The David Story

One day God’s people were fighting their enemies, the Philistines. One of them, a giant warrior named Goliath, challenged any man of Israel to a duel. The two men would fight and for whoever won it would be as though their nation had won. All Israel was afraid of Goliath. However, a young boy named David volunteered to fight him. He fought confident that God would give him the victory. Goliath mocked both David and the God of Israel. David did not fight with a sword but picked up stones and a sling instead. With one shot of his sling he hit Goliath in the forehead, causing him to fall forward. Then David killed Goliath with Goliath’s own sword. David got the victory because God was with him.

Eventually, God chose David to be king over his people. David was a good king, doing what was right in God’s eyes for the people. Though David was a man after God’s own heart and helped God’s people, he was not perfect. God promised that one of his sons would be a perfect king over all the earth forever.

Meaning: We already know that the Promised One will conquer evil and bless the world. The promises to Adam and Abraham are passed along to a descendant of David. Now we are told he will also be a good and righteous king forever. This promised king will be a descendant of Eve, a descendant of Abraham, and now a descendant of David.

David was not the promised one. Could it be that his son (Solomon) will be the Promised One who will finally conquer evil and cause the people to obey God’s instructions thereby bringing about the worldwide blessing through Israel? Will David’s son bring us back to the garden?