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Well, if you're able, please
remain standing and let's hear God's word now,
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from first chronicles, chapter fourteen.
First Chronicles Fourteen, verses one through
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seven. and Hiram, king of
Ti or, Sent Messengers to David and
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Cedar Trees, also masons and carpenters
to build a house for him. And
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David knew that Jehovah had established him
as king over Israel and that his kingdom
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was highly exalted for the sake of
his people, Israel, and David took
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more wives in Jerusalem, and David
fathered more sons and daughters. These are
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the names of the children born to
him in Jerusalem. Shamua, Shoh Bob,
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Nathan, Solomon, ibahar, Eli
Shua, El Pellet, Noga,
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nephegg Jafia, Elishama, Biliada and
eliphelet Ay. God bless his word to
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us. Please be seated. Sometimes
people wonder why we should read the Old
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Testament, wonder why it's all that
important, given that we have the revelation
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of Jesus Christ. The Bible itself
tells us that the Old Testament is and
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the things in it are types,
shadows, things pointing US toward this greater
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reality. That we have in Jesus. The Bible tells us that into the
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things that we have in the New
Testament that are revealed there, the prophets
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in the Old Testament longed to know, longed to be revealed. So why
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the Old Testament? Why not just
read the new? Well, there's a
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hundred different good reasons for that,
but I'll give you one tonight. One
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reason is that by studying the types
in the shadows we come to understand something
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about the things that they point to
the reality. It's an imperfect analogy,
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but maybe it's concerned comparable to the
way that proverbs and the way that God
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tells us in proverbs to study the
ants so that we might learn to work,
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learn what good work means. Why
would you study the ants when there's
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examples of good work all around you? Or you might get to do the
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work yourself. If human work is
ultimately the goal, why not just study
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that? Well, because God has
revealed himself in various places and in various
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ways that are good for us to
study. So even though the ants or
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maybe a smaller example of our work, in other ways they help us understand
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how to work, greatly fill out
and and show to us, the things
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we are to understand about this larger
topic. Bold testaments is in some ways
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like that. It's true that the
establishment of David on his throne is a
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tiny, tiny little thing compared to
the establishment of Jesus Christ on His throne
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in heaven. And yet nevertheless God
has revealed himself there and is called us
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to study it so that we might
understand the greater things. There's something that
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he reveals especially there that we don't
get in the New Testament, that we
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don't get in other places, and
so that's one reason why we study and
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read the Old Testament and first chronicles
in particular. Here we hear here,
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in this place, we hear with
our ears the establishment of David's house.
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Dave had coming in to Jerusalem and
really taking his place is king, and
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it points us, as we study
it and think about it, to the
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establishments of Jesus on His throne,
and in that we find much hope and
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good news and comfort in our lives. So let's consider God's word in first
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chronicles fourteen versus one through seven.
Well, as I said, we have
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here the establishment of David's house.
I mean that in two ways. His
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Physical House later on kings will have
these things called castles, other forms of
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houses that they might have, but
also his, his family house. Both
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are here. In verses one through
two, we read about that physical building,
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and then in verses three through six, we read about his family,
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this establishment of his house in Jerusalem. Now this is important because there's a
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contrast that the chronicler is making here. You might remember back in chapter ten,
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verse six, that something very tragic
happened to Saul. We read there.
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Thus Saul died, he and his
three sons and all his house died
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together. Saul, in his failures
as king, was never established. He
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was made king, he was annointed
as king, he did some kingly things,
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but that house, the establishment of
his rule, never really happened because
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he got away from the Lord.
He didn't call on the Lord, he
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didn't look to the Lord, as
we considered last week in the arc and
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in other ways as well. David, however, is different. God has
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put his blessing on this servant of
his. He is given a David a
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great faith and he is establishing David
according to his promises. They see that
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in several ways here. The first
way you see that is in Hiram's help.
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We read in verse one that hire
them, the king of Tire,
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Sent Messengers to David Ya also send
some of some other, some other things,
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cedar trees, Mason's, carpenters,
all for a particular purpose, to
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build a house for him. Now
that's a pretty remarkable thing, isn't it?
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Again, imagine someone sending you the
lumber that you would need, the
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Mason's and the carpenters and everything that
you would need to build your house.
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Pretty Nice gift. Well, this
isn't, of course, just any old
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house. This is the king's palace, this is the place of his is
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dwelling, the establishment of his throne. And this isn't just anyone doing this.
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This is someone who doesn't really have
any particular obligation to David. David
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doesn't call upon that David here isn't
being served, I should say, by
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those who are under him, as
they will and as a Solomon's the the
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king, the citizens of the Kingdom
under Solomon will. But here we have
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hiram, the king of tire.
This is not a hireum, is not
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a Jew. He's King of another
empire, this region in Phoenicia, and
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nevertheless he comes to David and he
gives him, or he sends to David
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these things for the establishment of his
house. Now this is a neat thing,
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I suppose, but it's more than
just kind of cool. It's important
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because it shows a sort of submission
on Hiram's part to David as he serves
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him in this way. And that's
important because God has been promising through Abraham
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and now in David, to not
only give David a throne, but to
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give David a throne that sort of
rises up above other thrones that other kings
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and people's will be subject to.
The PHILISTINES are particularly in view, Philistines
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that Saul failed to conquer, but
other nations come into view as well here,
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as we see with Hiram. Hiram
is again going to do this.
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Is David's throne is further established under
Solomon. Hireum will come and help Solomon
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build of the house there. In
addition to that, in Solomon's time we
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have other kings and Queens coming to
pay homage to him and show their respect
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and enjoy the glories of his kingdom. You remember the King Queen of Sheba,
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for example. So that's one way
in which we see David's throne being
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established again, not only not just
any throne, but this particularly Exalted Throne.
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It's being established as one king comes
to serve a greater king, King
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David. The second way we see
it happening is the actual establishment of this
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house in Jerusalem, this place where
God has set his name. Ever since
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the exodus, God has been saying
to his people, I will put my
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name in a particular place and I
will rule there and I will dwell there.
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Finally, finally, when we get
to David, that is beginning to
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happen, first with God's establishing this
king here, this chosen king, and
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then later and with Solomon, as
he establishes his God establish his own as
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his own throne. there. That
the building of the temple. Here we
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see the ruler taking his place,
taking his throne. For many years David
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has been on the run, a
king without a place to sit, living
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in caves and hiding in the wilderness. But not now. Now he's coming
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and he sits down. Well,
in addition to establishing his kingdom and in
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this particular place, in the house
in particular, he's also establishing it in
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the growth of his family, David's. We see David being blessed with many
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sons and daughters. Now the chronicler
here, in showing the great glories of
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David, explains why there are so
many children so quickly, but it's a
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note worth taking a little aside on. That is, of course, verse
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three. David took more wives in
Jerusalem and fathered more sons and daughters.
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We know that this, though just
briefly mentioned here, is not a good
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thing. It's not a good thing
and it will remind us that, although
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there is all this glory with David
and all these good things he's doing,
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all the righteousness that he is modeling, at the end of the day we
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see here a little reminder that he
is not by any means a perfect king.
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David took more wives in Jerusalem.
He had already taken others and he
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takes more here. We know from
other places in scripture that David also took
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concubines. This is problematic on all
kinds of fronts, and we see the
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same sins in his son, which
ultimately brings the downfall of the whole kingdom.
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I want to finish this aside by
just mentioning two things. First,
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a quote from Deuteronomy and then one
from Matthew Henry. Deuteronomy seventeen. Seventeen
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specifically says that when the king leads
Israel, he is not to acquire for
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himself many wives. Samuel told this
to Saul, the previous king, specifically
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told him, read him these things
and even had him write them down.
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No doubt David knew these things as
well and is being disobedient. Here an
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extended quote from Matthew Henry that I
think makes this point well. Matthew Henry
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writes, shall we praise David for
this, this taking many wives and concubines?
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Henry answers we praise him not.
We justify him not. Nor can
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we scarcely excuse him. The Bad
Example of the Patriarchs might make him think
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that there was no harm in it
and he might hope it would strengthen his
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interest by multiplying his alliances and increasing
the royal family. Happy is the man
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that has his quiver full of these
arrows. Henry writes, quoting proverbs.
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But one vine by the side of
the house, with the blessing of God,
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may send bows to the sea and
branches to the rivers. Adam by
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one wife peopled the world and Noah
repeopled it. David had many wives,
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and yet that did not keep him
from coveting his neighbor's wife and defiling her.
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For men that have once broken the
fence will wander endlessly. When we
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think of Henry's point here and we
consider the examples, the example of David,
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the example of the Patriarchs, the
fall out with Solomon, we see
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here that, though the chronicler mentions
it and we certainly shouldn't praise him for
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it, and the chronicler offers no
praise here, I think it's mostly just
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an explanation for how quickly his house
is growing. As I mention, though,
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we see this contrast with Saul,
this great contrast which shows us God's
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blessing on David. There is also
a great contrast between the shadow and the
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reality, between David and Christ.
Let's consider a few verses about the establishment
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of God, of the of Jesus, on His throne and his authority.
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First from the book of Ephesians,
Chapter One, Ephesians one versus twenty through
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twenty three. Listen to the strength
with which Paul speaks about our Lord in
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his authority here. So Ephesians one
verse twenty through twenty three, that he
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worked in Christ, when he raised
him from the dead and seated him at
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his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and
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power and Dominion and above every name
that is named, not only in this
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age but also in the one to
come, and he put all things under
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his feet and gave him as head
over all things, to his church,
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which is his body, the fullness
of him who fills all in all.
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Here the way that Paul is speaking
here go back to David. We have
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David ascending to his throne in Jerusalem, this particular place, and we have
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one king, a great king,
a rich king, helping him out.
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But consider that in comparison to Christ, who is seated at the right hand,
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as we say, in the creed
of God, the Father, Almighty
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and heavenly places, far above all
rule and of already and power and Dominion
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and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also
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in the age to come. Paul
just keeps adding it and adding it and
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adding it as far and as high
as you possibly can. Think Christ's authority
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extends his rule and his power and
his dominion. It's farther than that.
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Christ is in his exaltation. He
put all things under his feet and gave
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him his head over all things to
the church. And notice what Paul saying.
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He says this isn't some future thing, this is now. Jesus Christ
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is ruling and reigning now. We
read the same idea in Philippians. To
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remember that passage where we read about
the great humility, Humilia, humility,
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of Christ, his humiliation here on
the earth and becoming a form and take
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becoming a servant, taking on the
form of a man, humbling himself,
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becoming obedient even under death, death
on a cross, so that God would
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glorify him and raise him and exalt
him, so that every knee, every
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knee, would bow to him,
our savior. Throughout the New Testament we
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read that Jesus is king and he
is so from beginning to end of his
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ministry. This is often forgotten.
A lot of times we think about Jesus
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at the end. For example,
in revelation six fifteen through seventeen, we
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read about the kings of the earth
hiding themselves, calling for the rocks to
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fall on them because of the judgment
of King Jesus. This is great submission
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great fear. And then there are
the kings who have been saved by His
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grace, who come into the presence
of God with this great procession. I'll
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read you the verse in Revelation Twenty
One, revelation Twente, twenty two through
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twenty four, and I saw no
temple in the city, for it's Temple
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is the Lord, God, the
Almighty and the lamb. And the city
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has no need of sun or moon
to shine on it, for the glory
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of God gives it light, and
its lamp is the lamb. By its
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light will the nation's walk and the
Kings of the earth will bring their glory
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into it. The lamb seated on
the throne, the kings of the earth,
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like Hiram of tire, coming in
submission, in Godly, holy submission.
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The picture given in revelation at the
end of days is this great picture
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of Jesus ruling and reigning. But
he does it even now as well,
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we are reminded. Consider Jesus House, for example. Do you remember what
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he says? And John, to
nineteen through twenty two, destroy this temple
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and in three days I will raise
it up again. And John tells us
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there that he's speaking about his body
his resurrection, the Temple of God Jesus?
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Is that the the Temple of God, God's own house, his palace,
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so to speak. This Jesus Ray
will um raise up in his resurrection.
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This is so important to understand because
people will always press you. Where
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is the glory now? Where is
the king reigning now? You say he's
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established on his throne even greater than
King David, but I don't see it.
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I see his people persecuted, I
see his people falling into sin,
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I see dissension and division, I
see people filled with despair and hopelessness and
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anxieties. Where is your king?
Where is the glory? Looking at the
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bunch of you and comparing it with
David and all of Israel singing praises and
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him seated on his throne with great
wood and gold and all the rest,
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we don't seem all that impressive in
our rented facility and whatnot. But what
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does the Bible say? It says
that he rules even now. Do you
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remember what Jesus said in his command
to the disciples the end of Mathrow?
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All Authority in Heaven and an earth
has been given to me. All Authority
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in Heaven and on Earth has been
given to me. Go, therefore and
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make disciples of all nations. This
one verse helps us to understand the way
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in which the glory is coming.
Now it comes in the same way Jesus
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came, in a way that's veiled, in a way that's marked by grace.
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Jesus doesn't send his disciples out with
swords and horses and armament. He
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sends them out with voices and his
word and says, preach, baptize,
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make disciples. The world says,
where's the glory in that? Where's your
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hope in that? But we know
the deep loyalty that comes to the king
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when the spirit of God works in
our hearts and causes us to bend the
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knee, not in fear but in
deep love. We know how extensive the
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empire of Jesus is because it penetrates
into every household and kingdom throughout the world,
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all languages and people and tribes and
tongues and nations, sometimes hidden away,
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and prisons and sellers, sometimes openly, and great places and buildings.
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But Jesus is ultimately right now.
He's ultimately about the hearts he owns,
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all the lands he owns, all
the places he is saving a people for
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himself, he is increasing his house
and he always does it righteously. Or
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David and the Patriarchs and many were
always trying to find some way to add
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to God's blessing or to secure God's
blessing beyond God just giving it to them.
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It never happened with Jesus. Jesus
always did his work perfectly and in
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accordance with the word of God and
because of that, when he went to
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his death, he was able to
save a people for himself. He was
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able to build a house for himself, to grow a house, to create
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a family that would be everlasting,
that would be perfect. It's important to
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remember that the glory and the establishment
of Jesus's kingdom doesn't just come at the
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end. Listen to Jesus's own words
and John Twelve when he says and I,
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when I am lifted up from the
Earth, will draw all people to
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myself. Now, when you hear
that you probably think of the ascension,
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but listen to what Jesus says in
the next verse or or what John Says
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in the next verse. He said
this, when I'm lifted up from the
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Earth, will draw all people to
myself. He said this to show by
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what kind of death he was going
to die. There's this very ironic way
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in which the scriptures speak, in
which Jesus, as he's lifted up on
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the cross, is in some ways
lifted up to his throne, because it's
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there that he conquers sin and death, it's there that he gains victory over
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the grave, it's there that he
gains this people to himself. As Jesus
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says, when I'm lifted up from
the Earth, I will draw all people
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to myself. The kings of this
world, the and the leaders of this
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world, thought they had Jesus,
they had Jesus in a box, they
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had him done with, they had
him dead. But Jesus says that in
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the cross that he goes to he
doesn't merely die, he conquers, he
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rules, he gains victory. Listen
to how Calvin puts it. There is
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no tribunal so magnificent, no throne
so stately, no show of triumph so
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distinguished, no chariot so elevated as
the Cross on which Christ has subdued death
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and the devil. This is so
important for us to remember because when the
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world says where's the glory? Where's
the establishments of the Kingdom? When your
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own heart is filled with discouragement about
your sins, fear of death, wondering
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about where the victory is, then
we are called to look to the cross,
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the establishment of Jesus's rule. And
this is good because it means that
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Jesus, before he comes in glory, comes in grace and it be means
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that we, the ungodly Philistines,
will not die but will be saved by
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His grace. And so when you
consider this picture, when you consider these
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events in the Old Testament, this
establishment of David on his throne, remember
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Jesus going to the Cross, the
victories that he achieved there. For you
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be hopeful about the glory to come
and thankful for the grace that is now.
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And I promise you that when you
consider these things, when you put
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your faith and your hope, your
real faith, your deep faith and an
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everlasting hope in Jesus and his work
on the cross, you'll find discouragement about
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things in this world begin to lift
a little bit. You'll begin to find
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that your sins that seem so strong
don't seem quite so strong any more.
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You'll find that fears about death,
begin to subdue knowing that our savior has
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conquered death itself. When you think
about your life in this world, a
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life in exile, and his pilgrimage, pilgrims, yes, but as citizens
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of the Kingdom of God nevertheless,
and as those who are ruled and subdued
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by Jesus himself and His grace,
be happy, be of good cheer and
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have confidence that your king is ruling
and reigning for you. Let us pray
