As an introduction. Let me just say that the history
of David as the second king of Israel relative to his birth.
His ancestry, his selection for office, his character and his
achievement shows him to be a very distinguished type of Jesus
Christ as king. This fact is strengthened in
three ways. Number one, it is strengthened
by Covenant. In second, Samuel chapter 7 and
verses 11 and 12 the Bible. Bible says, and since the time
that I commanded judges to be over My People, Israel and have
caused me to rest from all thine enemies.
Also, the Lord tell, if V, that he will make the in-house.
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.
Not only that, though, but it was also strengthened by
prophecy. Found in Isaiah chapter 9,
beginning in verse 6, where the scripture says For unto us a
child is born, unto us a son is given and the government shall
be upon his shoulder. And his name Shall be Called
wonderful, counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting, father,
the Prince of Peace of the increase of his government and
peace. There shall be no end upon his
kingdom to order it. To establish it with judgment
and with Justice from henceforth.
Even forever, the Zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
And as we noticed, just a moment ago in your hearing, as I read
the text is found in Hosea, chapter 3 beginning in verse 4,
I'll read that again for the children of Israel.
Shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and
without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an e phid,
and without a tariff am afterward, shall the children of
Israel return and seek the Lord, their God and David, their King
and shall fear the lord, and his goodness in the latter days.
Not only is it strengthened by Covenant and prophecy.
But also by fulfillment, I wasn't here to here all the
sermons that show. I preached on, on the kingdom.
But when the kingdom was established, when the church was
established in Jerusalem, when the very first gospel sermon was
being preached, he may have even dealt with these very versus, I
don't know. But in Acts chapter 2, this
shows its fulfillment. And beginning in verse 29, the
Sure says, men and Brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the
patriarch David for, he is both dead and buried.
And his Sepulchre is with us unto this day, therefore, being
a prophet and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him
that have the fruit of his loins according to this flesh.
He would raise up Christ to sit on his throne.
He seeing this before. Spake of the resurrection of
Christ that his soul was not left in Hell, neither his flesh
did see corruption This Jesus hath God raised up where of we
are all Witnesses. Therefore, being by the right
hand of God, exalted and having received of the father that that
he hath shed the promise of the Holy Ghost.
He has shed forth this, which you now, see and hear.
And finally, in one more verse in verse 36, therefore let all
the house of Israel, know, assuredly that God hath made
that same Jesus whom ye have crucified.
Both Lord and Christ. I wanted to share with you the
idea that when I wrote the question concerning David and
Jesus being with similarities or points of contact or Jesus being
a king like David, I enjoyed the study so much.
I decided to write this sermon and hopefully it is helpful to
you in some way. But the first thing I want to
notice is that Jesus Christ was a king like, David, because
David was from Bethlehem and first Sam Chapter 16 and verse
1, and we're going to get to the narrative that comes after this
verse in just a minute on another point, I want to notice
just verse 1. Now though, as we notice the
fact that David was from Bethlehem and the Lord said unto
Samuel, how long will that mourn for Saul seeing?
I have rejected him from reigning over Israel, fill thine
horn with oil and go. And I will send thee to Jesse
the Bethlehem a'ight for. I have provided me a king among
His sons, the ancient name for Bethlehem was Efrat or Ephrata,
which is later called Bethlehem, meaning House of Bread, and
because it was David's, patrimony, the New Testament
speaks of it as the city of David in Luke Chapter 2, and
verse number 11. Now, Jesus Christ.
Be our Lord being born in Bethlehem was not accidental.
That is not just some coincidence.
In fact, God sees He's the end with the beginning.
You know, when we look at prophecy we see progressive
revelation. We see things or God's will
imparted to man overtime in bits and pieces and the prophets
didn't have a full understanding of what God was instructing
them, or what God was telling them to predict or to prophesy
about. We know what all of that means.
Now, what a blessing that is that we can open the scriptures
and we can look to Shadow and substance, and type and any type
and Understand, God's entire plan.
But remember this, this is not accidental.
God sees the end with the beginning me illustrate.
It like this. If you were here last Lord's Day
Terry, did an excellent job in teaching about the cup and
teaching about one cup. But, you know, that was nothing
new of the symbols. That would represent the
communion service back under the law of Moses.
We can go back and find that every single house would have a
Asked over the house is symbolic of or representative of the
church today. What did they have?
Every single house had a Passover and when that would
happen, they would have one lamb for one house if the house.
And by the way, the house does not mean the building the house,
means the household or the occupants in that house.
The family if you will, the Bible would say that if the
house was small, then a vision. Sure could come into the midst
of them, but none of the Lamb could ever depart or go outside
for anyone else and it was one lamb for one house.
Today, we have one loaf of unleavened bread.
On this table, we have one cup contained.
Therein is the fruit of the vine on this table, we have the same
thing that symbolized a lamb for a house, the Apostle Paul in
writing to those at Corinth. What did he say?
He said Jesus Christ is our Passover. /.
And so today, we will commemorate his death, his
burial, and his resurrection in the communion.
Another thing to God, sees the end with the beginning.
I believe this with all my heart, when they took the blood
of the Lamb, it was placed in one basin.
Accidental know, I think God always knew there'd be one cup
on the Lord's table. The book birth of our Lord in
the city of David was not accidental.
In fact, as I just mentioned God sees the end with the beginning.
Going back, seven hundred years before Jesus ever graced this
world with his presence ever, came into this world 700 years
before, that one of the Minor Prophets of God, one of the
Twelve Minor Prophets by the name of Micah.
He Foretold and Micah chapter 5, I believe in verse two, that
Jesus Christ would be from Bethlehem.
Not accidental. God sees the end with the
beginning, a point of contact is they were both from Bethlehem.
But secondly, David was of the royal tribe of Judah.
According to the story in the Book of Ruth Boaz of Bethlehem
Judah, begat Obed, who begat Jesse, the father of David Ruth,
chapter 4, and verses 21 and 22. So in other words of the
Thousand people. Judah was the divinely selected
tribe, among the 12 from which the Kings would come.
Now going all the way back to the beginning of the Bible.
In Genesis chapter 49 in verse 10.
The scripture says, the scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor
a lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloh come.
And unto him shall the Gathering of the people be, you know, this
is one of the most outstanding passages of scripture in the
Bible. When it pertains really, to
Jesus Christ, who was a descendant of Judah, but notice
with me some terms. Now the word scepter, the word
scepter is defined as a stick. It is defined as a rod.
It is also defined as a gavel. It is a description of somebody
who would literally or figuratively.
Hold the position of absolute Authority and hold the position
of Final Authority and final judgment.
For example, if you stand before a judge in the court of law and
the judge says, you are guilty, and then he takes his gavel and
he strikes it with a downward swing down on that table there,
and he makes that noise that gives the final Authority or
final judgment. No one is able to hold the gavel
or execute that downward swing of it other than the judge.
Also, So, the word Shiloh. The word Shiloh is a very
interesting word because literally it means, rest,
literally it means tranquil. It means peaceful notice Shiloh.
Is also an epithet for messiah. So, what is he saying?
He's talking about the Messiah, having the scepter or the gavel,
the Messiah at some point in time, is going to have the
absolute Authority and final judgment.
Eat. Well, the story of a whole is
this really the thought of this verse is that the son of Jacob
called Judah will produce a tribe but that tribe will not
produce the law of government for God's people for a while.
That's going to be done through the tribe of Levi.
And those laws would be administered through the law of
Moses that will not be changed, until somebody comes.
That is described as Low or the Messiah and then everything is
going to change. And when that does this is the
beauty of it all. Then God's not going to deal
with the nation of Israel. Only as his people, it is the
world Arrangement. It is for everyone.
And the Bible says that all will be gathered unto him and not
Moses. You know what?
Also is an amazing thought here, if the word Shiloh means rest,
Now, we know that Jesus Christ is the king.
We know that Jesus Christ is raining now and he is reigning
over his kingdom. The church is the Earthly
institution of the Heavenly Kingdom.
We are part of the kingdom of heaven right here on Earth.
And when Jesus comes back, he that has final Authority and
final judgment will take those that are his those members of
his church and handed over to his father.
And then Jesus Christ will step down his Reign and God will be
all in all for all eternity. But Jesus Christ is raining now
over the kingdom I said all that.
I want to add one more point. If the word Shiloh means
tranquil peaceful and so forth and we know that he's the one
that's the Messiah that goes hand-in-hand with a passage that
Jesus said when Jesus says come unto me all ye that labor and
are heavy laden. Aidan.
And I will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me
for. I am meek and lowly at heart and
you shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy and my burden is light, not only is the
same person Shiloh that's going to hold the gavel is going to
execute final judgment. He's also the one that gives
rest he's the one that gives peace.
When you see a child of God that has lived their life, all their
life, faithful unto death. There's a peace that comes over
that person at the end of their life because they know that they
have rest in Jesus. They know that they have Rest In
Christ. Having those wonderful
characteristics and qualities that the Lord has and we submit
ourselves to him. We have those things in this
life regardless of whatever the circumstances, maybe that come
our way. What a blessing that is one more
point about these two dispensations of time, a person
was governed by the laws, in other words, whatever,
dispensation that a person lived under, they were governed by the
laws of that. Dispensation, for example, if
somebody lived under the law of Moses, then they would be under
the laws of that. Dispensation, they would be
following the law of Moses. If they died before, Jesus
Christ died on the cross. And before Jesus Christ,
established his church, then the blood of Jesus would go
backwards and cover. The sins of those that were
faithful under the law of Moses, but if a person lived under the
law of Moses, Of their life and all of those Jews.
And we can look to the 3000 that were saved on the day of
Pentecost when they were baptized into Christ.
They were Jewish by Blood. So they live their whole life
under the law of Moses under that dispensation of time.
But the blood of Jesus Christ from the cross.
Also ran for words and we contact that blood at baptism
what I'm getting at. Is this, whatever dispensation
of time that a man lives under he is to be subject to the law.
Laws that govern that dispensation and this tribe of
Levi administered through the law of Moses would be until
Christ came the Messiah Shiloh bringing rest.
And now Jesus Christ has final Authority and Jesus Christ will
be the righteous judge. He will be the judge sitting on
the throne. We will stand before the
Judgment seat of Christ at sentencing day.
You know, I don't believe there's going to be a whole lot
said on the day of judgment, I may be wrong.
We'll get there and maybe we'll talk about it later then if I
am, but I'll tell you something. I think that it's a day of
sentencing, I think it's a day of Separation.
When the judge is going to pass down judgment, but the trial is
not on the day of judgment. The trial is now in this life,
I'm on trial right now at the end of my life, I'm either
convicted or acquitted because I've either followed him or I
have not And then, on the day of the Resurrection, that's the
sentencing day, either acquitted, or guilty as charged
and sentenced to a condemnation in hell.
Well, the beauty of it is also is that when Jesus comes when he
came all people will gather unto him and not Moses.
David though was the first king of that tribe.
Our Lord was also from the tribe of Judah.
It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah of which
tribe. Moses spake, nothing concerning
priesthood. Now, the fact that Jesus Christ
was from Judah. And, by the way, God could have
done anything that he wanted to do.
God could have had none of these types and shadows, which were
figures of things to come. He could have not done any of
that if he didn't want to. God, could have not
prophetically spoke of Jesus, in the word of God, if that's what
he chose to do, we just know that he did, but the fact that
he did, let's look at some of the rights that Jesus Christ has
to the throne, first of all, because he was from the tribe of
Judah, he had the tribal right to the Wrong.
But what about Matthew, chapter 1 and verses 1 through 16 time
will not permit us to go and read those names there.
But here, we find that Jesus has the legal right to the throne to
not only the tribal right? But the legal right now, Mary
was the mother of Jesus. She was a virgin and the Bible
says that that which was conceived in her was of the Holy
Ghost, that signified or made the fact that God Is the father
of Jesus Christ. Mary is his Earthly mother.
Jesus did not have an Earthly father in the flesh.
So we said all of that, but now will say this, he had the legal
right to the throne to though, because Joseph, who was the
Foster father of Jesus, he was also a descendant of David and
therefore he could therefore by law, give Jesus the right to the
throne. But not only the tribal right.
The legal right? But also the rights by Blood and
Luke chapter 3 verses 23 through 31, it shows his connection, his
blood connection with David by giving the ancestors of Mary
Jesus had the tribal right to the throne.
Jesus had the legal right to the throne and Jesus had the rights
by Blood to be king on the throne.
Thirdly though, Jesus Christ was a king like David because David
was divinely. Chosen and anointed in first,
Samuel chapter 16. Verses 1 through 13.
I know, I know I mentioned to you just verse one a minute ago,
but first of all, let me just say this, I puts all here to
show the difference between Saul and David.
Saul was the People's Choice. David was God's choice and the
Bible would say In first Samuel chapter 16 beginning in verse 1
now this is after Samuel had said to Saul that God had
rejected him because it's better to obey than it is to sacrifice.
And so God says Samuel, how long are you going to mourn for Saul
seeing? I have rejected him from
reigning over Israel. My people he said, what I want
you to do is I want you to get up and I want you to fill your
horn with oil and I want you to Go to the Bethlehem might Jesse
by name for I have chosen. One of his sons.
One of his sons is going to rain on the throne.
Samuel basically says this. He said, if I do that and solve
finds out He's going to kill me. And God says, what you do is you
take a heifer and you say, you're going for the sacrifice
and you invite Jesse and his sons and I will tell you which
one of the sun's that I have chosen.
And the Bible says, when they got there, they ask Samuel.
Are you coming in peace? He says, yes, I have come in.
Peace, we have come to sacrifice.
And like God said, the sons of Jesse began to pass by or in
front of Samuel, you know, they begin with the eldest son.
The first son, that passes by. Is he liable?
And the Bible says that Samuel looks on alya band.
He says, surely I am looking at the anointed of God, but God
said, no, I have not chosen him. And he said, Samuel don't look
to the countenance of a man, and don't look to the stature of a
man because God does not look at those things on the outward in
the outward. Way God looks on the heart.
So then abinadab walks by, and God says, I have not chosen him
and then shama walks by. And God did not choose him and
seven sons of Jesse pass before Samuel only to find that.
Every single one of them was rejected in the eyes of God.
So Samuel, knowing that God spoke those words at one of his
sons would be king. So he asks, who else do you have
any other Sons? I think it's beautiful just as
well. Just the shepherd boy.
Just a shepherd. Just the young one.
The Keeper of the sheep at the picture of what Jesus is to us.
He is the great Shepherd to. He's the Good Shepherd.
We are his sheep. The Bible says that Samuel says,
we will stay right here, and we will not even sit down until you
get him and fetch him, and bring him before me.
The Bible says that when he comes before him, God said,
that's who I have chosen. And from that horny took the oil
and he anointed him in the presence of his Brethren, that
he was to be the one. I want to make one point.
Remember when I just said, when Ally of passed by and God told
Samuel don't look at the outward sign of, look at the
countenance. Don't look at the stature of the
man. God looks at the heart.
Was he saying that you got to find an ugly one to be the king?
Was he saying that you can't be good-looking and serve God?
Was he saying that absolutely not, in fact, in the Old
Testament, there are four man. You've heard me preach on this.
There are four men that are considered handsome and built.
Well, who are they? They were King Saul.
That's number one. Number two, there was Joseph
number three. A son of David Absalom whose
hair was as black as the Raven's wing.
And the fourth one. Was David?
David wasn't ugly, man. David was a handsome man.
The point is this, when the people look to Saul and Saul
that he is shoulder stood and towered above everybody else.
They said that's our King because he looks like the kings
in the world. He's a big mighty, man.
That's all God was saying. I look at the heart, he was
anointed with oil before his Brethren.
This should cause us to expect David to be a great king and
also to Him as a proper type of Jesus Christ.
Like David, Jesus was divinely. Chosen.
Jesus was anointed through the prophet.
Isaiah, God, spake of him as in Isaiah, 42 and verse 1.
He spake of him as my chosen in whom my soul delighteth.
You remember at the baptism of Jesus, at the Jordan, the Bible
says that God anointed him with the Holy Spirit.
And with power, he also is King after God's heart, expressed in
the words, this is my beloved Son in whom I am.
Well pleased, he was God's choice to but number for Jesus
is a king like David because David was manifested or made
known to Israel. In first Samuel chapter 17.
You remember when the Philistines were in battle or
the battle were set in Array against Israel.
In the time will not permit us to go into all the Tales of that
story. I'll just point out a couple of
things. You remember that the People's
Choice saw fled in Terror, not only that, but every single one
of those in Israel, all of those in the Army and so forth.
They all fled in Terror and the Bible says it on one mountain,
was Israel on the other Mountain where the Philistines and the
battlefield was down between them in the valley, what
happened? Goliath, a Philistine giant, the
champion of the Teens. Who some Scholars say was 9
feet, 9 inches tall. Other Scholars said he was 10
feet tall. It really doesn't make any
difference. This is one great.
Big man. And for 40 days, twice a day.
He passed by the Battleground and he said, choose you a man
for you. Choose you a man for you that
would come and fight against me. And if he kills me we will be
your servant. We will serve you, but if I
Prevail over him and I killed him, then you will serve us, you
will be our servants. No one.
Wanted any part of this great Philistine Giant on the scene,
though, comes a young boy, by the name of David.
A Shepherd boy, he comes on the scene and he says, who is this
uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the
Living God. He tells King Saul King Saul
says, you can't go against him. King Saul says, you're just a
youth. You're our buddy Youth and he a
man of war from his youth, but David says, let beinhart not
fail because of him, thy servant will fight and the same God in
heaven. That's the whole point.
The same God in heaven, that delivered me from The Lion and
the bear. That's the same one.
That's going to deliver me. Now for the battle is the
Lord's. And the Bible says, When the
Philistines looked to David, he disdained him.
Can you imagine the giant was wondering of all the people?
You could have chosen. Is he the one?
You know, I don't know if this is true.
But I heard a scholar. One time, I heard somebody
quote, a scholar one time so this is just free.
But I heard that when it says that he was Ruddy in a fair
countenance, didn't means that he probably didn't even shave
yet. Now, I don't know if that's
totally true but I do know this. He was young in his face.
And the Philistines look to whom Israel had Chosen and he
disdained him and he says I'm going to feed your carcass to
the dogs or however he said it, and when he said that, and when
Goliath started to proceed against him, David runs on him
from the pouch. He took one of those five smooth
Stones. He took that sling and he slung
it and it struck the Philistine in the forehead, so great.
It embedded itself in the forehead of that Philistine.
And down he goes and David goes over to the Osteen and he grabs
his sword. I've tried to Picture This.
Maybe just rips it out of its sheath, I don't know and he
takes it may be over his head like this, with a downward blow,
he cuts the head off of the Philistine, Giant When that
happened, David was announced as the champion among God's people
and the champion among God's cause he was announced as the
champion. In fact, when they came back
from the battle, so loved him, everything was great.
This young man really stepped up.
And he was fine until they came back from a battle against the
Philistines that there were victorious over and the women
came out in the women played the women sang, the women danced.
And they said Saul has killed his thousands.
But David his ten thousands. He was revealed to Israel.
Truly, in a remarkable way. Jesus in like manner was also
made known in a remarkable way. It took place at his baptism in
the Jordan River. John the Baptist said of him, I
knew him. Not but that he should be made
manifest to Israel for this cause came I baptizing in water
on that occasion. Jesus was pointed out as the
Messiah, by The Descent of the Holy Spirit, upon him in the
form of a dove. And the voice of God, who said
this is my beloved Son in whom I am.
Well pleased. Let's go for forward.
A number of chapters, though, to Matthew chapter 17.
This is after Peter had said And Jesus had said, I'm a build my
church on the statement of fact, that thou art the Christ, the
son of the Living, God, by the 17th chapter on the Mount of
transfiguration, Peter, James, and John are there.
And you remember, also, that Moses and Elijah appear, and the
only reason I believe that they were there is to show that Jesus
Christ was the Fulfillment of both the law and the prophets.
He fulfilled it all as Jesus says, I did not come to destroy,
but to fulfill Matthew 5 and 17. Well, Peters overcome by this
emotional experience. And he says, I got a great idea.
We need to build three Tabernacles naturally one for
you. Jesus one for Moses and one for
Elijah. What did God do?
God made known once again, he made known to those, that were
there, present, who their focus needs to be on.
As he said, when he came from the Waters of the Jordan.
He said, this is my beloved Son in whom I'm well pleased when
The Descent of the Holy Spirit and the Dove came down upon him.
He received the Holy Spirit without measure will in Matthew.
Chapter 17, he reiterates. That fact.
And he says no, this is my beloved Son in whom I'm well
pleased hear, ye him. From his baptism though, from
that point forward, he was known as the anointed of God.
Whose will he came to do? Number 5, Jesus was a king like
David because David was tested and David was approved because
of Saul's insane and murderous jealousy.
David was forced to flee for his life.
You remember those period of years and Exile in fur and
that's found in first Samuel, the 18th to the 30th chapters.
He's in Exile he is running for his life.
But you know during that period of time he was tried He was
tested and he was prepared to sit on the throne.
You know, you never know what circumstances and this life, I
don't know how God works in all the ways that he works.
His thoughts are so much higher than ours.
I don't know about that, but I do know that sometimes things
that we go through in life that we have to endure many times.
Those of the things that prepare us for something in the future.
I'm not saying that this was divinely appointed but I'll just
use this as an example. I do believe that all the years
of going to Ventura over 12 years of driving to Ventura.
I think that had a little bit to do with helping me in my life.
With people as a preacher. I think that sometimes
circumstances in life and sacrifices that we make those
things, I'm not saying there divinely appointed, I'm just
saying that. Sometimes those are things that
prepare us for things down the road.
Now, who would have thought this was going to be the king and
yet, he's in Exile from first Samuel, the 18th of the
thirtieth chapter, he's running for his life.
Saul is out to kill him daily. He was being prepared for the
throne. During this time he puts his
trust totally in God. He developed a character of
patient waiting for God's Own time and suffering every insult
and indignity and he did so without retaliation you.
Remember one time. Now this was his enemy, he had
an opportunity to kill Saul. You know what, he said, he says,
who am I to take the life or to slay or to kill the anointed of
God? He had an opportunity to remove
his enemy yet. No retaliation.
The Relentless armies of King Saul were out to get him daily.
No retaliation. What A Hard Road to travel.
To the throne Jesus. Our King was in like manner
tested and approved for over three years in a personal
Ministry, he lived a life of hardship and a life of
humiliating experiences yet the Bible says he was tempted in all
points like as we are yet without sin.
I'm going to tell you something. Have you ever thought about that
in all points? Like, as we are.
That means that temptations that I've had in my life.
By the way, Temptation doesn't mean sin giving in to the
Temptation. Is the sin.
The Temptation is going to be there.
And James, 4:7 says, what we do. When the Temptation comes, we
submit our self therefore unto God, we resist the devil and he
will flee from us. But Satan is doing the tempting,
not God. But when we look at that phrase
that Jesus was in all points tempted like as we are that
means that whatever Temptation that man has Even today he was
tempted in like manner. The difference was, he was yet
without sin and he did that for 33 years or so.
But for three years, he was persecuted for three years.
He had nowhere to lay his head. For three years, he was
rejected. For three years, he was
criticized and threatened yet with no retaliation.
He did not retaliate at all. He was hounded by rulers of the
Jews who sought his life, John 7 and verse 1 yet, he did not
retaliate, he walked away from them, Luke for 29 and 30.
And during this time he liked David, put his complete trust in
God. So that he could say, I am not
alone because the father is in me, Jesus was a Wanderer on the
face of the Earth nowhere, to lay his head, Matthew 8, and
verse 20 patiently, he endured all sort of and dignity and
finally he laid down his life. And you know, the crown that he
got was not the crown of the king.
It was the crown of thorns. He was not given the position of
Honor in this life as a king. No, they put a Scarlet robe on
him with the crown of thorns pressed down on his head and
they mocked him and they said hail King of the Jews.
But Jesus is on his throne now. Jesus is on his throne over the
Heavenly Kingdom and you and I are part of that if you're a
member of the church, What a blessing, indeed, that is.
When we look at Jesus life, we find that it was also a weary
Road of suffering as he came to the throne.
The Bible says, he learned obedience by the things in which
he suffered see sometimes suffering is good for us.
We always pray, remove the suffering, remove the suffering,
remove the suffering, maybe we ought to ask for strength in the
testing. Maybe we ought to act ask for
strength to get through this that if it's not God's will to
remove this from my life and I have to go through it then.
So be it. I look forward to the person
that I'm going to be on the other side of this temptation.
This trial, this occurrence, whatever.
He learned obedience by what by the things that he suffered, but
number 6, Jesus was also a king like David because he had David
had a reign of righteousness and a rain of Mercy, David executed
Justice, and righteousness unto all his people.
Second, Samuel chapter 8 and verse 14. 15, the quality of
Mercy is well Illustrated in the morning for Saul and Jonathan.
Now I said, Three already rejected, the idea, the notion
that he should kill King Saul. He says know who am I to do
that? To the anointed of God.
But, you know, when he finds out that Saul and Jonathan, and
Jonathan's brothers are all killed in battle.
Remember what happens? What's amazing to me?
I can see why David would mourn for Jonathan and I can see why
David would write those words. Oh Jonathan Jonathan you have
been there for me as I paraphrase.
Your love is greater than the love of women of a woman.
That's the bond that they had. I can see him morning for him.
The Bible says he Mourns for Saul and not only that, not only
that he instructs the daughters of Israel to mourn for Saul to
How easy would it have been? Let's throw a party.
He's finally out of the way. Not the anointed of God, though.
And They Mourn for him. He showed Mercy in that he
extended mercy and kindness to mephibosheth.
Again, we won't go into that whole story but when
mephibosheth was brought before David and he's falling down at
his face right there before King, David, he thinks David is
going to take his life because he knew that the custom was if
there was any remaining from the household of the previous King
that the new king would step in and the new king would kill
every one of them. So any one of these other family
members couldn't Up later and say that's our kingdom, where
the king? That's what mephibosheth thinks
going to happen by the way. That's why he's crippled.
When King Saul died, and Jonathan died, a nurse picked
him up and tried to carry mephibosheth off.
I don't know how old he was. However, it was she drops him.
He was lame and speak for the rest of his life.
He's an exile, he's terrified. He's now before David and David
says, get up Not only am I not going to kill you?
I am going to Grant unto you all the lands of by father Saul.
You know, my father saw that's a also sometimes used for
grandfather and that's what he's talking about.
I'm going to give you the lands of your grandfather King Saul.
I'm going to restore it all back to you.
And incidentally you remember when David finds out about
mephibosheth he found out from a fibber Chef by a man named ziba
and ziba was a servant of King Saul.
You know what David does you want to talk about?
Extending Mercy, not only does he give mephibosheth the lands
but he makes ziba a former servant of King Saul and all of
sybers sons to be those that keep the land for mephibosheth.
But the greatest act of Mercy, kindness is when he said him a
fish and you're going to eat at my table for the rest of your
life. A Reign of righteousness and
mercy, David extended. Righteousness, are extended
Mercy to his rebellious, son, Absalom.
That's hard to do, but he did. He continued on with his
religious Zeal as well? He kept two prophets, he kept
Nathan and Gad he kept to high priest zadok and abiathar.
Heads of two rival, houses of Aaron First Chronicles, 24,
verses 1 through 6, Yet his constant Delight was, as he said
in the 122nd, Psalm that I was glad.
When they said to me, let us go into the house of the Lord.
He was glad to go to the house of the Lord, A Reign of
righteousness in all these matters.
He was a fine model for his people like David's Reign.
Our Lord is characterized by righteousness and mercy also
only more so God said, if him a scepter of uprightness is the
scepter of thy kingdom, thou Hast, loved righteousness and
hated iniquity. Hebrews 1 and verses 8 and 9 in
Matthew chapter 9. And verse 36 says, when he saw
the multitudes, he was moved with compassion.
When the woman in adultery was brought before him.
You know what? Jesus Does He extends Mercy?
Oh, he didn't say, leave her alone, let her stay in her sin.
He extended. Mercy said he, who is without
sin, throw the first stone and when they They couldn't and they
all left. He said, neither do I condemn
thee, go and sin? No more.
You can't be saved if you stay in sin, Jesus said, go and sin.
No more. But I'm going to tell you
something, the greatest act of Mercy, can you imagine the Lamb
of God is now on the cross? And for six hours, or so, he's
hanging on the cross. And yet, all he can think of
those enemies that nailed him there that spit in his face, to
put the crown of thorns down on his head.
He says, father forgive them for they know not what they do.
A Reign of righteousness and mercy.
His religious Zeal was manifested in his continual
teaching and preaching his presence in the synagogue on the
Sabbath and his cleansing the Temple and so forth.
You know, that I want to make one point about that.
Sometimes people think that Christians can't get angry?
that Christians I'm talking about like maybe a world
perception of what a Christian professing person ought to be
that if a person ever gets mad that that's wrong in itself than
a person can never be strong-willed or has to be timid
and so forth and so on, Jesus was angry, Jesus overturned.
The tables of the money changers and Jesus said it is written.
My house shall be called The House of Prayer, but you have
made it a den of Thieves. He was mad.
The Bible doesn't say don't get mad.
It says be angry and sin. Not let not the sun go down upon
your wrath and either giving place to the devil.
Now that's what happens. If you have anger and Malice in
your heart, you are giving place to the devil.
If you don't get rid of it. But the Bible never says, don't
ever get mad. I'm going to tell you something.
Jesus is rain, was one of Mercy, compassion, love, but religious
Zeal to, and that tells me that I can stand underneath the
earnestly contend for the Faith. With all the of every fiber of
my being. I can even get Stern about that
and still be merciful and have compassion and still be a
Christian Bible, says be angry but sin, not Finally though.
Jesus was a king like David because David was an Invincible
Warrior. God said unto David.
I will make the a great name like into the name of the great
ones on the earth. Second Samuel 7 and verse 9 as a
conqueror. His name has been divinely
inscribed on the roster of the kings of Egypt, Assyria, Greece,
and Rome when he became king over all Israel.
The first place that he conquered was Jerusalem.
Now he comes to the throne and he is reigning over Judah for
seven years member that we studied about David 47.
Years. But he was reigning over all
Israel for 33 more years or a rain of a total of forty years.
He lived to him to be about the age of 60.
First thing he does though, when he's reigning over all Israel is
goes to the place. The Battleground and conquers
that part of Jerusalem that became also known as the city of
David. As David's War began in
Jerusalem. So did Jesus to Christ
commissioned, his disciples to preach repentance, and remission
of sins among his name, among all nations.
Beginning at Jerusalem, Luke, 24, and 47.
This remarkable story of the spiritual conquest of the city
of the great king is recorded in the book of Acts.
And listen, you know, it's amazing, you know, we've been
studying on Wednesday, how many people were obeying the gospel.
I'm going to the Philippines, Lord willing on the first of
January, and the congregation here has been behind that work
and that's been wonderful for us.
All How many people obey the gospel when we're gone in the
Philippines, spreading the word of God?
And sometimes we look at those great numbers and we think that
there's no hope what about us. What About Us?
In ad 63. Thirty years after Jesus died on
the cross thereabouts. Paul said, this about the gospel
Paul said that the gospel was preached under are all creation
under Heaven, Colossians chapter 1, and verse 23.
You know why? Because they followed the Great
Commission, they went there for and taught or made Disciples of
all Nations. They baptize them in the name of
the father and of the son and of the Holy Ghost.
Then they taught them to observe all things whatsoever.
Jesus had commanded them, that's what they did.
They followed the pattern, shall I told me that he was?
He mentioned those two disciples on the road to Emmaus on the
morning of the day of the resurrection of Christ.
One of them was Clea piss, the other, we don't know his name,
but they're walking along or talking to Jesus. after Jesus
opens up the scriptures to them with Moses the prophets and the
Psalms They learn about the resurrection of Christ to the
word of God. Before Jesus ever revealed
himself to them. When they got to Emmaus, he
reveals himself to him and Jesus was gone.
You know, the first thing they said, Didn't our hearts burn
within us. When he showed us opened unto
us, the scriptures along the way.
What they do. They immediately got up, they
traveled, seven and three quarters of a mile back to
Jerusalem at. Tell thee, tell those other
disciples. What did they do?
They heard the word of God? It was like, Jeremiah it burned
in their heart, they couldn't be.
Still they got up immediately and they shared it with those
other disciples. That's the pattern.
Have it burn in your heart. And go tell others, too.
Well, Jesus Christ will press the battle until all Kings,
shall fall down before him and all nations Shall Serve him.
And like the type, God will make his son's name.
Great his name will endure forever.
His name shall be continual as the sun, Psalm 72 and 17 in
conclusion, I'm finished. With the facts that we noticed
before us today, we can see the typical significance of David.
Among all the Old Testament Heroes, there is no person at
all that's comparable to him and character or achievement.
It is only in the New Testament that we find his counterpart, in
the king of kings, and Lord of lords, who is now seated upon,
David's Throne, according to promise, he's in heaven.
Now, he's raining. Now, Jesus, Is a king like
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