Life of David
Teachers
Lesson Summary
The class focused on the life of David, particularly the narratives of his wives and the husbands they were taken from, drawing heavily from 1 and 2 Samuel. The teacher highlighted David’s relationship with God, emphasizing his unique oracular communication with the divine compared to Saul. Key stories included Abigail’s intervention to prevent David from killing her husband Nabal, showcasing her wisdom and foresight, and the dramatic rescue of David’s wives in 1 Samuel 30, where God enabled David to recover his family and possessions. The lesson underscored David’s perseverance through adversity, his moral failures, and his enduring connection with God. The teacher encouraged participants to read 1 and 2 Samuel as a whole to grasp recurring themes, such as God’s favor toward David despite his flaws. The class also touched on the soap opera-like drama of David’s life, illustrating how biblical narratives offer profound spiritual lessons.
Key Scriptures
Then Abigail ran to David and fell on her face before him and knelt. She said, 'Cursed be I, Lord, if I do not fully make up to you for this sin. Let me be your servant, and let me be the wife of the servant of the Lord. For I have sinned by not paying attention to the Lord's servant.' Then Abigail took the hundred cakes, the two skins of wine, and the ten choice sheep, and she put them on donkeys, and she said to her servants, 'Go on ahead; I will follow you.' But she did not tell her husband Nabal. Then she went to David and said, 'Do not let the Lord take vengeance in his anger, and do not let wrath fall on David. But let your servant Nabal be treated as a sinner. For he has treated you evilly.' And she gave David all these things. Then David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to meet me. May your discernment be like the discernment of a wise woman, and your beauty be like the beauty of a woman who is a wife of a king. Now let me be the husband of the woman who is the servant of the Lord.'