In the story of David & Goliath, He represents Christ
David
The Davidic Covenant promised certain things regarding the sons of David and of him
Jesus (the Messiah)
Mephibosheth was allowed to regularly eat here
At the King's table
Joab was replaced as commander of the army by Amasa, but wound up getting his job back by doing this
Murdering Amasa
She was Ahithophel's granddaughter
Bathsheba
This news caused Eli to fall backwards from his chair and die
The Ark of the Covenant had been captured
Because of the Davidic Covenant, Christ is said to reign on the throne of his forever
David
David desires to build this, inquires of God through the prophet Nathan, and is rebuked
A house for the Ark (the first Temple)
Christians may face discipline, but they will never face this
Judgment/Wrath
This tribe was ready to restore David to his kingship first
Judah
In the story of David & Goliath, He represents sin
Goliath
The covenant that Israel was under at the time of the delivery of the Davidic Covenant
Mosaic Covenant (Law)
David wore this while dancing during the move of the Ark into Jerusalem
Linen ephod
The garment that Tamar was wearing, which she purposely ripped after her ordeal with Amnon, identified her to everyone as this
The King's virgin daughter
He had to confront David about an egregious sin
Nathan the Prophet
She was the mother of the last Judge of Israel
Hannah
13 letter adjective that describes the requirements (or lack thereof) placed on Israel by the Davidic Covenant
Unconditional
2 words: Shimei issued David this during the beginning of Absalom's revolt; then asked for this after the revolt was put down
Curse, Forgiveness
This was the primary reason David appointed Amasa to commander of the army
To win political points with the 10 quarreling tribes (Amasa was Absalom's commander)
He wrote most of the scroll of Samuel, which was later divided into 2 books
Samuel the Prophet/Judge
In the story of David & Goliath, they represent us
The Israelites
One promise included in the Davidic Covenant is the building of a physical Temple, but the ultimate fulfillment of this promise would come much later when he shows up, making the Temple much larger
Holy Spirit
This is the reason David is not allowed to build the Temple
He is a man of bloodshed, not peace (1 Chronicles 28:3)
The teaching that there are 2 different gods presented in the Bible - one of the Old Testament and one of the new - is an old heresy called this
Marcionism
He was David & Bathsheba's 2nd son, also called Jedidiah
Solomon