God's promises to David include a Saviour for the world.

1. Days be fulfilled
Set up thy seed after thee, establish his kingdom.
He shall build an house for my name, and I will establish the
throne of his kingdom for ever.
I will be his father, and he shall be my son.
My mercy shall not depart away from him
For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel to be a people
unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become their God.
The Davidic Covenant
II Samuel 7:12-29

2. Tree of Jesse
The oldest complete Tree of Jesse window is in
Chartres Cathedral, 1145.
The Tree of Jesse is a depiction in art of the
ancestors of Christ, shown in a tree which rises
from Jesse of Bethlehem, the father of king David. It
originates from Isaiah 11:1, "And there shall come
forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch
shall grow out of his roots“
Christ’s Ancestor
• Matthew 1:6
• John 7:42
• Matthew 22:42-45

3. Michelangelo’s David
David is a
masterpiece of
Renaissance
sculpture created
between 1501 and
1504, by the Italian
artist
Michelangelo. It is
a 17.0 ft marble
statue of a
standing male
nude. The statue
represents the
Biblical hero
David.

4. More Probable Likenesses