Finding Jesus in the OT Week 7 - David
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Passage
Passage
1 Now when the king lived in his house and the Lord had given him rest from all his surrounding enemies, 2 the king said to Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells in a tent.” 3 And Nathan said to the king, “Go, do all that is in your heart, for the Lord is with you.”
4 But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan, 5 “Go and tell my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord: Would you build me a house to dwell in? 6 I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent for my dwelling. 7 In all places where I have moved with all the people of Israel, did I speak a word with any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, “Why have you not built me a house of cedar?” ’ 8 Now, therefore, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you should be prince over my people Israel. 9 And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth. 10 And I will appoint a place for my people Israel and will plant them, so that they may dwell in their own place and be disturbed no more. And violent men shall afflict them no more, as formerly, 11 from the time that I appointed judges over my people Israel. And I will give you rest from all your enemies. Moreover, the Lord declares to you that the Lord will make you a house. 12 When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. 14 I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. When he commits iniquity, I will discipline him with the rod of men, with the stripes of the sons of men, 15 but my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you. 16 And your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever.’ ” 17 In accordance with all these words, and in accordance with all this vision, Nathan spoke to David.
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! 21 Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it. 22 Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods? 24 And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God. 25 And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. 26 And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you. 27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you. 28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now therefore may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
The Type
The Type
David is maybe one of the most famous types of Jesus in the entire OT
David’s story spans a big portion of the OT, from 1 Samuel, and 2 Samuel, as well as most of the Psalms being penned by him
He was the Shepherd, Giant slayer, and King
But most notably he was known as a man after God’s heart
In the readings you read about how David slayed Goliath, you read how Nathan the prophet established the line of David, and about the moral failure of David
However, David also stayed under King Saul, didn’t kill him when he could have, unified Israel and led them to one of the most prosperous times in Israels history
David was the great king, one of the greatest that Israel has ever seen
Here is every example of David as a type of Christ:
David was King ( 1 Sam. 16), Jesus is King of Kings (Rev. 19:16)
David was shepherd (1 Sam. 16:11; 17:34; 2 Sam. 7:8), Jesus is the the Good Shepherd (Ps. 23; Jn 10:11)
David was born in Bethlehem (1 Sa. 17:12), Jesus was born in Bethlehem (Mt. 2:1; Lk 2:4-7; Mic 5:2)
When Absalom rebelled David went to the Mount of Olives weeping in exile (2 Sam 15:30), Jesus when Judas betrayed Him went to Mount of Olives, praying with tears alone (Mat. 26:38; Lk 22:44; He 5:7)
David was a mighty man of valor and warrior (1 Sa 16:18), Jesus is a mighty man of valor and warrior (Is 9:6)
David conquered Goliath (1 Sam 17:50-51), Jesus conquered the devil triumphing over him through the cross (Col 2:15)
David was anointed as god of Jacob (1 Sa 16:11; 2 Sa 23:1), Jesus is the Anointed One the Messiah (Mt 16:16, 20; 26:63-64)
David was son of Jesse (1 Sa 17:12), Jesus is son of David (Mt 1:1, 20; 9:27)
David’s son was to build a house for God (2 Sa 7:13), Jesus is restoring the fallen tent of David building His church (Mt 16:18; Ac 15:16)
David was merciful to his enemies (2 Sa 16:5-11), Jesus is merciful to his enemies (Lk 23:34)
David was persecuted by his enemies, Jesus was persecuted by His enemies
David prophesied of the Lord telling the Lord to sit at His right hand (Ps 110:1), Jesus has been exalted to the right hand of God as both Lord and Christ (Mk 16:19; Ac 2:33)
Questions
Questions
What questions do you have from the reading?
What similarities do you see between David and Jesus? What differences?
David killed Goliath. Who are you in that story? If David killed Goliath, and we know that Jesus is the greater David, what Goliath did Jesus kill? Do you still try to be Jesus when it comes to your sin?
God promised that the Messiah would come through the line of David. What does that tell us about our actions? Do you think God cares about how you act, and do things?
One of the biggest moral failures in all of Bible history. What are some things David should have done to avoid sin? What does that teach us about our sins today? Does that make you appreciate Jesus' sacrifice for you?