Lord's Day - International KJV Sunday School Lesson, Outline for Students & Teachers

December 29

Lesson 5 (KJV)

David’s Prayer

Devotional Reading: Psalm 89:19–37

Background Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:17–25; 1 Chronicles 17:16–27

1 Chronicles 17:16–27

16 And David the king came and sat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is mine house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

17 And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God.

18 What can David speak more to thee for the honour of thy servant? For thou knowest thy servant.

19 O Lord, for thy servant’s sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making known all these great things.

20 O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

21 And what one nation in the earth is like thy people Israel, whom God went to redeem to be his own people, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt?

22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own people [forever]; and thou, Lord, becamest their God.

23 Therefore now, Lord, let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be established [forever], and do as thou hast said.

24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be magnified [forever], saying, The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a God to Israel: and let the house of David thy servant be established before thee.

25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou wilt build him [a] house: therefore thy servant hath found in his heart to pray before thee.

26 And now, Lord, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

27 Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee [forever]: for thou blessest, O Lord, and it shall be blessed [forever].

Key Verse

O Lord, there is none like thee, neither is there any God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with our ears.—1 Chronicles 17:20

Honoring God

Unit 1: David Honors God

Lessons 1–5

Lesson Aims

After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Summarize the content of David’s prayer.

2. Explain the importance of David’s prayer in its historical context.

3. Recall prayers he or she prayed silently in class and offer them anew to the Lord daily throughout the week.

Lesson Outline

Introduction

A. Time-Out

B. Lesson Context

I. Past Blessings (1 Chronicles 17:16–22)

A. David’s Smallness (vv. 16–18)

B. God’s Greatness (vv. 19, 20)

C. Israel’s Uniqueness (vv. 21, 22)

No Place Like It

II. Future Blessings (1 Chronicles 17:23–27)

A. For His Glory (vv. 23, 24)

Antiestablishment?

B. His Servant (vv. 25–27)

Conclusion

A. Upward and Inward

B. Prayer

C. Thought to Remember

HOW TO SAY IT

Molossia	Moe-lahs-ee-yah.
Pharaoh	Fair-o or Fay-roe.
Sinai	Sigh-nye or Sigh-nay-eye.
Yahweh (Hebrew)	Yah-weh.

What Do You Think? How will you realign your priorities to be able to reserve time and space for rest and spiritual reflection? Digging Deeper What cultural trend or expectation will most work against [you] doing so? Why?

What Do You Think? What steps can Christians take to ensure that prayers are offered in a spirit of humility and patience? Digging Deeper Which of the following passages will help you most in this regard: 1 Samuel 2:1–10; 1 Kings 8:22–30; Psalm 51; Acts 4:23–30? Why?

What Do You Think? What guardrails can we erect to ensure we remain humble when God blesses us? Digging Deeper In that regard, which of the following texts do you find most beneficial personally: Daniel 4:28–33; Acts 12:21–23; Philippians 2:1–11; James 4:13–17?

What Do You Think? What can you do to strengthen your witness in terms of recalling God’s past actions? Digging Deeper When witnessing to unbelievers, in what ways can we use such appeals without reference to the Bible (compare Acts 17:22–31)?

What Do You Think? What are some appropriate ways to respond to fellow believers who claim that God told them to take or not take certain actions? Digging Deeper How would you further respond if the other believer quoted 1 Corinthians 2:14 to rebuff your reply?

Prayer

Father, stir us to give prayer the priority it must-have in these perilous times. May we pray and live as people who know the truth that there is no other God but You. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Thought to Remember

The most important time of any day is spent with God.

 Redford, Douglas, Jim Eichenberger, and Tom Thatcher. “David’s Prayer.” The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2019–2020. Ed. Ronald L. Nickelson et al. Vol. 67. Colorado Springs, CO: Standard Publishing, 2019–2020. 159. Print.