EXAMPLES OF ELECTION & REJECTION: DAVID
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Election And Rejection
a) We look at "God's purpose according to election" (Romans 9:11). When God elected one, he necessarily rejected the remainder of the group he chose among. This principle of ELECTION or DIVINE CALLING is a major thread running unbroken through the whole story of the Bible. It is important for Christians to understand how this principle relates to human choice and responsibility.
2. Examples Of Election And Rejection
a) David
i) Election and rejection continued even after the conquest of Canaan. When the Israelites wanted a king, their law gave God the right of election (Deuteronomy 17:15) . God chose Saul (1 Samuel 10) but later rejected him "because you have rejected the word of the Lord" (1 Samuel 15:22-23) . David was elected and Eliab and others rejected on the basis that "the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:6-13) . Although David's throne declined in power because some subsequent kings were wicked, David's family remained the royal family until the Messiah "the Son of David" came. He too was elected and accepted by God (1 Peter 1:20).
The End ...
1. Election And Rejectiona) We look at "God's purpose according to election" (Romans 9:11). When God elected one, he necessarily rejected the remainder of the group he chose among. This principle of ELECTION or DIVINE CALLING is a major thread running unbroken through the whole story of the Bible. It is important for Christians to understand how this principle relates to human choice and responsibility.
2. Examples Of Election And Rejection
a) David
i) Election and rejection continued even after the conquest of Canaan. When the Israelites wanted a king, their law gave God the right of election (Deuteronomy 17:15) . God chose Saul (1 Samuel 10) but later rejected him "because you have rejected the word of the Lord" (1 Samuel 15:22-23) . David was elected and Eliab and others rejected on the basis that "the Lord looks at the heart" (1 Samuel 16:6-13) . Although David's throne declined in power because some subsequent kings were wicked, David's family remained the royal family until the Messiah "the Son of David" came. He too was elected and accepted by God (1 Peter 1:20).
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