Friday, January 25, 2019

Children of the Promise - 2 Samuel 5-6

Homiletics                                             Study - Children of the Promise
Lesson     17                                          Passage: 2 Samuel 5-6
Content (List of Topics or Events)
David becomes King over Israel (2 Samuel 5:1-16)
a. Tribes of Israel covenant with David as king (1-5)
b. David and his men conquer Jerusalem (6-8)
c. David takes up residence in Jerusalem (9-11)
d. David knows he is king (12)
d. David’s family grows with wives, concubines and children (13-14)
David, with God’s help, strike down Philistines (2 Samuel 5:17-25)
a. Philistine’s gather and David inquires of God (17-19)
b. David with God’s leadership cause Philistines to abandon idols (20-21)
c. God directs David in battle to defeat Philistines (22-25).

Ark of God moves with fear and celebration by David (2 Samuel 6)
a. David assembles men to bring up Ark of God with celebration (1-5)
b. Improper handling bring wrath (6-7)
c. David fears God’s wrath and leaves Ark in Obed-Edom (8-11)
d. David learns of Obed-Edom blessed and brings ark with rejoicing (12-15)
e. Ark brought to City of David with sacrifices to the Lord (16-19)
f. David returns home to bitter words from Michal (20-23)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division

David becomes King over Israel
2 Samuel 5:1-16
David, with God’s help, strike down Philistines
2 Samuel 5:17-25
Ark of God moves with fear and celebration by David
2 Samuel 6
Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
David becomes Israel’s king as Philistines defeated and Ark celebrated
Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that with God as our guide we have victory and joy in serving Him.
Specific Application Questions
1.
Where do you need to surrender self to bring unity?
2.
David prayed for direction; What area in your life to you need to turn over to God’s leadership?
3.
David celebrated the presence of God.  How do you celebrate the presence of God in your life?
Principles to Remember
1.
The impossible is possible with God
2.
Involve God in all our lives
3.
God with us must be celebrated joyously
Characteristic of God
Our Victory
Theme
Righteous and Holy God our victor in life

God’s Word  - What’s happening?
God’s Heart – What does God care about?

Today’s World – How does this connect to what is happening in my world today?

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