Bible Character Study: King David
How can a adulterer and a murderer be called a "man after God's own heart?" I believe it is because when he failed, he repented and then turned back to God (see Psalm 51). I love the fact that this man who failed grievously could still be called a man after God's own heart. This is good news for all of us who want to honor and please the Lord and yet fail in our Christian walk. And all of us fail!
There is a lot to learn from the life of King David for Christians of all time, including now. Because of that, I've decided to write a series of articles on the life of David. Among other things, I'll look at King David as a shepherd, King David as a singer, King David as a soldier, King David as a sinner, King David as a statesman, and King David as a sage.
Why should I bother with such an extensive study on the life of King David? For numerous reasons! First of all, like David, I fail many times in my Christian walk, and yet I want to be known as a woman after God's own heart. I want to learn what earned him that title, in spite of his miserable failures. I believe that my study of David will enrich my spiritual life, and that God will use it to enrich the spiritual lives of all who read it as well.
There are several other reasons to study the life of King David. He started off in a humble manner. He seemed like a nobody, even to his family. But in spite of his humble beginnings, God saw fit to include massive amounts of information in the Bible on the life of King David. For instance, there are over 1,000 verses in the Bible about King David. More is written in the Bible about King David than many other famous Bible characters including Abraham and Moses. Believe it or not, there is more in the Bible about King David than there is about Jesus! Since the Bible devotes such a massive amount of information about King David, I believe it would serve us well to delve into his life and discover all we can about him, and how what we learn about King David can apply to our lives today.
King David was also significant because he is part of the lineage of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. Christ is, in fact, referred to as the "Son of David." King David was also one of the few Bible characters who made it into the "Hall of Faith" in Hebrews 11. For all of these reasons and more, I believe King David is a man worth studying.
I hope that you'll join me on this journey as I delve into the life of the character in the Bible known as King David!
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Post a CommentDavid continues to fascinate Christians, great read and quite interesting.
The best part for me as a christian is not that I am like David or not, We are all sinners! Rom. 3:10 and in Psalm 51:3 he says "Behold, I was shapen in iniquity;and in sin did my mother conceive me". ow, this is the best part:vs.11 "vanot me not away from thy presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me...vs. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways and sinners shall be converted unto thee. This is the best part, he repented but He new his responsibility, he didnt play Christian! He knew he had to witness and to show the people under Him he
i'm also writing an aticle of this man King David a man after God's own Heart. his rise and fall give every sinner a chance to turn back to God's unlimited grace.
Good intention and good work.King David is a charcater who is just like our mirror.We can surely learn from his life,especially when he fell from sin and returned to God again.By God's grace he can still be called a amn after God's own heart.He is a hope for all people who experience failure in the christian journey.Great articles.
yes, it will helpful studying king David; he loved God and he spent time with Him that why is why God loved called him a man after his own heart
King David reminds me of me, in the sense that he's so 'real'. His life and heart leans toward humanity one moment and Divinity the next.
he is awsome
dANGEROUS
I love this Holy King who real sense was the man after God's own Heart. This life seems to be less to understand him as the man in the sight of God. His interaction with king Saul amazes me a lot and wish to follow him as a man of God.
Interesting article! Very well done.