The Writings
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Last night, we saw that a major theme that emerges in the prophets is that of “kingship.” Over the last few nights, we’ve seen the themes of _______________ emerge. Tonight, as we wrap up the week, I want us to focus in on the theme of “kingship.”
The people of Israel wanted/demanded a king. God gave them a king—Saul—but he wound up being a disaster.
Then, as we saw last night, God’s anointed—David—was a man after God’s own heart. A great king/savior king but one that was really flawed and sinful.
It all really starts to fall apart after David. The people of God need a leader. Ultimately, they are the covenant people of God—God is their king (????)
19 kings of Israel — all of them “did evil” in the sight of the Lord.
20 kings of Judah — 6 of them did what was right in the sight of the Lord. 14 of them were wicked.
David—a man after God’s own heart…but he raped a woman, committed murder, etc.
Solomon — started out strong (wisdom) but eventually pursued idolatry.
"The Northern Kingdom, Israel, continued for 250 years after the separation. During this period, Israel had 19 kings from nine different families. Not one of them kept himself free from idolatry.
The Southern Kingdom, Judah, which continued for 380 years, had 20 kings, all from the house of David, as God had promised, and six of these (Asa, Jehoshaphat, Uzziah, Jotham, Hezekiah, and Josiah) are described as having walked in the ways of the Lord."
Jehoiachin—did what was evil in the sight of the Lord—the Lord had enough. Nebuchadnezzar invades and takes exiles. You remember this story, right? It’s in the book of Daniel.
DAVIDIC COVENANT (2 Samuel 7)
DIVIDED KINGDOM
DISAPPOINTING KINGS
DESTRUCTION & DEFEAT (CF—2 Kings 25)
End of the Davidic line
Destruction of the temple
Deportation of the people (exile to Babylon)
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing: “Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, ‘The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever is among you of all his people, may the Lord his God be with him. Let him go up.’ ”
Now…these would have been the last words in the Hebrew Bible. If you’re a Jew, these are the last words of your Scripture. There were 500 years of silence between the prophets of the OT and the birth of Jesus. That’s 500 years of of God not speaking.
Who was Cyrus?
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”