1 Samuel 13:14

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1 Samuel 1314 But now your kingdom shall not
continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man
after His own heart,
A man after Gods own heart?
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• What happened

• II Samuel 111-5, 14-17, 26-27
• 121a, 7-9

A Man After Gods Own Heart?
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• Questions

• Were there two Davids?
• Was Davids godliness a front, was he
  wicked all along?
• Were his sins merely a minor slip?
• We have a hard time reconciling
  all we know about David

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• Biblical facts about David

• He was a godly man

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I Samuel 167 But the Lord said to Samuel,"Do not
look at his appearance or at his physical
stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord
does not see as man sees for man looks at the
outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the
heart."
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I Kings 114 For it was so, when Solomon was old,
that his wives turned his heart after other gods
and his heart was not loyal to the Lord his God,
as was the heart of his father David.
A Man After Gods Own Heart?
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II Kings 162 Ahaz was twenty years old when he
became king, and he reigned sixteen years in
Jerusalem and he did not do what was right in
the sight of the Lord his God, as his father
David had done.
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• Biblical facts about David

• He was a godly man

• He sinned grievously

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• Working through the David situation

• At a certain point, he had allowed his
  commitment to God to weaken and his heart to
  stray
• An area of unguarded weakness
  might explain his actions

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• Working through the David situation

• He experienced definite cycles of his
  relationship with God

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I Timothy 115-16 This is a faithful saying and
worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners, of whom I am
chief. However, for this reason I obtained
mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show
all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are
going to believe on Him for everlasting life.
A Man After Gods Own Heart?
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• Working through the David situation

• He experienced definite cycles of his
  relationship with God

lovingkindness tender
mercies (Psalm 256-11)
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• Working through the David situation

• When confronted, he chose to humble himself,
  confess, change, and accept the
  consequences

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• Working through the David situation

• We shouldnt look on this with glee or comfort
• We should look on this with sobriety and hope

A Man After Gods Own Heart?