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A MAN AFTER HIS OWN HEART

Text: 1 Samuel 13, 16
30 May 2010

(I) A SPECIAL WORD FROM GOD TO SAUL

1. Important historical context

a) Israel’s first king

b) Saul was chosen and anointed as the first monarch of Israel

2. God’s assessment of Saul as the King of Israel

a) Two assessments were made

b) Both were disastrous

c) Summary of the assessments ( 1 Samuel 13, 15 )

i) You have done foolishly ( 1 Samuel 13:13a )

ii) You have not kept the commandment of the Lord ( 1 Samuel 13:13b, 14 )

iii) You have rejected the word of the Lord ( 1 Samuel 15:23 )

iv) Other problems- rebellion, stubbornness ( 1 Samuel 15:23 )

(II) A SPECIAL WORD FROM GOD CONCERNING DAVID

“The LORD has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be commander over His people…” 1 Samuel 13:14

1. The Divine Search

a) A glimpse of how God works

b) A glimpse of what God is looking for

2. The Human Level

a) For the sake of the kingdom of Israel

b) For the sake of God’s people

3. The Divine Perspective

a) A man after God’s own heart

b) He will be appointed to high office

“Commander over His people” 1 Samuel 13:14

(III) THE ANOINTING OF DAVID

1. He was the youngest of the eight sons of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:10-11)

2. He was totally ignored by his father (1 Samuel 16:11)

3. He was a shepherd boy (1 Samuel 16:11)

4. He was chosen above:-

a) Jesse’s preference

b) Samuel’s thought

5. Description of David

“He was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good looking” 1 Samuel 16:12

a) He was but a young lad

b) Yet he was chosen

(IV) OUR CHALLENGE: TO COMPREHEND THINGS SPIRITUALLY

“For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

1. To see beyond the outward appearance

2. To discern the heart of a person

“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil.For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.” Luke 6:45