How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Ye sweeter than honey to my mouth! Through thy precept, I get understanding:therefore I hate every false way, Psalm 119:103-104
David was the son of Jesse, and the grandson of Obed. He was the youngest of his seven brothers; a keeper of his father’s sheep, I Samuel 16:11. The name David, however, is defined as “beloved”, meaning, esteemed highly;favored above another.
The prophet, Samuel was instructed, by the Lord to stop mourning the rejection of Saul, because he had provided himself a king in the house of Jesse, among his sons, I Samuel 16:1. The Lord chose David, and anointed him to be king over Israel, I Samuel 16:12-16. Continue reading