David becomes King

Central Truth: Because David was faithful to God, he became king over Israel.

Scriptures: 1 Samuel 31; 2 Samuel 5:1-5

The Philistines again attacked the Israelites. They gathered their armies at Mount Gilboa. During the battle, Saul was mortally wounded and his three sons were killed. The Israelite army fled. Saul took his own life and the Philistines took him and his sons’ bodies and displayed them for the people to see. The brave men of Jabesh Gilead stole their bodies at night and brought them back to Israel.

After Saul’s death, God told David to go to Hebron. While there, the tribe of Judah anointed David as their king, and he ruled over Judah for seven years from Hebron. During this time there was a civil war between David and the remaining descendants of Saul. When the house of Saul was finally vanquished, the elders of Israel anointed David king over all Israel. David went to rule for another thirty-three years.

Bible Scrapbook

Each week the children will be adding to their scrapbooks what they have learned during Sunday School.  This time we looked at Psalms 51:10, which was written by David after he sinned with Bathsheba. The download and instruction for tracing can be found at this Deeper Still.