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Shepherd's Crown

FROM THE SHEPHERD TO KING(1 Samuel 16:1 -21) INTRODUCTION:A Shepherd agnored day his father,Over looked by a Prophet,and yet chosen by the Creator.Before David could throw the stone that changes his History,the voice echoed in the wilderness,Who is this uncircumcised Philistine who defile the name of the living God.What was people not realizing was that the Giant Goliath was the beginning, of saving a Crown. DAVID ANOINTED KING APPEARANCE OR PHYSICAL (1 Samuel 16:7) But the Lord said to Samuel,"Do not look at his appearance or at physical stature.For the Lord does not see as man sees.For man looks at the outward appearance but the Lord looks at the heart. DAVID'S BROTHERS •Abinadab,Shammah and all of them were eight sons of Jesse.David was the youngest one keeping the sheep. DAVID 'S CHARACTER/APPEARANCE •He was ruddy, with bright eyes and looking. •He was anointed,in the midst of his brothers. •The spirit of the Lord was with him from that day forward. •He was skilful in playing a harp. •A mighty man of valor. •A man of war. •Product in speech. •And handsome person,and the Lord was with him. •He was a shepherd. •He was armorbearer. DAVID AND GOLIATH •THE PHILIPPINES: Gathered their army together to battle, which belongs to Judah,sochoh, and Azekah,Dammim. •ISRAEL:And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together,and they encamped in the valley of Elah,and drew up in battle array against the Philistines. •THE CHAMPION OF THE PHILISTINES:And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines,named Goliath, from Gath ,whose height six cubits and a span. •BRONZE HELMET:He had a bronze helmet on his head,and he was armed with a coat of mail. •WEIGHT COAT:And the weight of the Coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. BRONZE ARMOR:And he had bronze armor on his legs and a bronze javelin between his shoulders. •HIS SPEAR:The staff of his spear was like a weaver 's beam.and his iron spear head weight six hundred shekels. •SHIELD BEARER:And a shield bearer went before him. •THE SERVANTS:Choose a man for yourselves,and let him come down to me,if he is able to fight with me and kill me,then we will be your servants,But if I prevail against him and kill him,that you shall be our servants and serve us. JESSE 'S GEOLOGY OF HIS FAMILY •Jesse was from Ephrathite Bethlehem Judah,He had eight sons. •He was old, advanced in years in the days of Saul. •The three oldest sons of Jesse were Soldiers and followed Saul to the battle. •Jesse's three sons who joined Saul to the battle were Eliabbthe firstborn,next to him Abinadab,and the third Shammah. •And David was the youngest,he used to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem. •FORTY DAYS:And the Philistine drew near and presented himself for forty days, morning and evening. •TEN LOAVES:Then Jesse said to his son David,Take now for your brothers and ephah of this dried grain and these ten loaves,and to your brothers. •BROTHER'S FARE:And carry these ten cheese to the captain of their thousand,and see how your brothers fare and bring back news of them. •BATTLE ARRAY: For Israel and the Philistines had drawn up in battle array,army against army. •SUPPLY KEEPER:And David left his supplies in the hand of the supply,keeper,ran to the army,and come to greeted his brothers. •GOLIATH THE CHAMPION:And all the men of Israel,when they saw the man, fled from him and were dreadfully afraid. •ENRICH WITH GREAT RICHES:And it shall be that man who kills him the king will enrich with great riches, will give him his father's house exemption from taxes. ELIAB'S ANGER AROUSE AGAINST DAVID •WHY DID YOU COME HERE:And with whom have you left those few sheep in the wilderness. •DAVID'S ANSWER TOWARDS ELIAB:What have I done now?is there not a cause? •DAVID'S WORDS WERE HEARD: They reported them to Saul,and he sent for him. •DAVID'S WORDS TO KING SAUL:Let no man's heart fail because of him;your servant will go and fight with this Philistine. •KING SAUL DISPICE DAVID'S CHARACTER:You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him,for you are a youth,and he a man of war from his youth. •SHEPERD'S KEEPER OF THE FLOCK:Your servant used to keep his father's sheep,and when a lion or bear came and took a lamb out of the flock.I went out after it and struck it. •DAVID'S ANSWER TO THE KING:The LORD,who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear,He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. •SAUL SAID TO DAVID:Go,and the LORD be with you!"Saul clothed David with his armor,the armor suit, Helmet,coat of Mail,his sword,David tested them,but they were too heavy for him he took them off. •THE STAFF:Then he took the staff in his hand and he chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook. SHEPHERD 'S BAG:In a pouch which he had and his sling was in his hand. •THE PHILISTINE:And he drew near to David,and the man who bore the shield went before him. •DISDAINED HIM:For he was only a young, ruddy and good looking. •"A I A DOG:"So the Philistine said to David"that you come with sticks?And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. •PHILISTINE RESPONSE TO DAVID:"Come to me,and I will give your flesh the birds of the air and the beast of the field. •SWORD AND SPEAR: David said you come with javelin a sword, with spear. •THE NAME OF THE LORD OF HOST:But I came to you in the name of the LORD of Hosts,the God the armies of Israel,whom you have defied. •THE LORD WILL DELIVER YOU:You into my hand,and I will strike you and take your head from you. •THE CARCASSES OF THE CAMP:And this day I will give the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beast of the earth. •GOD IN ISRAEL:That all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. •THE LORD SAVES:Then the Assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear,for the battle is the LORD'S,and He will give you into our hands. •A STONE AND SLUNG:The David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone,and he slung it and struck the Philistine in his forehead.So that the stone sank into his forehead,and fell on his face to the earth. •THEY FLED:And when the Philistines saw that their champion was deed,they fled. •PHILISTINE 'S HEAD:Then David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine,Abner took him and brought him before saul with the head of the philistine in his hand. •TIGHTLY TOGETHER:The soul of Jonathan was knit to the Soul of David.and Jonathan loved him as his own Soul. •COVENANT:And Jonathan took off the robe that was on him and gave it to David, with his armor, even to his sword and his bow and his belt. •BEING ACCEPTED:And Saul set him over the men of war,and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's servants. SAUL RESENTS DAVID WOMEN WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:The women sang as they danced,and said"Saul has slain his thousands,And David his ten thousands. •SAUL'S ANGER:Then Saul was very angry,and the saying displeased him,and he said;They have ascribed to David ten thousands,and to me they have ascribed only thousands. •SAUL EYED DAVID:Now what more can he have but the kinggdom?so Saul eyed David from that day forward. DISTRESSING SPIRIT:And it happened on the next day that the distressing spirit from GOD came upon Saul,and he prophesied inside the house. •SAUL'S PLOT AGAINST DAVID:So David played music in his hand as at other times,but there was a spear in Saul 's hand.And Saul cost the spear, for he said"I will pin David to the wall but David escaped twice. •SAUL'S FEAR OF DAVID:Now Saul afraid of David, because the LORD was with him.