2006-10-17 21:01:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
also when you answer tell me whether that makes him really important or not
thank you
may peace be upon you
2006-10-17 21:02:33 · update #1
David overcame his enemies by the power of God. The whole point is that God was showing us that we too can overcome any difficult obstacle in our life by His power. Does this make David important? Of course. An important example that God was showing us.
2006-10-17 21:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Jesus was born in the line of David.(Matthew 1:1) In telling Mary that she would have a son called Jesus, the angel declared that “God will give him the throne of David his father.” (Luke 1:32) “Jesus Christ, son of David,” was both the legal and the natural heir to the throne of David. (Matthew 1:1, 17; Lukr 3:23-31) Paul said that Jesus was the offspring of David according to the flesh. (Romans 1:3; 2Timothy 2:8) The common people also identified Jesus as the “Son of David.” (Matthew 9:27; 12:23; 15:22; 21:9, 15; Mark 10:47, 48; Luke 18:38, 39) It was important to establish this, for, as the Pharisees admitted, Messiah would be David’s son. (Matthew 22:42) The resurrected Jesus himself also bore witness, saying: “I, Jesus, . . . am the root and the offspring of David.”—Revelation 22:16; also Revelation 3:7; 5:5.
2. David had strong faith - enough to defeat a giant, with just a slingshot and a few stones.(1Samuel 17: 45 - 54)
3. He was a man agreeable to God's heart (1Samuel 16:1-3), contrary to King Saul.(1Samuel 13:14)
4. He composed most of the verses of praise in the book of Psalms.
5. Expanded worship of Jehovah at the Ark’s new location by assigning gatekeepers and musicians and seeing that there were “burnt offerings . . . constantly morning and evening.” (1Chronicles 16:1-6, 37-43)
6. Jehovah made a covenant with him promising that the kingship would everlastingly remain in his family, and in connection with this covenant God assured him that his son Solomon, whose name is from a root meaning “peace,” would build the temple.—2Samuel 7:1-16, 25-29; 1Chronicles 17:1-27; 2Chronicles 6:7-9; Psalms 89:3, 4, 35, 36.
7. God permitted David to expand his territorial rule from the river of Egypt to the Euphrates, securing his borders, maintaining peace with the king of Tyre, battling and conquering opponents on all sides—Philistines, Syrians, Moabites, Edomites, Amalekites, and Ammonites. (2Samuel 8:1-14; 10:6-19; 1Kings 5:3; 1Chronicles 13:5; 14:1, 2; 18:1–20:8) These God-given victories made David a most powerful ruler. (1Chronicles 14:17)
8. David was always conscious that this position was not his by conquest or inheritance but that it was from Jehovah, who had placed him on the throne of this typical theocracy.—1Chronicles 29:10-13.
9. The prophets often referred to David and his royal house, sometimes in connection with the last kings of Israel who sat on “the throne of David” (Jerimiah 13:13; 22:2, 30; 29:16; 36:30) and sometimes in a prophetic sense. (Jerimiah 17:25; 22:4; Amos 9:11; Zechariah 12:7-12) In certain Messianic prophecies attention is focused on Jehovah’s kingdom covenant with David. For example, Isaiah says that the one called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace” will be firmly established on “the throne of David” to time indefinite. (Isaiah 9:6, 7; compare also 16:5.) Jeremiah likens Messiah to “a righteous sprout” whom Jehovah “will raise up to David.” (Jerimiah 23:5, 6; 33:15-17) Through Ezekiel, Jehovah speaks of the Messianic Shepherd as “my servant David.”—Ezekiel 34:23, 24; 37:24, 25.
2006-10-18 05:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by Joy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Fireball 2. He is in the bloodline of Jesus. Also, he is a great example that we don't have to be perfect to find favor with God. David shows us the baseness of man. Also, his brokeness of spirit when he realizes his unworthiness. He is a great example for us in that regard.
2006-10-18 04:09:07 · answer #3 · answered by Vonnie Dee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was of his "house and lineage." It's important if family background matters to you. He was a king, so it's a royal family.
2006-10-18 04:05:48 · answer #4 · answered by lottyjoy 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-18 14:54:31 · answer #5 · answered by samssculptures 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a man after Gods own heart...Yes he was important...Jesus was in his bloodline..
2006-10-18 04:04:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He was in the ADOPTIVE/LEGAL family line of Jesus.
2006-10-18 04:07:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋