Christ from Beginning to End: How the Full Story of Scripture Reveals the Full Glory of Christ
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9. We Sing a Greater Song
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The promised son of Eve who will crush the serpent’s head will also be a son of David.
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Between the bookends of these two heartfelt prayers, the Lord answers Hannah’s prayer by bringing low the proud and exalting the humble. This is the very pattern of David’s life story.
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Israel was right to ask for a king, but she was wrong to want a king “such as all the other nations have” (1 Sam. 8:5). As earthly kings go, the kings of the nations did not seek the Lord.
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As often happens, the Lord’s plan includes a scenic route with a tour of human sin preceding divine grace.
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On that day, David felled Goliath with a sling and a stone. More accurately, we should say that the Lord felled Goliath through his king.
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Saul “feared the people,” a fear that was at the root of his life of sin (15:24 ESV).
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Here, we learn how all of God’s promises to this point converge in the person of David. The chapter is like many roads of promise merging into one massive superhighway of promise. It is worth careful attention.
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David gets it right: God’s promise entails not only hope for Israel but also hope for the world. God’s promise, begun in Genesis 3:15, narrowed through Abraham’s seed, is narrowed further through David’s line. God’s plan for all of humanity is now wholly tied to David and his sons. It’s through the Davidic king that salvation will come and the horrible effects of Adam’s sin will be reversed!
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In due time and dependence upon the Lord, David will regain his throne, but he will die a weak man—a shadow of who he was to be for his people.
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The King of Israel
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A King from Abraham’s Line
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The King Who Is God’s Son
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1. Royalty with Righteousness
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the hope of the world rests in the coming of this righteous, obedient king.
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2. As Long as the Sun Rises
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3. A King for Everyone Everywhere
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4. A Heart of Compassion
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Her problem is now greater than her previous slavery in Egypt. She needs a solution greater than another exodus from Egypt.
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David, the man in whom the hope of the entire world resided, died not by ruling over the earth but, like all of us, with the earth ruling over him.
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1. The prophets share the same authority.
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2. The prophets share the same covenantal context.
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3. The prophets share the same assignment.
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4. The prophets share the same perspective on the future.
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5. The prophets share the same diverse methods for communicating their message.
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6. The prophets share the same tension.
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7. The prophets share the same message of judgment and salvation.
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We can summarize the prophets’ message of judgment in four different ways: deportation, divorce, desertion, and destruction.
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First, the prophets promised deportation in exile.
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Second, the prophets promised divorce.
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Third, the prophets promised desertion from the Lord.
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Finally, the prophets promised the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple.
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• Question 1: Who will come to save? • Question 2: What kind of salvation will he bring? • Question 3: How will he bring this salvation to pass?
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Who will come to save? First, the Lord himself and the Lord alone is the one who saves his people.
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God will save through an obedient seed/ son, uniquely identified with the Davidic king.
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Isaiah teaches the same truth. Israel’s hope is found in the Lord, “high and exalted” (6:1–2). Yet her hope is in the Davidic king, who will be virgin-born (7:14), who will sit on David’s throne forever (9:7), a king who will bear the very names of God—Immanuel (7:14), Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and the Prince of Peace (9:6). In Isaiah 11, Isaiah pictures the Davidic house as a mighty tree reduced to a mere stump. Yet “a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him” (11:1–2).
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What kind of salvation is this? Built on the previous covenants, the prophets announce that the Lord, through his son-king, will bring a new, better, and final covenant.
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How will the Lord bring this salvation about? The Lord’s salvation is made possible through a sinless sufferer.
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The Messiah-Servant will do two things in his death. First, he will take what is ours—our iniquities. And second, he will give us what is his—his righteousness. He will provide an obedient covenant partner.
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An Obedient Mediator
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A Real Solution to Sin
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A Universal Scope
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First, it is universal in the sense that everyone in this covenant knows the Lord:
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This covenant is also universal in its fulfillment of the international intentions of the Abrahamic covenant.
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A Regenerated Heart
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1. A New Exodus Will Save
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2. A New Marriage Will Flourish
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Hosea’s message is about the love of God that removes our spiritual adultery and makes us faithful.
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We may rightly think of ourselves in relation to God as subjects relating to a king or as citizens relating to a sovereign. But we should also think of ourselves as a bride relating to a groom.
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3. A New Temple Where God Will Live