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1 Chronicles 17 · Preschool

God Makes a Promise

Name Date

Color David praying. God made David a big promise.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

Now it has pleased you to bless the house of your servant, that it may continue forever before you; for you, Yahweh, have blessed, and it is blessed forever.”

1 Chronicles 17:27 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God promised to bless David's family forever. God keeps His promises.

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1 Chronicles 17 · Kindergarten

Forever

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

GOD
HOUSE
KING
BLESS
Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 17:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

HOUSE
KING
TENT
SHEEP

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw a house and a crown.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What is a promise?
  • How do you know God keeps His word?

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1 Chronicles 17 · Grade 1

A Big Promise

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Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

HOUSE
NATHAN
FOREVER
PROMISE
Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 17:2 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

God's ark was in a tent.
David wanted to build God a house.
God took David from the sheep.
God promised a king forever.
David thanked God.

God's Promise to David

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh

For you know your servant

He will build me a house

Do all that is in your heart

Draw a house and a crown.

Memory Verse

Nathan said to David, “Do all that is in your heart; for God is with you.”

1 Chronicles 17:2 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did David want to build?
  • Where did God take David from?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Chronicles 17 · Grade 2

God Keeps His Promise

Name Date

Read the Story

David lived in a nice house. God's ark was in a tent. David wanted to build God a house.

God told Nathan to tell David no. God took David from the sheep to be king. God said He would give David a family of kings.

God said David's son would build God's house. God promised a king forever. David sat before God and thanked Him.

Memory Verse

“Yahweh, there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.”

1 Chronicles 17:20 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Where was God's ark?

    David's sonIn a tentHe thanked God

  2. What did David want to build?

    David's sonIn a tentA house for God

  3. Who brought God's message?

    NathanIn a tentDavid's son

  4. Who would build God's house?

    He thanked GodNathanDavid's son

  5. What did David say to God?

    In a tentA house for GodHe thanked God

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

NATHANGYSOJRDBDJIENDPFBARSRLFOREVERVIBNUGIIAABETPNDHENHOUSEPULTWYAHWEHVGSPEOPLEBJ
  • SERVANT
  • FOREVER
  • YAHWEH
  • ISRAEL
  • PEOPLE
  • NATHAN
  • HOUSE
  • DAVID

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How do you feel when someone says no to your idea?
  • What good thing has God promised you?

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1 Chronicles 17 · Grade 3

Who Am I?

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Read the Story

David lived in a cedar house, but God's ark was in a tent. Nathan the prophet told David to do all that was in his heart. But that night God spoke to Nathan.

God said David would not build the house. God had taken David from following the sheep to be prince over Israel. God said he would build David a house, a family that would last.

One of David's sons would build God's house. God would set up his throne forever. David sat before Yahweh and asked, Who am I? He thanked God and said there is no one like him.

Memory Verse

Then David the king went in and sat before Yahweh; and he said, “Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far?

1 Chronicles 17:16 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. Where did David live?

  2. Who spoke to Nathan that night?

  3. Where had God taken David from?

  4. What would one of David's sons do?

  5. What did David say there is no one like?

God's Promise to David

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Word Search

Find each word. Words go across, down, and diagonally.

OCGNATHANRDFBDNESMNFNOEAGKCRMFOREVERMHOUSELIRPEOPLEWYDUMSISRAELSERVANTPFABYAHWEHR
  • SERVANT
  • FOREVER
  • YAHWEH
  • ISRAEL
  • PEOPLE
  • NATHAN
  • HOUSE
  • DAVID

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why is God's plan often bigger than our plans?
  • What does it mean that God's throne is forever?

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1 Chronicles 17 · Grade 4

A House That Lasts

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Read and Think

David noticed that he lived in a cedar house while the ark of Yahweh's covenant was in a tent. Nathan first told him to do all that was in his heart. But that night God's word came to Nathan: David was not the one to build God a house.

Instead, God made a promise. He reminded David that he took him from the sheep pen to be prince over his people Israel. God would build David a house, not of cedar but of family. One of David's sons would build God's house, and God would establish his throne forever.

David went in and sat before Yahweh. He asked, Who am I, Yahweh God, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? (17:16). He praised God that there is no one like him, and he asked God to do as he had spoken.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David notice?

  2. What did Nathan first tell David?

  3. What kind of house would God build for David?

  4. What would God establish forever?

  5. What did David ask when he sat before Yahweh?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodhouseNathanYahwehIsrael
  1. first told him to do all that was in his heart.
  2. Instead, made a promise.
  3. He reminded David that he took him from the sheep pen to be prince over his people .
  4. God would build David a , not of cedar but of family.
  5. David went in and sat before .

Think About It

  1. David wanted to do something big for God, but God wanted to do something bigger for David. How can you trust God when He says no to your plans?

  2. David said, Who am I? How can remembering where God found you make you humble and thankful?

Memory Verse

“Yahweh, there is no one like you, neither is there any God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears.”

1 Chronicles 17:20 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How does Luke 1:32 in the New Testament connect to this promise?
  • How can you thank God for where He brought you from?

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1 Chronicles 17 · Grade 5

The Forever Throne

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Read and Think

David's desire was good: he lived in cedar while the ark of the covenant was in a tent. But God's answer through Nathan reversed the idea. David would not build God a house; God would build David a house. God had taken him from following the sheep, had been with him everywhere, and would make his name like the great ones of the earth.

The heart of the promise is in verses 11-14. When David's days were fulfilled, God would raise up his offspring after him and establish his kingdom. That son would build God's house, God would be his father, and he would be God's son. God would settle him in God's house and kingdom forever, and his throne would be established forever.

Solomon fulfilled part of this, but his throne did not last forever. The promise looked further ahead. In the New Testament, the angel tells Mary that God will give Jesus the throne of his father David, and of his kingdom there will be no end (Luke 1:32-33). David's humble prayer in verses 16-27 rests on this promise.

Show What You Know

  1. What reversal does God's answer make?

  2. What would God be to David's son?

  3. For how long would the throne be established?

  4. Why does the promise look beyond Solomon?

  5. What does the angel tell Mary in Luke 1:32-33?

Crossword

42351

Across

  1. To be prince over my people ____
  2. Then David the king went in and sat before ____

Down

  1. When David was living in his ____
  2. So Nathan spoke to ____
  3. Go and tell David my ____

Think About It

  1. In the New Testament, God's promise to David was fulfilled in Jesus. How does it strengthen your faith that God keeps promises over many centuries?

  2. David asked God to do as He had spoken. How can you pray using God's promises in the Bible?

Memory Verse

“He will build me a house, and I will establish his throne forever.”

1 Chronicles 17:12 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for Your promises. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you trust God when He says no?
  • How can you pray using God's promises?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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