Lessons from the Life of David

1 Samuel 16:1-13	Israel's Divinely Determined King
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson introduces a series on the life of David, the Israelite king. Dr. Johnson demonstrates from the boy David's anointing how God's choice is a sharp contrast to human standards.
1 Samuel 16:14-23	The Tragic Fruits of Disobedience
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the decline of King Saul. Dr. Johnson also shares his thoughts about Christian music in reference to young David's ministry to the tormented Israelite king.
1 Samuel 17:4-11; 28-51	David, Goliath and David's Greater Son
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the account of David and Goliath. The Messianic typology of the event is exposited.
1 Samuel 18:1-30	Providence and the Way of Love and Envy
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition of David's life by discussing additional parallels between the future king's life and the work of the Messiah.
1 Samuel 19:1-24 Psalm 59	The Outlaw: Fleeing Yet Singing
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the flight of David from Saul and describes how the circumstances are reflected inwardly in one of David's psalms.
1 Samuel 20:11-23	The Mastering Passion of Jonathan's Love
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the love and loyalty of Jonathan, David's friend.
1 Samuel 21:1-15	The Declension of David
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson explains how David began to move out of God's will even before becoming king of Israel.
1 Samuel 22:1-23	David the Outcast: In History and Type
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds God's sovereign plan of history in using David as a type of the rejected Messiah, Jesus Christ.
1 Samuel 23:1-29	The Rock of Escape
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson describes God's providence in dealing with trials when David was told to fight against the Philistines.
1 Samuel 24:1-22	David Subduing Saul by Subduing Himself
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds David's encounter with King Saul while hiding from him in the cave.
1 Samuel 25:1-44	David and Abigail
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the rich metaphor of David's encounter with Nabal and his wife, Abigail. Dr. Johnson gives practical application of how the believer must react to the world according to God's promises.
1 Samuel 27:1-12	The Frailty of the Man After God's Own Heart
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson describes David's spiritual decline after the encounter with Nabal. Dr. Johnson explains how David's gradual unbelief made his faith his greatest weakness.
1 Samuel 28:1-25	Saul, Samuel and the Witch of En-Dor
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson exponds the fallen King Saul's visit to the Medium.
1 Samuel 29:1 – 30:20	Breaking Out of Doubting Castle and Giant Despair
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson gives exposition on David's return into Israel after hiding out with the Philistines.
2 Samuel 1:1-27	David's Elegy for Saul and Jonathan
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the recovery of King Saul and his son's bodies after their death in battle against the Philistines.
2 Samuel 2:1-32	David: The Shepherd King of Judah
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the inauguration of David's throne.
2 Samuel 3:1-39	Three Distinguished Men and the Living God
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson gives exposition on the first domestic problems facing David as king.
2 Samuel 5:1-25	David: King of Israel
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the capture of David's new capital, Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 6:1-23	The Restoration of the National Worship
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson provides commentary on King David's transfer of the holy artifacts of the Hebrew faith into his new capital.
2 Samuel 7:1-11	The Davidic Covenant - I
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson begins a two-part series on the establishment of the David covenant. Dr. Johnson explains the true relationship of King David as merely a prince of God's people.
2 Samuel 7:12-17	The Davidic Covenant - II
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson continues his exposition on God's covenant with David, answering the Hebrew king's questions about royal succession.
Isaiah 11:1-12	The Davidic Covenant and Old-Testament Prophecy
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the prophecies which were given to kings who succeeded David and which detail the true purpose of the throne in Israel.
2 Samuel 7; Acts 15:13-18	The Davidic Covenant New-Testament Fulfillment and Prophecy
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson explains the restoration of "the Tabernacle of David" in the New Testament.
2 Samuel 7:18-29	An Incomparable Prayer to an Incomparable God
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson concludes his exposition of the Davidic Covenant between King David and Yahweh by expounding David's prayer in response to God's promise.
2 Samuel 9:1-13	David, Mephibosheth and Unmerited Grace
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the relationship between King David and the crippled son of Jonathan, Mephibosheth.
2 Samuel 11:1-27	The Great Transgression
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds David's sin with Bathsheeba and the resulting cover-up.
2 Samuel 12:1-25	David Rebuked, Repentant, Restored; Yet Disciplined
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson gives exposition on how God forgives and disciplines believers who still sin.
2 Samuel 13:1-39	Like Father, Like Sons
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the fruit of David's sinful nature in his household.
2 Samuel 14:1-33	Joab, the Woman of Tekoa, and Means for Restoring the Banished
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on King David as a type of Christ in his relationship to his estranged son, Absalom.
Psalm 16:1-11	David and the Resurrection
	Continuing his exposition of David as type of Christ, Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the king's psalm written as a statement of the resurrection of the Messiah.
2 Samuel 15:1-37	The Fiery Trial of a Submissive Soul
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the rebellion of David's son, Absalom.
2 Samuel 16:1-23	David Learning Galatians 6:7
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the recompense of King David as the result of his sin.
2 Samuel 17:1-29	Divine Action in the Minds of Men
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson uses the account of civil war in David's kingdom as a vivid illustration of God's sovereign use of all people to preserve and enact his will.
2 Samuel 18:1-33	Delivering Mercy and Unreasonable Grief
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the death of Absalom at the end his rebellion against his father, King David.
2 Samuel 19:1-39	David Redivivus: Wise and Forgiving
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson discusses how the soul of King David was affected as the result of God's judgment of his sin. Dr. Johnson explains how David's sorrow over his sin foreshadows that of the Messiah over the world's disobedience.
2 Samuel 20:1-26	The Seething General and the Sensible Mayor
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson comments on the fallout of David's disobedience within his kingdom. Applications are drawn for dealing with strife among God's people, the church of Jesus Christ.
2 Samuel 23:1-7	David's Last Prophetic Words
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the Messianic words of King David and the the future relationship of the kingship of Christ with his covenant people.
2 Samuel 24:1-25	The Follies of the Favored
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson exposits the sin of King David during the census of Israel as an example of the sin principle with which the saints still struggle.
2 Samuel 24:18-25	Mount Moriah and Mount Calvary: Contrasting Mountains of Sacrifice
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson expounds the significance of the sacrifices King David was ordered by God to make in order to satisfy the judgment of he and Israel's sin.
1 Kings 2:1-11	The Final Days
	Dr. S. Lewis Johnson concludes his exposition of the life of David with a discussion of the Christ-type king's instructions to his heir concerning his enemies.