The Righteous King Who Fears God

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The Righteous King Who Fears God

Date: Nov. 16, 2018

Passage

2 Samuel 23:1-7 (ESV)

1 Now these are the last words of David:

  The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
    the oracle of the man who was raised on high,
  the anointed of the God of Jacob,
    the sweet psalmist of Israel:
2   “The Spirit of the LORD speaks by me;
    his word is on my tongue.
3   The God of Israel has spoken;
    the Rock of Israel has said to me:
  When one rules justly over men,
    ruling in the fear of God,
4   he dawns on them like the morning light,
    like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
    like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.
5   “For does not my house stand so with God?
    For he has made with me an everlasting covenant,
    ordered in all things and secure.
  For will he not cause to prosper
    all my help and my desire?
6   But worthless men are all like thorns that are thrown away,
    for they cannot be taken with the hand;
7   but the man who touches them
    arms himself with iron and the shaft of a spear,
    and they are utterly consumed with fire.”

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Daily Bread

Key Verse: 23:4

  he dawns on them like the morning light,
    like the sun shining forth on a cloudless morning,
    like rain that makes grass to sprout from the earth.

1. A righteous king (1-4)

The perfect king has come! How can we describe the reign of Jesus Christ? David's last words are words of tremendous importance. He speaks with the authority of one who was exalted by God from being a shepherd boy to being God's anointed king of Israel. He was the hero the Psalms spoke about. Furthermore, David states that what he is about to say is the Spirit of God speaking through him. The Lord says that when a king rules over the people in righteousness and in the fear of God, he is like the brilliant sun of morning that gives birth to a new day. He is like the warmth of the sun that gives new life after a rain. This is what the reign of Jesus is like.

2. The covenant that provides hope (5-7)

David fell short of the king that has been described. But God established his eternal covenant with David and from his house the Messiah would come. Every part of the covenant was arranged and secured, including the promise that David's throne would be established forever. This gave David the hope of salvation and it was the desire of his heart. On the other hand, there is no hope for those who are evil like thorns. Their destiny is the fire of God's judgment and they must be handled carefully.

Prayer: Prayer: Lord Jesus, you are the righteous king.

One Word: Jesus shines like the morning sun

Two Witnesses and a Seventh Trumpet

Revelation 11:1-19

Key Verse: 11:15

The Seventh Trumpet

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.”

Today's Question

What is the essence of the ten commandments?

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