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David was in the region of the righteous dead, Abraham’s bosom (Luke 16:22). He looked
across the impassible golf (Luke 16:26) and saw Jesus in the regions of the damned,
suffering for the sins of all mankind.

He also saw Jesus finish the penalty and receive the power of God to raise Him from the
dead. David’s courage and stability came from seeing Jesus raised from the dead. The
resurrection of Jesus gave David the assurance that he to be raised on the day of the great
resurrection.

Act 2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy
countenance.

DAVID THE “SEER”

Act 2:29 Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is both
dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day.

Men and brethren, let me freely (boldly) speak unto you of the patriarch David, that he is
both dead and buried, and his sepulcher is with us and to this day.
David was loved by all Israel. Next to Moses, he was the favorite of the people of God.
David had lived in Jerusalem, and the site of his grave was known to the people Peter was
preaching to.

Act 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that
of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
because David was a prophet, he was a seer. He could see future events and accurately
record these events through revelation of Holy Spirit. David saw Jesus, the one
prophesied of who would come from his loins and who would be the future and Eternal
King over Israel.

In 2 Samuel 7: 12-16 God gave David an oath:

2Sa 7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set
up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his
kingdom.

2Sa 7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom
for ever.

2Sa 7:14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten
him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

2Sa 7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put
away before thee.