What did God promise David?

God promised that Jesus would be 

part of David's family.

God made a promise to David. God told David that every king of Israel would come from David's family. God kept His promise; He sent His Son Jesus to be part of David's family. Jesus is our King. Jesus is alive, and He will be King over God's people forever.

God provided the first kings to rule His people Israel; Christ the final King, rules over all people as Savior. Through David's family, God sent Jesus Christ, the Messiah.

Who is our friend?

Jesus is our friend.

David and Jonathan, Saul's son, became great friends. Jonathan gave David several gifts. He gave him a robe, a military tunic, a sword, a bow, and a belt. Saul tried on several occasions to kill David. Jonathan warned David of Saul’s rage. Jonathan and David devised a plan to determine the extent of Saul’s hatred. Once Saul’s full intent was brought out and he tried to kill his own son, Jonathan went to warn David that he needed to flee. Jonathan and David were true friends. Jonathan serves to give us a picture of what Jesus does for us. Jesus is the mighty friend of sinners. In John 15:15 Jesus calls us friends. Jesus willingly gave up His place in heaven to come to earth and die for our sins, and now intercedes for us before God in heaven. 

Who gave David power to defeat Goliath?

God gave David power to defeat Goliath.

The men in Israel's army were afraid of Goliath, the mighty Philistine warrior. Nobody would fight him. But God gave David power to beat Goliath. David reminds us of Jesus. Jesus came to save us from our biggest enemies: sin and death. Jesus is the hero who saves us so we can live with Him forever in heaven.

Who is our perfect King?

Jesus is our perfect King.

God told Saul to obey Him and everything would go well. But Saul did not obey God, so God rejected Saul as king. God would give His people a better king. Jesus is God's Son, and He is our perfect King. He will rule over His people forever.