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King David. king david. Main Menu. Who was David? Most known for Psalms Davidic Line. Who was david?. David was a shepard boy Born in Bethlehem The youngest son of Jesse A musician A psalmist Mighty in battle King of I srael. Who was david?.
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king david Main Menu • Who was David? • Most known for • Psalms • Davidic Line
Who was david? • 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.
Most known for • Defeating Goliath, the nine foot Philistine war champion. • David was armed with only a sling-shot and river rocks.
Most known for • David spent much of his early adulthood running and hiding from King Saul who sought to kill David out of jealousy!
Most Known For Psalms • King David • David is credited with writing 73 of the Psalms
Psalm • David wrote psalms that illustrated his life
Psalm • 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. • Several Psalms illustrate the period of David’s life that he spent being chased by King Saul who was determined to kill David!
Psalm • David cries out a lament to the LORD in Psalm 51 • God sends the prophet Nathan to let David know that his sin with Bathsheba would bring punishment into David’s house.
Psalm • Psalm 3 was a prayer that illustrates this event in King David’s life when he fled from his son Absalom. • 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.
Davidic Line • 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!