2 Samuel chapter 5. I ended my
message last time at the end of chapter 3, 2 Samuel chapter
3. with David's lamentation at the
funeral of Abner. I would just remind us again
that Abner was King Saul's commander-in-chief, who upon Saul's death installed
Ish-basheth, that is, one of Saul's sons, the only one living. He established him as king, and
Ish-basheth reigned over the 11 tribes of Israel for seven
years, while David was reigning only over the tribe of Judah.
And Abner, we saw, came to David, and he was plotting with David
to bring all the tribes of Israel, all the other 11 tribes of Israel,
to David to make him their king. And of course, when he came to
meet with David and left, then Joab, we saw slyly, called him
back and killed Abner. And that's the reason at his
funeral, Abner's funeral, that David made that great lamentation
over him. One of the things he mentioned
was, died Abner as a fool. Died Abner as a fool. His feet
were not tied, his hands were not tied. He had come into the
camp on his own will and there was nothing hindering him or
keeping him from not coming to the place where he met death.
And what a picture that is of lost men and women who will not
seek the Lord, who will not call upon the name of the Lord. Their
hands are not tied, their feet are not tied, but they will not
bow. They will not bow to the Lord
Jesus Christ. So in the end, should they continue
in their rebellion, in their obstinate rebellion against the
Lord Jesus Christ, then of course they will come to a sad end. They will come to outer darkness
and eternal damnation. if they will not bow. You say,
well, the Lord has to do a work of grace in their hearts. I realize
that, but men are responsible. Men are responsible, those who
hear the gospel, to call upon the Lord, to seek the Lord. And if a person will not do that,
then in many ways, they're just like Abner. They die as a fool. The fool has said in his heart,
no, God. No, God. But anyway, that was
last week. Now in chapter four, we've come
to chapter five tonight. I'm skipping over chapter four,
but just wanted to mention what takes place in chapter four is
two men assassinated the king, Ish-bosheth. They assassinated
the king of Israel, and yes, it's gory, yes it is. and cut
off his head and brought his head to David, thinking that
they would be recompensed, that they would receive a reward for
killing King Ish-bosheth. And they did receive a reward
from David. It was their own death, because
he accused them of assassinating a righteous man. He said a good
man in his bed, and that's where it took place. You know, that
man that brought word to David that Saul was dead, he thought
he was going to get a reward. And he was executed as well. And David said, if I did that
to him, then certainly these two men, two brothers in fact,
they were executed. And then one other thing in chapter
four, we're introduced the first time to a man that we're going
to see later, God willing, in the book of 2 Samuel, a man that
we love to hear about, Mephibosheth. We hear about his fall in chapter
four. But tonight, we're coming to
look at chapter five. and I'll divide the message into
three divisions. First, David, anointed king of
Israel. Let's read the first five verses
in this chapter, chapter five. Then came all the tribes of Israel
to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone
and thy flesh. Also in time past, when Saul
was king over us, Thou was he that leadest us out and broughtest
in Israel. And the Lord said to thee, Thou
shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over
Israel. So all the elders of Israel came
to the king to Hebron, and King David made a league with them
in Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over
Israel. David was 30 years old when he
began to reign, and he reigned 40 years. In Hebron he reigned
over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned
30 and three years over all Israel and Judah. David anointed king
of Israel. We saw in those verses how all
the tribes of Israel came. All the tribes of Israel. Judah
had already anointed him their king, but all the tribes now
besides Judah come and anoint him to be king. I would just
mention the fact this was the third time, the third time that
David was anointed king. Let's look at those places. First
in 1 Samuel chapter 16, 1 Samuel chapter 16 and verse 13. Most everyone is familiar with
this passage because it is here that God told Samuel that he
looked at the heart. It wasn't just the countenance
that God looks at, but he looks at the heart. And you know, that's
such an important lesson when you stop and think about it.
That's such an important lesson for each and every one of us
here tonight. It's not just our physical bodily
presence, but it is our heart engaged to worship God. God looks at the heart. And we
know the story how Jesse David's father had seven sons, I believe
it was, and the first one, Samuel, was so impressed he thought this
is him, this is the Lord's anointed. God said no. Second one, no. They all passed by, didn't they?
And God continued to tell Samuel, no, no, no. And then he asked,
is this all of your sons? And Jesse said, well, there's
one left. He's out tending the sheep. What a beautiful picture,
right, of Christ, the shepherd. First time we've run into David,
he's out tending sheep. The Lord Jesus Christ, who David
is a type of in many ways, was a shepherd. And he defended his
sheep. Remember, a bear came one time,
a lion came another time, and would have taken one of his sheep.
David wasn't going to have that. Oh, don't we see the Lord Jesus
Christ protecting his sheep, keeping his sheep. The good shepherd
giveth his life for the sheep. What a picture. But this is the
first time he was anointed king. Then Samuel took the horn of
oil and anointed him in the midst of his brethren, and the spirit
of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So that's the
first time that David was anointed king. The second time, if you
look back in 2 Samuel chapter four, this is when the elders
of Hebron I'm sorry, 2 Samuel chapter 2. And the men of Judah came and
there they anointed king over the house of Judah. And then
of course in our text tonight, we read this. And verse 3, the
scripture says, so all the elders of Israel came to the king to
Hebron, and King David made a league with them in Hebron before the
Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. We know that David serves As
I've already said, he serves in a number of different ways
as a type or picture of the Lord Jesus Christ. I remember the
first time I heard a preacher hold up his Bible and say, this
is a hymn book. I never have forgotten that.
It's a hymn book. And we say, take your hymn books
and sing, and we're talking about these books that have music and
songs. But no, what he was saying, this
is a hymn book, and the hymn is Christ. This is a hymn book. It's all about the Lord Jesus
Christ. If we just have eyes, if the
Spirit of God just opens our eyes to see. And one of the ways
that we see him, that is Jesus Christ, throughout the Old Testament
is in types and pictures. and David was one of those pictures. Here are two ways that David
served. On the day of Pentecost, Peter
said this about David. This is recorded in Acts chapter
2. He said, David, he being a prophet. He being a prophet. David was, now listen, David
was a prophet, a picture of that prophet, right? He was a prophet
who is a picture of that prophet. You say, what do you mean by
that prophet? Well, let's look back to Deuteronomy,
Deuteronomy chapter 18. Deuteronomy chapter 18, and beginning
with verse 17, and these are the words of Moses. And the Lord
said unto me, they have well spoken that which they have spoken. Now what was it that the nation
of Israel had well spoken? God told Moses, they have well
spoken that which they have spoken. What was it that they spoke that
was well? They asked Moses to be a mediator
between God and them. God manifested his presence on
Mount Sinai, remember, with the fire and the smoke and the sounding
of the horn, and the people were so afraid, they asked Moses,
you go up, you speak to God, and then you bring the word back
to us. In other words, they were calling for a daisman, One who
would intercede, who would mediate between them and Almighty God. And God says here, they've well
spoken in that. Because every man needs a mediator. We're not just going to, you
and I, sinful beings that we are, we're just not going to
walk into the presence of Almighty God. We need a mediator. Well, notice what he says in
verse 18. I will raise them up a prophet
from among their brethren like unto thee and will put my words
in his mouth and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command
him. And it shall come to pass that
whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak
in my name, I will require of him. There's so much there in
those words but First of all, he was raised up among them from
their brethren. I will raise them up a prophet
from among their brethren. The Lord Jesus Christ wasn't
a Jew, wasn't he? He was an Israelite. He was of
the tribe of Judah. God said, I'll raise them up,
that is the people of Israel, a prophet from among their brethren. And then He's gonna be like you,
Moses. How was he like Moses? God spoke
to Moses face-to-face. Never spoke to any other prophet
like that. Spoke to Moses face-to-face. You know, the Lord Jesus Christ,
many times in the gospels you'll read, and he answered and said,
oh, we don't know anyone spoke to him. A father spoke to him
continuously in fellowship with his father as he was living here
in this world. And then he said, I will put
my words in his mouth and he shall speak unto them all, all
that I shall command him. We're not looking for a new message.
We're not looking for anyone to add to the message. Why? Because God put into the mouth
of the Lord Jesus Christ all that he would have us to hear,
that he commanded us. And how many times in the Gospels,
especially in the Gospel of John, do we read something like this?
My doctrine is not mine, the Lord Jesus Christ speaking. My
doctrine is not mine, but him that sent me. And then in his
prayer, in John chapter 17, his high priestly prayer, we want
to call it, he said, for I have given them, I have given them
the words, the words which thou gavest me, just as this prophecy
says. So in that sense, David was a
type, he was a picture of Christ. David was a prophet. So was the
Lord Jesus Christ. He's that prophet. And another
way that David was a prophet was a picture of Christ. David was a king. And I pointed
out that David was anointed three times king. The Lord Jesus Christ
was declared three times in the New Testament king. Let's look, beginning in Matthew.
Let's look at these three times, beginning in Matthew chapter
two. These are the words of the wise
man, the Magi that came following a star, his star. Now when Jesus
was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king,
behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem saying,
where is he that is born king of the Jews? Where is he that
is born king of the Jews? Now, most Bible commentators
that I've read after, most teachers of the word of God believe These
Magi, how did they know that a great person was going to arise,
yea, a king was going to be born, and that he would have a star,
a star which they followed? Well, most people believe that
they understood this by the prophecy of Balaam. Now, you say, well,
Balaam was a false prophet. He was. He was. No doubt about
that. But listen, God put some words
in that false prophet's mouth. He did. And some of the greatest
things declared about God, Balaam spoke. But it wasn't his words. It was the words the Holy Spirit
put in his mouth. And one of the prophecies that
he gave when that Bala, king of Moab, had hired Balaam to
come and curse Israel. You know it's all recorded in
the book of Numbers. He said, I shall see him. This is Balaam. This is his prophecy. I shall see him, but not now. I shall behold him, but not nigh. There shall come a star out of
Jacob. There shall come a star out of
Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel. Scepter, of course,
is that a king holds, a person, a sovereign holds, a scepter. And these men followed this star
and came to Jerusalem. And that's the first question
they ask is, where is he that is born King of the Jews? and to show man's responsibility. You know, the priest, when they
heard that question, when the King Herod heard that question,
they knew if there was an answer, if there was an answer to that
question, it was going to be found in the word of God. And
they knew it was found in Micah. Micah chapter five in verse two
tells where he would be born. And they tell the wise men this,
don't they? The wise men go on, and as they
leave, then the star appears again. But none of those in Jerusalem,
the priests, the rulers, the king himself, they didn't go. They weren't interested. Lost men, when they stand before
God Almighty and are condemned to eternal damnation, will have
no one to blame but themselves. I've said this. You've heard
other preachers say it. A person who is saved has no
one to thank but God. And a person who dies lost has
no one to blame but himself. That's it. The scripture's so,
so clear about man's responsibility. God's sovereign grace, yes. But
that's the first place. Look in Matthew chapter 27. That's the first place that he's
declared to be king. But also here in Matthew chapter
27 and verse 37, we read, Matthew 27 and verse 37, and said over his head, his accusation
written, this is Jesus, the King of the Jews. Of course, Herod
had that written. I'm sorry, Pilate had that written.
And you know, the Jewish leaders, they petitioned him, don't write
that. Say that he said he was, no.
Pilate wouldn't budge, would he? He would not budge on that. He was wishy-washy on everything
else, but when he wrote, this is Jesus, the king of the Jews,
that was not going to change. And the third time that he's
declared king, of course, is in his resurrection in Acts chapter
two. In verse 36, the words of Peter,
therefore, let all the house of Israel know assuredly that
God hath made that same Jesus whom you have crucified, both
Lord and Christ, Lord, Lord of Lords and King of Kings. Yes, he, in the New Testament,
is declared three times to be king, just as David was anointed
king three times. Now, when you think about that
verse we read in 1 Samuel, where Samuel anointed David to be king,
and where we are now in 2 Samuel chapter 5, when he actually is
king over all the nation. Think of the time, the struggles,
the difficulties, and everything that David went through along
the line. Think of the Lord Jesus Christ
from the time that those wise men said, where is he that is
born king of the Jews? Think of all that he went through.
before him being declared Lord of Lords and King of Kings on
the day of Pentecost. Think of his temptation in the
wilderness. I don't know, I'm speaking of
myself, but I don't know if we truly appreciate what the Lord
Jesus Christ did for us. His temptation, He, the Holy
Son of God, submitting Himself to being tested by Satan, that
embodiment of evil. The Lord Jesus Christ, what He
went through from the time He was declared King, born King,
to the time He ascended the throne. his temptation, his life of privation. The foxes have holes, the birds
have their nests, but the Son of Man hath not where to lay
his head. I know in John chapter 7, between John chapter 7 and
John chapter 8, it says the people, they went to their homes, but
where did the Lord Jesus Christ go? He had no home. He spent the night. on Mount
Olive, didn't he? Among the olive trees. And the
next morning, John chapter eight, he came into the temple as the
sun was rising. His life was a life of privation
in so many ways, deprivation in so many ways. And then the
cross, the garden, the garden of Gethsemane, the bloody cross,
and then his body resting in the grave for that time. But
he ascended the throne. He ascended the throne just like
David did. He came to the throne. But the
Lord Jesus Christ came to the throne by way of his bloody cross,
didn't he? By way of his bloody cross. Look
in 2 Samuel 23. David here prophesies of the
Lord Jesus Christ. We quote these words quite often. All of us think about them. They're
said to be the last words of David, but I want you to notice
how he prophesies of the Lord Jesus Christ as a king. Now these
be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said,
and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the
God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel. The spirit of the
Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. The God of
Israel said, the rock of Israel spake to me, and notice, he that
ruleth over men must be just. Who's he talking about there?
He's not talking about himself. That was true. Men who rule as
king, they must be just. They should be just. But men
are fallen men. David was a fallen man. No, he's
talking about his son, isn't he? The Lord Jesus Christ, who
rules as king. He's king tonight. You know,
a lot of people think, well, he's going to be king sometime
in the future. No, he's king right now. He's
upon his throne and he reigns. All power in heaven and earth
is given unto him. And he reigns over all for the
good of his church, for the glory of his name. He reigns and rules
as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. One day it's going to
be manifested, yes, but we know tonight that he is upon the throne. Well, let's go back quickly now
to 2 Samuel chapter 5. I have two more parts and I'll
be very brief, but 2 Samuel chapter 5. So first David was anointed
king, now David leads Israel army to Jerusalem. Let's read
in verses six through nine. The king and his men went to
Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land which
spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and
the lame, thou shalt not come in hither. thinking David cannot
come in hither. Nevertheless, David took the
stronghold of Zion, the same as the city of David. And David
said on that day, whosoever getteth up to the gutter and smiteth
the Jebusites and the lame and the blind that are hated of David's
soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore, they said, the blind
and the lame shall not come into the house, so David dwelt in
the fort and called it the city of David. David built roundabout
from Melo and inward. David led his army, the army
of Israel, to Jerusalem. Now, if you would take the time,
you would see that when Joshua came into the land, the Jebusites
was one of those seven nations that was to be destroyed. to
be put out of the land. And Joshua did fight with the
king of the Jebusites and defeated them. But evidently, where Jerusalem
was, it was a fortress, a natural fortress, I would assume, of
the rocks and the crags and the hills. We know that Jerusalem
was built on hills, Mount Olive and Mount Zion, and there was
a number of mounts there that it was built on. And these Jebusites
that were living there when David was made king, now this is the
way I understand there's different opinions on this. The lame and
the blind, what does that mean? They were mocking David. That's
the way I understand it, they were mocking David. Why even
if we just had the blind and the lame, to defend us. David can't come in here. This
place is invincible. This fortress is so strong, it's
such a stronghold, no one can take it. And that may have been
true until David came and David's God. And David took the fortress
and dwelt therein. The lame and the blind. Some
people, I said, not everyone sees this the same way. Some
people believe the lame and the blind were idols that they worshiped. And idols are lame and they are
blind. They have eyes, but they can't
see. They have feet, but they can't walk. And they think that
they just placed those idols up there, kind of a fortress
and They would defend them, but I believe they were mocking David.
And not only when they mocked David, they mocked David's God. David's God is not some little
idol, some blind idol, some lame idol. David's God is God Almighty,
who created the heavens and the earth, who is all powerful. No
one can stay his hand. God delivered. And you know,
God chose Jerusalem to place his name in the law. God had
told the nation of Israel when they came into the land of Canaan,
he would choose one place to put his name. And until this
time, that place had not been chosen. The tabernacle had been
in Shiloh, We saw that in the first part of 1 Samuel, and the
Ark of the Covenant had been moved, been captured, but Jerusalem,
we know, will become that place, that center where God placed
his name. It's called the City of David,
it's called Zion, called by many names. And we're encouraged to
pray for the peace of Jerusalem. And I know some people say, well,
that's a city over there in Palestine. Well, I think we should pray
for the peace of this world. But I don't believe that's what
the scripture is saying. I believe the scripture, when
it speaks and encourages us to pray for Jerusalem, it is the
church, the church of the living God that we are part of, the
body of Christ. We are to pray for God's blessing
and God's anointed and God's keeping us and using us for his
glory. The last thing, and I like that
word nevertheless, and I was going to say something about
that, but for time's sake, I'm not. Nevertheless. After what they said, the lame,
the blind, David's not coming in here, nevertheless. Nevertheless,
they didn't count on David's God. The last thing, David, we're
told in verse 10, grew great. And David went on and grew great,
and the Lord God of hosts was with him. And I just say this,
he'd come a long way, hadn't he? He'd come a long way from
keeping his father's sheep to being on the throne of Israel,
God's anointed king. It was the Lord who made him
great. Scripture says God raises up
one and puts down another. It is the Lord that gives you
power to get well. God said, I kill and I make alive. God Almighty. Oh, men are atheists. Men who claim to believe in God,
many times we're no better than atheists. We don't see that God
is in control of all things, rules and reigns. God made him
great. And I would just say this in
closing. Now, if he, that is David, if he can, by the grace
of God, walk humbly, with his God, everything's gonna be all
right. But that's a big if, isn't it?
If he can, by the grace of God. It'll only be by the grace of
God. You know, when a man's exalted to a position like that, you
know, the first thing that happens, we get proud. We're proud. And God hates a proud look, doesn't
he? No, we're to be humble. Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that
mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are they that hunger
and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed
are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. All those
Beatitudes, those first four Beatitudes, don't they all speak
to us of the humility and the neediness of men before God Almighty. Well, may the Lord bless His
word. We're going to sing a hymn and then we'll be dismissed.