Christian Maturity Abingdon Classic
The David, The King unit uses the Bible story from 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 10 and 6:1-5, 14-15, 18-19. After the death of Saul, Israel’s first king, the people from the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and made a covenant to the Lord, declaring that David should be king of all Israel. David had already been King of Judah for seven and a half years. Now all the tribes were united.
The David, The King unit uses the Bible story from 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 10 and 6:1-5, 14-15, 18-19. After the death of Saul, Israel’s first king, the people from the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and made a covenant to the Lord, declaring that David should be king of all Israel. David had already been King of Judah for seven and a half years. Now all the tribes were united.David consolidated the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel and established the capital in Jerusalem. It was called the “City of David,” In addition to this being a political capital, David made Jerusalem a religious center by bringing the ark of the covenant to the city.
David consolidated the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel and established the capital in Jerusalem. It was called the “City of David,” In addition to this being a political capital, David made Jerusalem a religious center by bringing the ark of the covenant to the city.The story of King David is a story of humanity. There are victories and defeats, great courage and devastating sin. Throughout the story we see how David turned to God in both praise and confession. God blessed him and guided him as he led his people.
The story of King David is a story of humanity. There are victories and defeats, great courage and devastating sin. Throughout the story we see how David turned to God in both praise and confession. God blessed him and guided him as he led his people.Children will recognize:
Children will recognize:the stories of King David come from the Old Testament of the Bible;
the Old Testament tells us about ordinary men and women who did extraordinary things with God’s help;
King David is the same person as the harp-playing shepherd boy anointed by Samuel;
David brought the ark of the covenant to Jerusalem as a symbol of God’s presence with the new nation;
David trusted God and asked God to help him know how to lead the people of Israel;
like King David, we need to ask for and follow God’s guidance;
David made many mistakes. When he asked for forgiveness, God forgave him and continued to use David for God’s purposes;
God forgives us and uses us, in spite of our mistakes, for God’s purposes;
God is with us all the time.
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Published January 1st 1992 by Abingdon Press (first published January 28th 1957)
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Eli Stanley Jones was a 20th century Methodist Christian missionary and theologian. He is remembered chiefly for his interreligious lectures to the educated classes in India, thousands of which were held across the Indian subcontinent during the first decades of the 20th century.
Jones was born in Baltimore, Maryland. After attending Asbury University, he became a missionary in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He traveled to India and began working with the lowest castes, including Dalits. He became close friends with many leaders in the Indian Independence movement, and became known for his interfaith work. He said, "“Peace is a by-product of conditions out of which peace naturally comes. If reconciliation is God’s chief business, it is ours—between man and God, between man and himself, and between man and man.” He was nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for his reconciliation work in Asia, Africa, and between Japan and the United States.
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