Did David believe in one God?...or a triune God?
Question: Did David believe in one God?...or a triune God?
Answer:
Answer:
Triune God? No
- There is not a single text in the entire Bible that supports the idea that David believed in a triune God.
One God? Yes
David, the king of Israel, believed in only one true God, Yahuwah Elohim. And not only David, but all of Israel, too.
- Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD [Yahuwah] of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. (1 Samuel 17:45)
- And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God [Yahuwah Elohim] of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; (1 Samuel 20:12)
Yahuwah was the God of Israel:
- The LORD [Yahuwah] do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD [Yahuwah] be with thee, as he hath been with my father. (1 Samuel 20:13)
- Then said David, O LORD God [Yahuwah Elohim] of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. (1 Samuel 23:10)
- And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God [Yahuwah Elohim] of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: (1 Samuel 25:32)
- And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD [Yahuwah] his God.
- So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD [Yahuwah] hath sworn to David, even so I do to him; (2 Samuel 3:9)
- And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God [Yahuwah Elohim] of hosts was with him. (2 Samuel 5:10)
Conclusion:
King David believed in the one true God, Yahuwah Elohim of hosts.
LORD = Yahuwah (H3068); Yahuwah = the proper name of the one true God
https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H3068&t=KJV
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