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Jesus quoting David? (Your Weekly Scripture Study Starter)

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

Happy Sunday, friend!

Did you know that Jesus quoted King David?

In fact, during some of the WORST moments of His life, Jesus quoted David TWICE. Find out what He said in the FAQ section for this week!

Let’s dive into this week's Come Follow Me reading: Psalms 1–2; 8; 19–33; 40; 46!​

​​Watch this week's video here!​

5 Key Events

  1. WHAT: The book of Psalms is a collection of 150 Hebrew poems, songs, and prayers from all of Israel’s history
  2. WHO: 73 of the Psalms are written by David
  3. WHEN: After Israel was exiled to Babylon the poems were arranged into the book of Psalms
  4. HOW: It is divided into 5 parts (chapters 3-41, 42-72, 73-89, 90-106, 107-145) with Psalms 1-2 as an introduction and 146-150 as an ending.
  5. WHY: The introduction seems to indicate that the book of Psalms is to serve as a sort of prayerbook for God’s people

3 Key Scriptures

  1. ​Psalm 1:1-2​
  2. ​Psalm 8:3-5​
  3. ​Psalm 46:1-2​

Dive into one or more of these verses all week long with my Verse Mapping Study Guide!

Questions your kids (or church class) might ask: Which Psalms did Jesus quote?

As Jesus hung on the cross, He made 7 distinct statements. Two of them are either exact or close quotations from Psalms.

  • “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Psalm 22:1)
  • “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
  • “Into thine hand, I commit my spirit” (Psalm 31:5)
  • “Into thy hands I commend my spirit” (Luke 23:46)

Source: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2003/06/words-of-jesus-on-the-cross?lang=eng

This week's conversation starter:

Read Psalm 1:1-2 and then ask your teen: What do you think it actually looks like to meditate on God’s words all the time? Is that even possible when you’re at school/work or with friends?

Source: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2003/06/words-of-jesus-on-the-cross?lang=eng​

Want to go deeper in your personal study this week? My Verse Mapping for Beginners PDF walks you through exactly how. Get it here!​

Missed previous weeks? You can check out past Weekly Scripture Starter emails here!

You are awesome!

P.S. Do you need help with tricky gospel questions? If so, I have an entire section of my website dedicated to answering them in simple, kid-friendly terms!! Check it out here: https://kristenwalkersmith.com/answers/

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