Quiz on David

Who is Samuel?

• prophet

• the last judge of Israel

What did Samuel do when he met David? Why?

anointed David with oil because God told him that David was supposed to be Israel’s future king

List the first three Kings of Israel.

• Saul

• David

• Solomon

Compare and contrast Saul and David.

Saul: tall, handsome, wealthy, warrior, proud, self-serving, envious, unstable, not a man after the Lord’s own heart

David: small, ruddy, shepherd’s heart, courageous, faithful, a man after the Lord’s own heart

In what three categories can we summarize David’s greatness?

• Political

• Liturgical

• Typological

Why is David important politically? What does David do with the Ark of the covenant?

• he united twelve tries of Israel

• made Jerusalem the capital

• he moved the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem

What liturgical developments did David make for Israel?

• moved the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem

• introduced singing and dancing into worship for the first time

How did David prefigure Jesus both as anointed?

• being anointed by Samuel

• having the spirit of God upon him

• being called the ‘Son of God’

• having the power to cast out demons

• being the King of Israel

How did David prefigure Jesus as suffering?

• being persecuted by his father-in-law Saul after he replaces him as king

• being threatened to be killed by his own kin (son), Absalom

How did God reply when David said he wanted to build him a house?

God refuses and replies that He will build a house/dynasty for David instead.

Contrast David’s idea of a ‘house’ and God’s idea of a ‘house’.

David’s idea of a house is literal; he wants to build a temple for God. However, God’s idea of a house was a dynasty; the offspring of David will be the ‘son of God’. The offspring of David will have a kingdom which will remain forever.

What are the psalms and who wrote them?

• a collection of songs praising God in the Old Testament

• the word ‘Psalms’ means ‘praises’

• David wrote the Book of Psalms

List the four types of Psalms.

• royalty

• wisdom

• lament

• praise

How do we continually pray the psalms today?

• holy mass

• songs/hymms