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2 Samuel 7 · Grade 5

The Covenant with David

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Read and Think

Chapter 7 is one of the most important chapters in the Old Testament. David, at rest from his enemies and living in a cedar house, wanted to build a permanent house for the ark. Nathan approved, but God corrected them both. The Lord had walked with Israel in a tent and had never asked any leader for a house of cedar.

Instead, God promised to build David a house, meaning a royal family line. He reminded David that He had taken him from the sheep pen to be prince over Israel. When David died, God would raise up his offspring, who would build a house for God's name. God would be a father to him; if he did wrong, God would discipline him, but His loving kindness would not depart from him as it did from Saul. David's house, kingdom, and throne would be established forever.

David went in and sat before the Lord. His prayer is full of wonder: Who am I, Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have brought me this far? He confessed that there is no one like God, that God's words are truth, and he asked God to confirm His promise forever. In the New Testament, Luke 1:32 says of Jesus, The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and Hebrews 1:5 applies the words I will be to him a Father, and he will be to me a Son to Jesus.

Show What You Know

  1. What did David want to build?

  2. What kind of house did God promise David?

  3. How was God's promise different from what happened to Saul?

  4. What did David confess about God's words?

  5. How does Luke 1:32 connect to this chapter?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Your ____ will be established forever.
  2. Therefore you are ____, Yahweh God.

Down

  1. The prophet who brought God's message to David
  2. Your house and your kingdom will be made sure ____.
  3. I took you from the ____ pen.

Think About It

  1. God's promise to David depended on God's faithfulness, not David's. How does that give you confidence in God's promises?

  2. David's prayer is full of praise and humility. Try writing a short prayer that begins with Who am I?

Memory Verse

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

2 Samuel 7:22 (WEB)

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Prayer

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

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can God's faithfulness to David help us trust Him today?
  • Why can you believe what God says?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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