Will you open your Bibles with
me to Psalm 16. Psalm 16. I hear some of you say, and I
thought we were going to look at 2 Samuel this morning. We
are. We are. I felt a little disappointed
And myself, last week, I guess I always do to some degree or
another, but particularly last week when we were looking at
1 Samuel, because we spent so much time looking at Samuel replacing
Eli and David replacing Saul. By the time we got to young David,
we had run out of time. And I thought, well, David's
the main character. Now, if anybody portrays the
Lord Jesus Christ, David does, and I felt like we didn't really
give attention to David as we ought. But nevertheless, Eli
being exchanged with Samuel was the necessity of teaching us
the truth as it is in having a priest who is faithful. David
replacing Saul taught us how necessary it is to have a faithful
king like David. David is the one character in
2 Samuel that gets all the attention. So whatever we missed last week
in looking at David, I trust this morning we'll see him as
he portrays the person of Christ. The Lord Jesus is referred to
in the scriptures as the son of David, the kingdom of David. There's a repeated theme in the
book of 2 Samuel where David is promised over and over again
that his kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom. The only way that that
promise could be fulfilled is that the Lord Jesus Christ is
the descendant that comes as was promised from the loins of
David. He's the King that reigns forever. There's no lineage of David anymore. Let me show you that in Psalm
16. No, no lineage apart from Christ. Psalm 16, look at verse
eight. I have set the Lord always before
me. Because he is at my right hand,
I shall not be moved. Therefore, my heart is glad and
my glory rejoiceth. My flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou will not leave my soul
in hell, neither will thou suffer, thine holy one, to see corruption. Thou wilt show me the path of
life, and in thy presence is fullness of joy. At thy right
hand there are pleasures forevermore. Now David wrote this, but as
David speaking of himself, we could ask the same question the
Ethiopian asked. Is Isaiah speaking of himself
or is he speaking of another? Is David speaking of himself
or is he speaking of another? We have the answer to that question
in Acts chapter two. Turn with me there. Look at verse 22. Ye men of Israel, Hear these words, Jesus of Nazareth,
a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs
which God did by him in the midst of you, as you yourselves also
know. Him being delivered by the determinate
counsel and foreknowledge of God, you have taken, and by wicked
hands have crucified and slain, whom God hath raised up, having
loosed the pains of death, because it was not possible that he should
beholden of it." God ordained this to be as it's happened,
but you're still responsible. Look at verse 25, for David speaketh
concerning him. I foresaw the Lord always before
my face, for He is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad. Moreover,
also my flesh shall rest in hope, because thou wilt not leave my
soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption."
Does that sound familiar? Yes, it's Psalm 16, it's what
we just read. And now Peter is quoting Psalm
16 saying, David was speaking of Christ. Look at verse 28,
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life, Thou hast made
me full of joy with Thy countenance. Men and brethren, let me freely
speak unto you of the patriarch David, that is both dead and
buried, and his sepulcher is with us unto this day. Therefore,
being a prophet, and knowing that God hath sworn with an oath
to him, that at the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh,
he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne. Whatever we know or whatever
we learn about David tells us more importantly about the Lord
Jesus Christ. It is his reign that David foreshadows. And 2 Samuel is all about this
forever kingdom. Turn with me to 2 Samuel chapter
7, verse 16. God says to David, and thine
house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee. Thy throne shall be established
forever. That's what this wonderful book
is about. It's what this book's about. It's what the book of
2 Samuel's about. The everlasting kingdom of the
Lord Jesus Christ. David pictures that as clearly
and wonderfully as any Old Testament character. David's the main character
in 2 Samuel, tells us many things about the Lord Jesus Christ,
not the least of which is the fact that his kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, it'll never end. Never end. Peter makes that clear. David was a man. He's dead. He's in the grave. This prophecy
that he received of God was not about him. When God said, I will
not allow my holy one to see corruption. He was not speaking
of David. He was speaking of the one that
would come from his loins, the son of David, the Messiah, the
Lord Jesus Christ. It's his kingdom that'll last
forever. I want to be a part of that kingdom,
don't you? I want to be a subject under that king. For the truth
is that everything else, everything else as you and I know it in
this life will pass away. Everything. Your life will come
to an end. Your children's lives will come
to an end. Your grandchildren's lives will come to an end. If
the Lord tarries, this nation will cease to be as we know it.
Ultimately and eventually the world will cease to exist. Heaven and earth will pass away. But this kingdom, this kingdom
ruled over by the sovereign King Jesus, the Lord, the Christ,
will never ever pass away. If you have an interest in something
that's eternal, then you would have an interest in the son of
David. And you'd have an interest in
what it is that David tells us about his descendant, according
to the flesh, the Lord Jesus Christ. Turn with me to the book
of Daniel, Daniel chapter seven. I was reading an article yesterday
in a magazine that I received in the mail. And the title on
the front caught my attention. What do the baby boomers think
about life after death? And it was a survey that was
done of my age group. And I was very surprised. very
surprised to hear that over 30% of my generation believes in
reincarnation. 22% believe that there is life
after death and that in order to get there you have to believe
in the Lord Jesus Christ or you have to believe in Jesus I guess
is how they said it. But then they went on to say
that believing in him meant that you had to do certain things.
And you know, it was basically a works, works salvation. And then there was a certain
percentage that believed that this life was just the end of
it. And when we died, we died. We're just sort of like animals
or dogs, you know, and it was nothing to look forward to. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow
you shall die. If in this life only we have
hope in Jesus, we are of all men most miserable. If our interest
in the Lord Jesus Christ only pertains to this life, we're
just fools. We're just fools. The truth is
that there is life after death. There is eternal life, and the
scripture has told us clearly about this life and who this
life is. Turn with me to Daniel chapter
seven, verse seven. After this, I saw in the night
vision, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible
and strong exceedingly. I'm sorry, Daniel chapter seven,
look at verse 13. And I saw in the night vision,
And behold, one like the Son of Man came with the clouds of
heaven, and came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him
near before Him. This is a picture of the Lord
Jesus Christ being brought to the Father, isn't it? Look at
verse 14, and that was given him, the father gave to the Lord
Jesus Christ, dominion and glory and a kingdom and all people,
nations and languages should serve him. His dominion is an
everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom,
that which shall not be destroyed. Let men come up with all the
opinions that they want about life after death. Scriptures
are clear that there is one that rules forever. He is of the seed
of David, the king of Israel. But unlike David, he was holy. Because of his holiness, the
father could not allow him to remain in the grave. Because
of his holiness, his resurrection was necessary. Because of his
resurrection, because of his resurrection, there is hope.
There is hope that we too can be raised from the dead with
him. I want to know something about
the power of His resurrection. I want to know something about
His eternal kingdom. I hope that you do. He has authority over all flesh. He said Himself in John chapter
17, Thou hast given me power over all flesh. that I should
give eternal life to as many as thou hast given unto me."
That's what Daniel saw. One who was like the Son of God
who approached the ancient of days. One that was given dominion
and glory and power. That's where he is right now.
God's highly exalted him. He's given him a name that's
above every name. He's seated at the right hand of the majesty
on high. At every knee shall bow. Every tongue shall confess
that Jesus is Lord. He is. Turn with me to Acts chapter
5. Acts chapter 5. Verse 29. Here's a good word. Here's a
good word. Another thing I read in this
article is that a much higher percentage of college graduates did not believe in life after
death. than those who had a high school
education only or less. I thought, boy, that's a, getting
a good education is a good thing, but I tell you, you go off to
a higher learning and get influenced with the philosophy of the world,
then young people, if you go to college, go, that's a good
thing. Get some practical knowledge,
things that you can use in this world, but don't pay any attention
to the philosophy of those. Look at Acts chapter five. Peter
and the other apostles answered and said, we ought to listen
to God rather than men. That's what the word obey there
means. We ought to hear what God says, not what men say. Believe
what God has said, and if what God says is contrary to what
men tell you, well, you know, worship Baal, worship Baal. As
for me and my house, we'll serve the Lord. Isn't that what the
prophet said? Choose you this day whom you
shall serve. It's better to listen to God rather than men. The God
of our fathers, here's what he did, verse 30. He raised up Jesus
whom you slew and hanged on a tree. Him hath God exalted with his
right hand to be a prince and a savior for to give repentance
to Israel and forgiveness of sins. And we are the witnesses
of these things. Now that's what God says. David, was placed upon a throne
in a kingdom that was earthly in order to illustrate the fact
that the Lord Jesus Christ, as we've just read in several passages,
was placed upon a sovereign throne to rule and reign an eternal
spiritual kingdom. You know, there's no mention
in 2 Samuel, in the entire book of 2 Samuel, of David ever one
time losing a battle against the enemies of Israel. Every
battle he engaged in, he won. He was victorious. What a wonderful
picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. Turn with me to 2 Samuel chapter
3. 2 Samuel chapter 3. Verse 18, now then do it, for
the Lord hath spoken of David. The Lord hath spoken of the seed
of David. The Lord hath spoken of the Lord
Jesus Christ, the son of David. What did God speak? By the hand
of my servant, David. I will save my people Israel
out of the hand of the Philistines and out of the hand of all their
enemies, every single one of them. When the Lord Jesus Christ hung
His mighty head on Calvary's cross and cried to the Father,
unto Thee I commend my spirit. and cried unto us, it is finished. He conquered once and for all,
all the enemies of God's people. When he ascended into glory and
presented himself to the Father, he conquered the requirements
of the law for righteousness. There is not one enemy that can
be successful in issuing a claim against those for whom Christ
lived and died. Turn with me to Colossians chapter
two. Colossians chapter two. This is the theme of 2 Samuel.
David is a victorious king. David has been promised an everlasting
kingdom. David has been prophesied to
defeat all the enemies of Israel. Was that realized in the life
of David? Partially. Was it realized in
the life of his descendant, the Lord Jesus Christ? Perfectly. Perfectly. Colossians chapter
two, look with me at verse 13. And you being dead in your sins
and the circumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together
with him, having forgiven you all trespasses. He has blotted
out the handwriting of ordinance that was against us. What are
the handwriting of ordinances? It's the demands of God's law.
God's law was written against us. We were at enmity with God. The law of God condemned us. The law of God judged us guilty. That's what the law says. What'd
the Lord Jesus do? He blotted out the handwriting
of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us,
and took it out of the way. How? By nailing it to the cross. And having spoiled principalities
and powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over
them in it. David was always successful in
defeating his enemies. He took the stronghold of Zion. He established an earthly kingdom
that foreshadowed the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ that
would be eternal and effectual to the salvation of God's people.
He delivered us from the enemy. The gates of hell, the Lord Jesus
Christ said, shall not be able to prevail against this gospel
message. This one will storm the gates
of hell and will deliver those who are captive to lies and translate
them from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of his light
and there's not one enemy. There's not one stronghold. There's
not one power or principality that will be able to stop him.
He's successful king. That's David. That's David. You know, David was anointed.
I never understood this till preparing for this message. But
David was anointed three times. by Samuel as the king of Israel. The Lord Jesus Christ was anointed
three times as the sovereign over his kingdom. The first time
you remember David was anointed king was very privately and very
secretly in David's own father's house. Samuel was sent by God
to the house of Jesse, and David was chosen as the elect of God,
and Samuel anointed David, and nobody knew about it, except
for the father. Jesse knew about it. There's
not really any evidence that the other brothers knew about
it. They were paraded in and out. Samuel and Jesse are there
together. David's brought in, David's anointed. Saul doesn't know about it. Saul
would have had him killed. In the very next chapter, Saul
brings David in as his musician. Had Saul known that Samuel had
anointed David to take his place, he'd have put him to death right
there on the spot. When is the first time the Lord
Jesus Christ was anointed king? In a covenant relationship. in
the privacy of his own father's house in eternity past. That's why the writer of Hebrews
says in Hebrews chapter one, which of his angels did he ever
say, thou shalt be my son and thy scepter shall reign forever.
You see in the privacy of God's household in heaven, he didn't
choose any of the angels. He chose His own Son. And in
the covenant of grace, in the eternal covenant of grace, God
the Father anointed His Son to be the Messiah of His people.
Now the next time that David is anointed as king was over
Judah. It was over Judah. It was in the privacy of that
small family. There's a one tribe, the tribe
of Judah, where Jerusalem is. Zion, the city of David is referred
to. And David is anointed there as
king. When is the second time the Lord
Jesus Christ was anointed as king over his people, over his
kingdom? At his baptism. at his baptism,
when the Spirit of God came down, he was anointed above his fellows,
the Spirit of gladness was poured out upon him. And God himself
spoke from glory and said in Judah, among his chosen people,
among his family, this is my beloved son in whom I'm well
pleased. Hear ye him. The third time David
was anointed king was over all of Israel. over all of Israel
in Mizpah. And he was recognized by the
entire nation, by all the Israelites as king. Bowed to as king, followed
as king, obeyed as king. When is the third time the Lord
Jesus Christ has anointed king over his people? in the regeneration of each one
of the children of Israel, when the Spirit of God comes and anoints
him as king on the throne of your heart and my heart." Three
anointings. The Lord Jesus Christ was anointed
by God three times. Three times. Is there any possible way? Now,
the term Christ or Messiah, you know, means the anointed one.
Is there any way that God would go to all this trouble to anoint
one three times and then him not be able to accomplish what
he was anointed to do? What's he anointed to do? Reign
forever over his kingdom. And that's exactly what he does.
It's what David did. Second Samuel speaks of the success
of Christ. The success of Christ. David took the stronghold of
Zion and established his kingdom there. Sometimes we, very loosely and very broadly
refer to a congregation as a certain person's church. Whether it be
a member there, we might say Wayne LaVerne's church up in,
or a pastor we might refer to as his church. We're speaking
very loosely when we say that. The Lord Jesus Christ reigns
in Zion. He inhabits the praise of His
people. He is Lord. He is the one looked to. It's
His church. Upon this rock I will build whose
church? My church. My church. Turn with me to Romans chapter
14. Romans chapter 14. Look at verse 9. For this end,
this was the purpose of Christ's life and death. To this end Christ
both died and rose and revived that he might be Lord both of
the dead and the living. He reigns sovereign over all
men, the armies of heaven, and the inhabitants of the earth.
And He does it from His throne in Zion. You know, you know this is true.
This is so humbling. This is so... Unbelievers would hear what I'm
about to say and they would say, well, that's such a prideful
thought. But as a believer, you know that
it's just the opposite. It is the most humbling thing
to realize that the only reason that the rest of the world exists
is for us. It's for us. God is directing the drama of redemption. No one questions his direction. The actors in that drama are
his people. And the only reason for the rest
of the world to exist is to serve as props in that drama. It's all about redemption. It's
all about saving His people. It's all about reigning in His
church. And all the things that men get
so wrapped up in are passing away. The only thing that's going
to last forever is the church. The church. And it all exists for the church. Look with me to Hebrews chapter
9. Verse 12, Neither by the blood
of goats and calves but by his own blood he entered in once
into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. The nations are, the scripture
says, a drop in the bucket. That put on the scale, they are
less than nothing. Less than nothing. God's church and God's people
are the apple of His eye. They are His only concern. And everything the Lord Jesus
Christ has done and is doing is for them. By the hand of my servant David,
I will save my people Israel. I'll save them out of the hands
of the Philistines and out of the hands of their enemies." David went into exile in 2 Samuel. After his son Absalom grievously
tried to usurp his authority as king, took over the throne
actually, David was sent into exile. In his exile he was beloved of
his mighty men, the scripture says, but he was hated by his
enemies. And then we have his triumphal
entry into Jerusalem, his acknowledgement once again as king. This typifies,
pictures for us, the Lord Jesus Christ. There is a sense in which
he's in exile right now. And the prince of the power of
the air has been given some authority in this world, and he's out of
sight. His mighty men love him, and
they follow him, and they'll die for him. That's what the
mighty men of David did. They fought his back. They died
for him, whatever the king needed. Their lives were on the line
for the king. But the rest of the world, they hated him. There
is a day when the gates will be opened, the Lord Jesus Christ
will be acknowledged by all men for who He is, and every tongue
will confess, and every knee will bow. In closing, let me show you one
other passage that speaks of Christ. 2 Samuel chapter Though it be not so with my house,
somebody help me out. 2 Samuel 24, I didn't make a
reference to it. Verse what? Thank you. Chapter 23. You've heard me quote
this verse many times, preached from it a few times, and it is
a description of every believer's confession. We can say with David,
although it be not so with my house, My house is not what it ought
to be. David's house wasn't what it
ought to be. What heartache David went through
in his life. David had a child that was taken
in chastisement for his adulterous affair with Bathsheba and his
murder of her husband. David had a son by the name of
Amnon. that raped a daughter, Tamar, and then was killed by
Absalom, had another son by the name of Absalom who took over
his kingdom, tried to have him killed. And David at the end
of his life cried out, although it be not so with my house. Every believer can say, you know,
it's not like it ought to be with my house. He hath made with me an everlasting
covenant. This covenant is ordered and
it's sure. Why? Because God made it. And
this covenant promise that God has made with me is all my salvation
and it's all my desire. Though He make it not to grow,
I look at my own life and I don't see much growth in grace. Now, how many times we've seen
that and been encouraged by that verse. And that does apply to
our lives as it did to David. But what have we seen in this
message? David's a type of Christ. Now
I want you to read this verse coming from the lips of the son
of David, the Lord Jesus Christ. And what does he say? He looks
at us and he says, although it be not so with my
house." What a mess his house is. You're a part of his house. I'm
a part of his house. His house today doesn't look
anything like it's going to look one day. He looks down at his
house now and what a mess. But he says, But the Father anointed me in
the privacy of His own household. He anointed me over Judah. He
anointed me in the salvation of His people over all of Israel.
He has made with me an everlasting covenant. And that covenant is
ordered and it's sure in all things. And the Lord Jesus Christ
says, this is all my salvation. This is all my desire. Though he make it not to grow,
the thing about it is God's elected a particular limited number of
people and wrote their names in the Lamb's Book of Life from
eternity past and that will never change. It won't get any bigger
and it won't get any smaller. And the Lord Jesus Christ looks
at his house and he says he's not going to make it grow. It's
the same size before Adam was created that it's going to be
in glory when it's all said and done. What a glorious King we have.
What a glorious Savior. What a wonderful picture in David
we have of Him. Let's pray together. Brian, if
you'd like to get ready. our Heavenly Father, we do so
thank you for providing us a King that
conquers all of our enemies. Lord, we sorrow that your house
does not look as it ought. We grieve over our own households
when we have to deal with problems and sin, how much greater
is the agony of your heart when you look at the sins of your
people, see the mess that we're in. But how thankful we are that
you are faithful and able to bring us from this state of disrepair,
the state of where we are, to that state of glory where
you are. So that in that day when we see
your face will be made like you and your kingdom will be and
is an everlasting kingdom. We pray your blessings on all
of us as we witness the baptism of our brother Brian. We pray
your blessings on him and his household. We ask, Lord, that
you would keep us together in Christ. For it's in his name
we pray. Amen. What a blessing this is, Brian.
Brian and Pam are only able to make it about once a month or
so. They live down in Port St. Lucie
and drive up here to fellowship with us and worship with us.
And Brian called me a week before last and asked me if I'd baptize
him. He said the Lord's saved him. I asked him this morning, is
there anything special you want me to say? He said, no, just
that the Lord saved me. I've come and I've heard and
I've listened and the Lord saved me. And all of my, you know,
that Ethiopian, like so many of us, was a religious man. And Brian's confession would
be the same. I was a religious man. But my
religion was in vain, I didn't know Christ. And the Lord's been
pleased to reveal Himself in me and I want to testify that.
And testifying to that, I also want to renounce. Baptism has
two pictures. We're buried with Christ, we're
confessing our identification with Christ, our trust in His
life, in His death, in His resurrection, and it is publicly renouncing
all other Gospels. as false Gospels, all other Jesuses
as false Jesuses. I know that's Brian's testimony
this morning, brother, and we rejoice with you, for that's
our testimony, too. Well, brother, we baptize you
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
buried with Christ in baptism. Go ahead. Raised to walk a new life in
Christ Jesus. And all God's people said, Amen. Let's stand together, Tom. Sing
us an amazing grace. Lead us in amazing grace.