Saul Bass

Christian Fathers The word father carries the idea of a nourisher, a protector and an upholder. Perhaps we will never know the depth of our father’s love or the extent of the sacrifices that he makes for his children. So much of his time is spent providing food, clothing, and shelter that there is hardly enough time left for his children; however, fathers love deeply. Commonly, a mother’s love is more visible; yet, fathers love their children unreservedly. In the event of serious mistakes…

King Saul began his reign as an obedient nagid king, leading the people in covenant faithfulness toward God. He soon changed to a melek king, seeking his own glory and power. This change brought civil strife, division, and death upon God's people, instead of the shalom Israel was to experience. Because of this, Saul and his dynasty were rejected by God. Saul’s background and early life reflect that he had the potential to be a nagid king. Saul complied with the rules a king must obey. Saul was…

David seventeen sons gather at the royal court and they all claimants to the throne. Among them there was a mere boy, according to Jewish legend, barely 12 years old his name is Solomon. Solomon's mother Bathsheba approaches the frail king's bedside and she said unto him “my lord you swore to your servant by the lord your God saying your son Solomon shall succeed me as king and shall sit on my throne.” (first king 1:17). David has many sons that wants to inherit the throne, but he fulfill…

When Saul was rejected from being the King of Israel by God because of his disobedience, Samuel followed God’s command to anoint a new king for Israel from the sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite. Samuel made the judgement of the future king based on his appearance and statue, and thought that Eliab, the eldest son of Jesse, would be the king. However, God told Samuel that God did not see as the man sees. Here comes the proverb from 1 Samuel 16:7 “man looks into the eyes, but LORD looks into the…

Israel was a great man by the name of Saul. Saul, was chosen by God to become the leader over all of Israel. Samuel the son of Hannah anointed Saul to be king. Little did Samuel know of all the problems Saul would have, and how it would shape Israel into a great nation. To be able to discuss the consequences of Saul's actions, we first need to know a little bit about Saul and the history of Israel up until this point. Israel as a nation had not had a king up until Saul. The reason is because…

I will be interpreting the article Mother-Child Narratives and the Kingdom of God: Authorial Use of Typology as an Interpretive Device in Samuel-Kings by Christopher Jero. In his article Jero uses three narratives, The Hannah Narrative, Solomons Judgement and the Elisha and the Shunnamite Woman to show how these mother child narratives reveal the history of Samuel-Kings. The Hannah narrative details a woman who longs for a son further representing Israel’s longing for a king. Solomon’s judgement…

this collection states, these stories are told with David’s interests in mind. That said, it is made clearer that the actions of Abigail and Nabal’s men are used to show that lots of people think David is in fact, the appointed king of Israel by God. Saul is no more the king over Israel. Through Abigail bringing the food that David’s men requested in his name, shows that people think David does have honor, and it needs to be acknowledged. The men of Nabal bring in another reason that David…

Steussy, whose critical attention is to the aesthetic, literary concerns of the text rather than historical matters behind the text. She identifies in detail how the text compares David and Saul. Her portrait of David is not one-sided as those of Halpern’s and McKenzie. Through these scholars, Bosworth is successful in providing proof of the different characterizations of David. The next claim that Bosworth discusses is the problem of assuming…

God called David to be the “shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over Israel” (New Revised Standard Version, 2 Samuel 5:2). David replaced King Saul, the first king of Israel because he had lost favor with the Lord. As king, David conquered the previous inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Jebusites. After David and the Israelites settled in Jerusalem, the Philistine people tried to conquer them. However, the Lord delivered a victory to David, which allowed him to obtain the Ark of the…

Introduction: Saul was vulnerable in the cave with David and his men. They were ready to kill him but he spares his life and just cut off the corner of his robe. David said that he had the opportunity to kill him but he said that his hand will never be against him. Lead Though Questions: David and his men were far back in the……… (Cave.) I will give your enemy to you’re…….. (Hands.) I said, ‘I will not lay my hand on my lord because he is the LORD’s ………. (Anointed).’ Spiritual Questions: Why did…