Prophecies – The Throne of David’s Kingdom

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By Steve King, Aimee Riegert, on December 12, 2023 , ,

The Throne of David’s Kingdom

Music recording by The Falls Church Anglican Choir directed by Simon Dixon. From Hallelujah Chorus , Messiah, by George Frideric Handel, 1742. View the Lyrics. Narration by Aimee Riegert.

Old Testament Prophecy:

The Lord speaking to David through Nathan, the prophet, “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. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
– 2 Samuel 7:12–13
(The author of 2 Samuel wrote this between 930 and 722 BC)

New Testament Fulfillment:

“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.”
– Luke 1:32
(Luke wrote this around 60 AD)

Devotional by Steve King.

Image: The Tel Dan Stele (870–750 BC) contains references to the kingdom of the “House of David.” It corroborates passages from the Second Book of Kings in the Hebrew Bible and confirms biblical figures such as Jehoram, Ahab, and Ahaziah, a descendant and “king of the house of David.”


Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s show Finding Your Roots alters his guests’ life perspectives by revealing their ancestral stories. Amazement and reorientation are common responses.

God inspired the Bible’s authors to alter our life perspective by revealing our ancestral story in Christ. Jesus’ story is ours through faith in Him.1 Our Advent study of the Old Testament prophecies, fulfilled in the birth of Christ, divulges our roots in Him.

God promised David’s descendant would be given an eternal kingdom (2 Samuel 7:12–13), and the angel Gabriel assured Mary that Jesus was the fulfillment of God’s promise to David (Luke 1:32–33). This promise and its fulfillment in Jesus reach back to the triune God who created everything for His glory and our good (Genesis 1–2). After creation, two problems occurred: Satan rebelled and launched a counterfeit kingdom, and Adam and Eve rebelled and needed redemption.2 No evil or rebellion can thwart God’s purposes. The triune God met Satan’s, Adam’s, and Eve’s rebellion with two objectives: reclaim His kingdom and redeem lost people through one Messiah.3

As a descendant of King David, the Messiah would be the restoring Ruler of God’s kingdom. As a descendant of Abraham, He would become the Redeemer, the sacrificial lamb promised in the place of Isaac.4 Jesus the King and Redeemer is the Lion and Ruler from the tribe of Judah and the ultimate Lamb sacrificed for our sins.5

Because our roots are in Jesus the Messiah, son of David and Abraham, our lives gain perspective: The fulfiller of the Law and the Prophets is our King and Redeemer. Knowing our roots in Christ can powerfully reorient our jumbled lives with His eternal meaning.

Notes

1 Colossians 3:1–4; 2 Corinthians 1:20.
2 Isaiah 14:12–15; Ezekiel 28:12–16; Genesis 3.
3 Revelation 21:1–5; Luke 19:10.
4 Genesis 22:8,13; John 1:29.
5 Genesis 49:10; John 1:29.

Prayer

Redeemer and King,
be enthroned in my heart.
Reign in me this day.
Amen.

 

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Steve King served as the Senior Pastor at Cherrydale Baptist Church in Arlington, VA from 1983 to 2019, and Senior Pastor Emeritus from 2019-2022. Steve has a passion to make disciples who love God and people above all else. He hosted Renewing Hope on WAVA 105.1 FM for 26 years, led the Band of Shepherds pastors’ fellowship for 30 years, served on the board of Pioneers International for 26 years, was on the leadership team of One Heart DC and is lecturer and writer for the C.S. Lewis Institute. He is the author of Beware the Slow Leaks – eight ways ministry leaders can thrive and finish strong (Salem Books). Steve holds degrees from the University of Georgia (BBA) and Western Seminary (MDiv).

 

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