1 Samuel: The Transition from Judges to Kings
The stories of Samuel, Saul and David highlight this time of transition.
1 Samuel: The Transition from Judges to Kings
The stories of Samuel, Saul and David highlight this time of transition.
The Old Testament has a few markers or mountain peeks that help us in understanding the entire message, big story or metanarrative of the Bible. One of them is 2 Samuel 7. This chapter points us back to Abraham, forward to Jesus, and declares that David’s throne and dynasty will be eternal.
Saul never quite seems to get it. His compliance with God’s will is always iffy. His defiance is always finding new ways to express itself. This is the end.
David is held up as Israel’s greatest king – the one to which others are compared. He also begins the royal line that leads us to Jesus Christ. This is where the Bible introduces us to him.
1 Samuel 16-17.pptx