1. What did King David want to do for God in 2 Samuel 7? Have you ever asked God what you can do for him? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. What was God’s response to King David? Who did God say will build a house for the Ark of the Covenant? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. God’s promise is partially fulfilled in David’s offspring, but it is completely fulfilled by whom? In what way? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Whom did King David enter into a covenant with that led to his kindness towards Mephibosheth? What was the covenant? Provide the scripture. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Why didn’t Mephibosheth take possession of King Saul’s lands, which rightfully belonged to him? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. David could not take away Mephibosheth’s weakness, but how did David’s kindness make Mephibosheth’s life better? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Can God’s kindness improve our lives even though the same problem remains? How is God’s grace to us similar to the grace David showed Mephibosheth? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. In Luke 22:28-30, Jesus makes a similar promise to His followers. What did He mean? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. David sought to do good a third time. What did the Ammonites do to the Israelites when David’s servants visited King Hanun? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. How does John 15:18 apply to David’s ambassadors here and us as Christ’s ambassadors? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bonus Question: The Ammonites are descendants of which people? Provide the scripture. Why would this explain their wicked behavior in 2 Samuel 10? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________