Attach the smaller pieces with a small amount of confectioner's sugar icing. For a snack treat related to your lesson this Sunday, make marshmallow lambs for each of your students using a large marshmallow for the body and smaller ones for the legs, head, and tail.When Samuel was sent to anoint Saul's successor, God was looking for "a man after his own heart" (1 Samuel 13:4) and that man was David, a man with a shepherd's heart, a man able to lead the flock of God and willing to lay down his life for the "sheep." This is in contrast to Saul whom God had rejected because he had become proud, jealous, and self-seeking. David took his job seriously and when the flock was threatened he was willing to do whatever was necessary to protect it (1 Samuel 17:34). Many of the Psalms are a direct result of David's time with God as he herded his father's flock on the hills of Bethlehem.
David used this time wisely, though, by learning to play the harp and meditating on the Lord. He doubtless spent many lonely days and nights braving the elements and wild beasts as he faithfully fulfilled this humble task. As a shepherd David faced many hardships and dangers. However, it pleased God to raise David from this humble state to be the ruler of His flock, the nation of Israel. As a youth he had the unenviable job of tending his father's sheep. BACKGROUND INFORMATIONĭavid was the youngest of the eight sons of Jesse, a man of no great rank from the small community of Bethlehem. Response: The students will be able to relate the events surrounding David's anointing as future king of Israel, and will be able to explain why God chose him. But God revealed to Samuel that He looked on the heart.Ĭlimax: God revealed that David, the youngest son who was out tending the sheep, was the man He had chosen, and David was anointed.Ĭonclusion: David was not chosen because he was the oldest, the youngest, the biggest, or the strongest, but because He loved the Lord, and the Lord could see in his heart the qualities that were needed to be a faithful and good king. Samuel thought Jesse's oldest son was surely the Lord's chosen one.God sent Samuel to Bethlehem to anoint one of the eight sons of Jesse to be king of Israel.The Prophet Samuel told King Saul that God had chosen a man after His own heart to be the ruler of His people.This meant that another king must be chosen. When King Saul failed to obey the Lord, the Lord told him his kingdom would not continue.We look at people in the same way, but God looks inside the heart and can see what is really there. When you show them what is actually inside, explain that we judge the contents by the outside. Ask your students what they think is inside of each container. Prior to class time, remove the original contents and substitute something else. Introduction: As your opener use the In-Class Activity which uses various boxes or containers familiar to children. They will be able to explain that God looked on his heart and not on the outward appearance as does man. The students will be able to relate that the shepherd boy, David, was chosen to be king because he was a man after God's own heart.
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