Davidic Covenant
What was the sign of God's presence among the people in the Davidic covenant?
Temple
What was the name of David's wife who disliked his show of worship at the Ark coming into Jerusalem?
Michal
What did it mean for David to be “the highest of the kings of the earth”?
David and his descendants would be great kings.
What was the fate of Ishbosheth?
He was assassinated by two of his generals when they decided his cause against David was hopeless.
What did God do for David when he offered to build a Temple for God in Jerusalem?
When David offered to build a house for God in Jerusalem, God, instead, made David a house, establishing a new and everlasting covenant with him.
What was David’s mistake while moving the Ark of the Covenant? (In what way was he trying to move it, and how was it meant to be done?)
On a cart drawn by oxen; it was against God's law to carry the Ark this way; it was supposed to be carried by Levite priests
What did it mean to say, “You are my son, today I have begotten you”?
David’s son would be adopted as God’s own son.
What did David do when Ishbosheth’s generals brought him their leader’s head?
David had them executed as murderers, saying they had “slain a righteous man.”
Name the three secondary features of the Davidic covenant, plus the NT figures fulfilling them.
Queen Mother - Mary
Prime Minister - Peter
Todah/Thank Offering - Eucharist
How did David dress when the Ark of the Covenant was brought into Jerusalem?
He dressed not as a king but as a priest, wearing a linen ephod.
What did it mean to say, “The Lord will make you a house”?
God would create a Davidic dynasty.
Who was the first queen mother?
Bathsheba
What was the new Torah that applied to all people?
What was sacrificed as part of the thank offering?
Bread and wine
What did it mean to say “dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth”?
It meant the entire world would come under the throne of David.
What was the prime minister's role in David's kingdom?
Held the keys of the kingdom
Name at least four of the promises God made to David in the covenant
(any four of the following six answers are correct)
David will found a dynasty /
David’s son will rule a kingdom /
David’s son will build a temple /
David’s son would be adopted as God’s own son / God would never disown David’s line /
The dynasty of David would never end
Who built (did the work) the Temple of Jerusalem?
Phoenician, Gentile artists and craftsmen built the Temple.
What did it mean to say, “Out of Zion shall go forth law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem”?
Jerusalem would be the spiritual center of the world.
What was the name of the king of Tyre at David's time, and what did he do?
Hiram