Summary of Reading:
David becomes King of the Israelites. He prays for guidance from the Lord on how to deal with the Philistines. The Lord tells David to go to the Philistines and He will deliver them into his hands. The Ark of the Covenant is taken to the city of David. One of the men helping reaches out to steady the ark as it shook in the cart that is transporting it. He dies for touching the ark that held the holiest objects in Israel’s history. David dances when the ark came into the city. This was a dance of worship and humility to the Lord. His wife is offended and felt that it was not appropriate for a king to put himself at the level of the people.
David offers to build a temple for the Lord as there is no house on the earth for Him, but the Lord instead says David’s son will build a temple and the Lord will build David a house. This “house” refers to the Lord building up a throne, or posterity, that would include Christ, the future King who would reign forever.
David is tempted by Bathsheba bathing on the roof and has her husband killed in battle to cover up the conception of his child with her. That child dies but Bathsheba bares him another son named Solomon. Solomon loves the Lord, keeps His commandments, and is made the next king. The Lord appears to Solomon in a dream and said, “What shall I give thee.” Solomon asks for a wise and understanding heart. Solomon uses this wisdom to judge between two harlots and determine maternity of a child. Solomon builds and blesses a temple to the Lord. Solomon marries outside of Israel and his wives turn his heart to worship false gods. Solomon dies and Rehoboam becomes king.
Tips for Teaching:
These chapters contain two different stories of men who sinned and fell from their covenants with the Lord. It can be hard to navigate how to teach these kinds of stories to your children, especially with the element of immortality. Here are a few suggestions:
- You don’t have to teach these stories. If you feel like your children are not old enough or ready to understand these stories you can wait for a better time to teach them. In the manual it states, “Don’t feel bound by the schedule or compelled to read everyverse.” You can be guided to know what your family needs to learn this week!
- Focus more on the lessons you can learn from these stories. For example: We all are capable of making mistakes, what can we do when we make a mistake/sin? What does it look like to endure to the end? How can we stand in holy places? (see my mini lesson below for this one)
- Here are two great resources I really enjoyed reading about some important trutsh to teach from these stories:
- If you feel your kids are ready to start talking about things like immorality and pornography, the Church has put out some great resources to help you with these conversations. Check it out HERE.
Lesson/ Family Scripture Study Ideas
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