Tag: King David

God’s Promises in Action (King David)

one thing I have desired of the Lord.

Yet to be #179

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.


David was a humble shepherd boy who became a mighty man of valor. In David are the promises given to Abraham from Jehovah, and Christ comes from this earthly, Davidic lineage.
“His kingdom is forever, and there is no end.” (Isaiah 9 and Luke 1:33)
He was the first to reign in Jerusalem as God’s anointed in the stead of the people’s choice of Saul. David was the second ancient king of Israel and made many enemies even before he took the throne. His father-in-law, King Saul, hated David’s well-deserved accolades and even sought to end his life.
David was not perfect, but he put Jehovah first in all that he did. He put all his trust, hope, and delight in his God and never once doubted Jehovah’s word. Even when he was old and well stricken in age, King David could say, “as the Lord lives who has redeemed my soul out of all distress.” (1 Kings1:29)

One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. Psalm 27

Throughout the Psalms, we see the pouring out of David’s heart. He exposes the innermost feelings of fears, doubts, depression, frustrations, and anxieties. Promised the kingdom after his anointing, he lived like a vagabond, a fugitive, yet despite all of this, he gave praise and thanks to Jehovah, saying, “God set my feet upon a rock and established my goings.” (Psalm 40:2)
Then when it was his time, God fulfilled his promise and raised David as the greatest earthly king.
He was a great fighter, a poet, a musician, the fourth son of Jesse, and a man after God’s own heart. (1Samuel 13:14)


Then around 970 BCE, full of days, David went to sleep with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. (Historic name given to the location of Jerusalem’s earliest settlement, believed to have been situated on the Southeast hill of contemporary Jerusalem – Wikipedia 2021)

Yet To Be #108

What’s in a title…part 10

Book of Matthew again…details 

Written approximately 60 AD by Matthew an apostle of Jesus Christ.  

Message: Jesus is the promised Messiah. 

Matthew chapter One verse One proclaims Jesus as the Messiah, as the Son of David, the son of Abraham.  

The genealogy Jesus Christ states there are fourteen generations between Abraham and David and from David to the carrying away into Babylon there are fourteen generations and from the carrying away to Christ there are fourteen generations.

There are approximately 1000 years from David to Christ. 

Son of David is a title that shows his royal lineage and is first mentioned in the New Testament in Matthew 1 verse 1. He as the son of Abraham shows he descended from the father of many nations as an Israelite. This all proves his earthly heritage as a man.  

Key verse: Matthew 16 verse 16, 17

“Thou art the Christ the Son of the living God.” 

Breakdown of the Gospel of Matthew

  1. The coming of the Messiah, 1:1-2:23
  2. Jesus’ public ministry, 3:1 – 15:39
  3. Jesus’ closing ministries, 16: 1 – 23:39
  4. The prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem and the end, 24: 1- 25:46
  5. Jesus’s arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection,

Yet To Be #106

Captain of our Salvation

Day 17 What’s in a name Part 8

What’s in a name versus what’s in a title.  

“A name is a word or phrase that constitutes the distinctive designation of a person or a thing.”

“A title is a name that describes someone’s position or job.”

1 Samuel 22 verse 1 

“And everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone bitter in soul, gathered to him.”

David escaped to the cave of Adullam away from his enemy King Saul to safety, and his brethren followed him. Those who wanted to follow him turned their backs on everything and looked to David making him their captain.

David in this passage of the old testament is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. As David’s brethren followed him so too we should follow the Lord and keep our eyes fixed on Him giving him the first place in our life. He is in control and He is worthy of all our praise and worship. And he is the Captain of our salvation. ( Darlington Feddoes, 2007) 

“For is became him, for who are all things, and by whom are all things, and by whom are all things in bringing many sons unto glory to make the captain of their salvation.” Hebrews 2 verse 10.

Yet To Be #103

Day 14 What is in a name Part 5

His name shall be called Jesus or Yeshua in Hebrew. (Matthew 1 verse 21) The gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as the Messiah, the anointed one. At the beginning of the book, his earthly lineage is discussed making it evident that he is the offspring of King David. (Matthew 1 verse 1 then verse 16)


His Davidic lineage is very important for establishing him as the long-awaited Messiah who is to save his people. God made a covenant with David that his kingdom will have no end (2 Samuel 7 verse 13 and 14)
I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. I will be his father and he shall be my son.”


Though God is speaking to David about his son Solomon who will build God’s house, this promise also eludes to the future King, God’s only begotten son, Jesus. Another passage where it is written that of his kingdom there will be no end is in the book of Isaiah chapter 9 verse 7.


The new testament is a fulfillment of the old testament and in the Lord Jesus Christ is the manifestation of all God’s promises.