1. Why was God displeased when David brought the ark out from Abinadab’s house? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. Uriah was killed at the threshing floor. What usually happens on a threshing floor? What does it represent in the Bible? Why is this symbolic? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. How is David in 2 Samuel 6:9-11 like a Christian who is trying to decide whether or not they truly want a deep relationship with God? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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4. How did David handle the Ark differently than the people of Beth Shemesh in 1 Samuel 6:20-21? How does this show that he has a different relationship with God than they do?
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5. A Christian walking with Christ is heartbroken, because he was believing God that he would get a raise, but he actually suddenly loses his job. If he were to behave like David, how would he handle this situation with God? How about if he were to behave like the people of Beth Shemesh? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. What are three ways that David did it better the second time around in 2 Samuel 6? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What reason does David give in 1 Chronicles 15:11-15 for what went wrong? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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8. Why was Michal wrong for criticizing David? What was her punishment? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. When we worship God why is it wrong to only focus on how it makes us feel? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. David wrote Psalm 68 after he took the Ark out of the house of Obed-Edom. What do you think is the purpose of this Psalm? Give an example from Psalm 68. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bonus Questions: (1) Who is Michal’s father and how was David able to wed her?
(2) What tribe is David from? Provide evidence. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________