Alongside Abraham and Moses, David is one of the most- well-known Jewish leaders. The Bible describes him as brave and strong in war, as well as an intelligent statesman, fateful friend and inspirational leader. He was skilled in playing instruments and gifted for writing psalms – songs of praise to God. He was devout in his relationship with God. We can append the mistakes that he has made in relationships with his loved ones, friends and political opponents, which we have described in detail in our thesis, to his quick rise to power and the spirit of the times that he lived and ruled in. From both Books of Samuel, we summarised King David’s bibliography, which includes David’s youth, the circumstances that led to him becoming king and God’s testament as well as his relationship with Jonathan and Michal, Saul, Palti and Abigail. In the second Book of Samuel, we have studied his relationship with Abner, Jonathan’s paralysed son, Mephibosheth and Bathsheba. In selected psalms of David, we briefly presented the content that expresses David’s petitions and thanksgivings to God. In the last part of the thesis, we have researched the view of Jewish literature and some Jewish wise men especially on the adultery with Bathsheba and the consequences of this sin. According to Talmud, a separation document, that is valid under special conditions and is trying to minimize David’s sin, should exist. Talmud writes that although David has hurt his family, at the end God accepted David’s petition and forgave him, because he has fully repented for it.
According to Jewish tradition, the Messiah is one of David’s descendants, but Jesus never referred to himself as David’s son, because he did not identify with the national political expectation of Messiah, although in his era he was associated with this title.
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