Bible Question: Why was David an important king? |
Bible Answer: To the Jews of Jesus' time, David was an important figure in their history because of the numerous and wonderful victories he accomplished for the Israelite nation, with the help of God. Apparently, he was also a pretty good judge of character and made good decisions, while ruling the country in general. But the most important reason he was an important figure in our Bibles is the nature of his relationship he shared with God Almighty. He was about as good as men got before Christ on earth. He also shared an incredibly close relationship with God, at least through most of his life. Even after adultery with another man's wife, killing that man and covering up the sin as far as his fellow man was concerned, he was humbled enough to truly repent and be counted as the one man "after God's own heart." (Acts 13:21-22) That's quite a high standard for us as humans to attain and quite a compliment from our Lord. Do you have additional ideas/reasons as to the importance of King David? God bless. |