Jesus Christ is King Part 2

B. The Lord then announced His covenant with David, which contains the following promises. vs. 12-17; PSA 89:3-4; 132:11. 1. When David was sleeping with his fathers, his seed would be set up after him. 2. God would establish the kingdom of this seed of David. 3. David’s seed would build an house for God’s name. 4. God would establish the throne of David’s seed forever. 5. God would sustain a father/son relationship with David’s seed. 6. God’s mercy would not depart from David’s seed. C. At the temple dedication, Solomon declared, “...And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake, and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel” (1KI 8:14-20). 1. perform: trans. To carry through to completion; to complete, finish, perfect (an action, process, work, etc.). 2. Solomon considered that the Davidic covenant had been completed, and he had a number of proofs to this. 3. Solomon’s kingdom was established. 1KI 2:12. 4. Solomon built a house for God’s name. 1KI 8:20. 5. Solomon’s throne would be established forever if he kept the law. 1KI 9:4-5. 6. God sustained a father/son relationship to Solomon. 1CH 28:6. 7. God’s mercy was upon Solomon. 1KI 8:22-25; 11:9-13. 8. Consider, though, that there were elements of the Davidic covenant concerning David’s seed which were not utterly fulfilled in Solomon. a. The seed of David spoken of in 2SAM 7:12 would not be set up while David was living. More on this to follow. b. The seed of David spoken of in 2SAM 7:13 would have his throne and kingdom established for ever but Solomon’s royal line was cut off at Jeconiah years later. JER 22:28-30. Jesus Christ is King 10-2-22 Page 2  c. Another element of the Davidic covenant is God’s promise, “Also I will make him my firstborn, higher than the kings of the earth” (PSA 89:27), but how could such apply to David or Solomon? 9. Consider Solomon’s words, “...the LORD hath performed his word that he spake...” (1KI 8:20). How does Solomon’s declaration reconcile with the other facts? a. One possibility is that he was not then speaking under divine inspiration (although the Holy Ghost was the author of the historical record of his words), he was speaking as a man. Sometimes prophets spoke thus. 1SAM 16:6-7; 2SAM 7:3-5. b. Another possibility is that although faithful men considered certain prophecies as fulfilled in their days, yet there was something known that must transcend such operations. (1) Israel had been in full possession of Canaan for hundreds of years as God had promised, yet David said, “For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers...” (1CH 29:15) c/w HEB 11:13-16. (2) God promised Abram and his seed a land, of which Nehemiah said, “...[thou] hast performed thy words...” (NEH 9:7-8) but see ACT 7:2-5; HEB 11:8-10. D. This covenant, however, is fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the seed of David. LUK 1:31-33. 1. Jesus is the seed of David according to the flesh. ROM 1:3. a. But Christ is not the seed of Solomon whose royal descent ended with Jeconiah. If Christ was biologically in the seed line of Jeconiah which led to Joseph (MAT 1:12-16), He would have been barred from the Davidic throne according to JER 22:30. b. Christ was born of Mary, a descendant of David through his son, Nathan (blood brother of Solomon by Bathsheba). LUK 3:23-31; 1CH 3:5. c. Christ is indeed the seed of David Who is the rightful heir and occupant of the Davidic throne. (1) He is the seed of the woman (GEN 3:15) but His Father is God. (2) He is the fruit of David’s body through Nathan to Mary and thus fits the promise of PSA 132:11, was “...made of the seed of David according to the flesh” (ROM 1:3), “...made of a woman...” (GAL 4:4). d. Mind that unbelieving Israel’s national flag depicts the Seal of Solomon which has been commonly called the Star of David. 2. God sustains a Father/Son relationship with Jesus. HEB 1:5. a. God miraculously induced the biological conception of Jesus Christ and is, therefore, His Father. LUK 1:34-35. b. The virgin Mary was a descendant of David. LUK 3:23-31. c. Therefore, Jesus Christ is both the Son of David and the Son of God. 3. Peter proclaimed at Pentecost that God raised up Jesus Christ to sit on David’s throne. ACT 2:25-36. a. As Nathan prophesied, David was sleeping with his fathers when God set Jesus Christ upon his throne. That was not the case with Solomon. IKI 1:48. b. David knew that God had sworn to raise up Christ, the fruit of his loins, to sit upon his throne. Jesus Christ is King 10-2-22 Page 3  (1) Seeing THIS, the raising up of Christ to sit on his throne, David spoke of the RESURRECTION of Christ, not His second coming. (2) At the second coming, David will be raised from the dead, rather than sleeping with his fathers. 1TH 4:16-17. (3) Therefore, Christ’s assumption of the throne of David must be BEFORE His second coming. c. Having presented God’s promise to David, Peter discussed Christ’s resurrection and exaltation at God’s right hand. d. Peter’s conclusion is that God has made Jesus both Lord and Christ. (1) therefore: In consequence of that; that being so; as a result or inference from what has been stated. (2) The premises of this conclusion are God’s promise to David to raise up Christ to sit on his throne, the resurrection of Christ, and His exaltation to sit at God’s right hand. (3) The seating of the risen Christ at God’s right hand fulfills God’s promise to David! e. The throne of David is the Lord’s throne. 1KI 2:12 c/w 1CH 29:23; REV 3:21. (1) Since the Davidic dynasty is a divine dynasty, the throne is established forever. 2SAM 7:16; REV 5:13. (2) When the Son of God delivers the kingdom up to the Father, He will continue to reign over that kingdom in His divine nature. 1CO 15:24-28. (3) “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this” (ISA 9:7). f. Jesus Christ is God’s firstborn, the grand heir of all sons of God, Whom God made higher than the kings of the earth, per PSA 89:27. (1) He is the firstborn among many brethren. ROM 8:29. (2) He is the firstborn from the dead. COL 1:18. (3) His resurrection gave Him all power in heaven and earth (MAT 28:18), making Him the firstborn of every creature (COL 1:15) and KING OF KINGS. PSA 2:7-10 c/w ACT 13:32-34; REV 1:5; 19:16. 4. Christ built a house for God’s name. MAT 16:18; lTI 3:15. 5. God has established Christ’s kingdom. LUK 1:32-33. a. Christ reigns over all creation as King. PSA 47:7-8; COL 2:10; 1TI 6:14-15. b. Christ is king over the elect. LUK 1:33 c/w ROM 9:11-13. c. Christ rules over the local church as its King. MAT 16:18-19; COL 1:18. d. A king is also called a head. 1SAM 15:17. 6. Christ is crowned with many crowns (REV 19:12), including glory and honour. HEB 2:9. E. David humbly praised God for the covenant and prayed God to do as He had promised. 2SAM 7:18-29. F. Those who put their trust in this King will never be ashamed of their government. ROM 10:11. Jesus Christ is King 10-2-22 Page 4