Part 6: Monarchy: United Kingdom

Scripture Covering this Period:

• 1 & 2 Samuel
• 1 Kings 1-11
• 1 Chronicles
• 2 Chronicles 1-9
• Job
• Most Psalms
• Many Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes
• Song of Songs

Dates:

• 1050 - 930BC

Main Points:

1. The Israelites reject God’s rule over them, desiring to be led by a human king like the other nations.

2. Saul is the king the people asked for; David is the king God wanted.

3. God establishes the Davidic Covenant:

• David’s line will be the royal lineage
• The Messiah will come from David’s line and will reign forever

4. Solomon builds the Temple in Jerusalem where God—Israel’s true King—can dwell.

Summary:

The Israelites reject God as their king and request a human king instead. At first, God gives them a self-serving king in Saul. He rules like the kings of other nations, viewing himself as the ultimate authority. After Saul, God gives Israel the kind of king he wanted in David—a man who submitted to God’s will and purposes. David is not perfect, but he does his best to lead the nationto obey God, the true King. In the Davidic covenant, God promises that he will forever establish the reign of one of David’s sons.