KING DAVID

KING DAVID

Who was David?

Most known for

Psalms

Davidic Line

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David was a shepard boy

Born in Bethlehem The youngest son

of Jesse A musician A psalmist Mighty in battle King of Israel

WHO WAS DAVID?

David was the second King of the United Monarchy of Israel.

He served by divine appointment for forty years.

WHO WAS DAVID?

Defeating Goliath, the nine foot Philistine war champion.

David was armed with only a sling-shot and river rocks.

MOST KNOWN FOR

MOST KNOWN FORDavid spent much of his early adulthood running and hiding from King Saul who sought to kill David out of jealousy!

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King DavidDavid is

credited with writing 73 of

the Psalms

PSALM

David wrote psalms that illustrated his life

Several Psalms illustrate the

period of David’s life

that he spent being chased by King Saul

who was determined to

kill David!

David cries out to the LORD in

Psalms 52, 54, and 59.

Psalms 57 and 142 depict the time that David took refuge in

the cave.

PSALM

God sends the prophet

Nathan to let David know that his sin

with Bathsheba

would bring punishment into David’s

house.

David cries out a

lament to the LORD in Psalm

51

PSALM

King David’s son, Absalom devised

a plan to take over his father’s

kingdom. Fearing that

Jerusalem would be destroyed, David fled the

city.

Psalm 3 was a prayer that

illustrates this event in King David’s life

when he fled from his son

Absalom.

PSALM

God established a covenant with King

David that his seed would

reign as King forever

DAVIDIC LINE

The fulfillment of God’s promise

began with King David’s son Solomon

DAVIDIC LINE

The everlasting monarchy of the Davidic

Line is fulfilled

through its most famous descendant,

JESUS!

DAVIDIC LINE