Jesus And David Series

INTRODUCTION

- We are in week eight of Core 52.

- This year, we are examining 52 essential verses of scripture that will give you the most bang for your buck.

- These passages are like buying fast passes at an amusement park, so you do not have to waste so much time waiting to get on the rides.

- Core 52 is your fast pass to biblical knowledge.

- A couple of weeks ago, I explained the concept of type and antitype when speaking of Moses and Jesus.

- Moses was the type, and Jesus was the antitype or the fulfillment of Moses.

- Today, our passage will focus on the same concept, except we will focus on Jesus and David.

- You need to remember that Abraham was the father of the nation, and Moses was the nation's founder; however, David was considered the nation's leader.

- David took the nation to some of its greatest heights.

- Future leaders of Israel were compared to David, and the nation had always dreamed that the nation would return to what it was under David.

- As Jerry shared with you last week, this whole King other than God business started when the people wanted a king, and they wanted Saul.

- Saul was the people's choice as King, whereas David was the King of God's choosing!

- David was a man after God's own heart.

- 1 Kings 15:5 sums up the reign of David in this manner.

1 Kings 15:5 (NET 2nd ed.)

5 He did this because David had done what he approved and had not disregarded any of his commandments his entire lifetime, except for the incident involving Uriah the Hittite.

- Of course, that "except" Uriah the Hittite was a BIG except, which we will cover another day.

- David became the standard by which all other kings of Israel were judged.

- About 20 times between 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, the descendants of David who sat on the throne are compared to their father, David.

- You read statements like this in 2 Kings 18:3 about King Hezekiah, "He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done."

- Or in 2 Kings 16:2 it says this about King Ahaz: "Unlike David, his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God."

- David then becomes this running thread throughout the rest of the Bible, both in the Old and New Testaments.

- This is for a very good reason because David wasn't just Israel's greatest King, but as we saw with Moses, he was a type or a prophetic foreshadowing of Jesus.

- This takes us to the context of 2 Samuel 7.

- David was the well-established King, and as King, he had a palace built.

- As he reflected on his life station, David realized that God did not have a nice Temple, so David wanted to build God a Temple.

- Through the Prophet Nathan, God said that David was not the one to build the Temple; rather, a descendant of David's would build it.

- David thought God was referring to Solomon.

- That takes us to our passage today.

› I hope you see today that when God makes a promise, even when it looks like the promise cannot be fulfilled, God is faithful.

- We need to understand this concept because we live this truth every day.

- Let's turn to 2 Samuel 7:12-16

2 Samuel 7:12–16 (NET 2nd ed.)

12 When the time comes for you to die, I will raise up your descendant, one of your own sons, to succeed you, and I will establish his kingdom.

13 He will build a house for my name, and I will make his dynasty permanent.

14 I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

15 But my loyal love will not be removed from him as I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

16 Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.’ ”

SERMON

I. A promise made.

- As 2 Samuel 7 begins, David converses with the Prophet Nathan about how he feels led to build God a Temple.

- Nathan tells David he should do what he is led to do since God is with him.

- Later in the evening, God gives Nathan a message that David is not the one to build Him a temple.

- Then God gives Nathan a message to David concerning David's desire.

- God makes a covenant with David.