God's Tests, Part 15
November 2011
e-Teaching
David, the son of Jesse, was divinely destined to be
king of Israel, and God revealed His plan to him when he was just a young,
shepherd boy.
If David was divinely destined to be a king, is it
possible that he also was destined to first be a shepherd? Or did God leave the
first thirty years of David's life up to chance? Was the Lord just waiting
until the shepherd boy reached the age when he would fulfill his divine destiny
to be king?
When we look at his story, we soon realize that all of David's life was a preparation
for kingship. Beginning as a shepherd was certainly appropriate training for
one who would one day shepherd the flock of God.
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