field for a relative that Naomi mentioned. Ruth then catches the attention of Boaz (the land owner) in chapter 2. Boaz then decides to marry Ruth in ch. 4. This is important because Boaz then becomes the great-grandfather of King David. You see that God even used the death of Ruth's first husband as a means to follow through with His plan. The way that God works not only through the big things like conquering countries, but also small things like friendship, was not only true…

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    our lives we all face trials, hardships and brokenness. Sometimes we have extremely big obstacles we face that seem absolutely impossible to overcome. we have to remember that our God is bigger than any issues we face. The story of David and Goliath comes to mind, David was a boy and through God's anointing he took down a HUGE giant over nine feet tall, named Goliath that no one else would take on! That's faith with just a slingshot and a stone he took down the mighty giant!! Can you imagine?…

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    David was sculpted by Michelangelo which he began working on 1501 and finished in 1504. This sculpture is 518 centimeters (17’ tall) and is made of marble. It was made during the Italian Renaissance. This sculpture is located in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, Italy (Smart History, 2015). This stature was made to represent the biblical hero David, as the title suggests, who fought Goliath (Smart History, 2015). David is a young individual that battles Goliath when his older…

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    guide people through tenacious trials and the tasks humans should accomplish before leaving the earth. The Holy Bible contains the stories of divergent characters, such as Moses, David, and Paul, whose lives manifested the power of God as He worked His will through average men with above average power…

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    Man Of God Meaning

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    close and intimate walk between Elijah and God. Next we look at David. We once again see a man who was far from perfect, but still labeled as a Man of God II Chronicles 8:14, Nehemiah 12:24, 36. As a young man, David, was a simple shepherd who tried to the best of his ability to love God and serve his father. David was soon made a national hero for killing the giant. As well, he kept his integrity during the reign of king Saul. David was subject to failure just like the rest of us. He…

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    As a leader, David was outstanding. God called him a man after His own heart (1 Samuel 13:14) who would be the ruler. As king, it is interesting to note how God described him at various times. For example, in 2 Samuel 3:18, He called him “My servant David.” In 2 Samuel 7:5, he again called him His servant. These terms are repeated in 1 Chronicles 17:4 and 1 Chronicles 17:7. When David turned to God in confession, he described himself as a servant. In each of the above references the term…

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