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David, in I Samuel 13:14 is called "a man after [God's] own heart"; but King Saul, the first king of Israel, is labeled "the king like the nations around." Thus, as we have seen in I Samuel, Saul represents the man of the flesh who tries in his own way to please God by good-intentioned, highly sincere but basically disobedient efforts to be ...
Apr 16, 2020 · Samuel said that God was looking for a man after his own heart who would lead God’s people and follow God’s commands ( 1 Samuel 13:14 ). David was this king. A man after God’s own heart, who would know God and be obedient to Him. David made many grievous mistakes in his life, but if we look closely, we can see why God said he was a man ...
Mar 9, 2024 · Few compliments in the Bible can top God calling David “a man after His own heart” (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). I’ve heard people say this is because David was quick to turn from his wrongdoings. But that never fully sat right with me. David wasn’t the only person in the Bible to admit when he did wrong.
Aug 17, 2012 · The Anticipated "Man After God's Own Heart". The selection of David as a king "after God's own heart" is not an end in and of itself, but rather serves as a foreshadow. When God promises in Jeremiah 33:17 that David's throne "shall never lack a man" He is pointing us to a much greater figure than King David. Isaiah 9:7 describes the Messiah as ...
Mar 3, 2024 · March 03, 2024. “After removing Saul, he made David their king. God testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart.'”. Acts 13:22. David was anointed the next king of Israel, not because of his qualifications or his “look,” but because God saw in him an inner character and strength. God saw David ...
Jan 7, 2015 · King David plays a key role in Sacred Scripture. More pages are devoted to his life than to any other person in the Old Testament. He "is par excellence the king 'after God's own heart,' the shepherd who prays for his people and prays in their name. His submission to the will of God, his praise and his repentance will be a model for the prayer of the people."
David was young, but there were plenty of young men God could have chosen. God described what made David special in 1 Samuel 13:14: The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people. What made David the one was that he was a man after God’s own heart. ii.
