Today on the verdict with Pastor John Monroe. Therefore this one who lives forever David's greater son, our Lord Jesus Christ, will have this kingdom. which will never end.
So this Davidic covenant is a very very important covenant in the unfolding purposes of God. Welcome to the Verdict, featuring the Bible teaching of Pastor John Monroe. Senior Pastor of Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina. David was the greatest king of Israel. But despite all his great deeds, The ultimate focus of David's story isn't actually King David himself.
Today on the verdict, we're focusing on the identity and significance of David's greater son.
Now, continuing our study on the life of David, here's Pastor John Monroe. One of the joys of studying the scriptures is that we begin to make connections between different scriptures. and indeed between the Old Testament and the New Testament. In her study of the life of David, we now come to the point where Where we see something of the bigger picture of God's purposes. We saw last time from the Davidic covenant That God promised David that his son and his descendants were going to rule over a kingdom which would never end.
What an incredible promise And today we're going to see how that promise is fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ. And then there's this question of David's son and David's lord. Which is central to a discussion between the Lord Jesus and some of his critics.
So let's learn today of David's greater son. Turn in your Bibles to 1 Kings chapter 2. Fifteen. There's One.
Now, in the 18th year of King Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, Abijam began to reign over. Judah. He reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Makah, the daughter of Avi Shalom. And he walked in all of the sins that his father did before him.
And his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God. As the heart of David his father, his ancestor David. Nevertheless, verse 4. For David's sake, Notice this. We're thinking about David.
Verse 4. Nevertheless, for David's sake, The Lord his God gave him a lamp in Jerusalem. Setting up his son after him and establishing Jerusalem, the very center of the world, Jerusalem. Because David did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. and did not turn aside from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life.
Except In the matter of Uriah. the Hittites.
So, David was a very good king, a man after God's own heart, but as we have recorded here, Although he followed the commandments of the Lord, he was not perfect. Here the writer refers to the matter of Uriah the Hittite, and we'll think of David's great sin next week. I've called this message David's greater son. One of the oft-repeated designations of the Lord Jesus in the New Testament particularly is that he is the son of David. We saw God's covenantal promises.
to David that after David's death, His kingship would continue through his offspring.
So for example 2 Samuel 7, verse 13, God says, I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. That's David's kingdom. Verse 16, and your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me. Your throne shall be established forever. What a wonderful and incredible promise to this king David.
Coming from a humble beginning. as a shepherd in the fields of Bethlehem. That David is going to die. And not only will there be a succession of kings after him, as referred to here in 1 Kings 15, but his kingdom. His kingdom will not end.
But how can A king's throne be established forever. How can there be a kingdom which doesn't come To an end. Turn it. Through the book of Isaiah. Again in the Old Testament.
Isaiah chapter Nine. And we want to Trace this. Isaiah chapter 9, verses that we normally associate with uh Christmas. as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and rightly so. Isaiah 9.
Verse six. For to us a child is born. To us a son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name, we've been singing about that great name, shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father.
Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end.
Now notice this. on the throne of David. And over his kingdom to establish it and to uphold it with justice. and with righteousness from this time forth And forever. More.
Great promise. That someone is going to be born, a child is going to be born, a son is going to be given, giving these incredible names. And to him There is going to be given the throne of David. And his kingdom, and he'll establish that kingdom, a kingdom of perfect justice and righteousness, and that kingdom will never come. Two.
An end. And as we thought of last week, when we begin. Uh to read the New Testament. In the first book of the New Testament, Matthew chapter 1, verse 1, begins the New Testament, the New Covenant, with these words: the genealogy of Jesus Christ, Christ the Messiah, meaning Messiah. The genealogy of Jesus Christ The son of David.
And so we learned, and we'll see, that the ultimate fulfillment of the Davidic covenant is found in Jesus the Christ. This one who died for our sins, who was buried. but was raised from the dead and so lives forever. And therefore, this one who lives forever. David's greater son, our Lord Jesus Christ, will have this kingdom which will never end.
So, this Davidic covenant. Is a very, very important covenant in the unfolding purposes of God. I want to think of some of the references to the Davidic covenant in the New Testament. David. is the greatest of the kings of Israel.
Great man that he was. But even as we read in 1 Kings 15, he did not have an unblemished career. There was a time when he fell and fell very badly. And so we worship not the King David, but the King of kings and Lord of Lords, our Lord Jesus Christ, who is sinless and who lives forever. And in the grace of God, all those who know the Messiah, David's greater son, this son of David, shall live forever if we are united with him as he dies for our sins, as he's buried, and is raised from The dead.
And as he said to his followers in John chapter 14, because I live, you shall live. also. It's wonderful to think of that future. Think of the future that we have as the people of God. Doesn't it marvel at this?
That we shall live Forever. And furthermore, we will be part of this glorious kingdom, a kingdom of perfect justice and righteousness, because David's greater son, Jesus Christ. is the central figure of time And eternity.
Now turn on your Bibles to the New Testament. Mark chapter 20. twelve. Where we will see a reference to the sun of David. And thinking of the Davidic covenant, We were dealing with a great sweep.
of the drama Of redemption. And I want you to. To catch that. This may not be the easiest message, but I trust that it will be not only informative, but will draw you in greater love. To David's greater son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
Now, here in Mark chapter 12, Verses 35. through thirty-seven. It's a series that that Jesus has of disputes. uh with the religious establishment And let me read from verse 35 of Mark 12. And as Jesus taught in the temple, he said, How can the scribes say That the Christ Messiah.
is the son of David. David himself and the Holy Spirit declared, and he's going to quote from Psalm 110, verse 1, which is the most quoted. Old Testament verse in the New Testament. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet. David himself calls him Lord.
How is he his son? And the great throng heard him. Gladly. The Messiah is David's son, he's the son of David. The Old Testament prophets prophesied.
That the Messiah was going to be a descendant of King David. And so As I mentioned in Matthew chapter 1, verse 1, that right at the beginning of the New Testament, it said that Jesus is the Christ, He's the Messiah, He is the Son of David.
Some of you may remember when we started our study of the book of Romans. As Um Paul is setting out what he's going to do. He's going to talk about the gospel of God. Concerning his son, who was descended. From David according to the flesh.
So, Paul, as he presents Jesus, is careful to say that this one is descended. From David.
So here is the question asked in Mark chapter 12. If the Messiah is the Son of David, How does that harmonize with Psalm 110 verse 1? There David refers to the Messiah as Lord.
So how can the Messiah be the son of David when David calls him Lord?
Well, the answer is, as Jesus says, the Messiah is not only David's son, the Messiah is David's. Lord. Psalm 110. Verse 1, quoted here in verse 36 of Mark 12, look at it. It speaks of two Lords.
The Lord. In the Hebrew Uh writing the word Yahweh Speaks to my Lord, the Hebrew word and I. David refers to the Messiah As his Lord Notice What's going to happen? Who will sit at the right hand of God until all of his enemies. are defeated.
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand. Until I put your enemies under your feet.
So this is the point. The Messiah is not only David's son. He's also David's Lord. He is not only the descendant of David As the New Testament writers trace in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew chapter 1, not only is he the descendant of David, he is the root of David. He is David's son.
But he's also David's lord. And Jesus here in this wonderful passage is explaining to To the critics, that the Messiah is not only a perfect man, David's son. He's also Perfect God, he's David's Lord.
So the Messiah is God incarnate, God in the flesh. But he's not only the son of David. He is the Son of the living God. And not only is he David's Lord, He is Lord over all. He is going to put all of his enemies under his feet.
The fulfilment of the Davidic covenant.
So the Davidic covenant stipulates that David's house, his family, his descendants, his throne, his kingdom. are going to be established forever.
So Jesus is David's greater son. The long-promised anointed one who is going to do what? He's going to come. and he's going to defeat all of the enemies of God. Israel's enemies, but all of the enemies of God.
And Set up his kingdom at this kingdom. Unlike any other kingdom, this kingdom will never And. He's given the right to the throne of David. And the right to reign in the eternal Kingdom. You're in Mark chapter 12.
Turn over a few pages to Luke chapter 1. And we think of the word given. To Mary. By Gabriel when she's told uh that she's going to conceive A son and is going to be called the name Jesus. Luke chapter 1.
Again, we often read this in connection with. With uh Christmas. But it's bigger than Christmas. Um Luke chapter 1. Let's break in verse thirty.
The angel, that's Gabriel. said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you found favour with God, grace with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son. And you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great.
And will be called the Son of the Most High. He's going to be called the Son of God. He is the Son of God. And here it is. The Lord God will give to him.
The throne of his father David. And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. You see how these wonderful. Prophecies found in the Davidic covenant that we thought of last week from 2 Samuel 7 are coming to fulfillment, perfect fulfillment in our Lord Jesus. Jesus Christ.
Who is Jesus? He's Lord. over an everlasting, over an eternal kingdom. That is in Jesus now, the Messiah. The kingdom of God has come.
Oh, it has not yet come in its fullness. The kingdom has come. But as Mark tells us, it's come in a mystery form. Not yet apparent to unbelievers. But one day the full power and might and glory of that kingdom.
will be evidence to all and all who oppose The Messiah. All who oppose David's greater son, will be vanquished. The kingdom. has come.
Now, the apostles, like Peter and Paul, also testify to Jesus' fulfilling. the Davidic covenant. Over in your Bibles to Acts. Chapter two. What's the great event in Acts chapter 2?
Pentecost. They're coming. of the spirit. And there on Pentecost Just after the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus. Peter stands up.
And Downtown or uptown. You're used to lamb? and proclaims the gospel in this incredible Message. Let's break into it in Acts chapter 2. Verse 22.
Are you following me so far? Men of Israel, Hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs. He's talking. In Jerusalem to the Jews. That God did through him in your midst, as you yourself know.
This Jesus. Delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God. You crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. It's in God's plan, but God holds you responsible.
Now notice verse 24. God raised him up. Loosing the pangs of death because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For a divot. Here's our character, King David.
Says And Peter knew his Bible. He's going to quote from Psalm 16, verses 8 through 11. David says concerning him, So, David is making a prophecy regarding Jesus the Messiah. What does he say? I saw the Lord always before me.
For it is at my right hand that I may not be shaken. Therefore my heart was glad and my tongue rejoiced. My flesh also will dwell in hope. for you will not abandon my soul to Hades. Or let your holy ones see corruption.
You have made known to me the paths of life. You will make me full of gladness with your presence. Who was David? Referring to to himself? No.
Here is a prophecy in the Psalms of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and the Jewish. audience that Peter is speaking to would know well. Psalm 16, and Peter is saying that has been fulfilled in David's son, our Lord Jesus Christ. And there's more. Not only is Jesus Raised from the dead, he has ascended.
And he's seated at God's right hand as prophesied by David. Verse thirty four.
Well, it's Do it from verse thirty two. This Jesus, God raised up. And of that, we're all witnesses. Peter and the disciples had seen the resurrected Christ. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.
For David did not ascend into the heavens. No, when David died, he didn't ascend to the Father's right hand. But the Messiah has. But he himself says, again, quoting from Psalm 110, verse 1, the Lord said to my Lord, Sit on my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.
So Peter is saying to them, This prophecy is that David made, you know, your Bibles well, you know Psalm 16, you know Psalm 110. This one. In contrast to David, who was buried with his fathers and stayed in the grave, this one has been raised from the dead, not only raised from the dead, has ascended to the Father's right hand and will be there until he makes his enemies your Food store.
Now And some consider that Christ's exaltation to God's right hand. They see the initial fulfillment of the Divideg promise. And the greater fulfillment in the messianic kingdom.
So, some believe. That Jesus Christ was inaugurated as the Davidic king at his ascension and is now reigning in heaven on the throne of David.
So they see the David's throne and the heavenly throne of Jesus at At the right hand of the Father as one and the same.
So they say that the present Rain is the first stage of Christ's Davidic rule. And the second phase will be during the millennial Kingdom when our Lord reigns on the throne of David from the earthly Jerusalem. Others believe. And I tend to this view. Doesn't mean the same, right?
Others believe That there's no support in the New Testament that the throne of God the Father in heaven is linked with the Davidic throne. In Acts 2, Peter is certainly making it clear that Jesus is the Davidic king. Jesus, not David, was raised from the dead. Jesus, not David, was exalted to the Father's right hand. But is Peter saying in this wonderful sermon in Acts chapter 2, is he saying that Jesus is reigning now as the Divided King?
Is that not future during the millennial kingdom when he makes his enemies his footstool? I'll leave you. To meditate on that.
So I trust you begin to understand the importance of the Davidic covenant. As you read your Bible, When you see that Named David stop. And I think you'll find it very, very interesting. Is the church. The kingdom referred to in the Devide covenant?
No. David understood the covenant as one which was going to have future literal fulfillment. And in order for the Davidic covenant to be literally fulfilled, it must mean that Israel as a nation is preserved, as indeed it is. Remember, we studied. Romans 9, 10 and 11.
If you've forgotten it already, I hope not. The future for Israel. A national existence. When it will be brought back into the land. And who's going to rule over that kingdom?
None other than our Lord Jesus Christ. The roots. Of David, the offspring. Of David.
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Now, here's Pastor John Monroe with closing remarks.
Well, what's your verdict? I realize this may not be the easiest of subjects. But it's very important to understand how Scripture is fulfilled in our Lord Jesus Christ. As Matthew begins his gospel, He describes Jesus as the Son of David. But also Jesus is the Son of God.
Jesus is David's Lord. Isn't it fascinating to see how these ancient Prophecies and all of Scripture. Point to Jesus.
Next time we'll continue to see. How these promises given to David find their fulfillment in our Lord Jesus Christ. Thanks for joining us today on The Verdict. I'm Michelle Davies. Today's program with Pastor John Monroe was produced and sponsored by Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
