KINGS

To be a leader is difficult because you will

make crucial decisions. Your decision should be
beneficial to all not only to specific people but
to everyone. This is the reason that leaders
need God’s guidance to be able to make good
and sound decision and avoid falling into trap
of corruption, arrogance and injustice.
The desire for a king (1 Sm 8)
• Israelites no longer believe in the
judges.
• Judges became unfaithful to Yahweh
and did not serve their community
• They sought illicit gain and accepted
bribes, preventing justice and peace
The desire for a king (1 Sm 8)

• having a king will make people’s lives better

Duties And Responsibility
• Protects his people
• Looks at the welfare of
everyone
• Expands his territory and
• Secures the future of his
community/nation
 Right and power of a king:
• Force men into
military service
• Impose taxes
• Can abuse his
power and
• Oppressive as
their enemies
How did Samuel react to this issue?

• He was displeased
with their request
• “Yahweh is the only
King of Israel”
• He anointed a king
as instructed by
Yahweh (1 Sam 8:11-
18)
Anointing:
• Chosen by God
• Given a special
mission
• (anointed)
THE CHOSEN KINGS

KING KING KING

SAUL DAVID SOLOMON

THE
THE HARPIST THE WISEST
SHEPHERD
BOY KING
MAN
The Early Reign of Saul

“This is the man of

whom I told you; he is
to govern my people”
1 Samuel 9:17
King Saul
• From the tribe of
Benjamin
• A simple shepherd
• A handsome man

“‘ Do you see the man whom the Lord has

chosen?There is none like him among all the
people” 1 Sam 10:24
 Later Reign of Saul

Saul’s Disobedience and failures as King

 As Saul’s responsibilities grew;
- temperamental
- impatient
- violent mood swings
- make wrong decisions
- quarreled with Samuel

“The Spirit of the

Lord had left him”
-Saul disregarded God’s
command and took the
best of the enemy’s
oxen, sheep and lambs.
(1 Sam 15)
- Saul performed
religious ceremonies
before battle
(1 Sm 13)
 “Commandments
deliver us from the
slavery of sin”
-CFC 873
“Without God
and apart
from Him,
we are nothing”
David
The Humble King
Leaders are chosen for their certain traits or
qualities which are necessary to influence or
lead the community. However, not all persons
are consistent with the application of their
skills and talents when it comes to leadership.
Some start good but end up in bad light while
there are those who are hesitant or do not have
good qualities at all but conclude their
leadership days as exemplary leaders.
King David
• From the family of Jesse
• The youngest and least experienced among
Jesse’s sons
• Anointed as the second king of Israel in his
young age
“ Do not judge from his appearance of from his lofty
stature...Not as man sees does God sees, because man
sees the appearnce, but the Lord looks into the hearth”’ 1
Samuel 16:7
Characteristics
• Consoler
- Played harp to calmed the tormented mind of
Saul
• Brave
- Defeated Goliath, the champion of the
Philistines, using his sling and stones
• True Friend
- David became friend with Jonathan, Saul’s son
Achievements:
• Gained military and political
victories
• Established Jerusalem as the seat
of power
• Encouraged the writing of the Old
Testament books
• Received God’s promise
Bathsheba
• Wife of Uriah, David
trusted officer
King David’s Sins and Repentance
• Adultery
• Lust
• Murder
There were two men in the same city, one rich and
one poor. The rich man had very large flocks and
herds, but the poor man had only one little ewe lamb
that he had bought. He tended it and it grew up
together with him and his children: it used to share
his morsel of bread, drink from his cup, and nestle in
his bosom; it was like a daughter to him. One day, a
traveler came to the rich man, but he was loathe to
take anything from his own flocks or herds to
prepare a meal for the guest who had come to him;
so he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for
the man who had come to him. (2 Samuel 12:1-4)
 What is the punishment for this
crime?
... the man who has done
this merits death! He shall
restore the ewe lamb
fourfold”
- 2 Sam 12: 7
What will you do if you’ve committed sin?

• AMEND and FACE ITS

CONSEQUENCES
What will you do if you’ve committed sin?
• PRAY ( Ps 51:3-4, 12, 14)
“Have mercy on me, God, in
your goodness, in your
abundant compassion blot out
my offense. Wash away all my
guilt; from my sin cleanse
me... A clean heart create for
me, God; renew in me a
steadfast spirit... Restore my
joy in your salvation; sustain
in me a willing spirit.”
Don’t forget...
• God welcomes anyone who repent with
a sincere heart. He makes us realize our
sins and help us carry the burden of its
consequences
 BOOK OF PSALMS
Psalms
– are inspired prayers
in the Bible that can
help us experience
God and talk to Him
as a friend.
Franciscanism:
St. Francis of Assisi called
himself the
Troubadour/Herald of the
Great King whenever
people see him joyfully
singing praises to God
along the way. He
composed the Canticle of
Creatures to express his
praise and gratefulness to
God for the gift of creation.
Mariology:
The Rosary is called
as Mary’s Psalter
(psalm book). It
contains prayers of joy,
gratitude, repentance
and petition addressed
to God through the
intercession of the
Blessed Virgin Mary.
 KING
SOLOMON