David, the Shepherd King Lesson 2 Homework for September 6, 2016

David, the Shepherd King Lesson 2 Homework for September 6, 2016 1 Samuel, Chapters 22-27

Last week we studied the early years of David's life. He was a multi-faceted man with a pronounced dedication to the LORD. David has grown from a young shepherd to a national hero and counselor in the inner court of King Saul. Yet, Saul was jealous and afraid of David resulting in hostility which threatened David's life. With the assistance of two of Saul's children, Michal and Jonathan, David fled from Saul's wrath. And we continue . . .

DAY ONE 1 Samuel 22:1 - 23 Saul continues to pursue David David's desperation in fleeing Saul has been evident from resorting to consecrated bread to feed his men and his feigning insanity to escape Achish, king of Gath. As we begin Chapter 22, David and his men are hiding. David is receiving support and building an army. Who joined him? In verse 1, we see that David's ______came. Then, how are other recruits described? Those who were ______, ______and ______. How many? ______What was David's first move? v. 3-4 ______Who advised David to leave and go to Judah? ______Why did David listen to him?______

Saul is holding court in Gibeah. Who was around him? ______From what tribe? ______Saul appealed to them on the basis of what he had done for them. Yet, he accused them of what? ______Who spoke up? ______who told what had happened to David at ______How did Saul verify this report? ______Of what did Saul accuse them? ______What was the sentence handed down by Saul? ______When Saul's servants refused, who acted to carry out Saul's order? ______What was the extent of the carnage? ______How did David find out what had happened? ______

DAY TWO 1 Samuel 23:1 - 24:22 Confrontation with Saul

1 What was happening in Keilah? ______What instruction did David receive from the LORD? ______Why did David's men object? ______How large was David's army? ______What assurance did David receive from the LORD? v. 4______Why did Saul think David was vulnerable in Keliah? v. 7______What is an ephod? ______Where did David get it? ______What two questions did David ask God? ______and ______What was God's answer? ______What did David and his men do? ______Where did David go to hide from Saul? ______Who came to David to encourage him? ______Before they parted, what did they do? ______From 23:19-29, who betrayed David to Saul? ______Who warned David? ______As Saul and his army pursued David , how close were the two armies? ______What happened to distract Saul from his pursuit of David? ______Beginning with Chapter 24, after chasing out the Philistines, Saul returned to his first goal: David How large was Saul's army? ______Where were David and his men hiding? ______Why did Saul separate himself from the security of his army? ______What did David's men expect? ______Why would David not harm Saul? ______How did David appeal to Saul to relent? ______To whom did David appeal for justice between them? v. 12-15 ______What did Saul acknowledge about his own behavior? v. 17______about David's? ______What did Saul acknowledge about David's future? v. 20 ______What did Saul ask of David? ______

DAY THREE 1 Sam. 25:1 - 38 A great loss, and another wife!

2 The nation of Israel is divided between Saul and David. There is a "cease fire" between the two, but they have not made peace. Then there is a great loss - Samuel died. From our introduction, do you remember the three offices (functions) Samuel exercised in Israel? ______Where was the funeral? ______Who attended? ______In the past, Samuel had been a refuge for David. Where did David go after Samuel died? ______Don't draw any firm conclusions, but how do you think Saul would react? ______How would Samuel's death mark the end of an era for Israel? ______

We don't know how much time passed between verses 1 and 2, but David is back in Judah. Maon is seven miles south of Hebron. Carmel is nearby. How is Nabal described? ______What tribal connection did he have? Num. 13:6______How is Abigail described? ______What mission did David give his men? ______Why did David expect a favorable response? ______Why did Nabal refuse? ______How did David react? ______Who told Abigail? Refer back to v. 8. ______Why did he "snitch"? ______Why did he not warn Nabal? v. 17______Abigail leapt into action! Did she tell Nabal? ______Why? ______What did she take to David? ______How did she approach David? ______When she met David, how did he describe Nabal's actions? ______What were David's intentions? ______Abigail's argument (plea) had several major points: Nabal is ______Abigail did not know about ______. David's pattern of behavior was to ______

3 How did Abigail curse David's enemies? v. 26b ______How did Abigail bless David? v, 28-29______How did Abigail prophesy David's future? v. 30-31 ______What future favor did Abigail request? ______Was she convincing? v. 32-35 ______Why? ______When Abigail returned, what was happening? ______When informed about Abigail's encounter with David, what happened to Nabal? ______What did David do when he learned of Nabal's death? First, he ______then he ______. How did Abigail respond? ______In v. 43-44, we learn of David's second wife who is named ______What had happened to David's first wife? ______

DAY FOUR 1 Samuel 26:1 - 25 Still not safe from Saul Who betrayed David? ______When Saul goes after David, how large is his army? ______From 1 Sam. 25:13, how large is David's army? ______Describe Saul's army camp: ______David decided to sneak up on Saul. Who went with him? ______What did David's companion request? ______Why did David refuse? ______But, what was stolen? ______and ______Why didn't Saul and his men wake up? ______David taunted Saul's army from a hilltop. Who was held responsible for Saul's safety? ______What proof did David show that Saul was not safe? ______What penalty would be given for failure to protect Saul? ______When Saul replied, what challenge did David give Saul?

4 If the LORD had caused Saul to come after David, then ______If men had caused Saul to come after David, then ______How did David measure his threat against Saul? ______How did Saul respond? v. 21 ______As a result of David's mercy to Saul, what did David request? ______What was Saul's blessing on David? ______If past behavior is a reliable predictor of future behavior, do you think Saul was sincere? ______

DAY FIVE 1 Sam. 27:1 - 12 Hiding among the Philistines Did David trust Saul? ______David is looking for a new base of operations, and he chooses to go to Gath. Review what had happened the first time David went there from 1 Sam. 21:10-15. However, this time David did not appear to be a threat because he brought ______with him. However, living in the royal city was hazardous. David planned to continue Israel's efforts to claim the land given them by the Abrahamic covenant. Achish gave David and his men the town of Ziklag, 25 miles southwest of Gath, in the land given to Simeon and Judah. David would raid tribal lands of the Geshurites, Girzites, and Amalekites. What do we know from Ex. 23;23, 33? ______

from Josh. 13:1-4 ______As David fought to gain the land given by God to Israel, what rule of warfare did he follow? See Deut. 20:16-18 ______When David reported back to Achish with bounty from his raids, where did David say he had gained them? ______These would have been under Israel's control! What did Achish assume about David's military activities? ______How long did David live with the Philistines? v. 7 ______And there in Philistia we will leave David and his men and their families as David battles to regain the land promised to Israel.