Week 3: King David Reigns

Title: King David Reigns

Objective: 

• King David's reign and administration
• His kindness towards Mephibosheth
• Characteristics of a servant according to God's heart

Resources:

• Fr Tadros Y Malaty Commentary
• Catena Bible Commentary
• Fr Dawoud Lamie Bible study (Arabic)
  

Reading:

• General
  • 2 Samuel 8-10
• Specific
  • Summarize 2 Samuel 8:1-14
  • Read and explain 2 Samuel 8:15-18
  • Read and explain 2 Samuel 9 (David's kindness towards Mephibosheth)
  • Summarize 2 Samuel 10 (David's victory over the Ammonites and the Syrians)

Key verse(s):

•  ^"So David reigned over all Israel; and David administered judgment and justice to all his people." 2 Samuel 8:15

Comments:

Review questions:

1.  What did David do with the silver and gold he received?
2. Give verse that proves David being a just king.
3. How did David show his faithfulness toward Saul and Jonathan, his son?
4. Show how Mephibosheth was very humble in front of David.
5. What was David’s intention towards Hanun?
6. How did Hanun treat David’s servants?
7. How did David treat Mephibosheth? And why?
8. What was wrong physically with Jonathan’s son? How did it happen to him?
9. What was David’s intention to do with Hanun the son of Nahash?
10. What was the result after Hanun listened to the advice from his servants?

Homework:

1. Toi sent his son to David to:
   a) attack his people b) give him a message c) greet and bless him d) give him gifts
2. Who was in charge of David’s army? a) Joab b) Abishai c) Benaiah d) Absalom
3.  What was the name of Jonathan’s son? a) Saul b) Ziba c) Micha d) Mephibosheth
4. Where did David tell Mephibosheth he should live?
   a) in his father’s house b) in Jerusalem with David c) in the house of Ziba d) in the house of Saul
5. Why did David send his servants to Hanun?
   a) to spy on him b) to comfort him c) to kill him d) to give him gifts
6. What did Hanun do to David’s servants?
   a) he killed them b) he shaved their heads c) he rewarded them d) he put them in prison
7. Who was Ziba?
8. What did David promise Mephibosheth?
9. What was Hanun’s response to David’s good thought?
10. Why did David ask the servants to wait in Jericho?