PROMISES TO DAVID 12/50

	PROMISES TO DAVID 12/50                                                                                                                                                                                                              Cambodia Basic English Series                                                                                                                                               Ref: NIRV.  Slideshow available.                                    David was the second king of Israel after Saul. He was a shepherd when God chose him. God loved David and promised that he would be a great king and Israel would have peace. God also promised David would have a son who would build a house for God and rule on David's throne forever.  1.       Personal Promise. David did become a great King. God loved David because he had a good heart.  Although he made some terrible mistakes he cried out to God for forgiveness. He was truly sorry for what he did. 2 Samuel 7:8-9 “So tell my servant David, ‘The Lord who rules over all says, “I took you away from the grasslands. That’s where you were taking care of your father’s sheep and goats. I made you ruler over my people Israel. 9 I have been with you everywhere you have gone. I cut off all of your enemies when you were attacking them. Now I will make you famous. Your name will be just as respected as the names of the most important people on earth. 2.       Promise to Israel. God promised that Israel would be a safe country.          2 Samuel 7:10-11. I will provide a place where my people Israel can live. I will plant them in the land. Then they will have a home of their own. They will not be bothered anymore. Evil people will no longer crush them, as they did at first. 11 That is what your enemies have done ever since I appointed leaders over my people Israel. But I will give you peace and rest from all of them. “I tell you that I myself will set up a royal house for you.” This promise will come to pass in the future. This prophecy is in the Bible. Jeremiah 32:37-42. 3.    Promise of a Son, a House and a Kingdom. David's son Solomon became the next king and built a temple for God. 2 Samuel 7:12-13.  Some day your life will come to an end. You will join the members of your family who have already died. Then I will make one of your own sons the next king after you. And I will make his kingdom secure. 13 He is the one who will build a house where I will put my Name. “I will set up the throne of his kingdom. It will last forever. David had many sons and he chose Solomon to be king when he died. Solomon was a wise King and Israel enjoyed peace and prosperity. 2 Chronicles 6:10. “The Lord has kept the promise he made. I’ve become the next king after my father David. Now I’m sitting on the throne of Israel. That’s exactly what the Lord promised would happen. I’ve built the temple for the Name of the Lord. He is the God of Israel. Solomon built a house for God but he did not rule forever. One thousand years later God told Mary, a young Jewish girl, that she would have a son who would be son of man and Son of God.  Luke 1:31-33. You will become pregnant and give birth to a son. You must name him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king like his father David of long ago. 33 He will rule forever over his people, who came from Jacob’s family. His kingdom will never end.”  A good man called Joseph agreed to marry Mary even though he was not the true father of Jesus. He understood God’s plan and became Jesus’ legal father. Mary and Joseph both came from the line of David.   Galatians. 4:4 But then the right time came. God sent his Son. A woman gave birth to him. He was born under the authority of the law. 4.     David will be Raised from the Dead. 2 Samuel 7:16 “Your royal house and your kingdom will last forever in my sight. Your throne will last forever.”                 Although David died, God promised that he would rise from the dead to see his kingdom established forever. 2 Samuel 7:12. Some day your life will come to an end. You will join the members of your family who have already died. Then I will make one of your own sons the next king after you. And I will make his kingdom secure. This was David’s hope for the future. Psalm 71:20-21. You have sent many bitter troubles my way. But you will give me new life. Even if I’m almost in the grave, you will bring me back. 21 You will honour me more and more. You will comfort me once again. Acts 2:25-29, 34. David spoke about him. He said, “I know that the Lord is always with me. He is at my right hand. I will always be secure. 26 So my heart is glad. Joy is on my tongue. My body also will be full of hope. 27 You will not leave me in the grave. You will not let your Holy One rot away. 28 You always show me the path that leads to life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you.’ 29 “Brothers, you can be sure that King David died. He was buried. His tomb is still here today.  34 David did not go up to heaven. But he said, “‘The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand.” Our hope is to be given eternal life when Jesus Christ rules the earth. We will see David’s throne established in the Earth. David will bow down to Jesus who sits on God’s throne. Cain Abel Adam Noah Moses                        J Jacob  Isaac Abraham David Jesus 4000 3000 2000 1000            1000            2000 We recommend that candidates study Learn to Read the Bible Effectively and God’s Plan With Man (Cambodia friendly versions) before preparing for baptism. Slideshows and translated versions of these are also available. See Lessons 13 and 14: Maps.