Week 2: King David and the Covenant 2

Title: King David and the Covenant 2

Objective: 

• David becoming king over all Israel
• Bringing back the Ark of the Covenant 
• Uzziah's incident 

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary (2 Samuel)
• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary (1 Chronicles)
  
• Catena Bible Commentary
• Fr Dawoud Lamie Bible study (Arabic)

Reading:

• General
  • 2 Samuel 5-7, 1 Chronicles 11, 1 Chronicles 17
• Specific
  • Read and summarize 2 Samuel 5:1-5 (David King over all of Israel)
  • Read and explain 2 Samuel 5:6-24 (The conquest of Jerusalem from the Philistines )
  • Explain why the names of the warriors are mentioned in 1 Chronicles 11
  • Read and explain 2 Samuel 6 (Bringing back the Ark)
    • Discuss the incident with Uzziah 
    • Discuss the concept of dancing from a Christian perspective 
  • Read and explain 2 Samuel 7 (God's Covenent with David)

Key verse(s):

• "I will be his Father, and he shall be My son. If he commits iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ¹⁵ But My mercy shall not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I removed from before you." 2 Samuel 7: 14-15 

Comments:

Review questions:

1. Which city was called the “City of David”?
2. Give verse that proves God is the one who fought against the Philistines.
3. What error did Uzzah do?
4. Why did Michal the daughter of Saul despise David in her heart?
5. What did God promise David regarding his descendants?
6. Why does David ask God to do to His people what God has already promised to do?
   

Homework:

1. . How old was David when he began to reign?
2. . Where did David rule over Israel?
3.  Why did Uzzah touch the Ark?
4. What did David do that upset his wife Michal?
5. David asked Nathan if he could build God a house. What was Nathan’s answer?