After His Own Heart - Part 2
“The LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart”
by Walter Giddings
January 1, 2023
Scripture Reading: 1 Chronicles 21:17
We confirmed in Part 1 that David was the man after God’s own heart. We are reviewing the Evidence of the Scriptures to solve a bit of a Mystery. We are asking what was in David’s heart that caused the God of our Fathers to call David a man “after his own heart”. We confirmed in Part 1 that Abraham was called the Friend of God because he did not withhold Isaac, his “only begotten son”, from Sacrifice. We also confirmed that God made Moses his clear choice to lead Israel from Egypt to the Land of Milk and Honey by speaking with him “face to face”. [Exodus 33:11] and [Deuteronomy 34:10]. Do we know why God called David a man “after his own heart”? Do we know now what was in David’s heart? We found with David a number of references to Sheep. David was the shepherd boy. God “took him from the sheepfolds”. [Psalms 78:70]. Are references to David and sheep somehow a clue to solving this mystery?