That hymn sure went well with
the Bible study too. Rejoice in hope. Paul said, The
God of hope fill you with joy and believing, peace. Good hymns
about Christ our King. Now go back to 1 Samuel. I hope the reading of it was
a blessing. 1 Samuel. unknown King revealed, the One
who reigns and rules right now, though we see Him not, though
we know Him not. 1 Samuel, as I said, is the first
book of Kings. It's all about the King, Christ. 1 Samuel begins with a barren
woman bearing a son, a prophet named Samuel. The Gospels begin,
Matthew 1, talking about Christ being of the seed of David, son
of David. It begins with a virgin woman
having a son who's that prophet. Samuel, 1 Samuel, Samuel's mother,
Hannah, means favored. It means grace. Israel, God's
chosen people, found grace in the eyes of the Lord because
He sent them a prophet named Samuel. Well, what did Samuel
come to do? Samuel lived for this purpose.
He was born to this end, to anoint the king. Are you with me? We're going
to start at the top and go higher. Samuel's purpose. and the purpose
of all the prophets. To him give all the prophets
witness. From Moses, Christ said, Moses
wrote of me, didn't he? To him give all the prophets
witness. Samuel's life, his purpose was for this day. We just read how that when David
was anointed, Samuel left. And now Christ, now the King
is here. Samuel led, Samuel fed, Samuel ruled until David was
made king. To him, to Christ, give all the
prophets witness. Now Saul, of whom Samuel mourned,
Saul was a king chosen by man, wasn't he? They said, we want
a king. Who did they choose? Well, Saul
was taller. than everybody. Head and shoulders
taller than everybody. It says a goodly person. Moral,
upright, looked good and so forth and so forth. Saul in this story
represents man. Adam. Saul represents man. Started out a goodly person.
Saul was a bad man, wasn't he? He was an evil man. Saul hated David, didn't he? Saul didn't listen to Samuel. He wouldn't listen to the prophets.
Are you with me? This is man. Adam. In Adam, man
was created. Good. In the image of God. But
he lost that, didn't he? He became evil. He became corrupt. A hater of God. A hater of the
truth. Will not listen. Will not listen
to God's Word. God's prophets. Won't do it.
He hates it. That's man. Now, Saul was set up by God to
reign over his people. The purpose of God. If you don't
know this verse, I want you to look at it with me. Daniel 4. Daniel 4, we've looked at it
many times. You need to know where this is.
Because this is said, I think, five times in this one chapter.
Daniel 4. Do you know that the Most High
ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He
will? Do you know that Jesus Christ is indeed Lord, that we
don't make Him Lord? God did that a long time ago. Do you know that? You know, a
few people know that. But God reigns among the armies
of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth. God reigns. That's
Jesus Christ, that is. He reigns and rules over all.
He's Lord of the universe, over everything. We don't let Him
do anything. He lets people do what He will. He reigns. He rules. People don't know that. God had Saul reigning. God was
controlling Saul. Right? God had Saul set up. But now God has His King, His
hidden King, waiting in the wings. I don't know where we got that
term, waiting in the wings, unless it's from God's Word. Because
Christ was in the bosom of the Father, underneath the everlasting
wings, hidden from view of mankind. In the fullness of time, God
would send forth the King. And all will know Him. But Saul
reigned, okay? Saul reigned according to God's
purpose. Man thinks he reigns. Man, the natural man, thinks
he reigns, thinks he rules, thinks he is in charge of things. He
ain't in charge of nothing. Man doesn't have free will. Man
does God's will. And God's going to put down man. and exalt the second man, the
second Adam, the true King, the one who has always reigned, Jesus
Christ, like David. Where are we? Daniel 4 verse
17. This matter, what I'm talking
about, is by decree. It's by the decree of the watchers.
Are you with me? Verse 17, Daniel 4. You need
to mark this way. Because this is said four or
five times. Few men and women know this. This matters by the
decree of the watchers. Who are the watchers? God's eyes.
God's Word. And the demand by the Word of
the Holy One to the intent that the living, that's every living
thing, may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of
men. That's on this earth. and giveth it to whomsoever he
will, and setteth up over it the basest of men." I'm about to lose somebody. Go back
to our tape. This is so good. Saul reigns,
but Samuel mourns over him. Samuel is a true prophet of God.
Moses said, Lord, if You don't let these people go in, blot
me out of Your book. He said, him that sinneth against
me, I'll blot out of my book. But Moses wept over the people.
Moses wanted the people, these sinful people, he wanted them
to be saved. Jeremiah is called the weeping
prophet. He wanted these people that put him in prison to be
saved. Does that sound familiar? Like
our Lord. Paul said, I have my heart's
desire and prayer to God for Israel. The ones that hated Him.
The ones that wanted Him dead. He said, My heart's desire and
prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved. He mourned
over them. He wept over them. And He is
no preacher who doesn't care for the souls of men. He doesn't
preach for the glory of God and for the salvation of souls. Samuel mourned over Saul. Saul
wasn't worth mourning over. But he did. Samuel mourned over
him. But God said, Don't mourn over him. I've rejected Him. I've rejected Him. And from Adam... Now this is the truth. From Adam, who fell and rebelled
against God, to every single son of Adam, God has rejected
mankind by nature. Every one of them. He says, Psalm
14, I was going to have you turn. Psalm 14 says, The Lord looked
down upon the children of men. To see if there were any that
didn't understand. There were any that didn't seek
after God. He says there's none. He said there's none good, no,
not one. None righteous. In Isaiah it says the Lord looked
and saw there was no man. Do you know the rest of that in
Isaiah? The Lord looked and saw there was no man. Do you know
what the next verse is? So He put on righteousness as
a breastplate. There's none good, no, not one.
So He... Put on his armor. That's another message. No, that's
the same message. I've rejected man. Man's rejected. God doesn't love mankind, every
single person. He loves his people chosen in
Christ. He loved Israel. Israel's people. David was their king. David's
brethren, Jesse's sons, they were promoted because of David.
David is God's king and he represents Jesus Christ. So here's what
he told Samuel, fill your horn with oil and go. And by the way,
every horn in Scripture is a ram's horn. That's what's around the horns
of the altar. That's the horns of the altar. A ram's horn was
meant for two or three things. To fill up with oil. To anoint
people. To fill up with water to drink
from. To announce something. Somebody's coming. A ram's horn
was to announce charge. A ram's horn was to announce
rest. A ram's horn was to announce the king's being coronated. That's
what a ram's horn was. It's a symbol of power. It's
a symbol of Jesus Christ. Everything in this story is Jesus
Christ. Anoint your horn with oil. I mean, fill your horn with
oil. If He fills your horn this morning
with oil, it will be that you might see the Anointed One. Jesus
Christ. If your cup runs over this morning,
it will be with seeing the King. He said, I'll send you to Jesse, the Bethlehemite. Now Bethlehem
means house of bread. The people that walk in darkness
have seen a great light. Well, the people in famine, there's
a great famine, but there's a house of bread. Christ is that bread. Like it
was Jacob heard. Didn't Jacob hear and tell his
sons, There's bread. Where was it? Where'd they go?
Bethlehem. That's where Naomi and Ruth came back to. Bread.
House of bread. Jesse. What does Jesse mean? The name Jesse means the existent
one. Did you know that? The existent one. Look at chapter 17, verse 12. Jesse, his name is mentioned
often throughout these, more than David's here in these few
chapters. Verse 12, 1 Samuel 17, 12, David
was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem, Judah, whose name
was Jesse. And Jesse had eight sons, and
that man, the man went among men. He's a man among men. An old man. An old man. An ancient man. A well-known
man. A highly esteemed man, a man
among men, Jesse. His name means the Existent One.
Well, Jesse represents God. And God has provided a king from
His Son. It's His house, a house of bread.
As I said, David's name, and this is the last time I hope
to say it, his name is not revealed until he's anointed, until he
comes. His name is not revealed, it's
not spoken. From verse 1 to verse 13, he's
called the son of Jesse. Somebody's with me. He's called
the son of Jesse. Jesse's son. Sent by Jesse. We don't even know his name until
he's anointed, until the Spirit of God says, this is he. Jesse's son, the son of Jesse. Who is it that came? Who was
prophesied before the world? The son of the highest, the son
of God. That's who he is. Call his name in Isaiah, chapter
9, verse 6. Call his name. Wonderful, Counselor,
the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
He called his name, but he had a name that no man knows until
he came. And at that name, every knee
is going to bow. And every tongue is going to
confess, You're King. You're Lord. What's his name?
Beloved. Read on with me. It says, I have
provided me a king among his sons. Psalm 89. I've chosen one, exalted one
from among the people. One of our ladies wrote a psalm
on that. It's got the words, and I intend to sing it for you
someday, unless she wants to. But it says, listen, I've laid
help on one that is mighty. Let me go before that. Psalm
89, 18. The Lord is our defense, like
David. The Holy One of Israel is our
King. Then thou spakest in vision to
thy Holy One, that's the prophet, and said, I have laid help upon
one that is mighty. I have exalted one chosen out
of the people. I have found, and gives his name. God says to the prophet, I have
provided me a king among the sons, my sons. Samuel said, How
can I go? Verse 2, Saul hears me, he'll
kill me. Now, man doesn't. He hates God. Man hates the prophets, hates
the truth. Which of the prophets did not
our fathers kill? Christ said that. Which of the
prophets did not your fathers kill? You Israelites, you Jews. Saul will kill me. No. God says,
no, not until you've done your mission. Here it is, Samuel, take that
horn of oil, go and heifer with thee, a heifer, and say, I am
come to sacrifice to the Lord. Oh, I see, this is all about
a sacrifice. This is all about a king to reign
and a sacrifice to be made. that God has His King over His
people and called His people to the sacrifice. Oh, that's
what this is about. Yes, it is. That's what this
is all about. The Lord, reigning King, Jesus,
the Savior, by His precious blood, a man that died, shed His blood,
Christ's covenant head, Messiah. That's what this is all about.
All of it. So, call Jesse, verse 3, call
Jesse to the sacrifice. I'll show thee what thou shalt
do, and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
Call Jesse. Brethren, if God's not with us,
Sacrifice is not going to be made. Sacrifice is not going
to be accepted. We call on God, don't we? We call on God. Oh
Lord, come meet with us, please. Send Thy Spirit, anoint us with
this oil. Let us see Thy King. Isn't that
what this is about? And Jesse and his son, that's
who's going to show up, you know? That's who's going to be sanctified. Look at verse 4. And so Samuel
came. And he did that which the Lord
spake. And that's what the prophets
do, don't they? That's what the prophets are sent to do, to speak
what God says. And that's what they do. And
he came to Bethlehem, the house of bread, where Jesse's sons
live. And the Spirit of God through
the prophets of God brings the message of Christ and sends the
prophets, sends the apostles, sends the evangelists, sends
pastors and teachers to speak the Word of God, the bread of
life to the people of God in the house of God, and He sanctifies
them. The elders of the town trembled
at His coming. Needed what they wanted, what
they trembled for, wrath and judgment. But do you come peaceably? Comest thou peaceably? Samuel
was a prophet of God, a true prophet. Samuel was serious.
Samuel was sober. He was a man sent by God with
a word of life or death. He was sent with a word by God,
and he was serious and he was sober. Brethren, I've known preachers
over the years who've been clowns and jokesters, in the pulpit
and out of the pulpit, and have no respect to the people. But
when Samuel came, they trembled. You bring us words of peace? Yes, for those who tremble. Didn't the Lord say, to this
man when I look, he is poor. And the poor have the gospel
preached unto them. And he is of a contrite heart,
broken heart, and trembled at my word. Oh Lord, I need peace. Samuel said, peace. I know he smiled when he said
that to those who trembled. Oh, there's peace all right.
I'm here to give to the new. I'm here, Sid, to anoint your
King. That's like the multitude of
heavenly hosts came to them that were looking for poor shepherds
on the mountain. Hey, we give you glad tidings
of great joy unto you this day as born of King. Be of good cheer. Peace. Oh, everlasting peace. The end of His reign and peace
and no end. You just wait to end this peace. Sister, it's going to be the
best is yet to come. Why? Our God wrote it. And it came to you. Yes, peace. Got a message of
peace to those that tremble, those that fear, those that care
less, can't wait till it's over. The message of judgment. And he said in verse 5, I have
come to the sacrifice unto the Lord. I've got to go on. But do you see how every line
is significant? Are you with me? Do you see how
every word is significant? Every word tells a story. It
tells the truth. He said, I've come to the sacrifice
unto the Lord, like Elijah and Moses met Christ on the Mount
of Transfiguration. Talk about the sacrifice. Sanctify
yourselves. Come with me to the sacrifice.
Brethren, you know that Christ is made unto us sanctification.
You know that we don't sanctify ourselves, don't you? You know
that. What does he mean, sanctify yourself,
set yourselves apart? Well, when you come in here to
hear this gospel, you've sanctified yourself. You've set yourself
apart. You say, I'm not going. I'm not
going to sit in the seat of this corner. I'm not going to sit
with the idolaters. No, no, no. They're of the world,
they speak of the world, and the world hears them. Not me.
John said, we're of God. And the whole world lies in wickedness. So I'm going to come where Christ
is preached. I'm going to come where Christ
is preached. That's what it is to sanctify yourself. I'm not
going to go with them. They're not companions of those
that fear the Lord. That's where I'm going to go. But now look
at this. And it said, He sanctified Jesse and his son. You see that? He did the sanctifying. When you come to hear of Christ,
do you know what's happening then? He sanctifies you. He's the one that sets you apart.
And you know why you came? You really didn't bring yourself.
He did. He already said, brother, bring
Jesse. Bring his son. Bring him. Samuel
said, I've come to bring you. And he sacrificed. And called him to the sacrifice. I need three or four messages
on this one. Ok, it came to pass when they
were come, Samuel, he's just a man, This is a real story,
a true story. They're sitting around in Jesse's
house, and Eliab, the firstborn, he represents Atomosa. He came
before him. He was tall, I guess, dark and
handsome. And Samuel being a man, surely
this is his. Surely the Lord's anointed is
before him. And the Lord said unto Samuel,
look not on his countenance. Or the height of his stature.
You know, there's no one big in God's sight. You know that? No one big in God's sight. How
little? Like grasshoppers. Isn't that
what it says in Isaiah? Don't look on the height of his
countenance. The Lord hath refused him. The Lord seeth not as man
seeth. His vision's not limited as man.
Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Previous to this, the Lord told Samuel in prophecy, and Samuel
knew this. Samuel knew this in his heart.
He said the Lord had chosen him a man after his own heart. Samuel knew that God had a man
already chosen. of whom he approved, waiting
in the wind. But being a man, he said, surely
this is He? Everybody thought it was. Nope,
not Him. Then Jesse called Abinadab, verse 8, and made him pass before
Samuel. And Samuel said, that's not Him. Neither hath the Lord chosen
this one. Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And all these names
are significant. I had it written down. Don't
have time. And he said, neither hath the
Lord chosen this. The Lord looketh on the heart.
He says he has a man after his own heart. In verse 10, Jesse made seven
of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The
Lord hath not chosen thee. None of them. None of them. He
looked and he saw that there was no man. None. These weren't the chosen
ones. These weren't the ones accepted. These aren't God's
king. So Samuel said to Jesse, Are
here all thy children? And he said, Jesse said, the
father said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold." I wondered why Jesse said that
to Samuel. Behold. It's almost like it occurred
to him. It's almost like something was revealed to him. Oh, there
remaineth yet the youngest, behold. The youngest? Samuel says, oh,
the youngest. But God didn't choose the eldest,
but the youngest is remaining. Oh, well, where is he? Jesse said, he's keeping the
sheep. He's keeping the sheep. He's
a good shepherd, this boy of mine. He's a great shepherd. You can't believe the foes he's
fought. He's never lost a sheep. Yes. Yes. I'll go fetch him. Moses was a shepherd. Jacob was
a shepherd. The Lord is my shepherd, David
wrote. The youngest. Oh, didn't the
Lord say way back there to Rebecca, the elder shall serve the younger?
Didn't He? In prophecy of who? Jacob and
Esau? No. Christ. Didn't the Lord say the last
shall be first and the first shall be last? The youngest?
How young is this king? How young is our king? ever young. The dew of youth is on his brow.
Oh, he's ancient of days, yet he became an infinite day. He has no age. He's ever young
and eternal. Oh, so Samuel and Jesse, here's
the command. And here's what we hope that
God does. Sin and fetching. Send and fetch
Him. Send Mr. Wet Eyes and fetch Him. The Father, O Father, send the
Son, because we won't sit down until He comes here. We won't
sit down until He comes. We won't rest. We won't sit in
the kingdom. We won't be in the kingdom until
He comes. As I said earlier, I'm not just trying to preach
a good sermon. I'm wanting somebody to be put
into the kingdom. I want somebody to call on the
Lord. I want the Lord to fetch that person. I want the Lord
to send His Spirit and for that person to call on the Lord because
they won't sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all of
God's people. They won't be seated in the heavenly
with Jesus Christ until He comes for them. until Jesus Christ
comes in the power of the gospel and breaks their proud heart. All of these sons of Jesse rejected
David. Do you know that? All these sons
of Jesse rejected him when he came, sent by the Father. That's
the next message. Sent by the Father to relieve
them, to help them, to fight their battle. They all said,
get out of here. That's the next message. They all hated him.
Do you know why every one of those sorry sons of Jesse were
exalted to the throne? Because of whom? Because of whom? God's beloved. Alright, I'm going
to tell you his name. David. That means beloved. It means the lovely one. It means
loving. It means loving. He's a loving
man. And it means beloved. It means they love him. He loves
His own and they love Him. Loved of God. Chosen of God. The Anointed One. The King of
kings. So He came in. He sent and brought Him in. Hebrews
1 says, God, are You with me? Don't miss this. They sent and
brought Him in. And Hebrews 1 says this, God
at sundry time and divers manners, faking time past unto the fathers
by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by His
Son." He hasn't mentioned His name yet. "...where He appointed
heir of all things, by whom He made the world, who be in the
brightness of His glory." Do you not think that Jesse knew
David's special? This Son is special. This One
waiting. He is ever with him, Brother
John. The youngest son was ever with the Father. Daily His delights.
He knew this son is above the rest, like Joseph to Jacob. Being made so much better than
the angels, he hath by an inheritance obtained a more excellent name
than they. For unto which of the angels said he at any time,
Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee, and again I
will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son. And again, when he bringeth in,
When He bringeth in, when He brought in, when He bringeth
in the firstborn, first forgotten into the world, He says, let
all the angels of God worship Him. Let everything that hath
breath worship Him. Bow the knee. Read on. When they brought Him
in, Verse 12, he was ruddy. He was red all over. Red all over. Scripture says
countenance red, beautiful. Now beauty is in the eyes of
the beholder. His brothers didn't think he
was beautiful. They saw no beauty in him, did they? But God said
he's beautiful. He wasn't taller than everybody
else. He had no form or company. And yet, God said, he's beautiful.
He's ruddy. His face was red. Why? He's out
there with the sheep. He's protecting the sheep. He's
fighting lions. He's fighting bears. He's giving
birth. He probably has blood on his
garments. You think? I know it. Isaiah 63 says, Who
is this that cometh from Basra with garments dyed red? Red in
his apparel. Who is this ruddy man? I, the
speaking righteous, mighty to save, the King, Jesus Christ,
come to reign, to conquer, to fight the battles of my people.
Ruddy. He's ruddy. Just like a lamb
that's been slain. And he's beautiful. Goodly to
look to. I don't know what these other
perversions say. Look at. I like look to. Don't you? Isn't that what the
King James says? He's goodly to look to. Look
unto me. Look to me, Christ said. Come
unto me. And the Lord said seven words,
and he never said another thing. Seven words, that's all he's
got to say. And he doesn't speak again. He
says, Arise, anoint him, for this is he. And that's what God has to say.
Arise, arise my soul, shake off thy guilty fear. Anoint him,
crown him with many crowns. Why? Because this is He. This
is He. He it is. You remember that? He it is of whom the prophets
wrote. He it is that shall redeem Israel. He it is. This is He. This is
what we've waited on. And Samuel took the horn of oil
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit
of the Lord, the Holy Spirit of the Lord, came upon David.
Now we know his name. Now his brethren know. Now everyone,
all Israel shall know. You know that? And every knee
will bow. Everybody knows who the King
of Israel is. David. Not Saul. He's rejected. Not man. He's rejected. But the Son of
David. The King of kings. David. From that day forward. From that day forward. From that day forward. David
and I. God said, his kingdom shall not
fail. The end of his reign. never will
be, and his peace never will be. And Samuel said, through
the word of the Lord, this is it. And Samuel said, I've said
all I need to say. My job is over. And so is mine. Arise. This is it. That's what we waited for. You
know what? You know what they did after that? You know what
they did? Teresa, you know what they did? You know what the brethren
did? They all sat down to a big meal with David right in the
middle. All around him. And it's going
to be good. They don't know. They don't have
a clue. Those brethren of David, they just don't have a clue where
they're headed. They're going to leave Bethlehem
and they're going to end up in Jerusalem at the right hand of
the King of Kings. And they're all going to know.
We're here because of Him. We're here because God anointed
Him. We're here because we're His brethren. And He's not ashamed
to call us like Joseph. Now ain't that something? The
next message, we're going to see Him kill our adversary, single-handedly,
by Himself. You want to hear that? It gets
better. I don't see how, but it does. Okay, what have we got to sing? Sixty-two. Crown Him with many
crowns. Revelation 19 says He had on
His head many crowns. Let's stand and just sing. you