2 Samuel 5

MPS: David is Great, Jesus is Greater

MPT: David is a great king, but there are cracks in his kingship. He will act for political reasons, put himself before the sheep and look a lot like the other worldly kings. Jesus, the true king, never motivated by political or personal gain but came to serve, not to be served and lay his life down as a ransom for many

Problem: a great moment in Israel’s history, the tribes are united, a just king with a shepherd’s heart is ruling, the last stronghold of the Canaanites is taken and the current threat against the people, the Philistines is quenched

But there are hints of imperfection- cracks in the foundation

the man who has been a shepherd for Israel will make decisions that benefit him but are not in the interest of his people.

He will begin to look like the kings around him

English Standard Version Chapter 22

Do you think you are a king

because you compete in cedar?

Did not your father eat and drink

and do justice and righteousness?

David does not inquire of the LORD but takes Jerusalem for political reasons

David begins to look like other kings around him

David names a city after himself to establish his rule

David has a cedar palace built for him just like every real king needs

David gets for himself concubines, acting according to customs that were acceptable to people then, but are not before God.

God uses imperfect people and worked through David

because David was a shadow of what was to come

Gospel:

1 & 2 Samuel: Hope for the Helpless A Quiet Shift?

These hints, so early in the reign of David, tell us that the journey of hope does not finish here. There is yet one, Jesus Christ, who will always act in the best interests of his people. He will not forge allegiances for his own good or accumulate wealth or live in palaces of cedar. He will come not to be served but to serve and give his life a ransom for many (

Intro:

Ch 2 David anointed king of Judah

Ish-Bosheth made king of Israel

3:1 There was a long war between the house of Saul (Ish-Bosheth) and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

Ch 4 Ish-Bosheth is murdered and David has those men killed, just as he had the Amalakite executed in Ch 1- the one who claimed to have killed Saul and brought David his crown

Ch 5

All the tribes of Israel unite

David has shown himself as a military leader

David has proven his heart as a shepherd

David has the endorsement of God

The Elders anoint him and they make a covenant before the Lord

1st act of business, Jerusalem, AKA the City of David, AKA Zion

the last stronghold

Joshua 15:63

63 But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day

Judges 1:21

But the people of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem, so the Jebusites have lived with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.

Capital city of Israel

a political move

his own men

did not inquire of the LORD

but the LORD was with him