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Assignment 1: Character Study Paper

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Assignment 1 : Character Study Paper Name : Jorge Luzar
Module : Old Testament Foundations
Date of submission : 31 August 2015

1. Name : David

2. Scripture References :
a) 1 Samuel 16 : 1 – 30 : 31
b) 2 Samuel 1 : 1 – 24 : 25
c) 1 Kings 1 : 1 – 2 : 10

3. First impressions and observations :
David was a man after God’s own heart and a shepherd, later on defeat Goliath and then became the King of Israel, greatly loved by his people. It seems to me that he was a coward and also easily give in to temptation such as he sent Uriah to the front of the battlefield instead of himself going to the battlefield and took Uriah’s wife as his own wife. He was a great man and King to his people. He loved the Lord with his whole heart and when he sinned …show more content…

David’s repentance (2 Samuel 12 : 13)
4. God’s forgiveness towards David and his restoration (12 : 24-25)
5. Rebellion of Absalom (2 Samuel 15 : 1 – 18 : 15)
6. Rebellion of Sheba (2 Samuel 20 : 1-22)
7. The three years of famine in the land (2 Samuel 21 : 1-14)
L. Solomon became King :
1. David’s time is up and he appointed Solomon as King over Israel (1 Kings 1 : 28-46)
2. His last words and advice to Solomon (1 Kings 2 : 1-9)
3. David died and buried with his fathers (1 Kings 2 : 10-11) 5. General Insights & Answers : A) What did people say about David? What did his friends say about him? Ans : David was well-liked by his people (1 Samuel 18 : 5-7, 2 Samuel 3 : 36). His friend Jonathan, on the other hand, loved him with his whole heart and made a covenant between him and David (1 Samuel 20 : 16-17 & 41-42). B) What did God said about him? Ans : God said David is the man after His own heart (Psalms 89 : 20 & Acts 13 : 22). C) How did he respond to failure? Did he get discouraged easily? Ans : David did not get discouraged easily, instead, he enocuraged himself in the Lord, trust Him with his whole heart and humbled himself before the Lord. D) What does his name …show more content…

He was trustworthy, full of faith, full of wisdom and a godly man. He loved the Lord with his whole life and always encouraged himself in the Lord. When he did something wrong or made wrong decisions, he was truly repentant towards the Lord and the Lord forgave him of his iniquities.
9. Personal Application : I need to be more like David. Firstly, I should trust in the Lord with all my heart. I used to have wavering faith in the past such as when I did not see my healing manifestation right away, I grumbled before the Lord and kept on asking Him why was I not healed. I also tend to be short-tempered when bad things happened to me. But when I read about the life of David, I want to be like him, to be more patience and also trust the Lord with all my heart without wavering my faith in Him. Secondly, I also want to be even more thankful and greatful to the Lord just like David for all that He had done in my life in the past and also in the present times. Without Him, I am nothing. He is both my Creator and Father. To be more godly just like David and also love God with all my heart and mind. Third and lastly, I want to be also like a man after God’s own heart just like David and that will be the best thing happen to me.
10. Transferable Concepts : (Ways I can share this with

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