1. David typifies Christ, the real David—1 Sam. 21:1-6; 2 Sam. 23:1-7; Matt. 12:1-4:
1. David typifies Christ – David is the most thorough type of Christ revealed in the Old Testament, covering the longest period of time; the New Testament also clearly reveals that David typifies Christ.
2. Christ is the greater and real David – In keeping with the principle seen in Matthew 12, that Christ is greater than all the types, greater than all things and persons in the Old Testament that typify Him, Christ is the greater David: (Christ’s ministry on earth)
1. The Lord’s word in Matthew 12:3-4 implies that He is the real David:
1. David had followers, and Christ, the real David, also had disciples as His followers.
2. All of this implies that David and his followers were a type, a prefigure, of Christ and His disciples.
1. The Lord’s word in Matthew 12:3-4 also implies a dispensational change from the priesthood to the kingship:
1. The coming of David changed the dispensation from the age of the priests to the age of the kings, in which the kings were above the priests.
2. By the coming of Christ, the dispensation was also changed, this time from the age of the law to the age of grace, in which Christ is above all. He will further change from the age of grace to the age of the Millennial Kingdom.
3. In Matthew 1:6 David is called “the king” because it was through him that the kingdom with the kingship was brought in; he was the landmark of two ages, the conclusion of one age and the beginning of another age.
3. David’s typifying the suffering Christ is revealed in Psalms 22, 109, and 110—Psa.22, 109, 110: (Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension)
1. In Psalm 22 we see the suffering David typifying the suffering Christ passing through His death—Psa. 22:1a, 6-21.
2. Psalm 109 is a prayer offered by David about his sufferings:
1. Here David is a type of Christ, and David’s sufferings typify Christ’s sufferings.
2. David’s prayer concerning his sufferings typifies Christ’s prayer.
1. The prayer in Psalm 109 is answered in Psalm 110:
1. Since Psalm 110 is the answer to the prayer of David as a type of Christ in Psalm 109, Psalm 110 should be considered as an answer to Christ’s prayer—Heb. 5:7.
2. God answered this prayer not only through the resurrection of Christ but also through Christ’s ascension—Acts 2:23-24, 32-33; 5:31.
4. David also typifies Christ in his last words—2 Sam. 23:1-7: (The coming age)
1. David, a type of Christ, ruled among men righteously with the fear of God.
2. David, a type of Christ, was like the light of the morning when the sun rises without clouds.
3. When Christ rules among men righteously with the fear of God, He is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, “as when the tender grass sprouts up from the earth ⁄ At the sun’s shining after a rain”.

Hymns: 147, 151

Message 7: David Typifying Christ, the Real David—the King of the Coming Kingdom of God

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Message 7 (Cont.)

2. David the king typifies Christ the King—1 Sam. 16:12; 2 Sam. 16:5-6; Matt. 1:6; 2:2; 27:11; Rev. 19:16:
1. King David typifies Christ—the King of the coming kingdom of God—as the king established by God, the warring king, and the king despised and rejected by men:
1. As typified by David, Christ is the fighting King, who has won the victory over all His enemies, who has gained the land, and who has prepared all the materials for building up the church as the temple of God—1 Chron. 21:22-25; 29:29.
2. After Christ takes possession of the earth, He will reign over the earth as the King in the kingdom, ruling over the nations with His overcoming believers—Rev. 20:4, 6.
3. As the coming King, Christ will be the Head and the center of the coming kingdom of God in the millennium; this will be the fulfillment of Isaiah 32:1, Jeremiah 23:5, and Zechariah 14:9 and 17.
2. The prophets spoke of David and Christ as one—Jer. 30:9; Ezek. 34:23-24; 37:24-25; Hosea 3:5; Amos 9:11:
1. “They will serve Jehovah their God and David their King, whom I will raise up for them”—Jer. 30:9.
2. This refers to Christ, who is the real David and who will be the King in the restoration, that is, the millennium—Isa. 32:1.
3. “I will set up over them one Shepherd, and He will feed them, even My Servant David; he will feed them, and he will be their Shepherd… And My Servant David will be a Prince among them”—Ezek. 34:23-24:
1. David typifies Christ, the real Shepherd of God's flock, feeding us and causing us to be filled and satisfied—John 10:11; Heb. 13:20; Isa. 9:7; Hosea 3:5; Micah 5:2; Luke 1:32-33.
2. When the Lord Jesus comes as the Shepherd to care for us, He comes also as the King to govern us; the issue of the Lord’s caring for us as our Shepherd is that we obey Him as our King and come under His kingship and His throne within us.
1. “My Servant David will be King over them, and they all will have one Shepherd”—Ezek. 37:24.
2. “Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek Jehovah their God and David their King, and they will come with fear to Jehovah and to His goodness in the last days”—Hosea 3:5:
1. David their King is Christ in the millennium.
2. The last days refers to the age of restoration. David their King is Christ in the millennium—Matt. 19:28.
3. In the Lord’s upcoming reign God’s authority and glory will be fully manifested, and the whole earth with its peoples will be brought into righteousness, peace, joy, and the full blessing of God’s creation—Matt. 6:13; Isa. 32:1, 16-18; 35:1-2, 5-7.

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Message 7 (Cont.)

3. The kingdom of David typifies the coming kingdom of Christ—2 Sam. 7:12, 16; Mark 11:10; Rev. 11:15:
1. Through the prophet Nathan, God promised that Christ’s throne will be established forever—2 Sam. Sam. 7:16:

Through the prophet Nathan, Jehovah spoke to David, saying, “Your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you; your throne will be established forever”:

• David’s house refers to Christ, David’s kingdom refers to Christ’s kingdom, and David’s throne refers to Christ’s throne.
• The kingdom of David is Christ’s kingdom, and David and Christ have one throne—Isa. 9:7; 16:5; Luke 1:32; Acts 2:29-31.
• The word of God conveyed by the archangel Gabriel also confirmed that the covenant of David will be fulfilled in Christ—Luke 1:32-33.
• God’s promise to David that his house and kingdom would be made sure and that his throne would be established forever was fulfilled in Christ.
• Christ will inherit the throne of David according to the promise of God to David to reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end:
• The earthly part of the millennial kingdom in the coming age will be the Messianic kingdom, which is called the kingdom of the Son of Man in Matthew 13:41—Rev. 11:15.
• This will be the restored kingdom of Israel, the tabernacle of David—the kingdom of David—which the Lord will rebuild—Acts 1:6 ,15:16; Mark 11:10.
• Amos prophesied that, as the King, Christ will raise up the “fallen tabernacle of David”—Amos 9:11-12:
• The tabernacle of David is the kingdom of David and the royal family of David—2 Sam. 7:12, 16.
• That kingdom, that royal family, fell when Nebuchadnezzar came to capture the nation of Israel, devastate the land, burn the city, destroy the temple, and carry off the king—2 Kings 25:1-21.
• In Amos’s prophecy God promised that in a certain day the kingdom of David and the family of David would be restored, and all the nations would be called by the name of Jehovah—Amos 9:11-12.
• This prophecy indicates that Christ will come back to be the real David and will rebuild, that is, restore, the kingdom of His forefather David for the restoration of the entire universe—Isa. 9:7; 16:5; Jer. 30:9; Ezek. 34:23-24; 37:24-25; Hosea 3:5.
• At that time the kingdom of David will become the kingdom of Christ and of God for eternity—Rev. 11:15.
• The Lord will sit on the throne of David and reign over Jacob, that is, the Jewish people, and He will rule over the nations on earth during the millennium—Luke 1:32-33; Psa. 2:8; 72:8; Dan. 7:14; 2:35.

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1. David typifies Christ, the real David
1. David typifies Christ; Christ is the greater and real David. (Christ’s ministry on earth)
1. The coming of David changed the dispensation from the age of the priests to the age of the kings, in which the kings were above the priests.
2. By the coming of Christ, the dispensation was also changed, this time from the age of the law to the age of grace, in which Christ is above all.

[Matt. 12:3] But He said to them, Have you not read what David did when he became hungry, and those who were with him.

[Matt. 12:6] But I say to you that something greater than the temple is here. [Matt. 1:6] And Jesse begot David the king…

• David’s typifying the suffering Christ is revealed in Psalms 22, 109, and 110. (Christ’s crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension)
• Psalm 109 is a prayer offered by David about his sufferings; here David is a type of Christ, and David’s sufferings typify Christ’s sufferings; David’s prayer concerning his sufferings typifies Christ’s prayer.
• The prayer in Psalm 109 is answered in Psalm 110; God answered this prayer not only through the resurrection of Christ but also through Christ’s ascension. [Psa. 110:1] Jehovah declares to my Lord, / Sit at My right hand / Until I make Your enemies / Your footstool.

[Heb. 5:7] This One, in the days of His flesh, having offered up both petitions and supplications with strong crying and tears to Him who was able to save Him out of death and having been heard because of His piety.

• David also typifies Christ in his last words. (The coming age)
• When Christ rules among men righteously with the fear of God, He is like the light of the morning when the sun rises, “as when the tender grass sprouts up from the earth ⁄ At the sun’s shining after a rain”.
• David the king typifies Christ the King
• King David typifies Christ—the King of the coming kingdom of God.
• After Christ takes possession of the earth, He will reign over the earth as the King in the kingdom, ruling over the nations with His overcoming believers. [Rev. 20:6] …and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
• As the coming King, Christ will be the Head and the center of the coming kingdom of God in the millennium; this will be the fulfillment of Isaiah 32:1, Jeremiah 23:5, and Zechariah 14:9 and 17.
• The prophets spoke of David and Christ as one.
• When the Lord Jesus comes as the Shepherd to care for us, He comes also as the King to govern us; the issue of the Lord’s caring for us as our Shepherd is that we obey Him as our King and come under His kingship and His throne within us.

[Ezek. 34:23-24] …I will set up over them one Shepherd, My Servant David, and He will feed them; He will feed them, and He will be their Shepherd. And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and My Servant David will be a Prince among them. ..

• In the Lord’s upcoming reign God’s authority and glory will be fully manifested, and the whole earth with its peoples will be brought into righteousness, peace, joy, and the full blessing of God’s creation.

[Isa. 32:1] Indeed a King will reign according to righteousness, And the rulers will rule according to justice.

3. The kingdom of David typifies the coming kingdom of Christ
1. Through the prophet Nathan, God promised that Christ’s throne will be established forever.
1. David’s house refers to Christ, David’s kingdom refers to Christ’s kingdom, and David’s throne refers to Christ’s throne.
2. The earthly part of the millennial kingdom in the coming age will be the Messianic kingdom, which is called the kingdom of the Son of Man in Matthew 13:41; this will be the restored kingdom of Israel, the tabernacle of David—the kingdom of David—which the Lord will rebuild.

[2 Sam. 7:16] And your house and your kingdom will be made sure forever before you; your throne will be established forever.

• Amos prophesied that, as the King, Christ will raise up the “fallen tabernacle of David”.
• This prophecy indicates that Christ will come back to be the real David and will rebuild the kingdom of His forefather David for the restoration of the entire universe.
• At that time the kingdom of David will become the kingdom of Christ and of God for eternity.

[Amos 9:11] In that day I will raise up The fallen tabernacle of David...

[Rev. 11:15] And the seventh angel trumpeted; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.

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Message 7: David Typifying Christ, the Real David—the King of the Coming Kingdom of God

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Message 7: Appendix 1

The prophets spoke of David and Christ as one:

Isaiah:

[Isa. 9:7] To the increase of His government And to His peace there is no end, Upon the throne of David And over His kingdom, To establish it And to uphold it In justice and righteousness From now to eternity. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts Will accomplish this.

[Isa. 16:5] Then will a throne be established in lovingkindness, And upon it One will sit in truth In the tent of David, Judging and pursuing justice And hastening righteousness.

[Isa. 32:1] Indeed a King will reign according to righteousness, And the rulers will rule according to justice.

Jeremiah:

[Jer. 23:5] Indeed, days are coming, Declares Jehovah, When I will raise up to David a righteous Shoot; And He will reign as King and act prudently And will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

[Jer. 30:9] But they will serve Jehovah their God and David their King, whom I will raise up for them.

Ezekiel:

[Ezek. 34:23] And I will set up over them one Shepherd, My Servant David, and He will feed them; He will feed them, and He will be their Shepherd.

[Ezek. 34:24] And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and My Servant David will be a Prince among them. I, Jehovah, have spoken.

[Ezek. 37:24] And My Servant David will be King over them, and they all will have one Shepherd. They will also walk in My ordinances and observe My statutes and do them.

[Ezek. 37:25] And they will dwell in the land that I have given to Jacob My servant, in which your fathers dwelt; and they will dwell in it, they, their children, and their children's children, forever. And David My Servant will be their Prince forever.

Daniel:

[Dan. 7:14] And to Him was given dominion, glory, and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations, and languages might serve Him. His dominion is an eternal dominion, which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one that will not be destroyed.

[Dan. 2:35] Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed all at once, and they became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

Hosea:

[Hos. 3:5] Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek Jehovah their God and David their King, and they will come with fear to Jehovah and to His goodness in the last days.

Amos:

[Amos 9:11] In that day I will raise up The fallen tabernacle of David, And I will wall up its breaches And raise up its ruins And build it up as it was in the days of old;

[Amos 9:11] That they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations which are called by My name, declares Jehovah who does this.

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Message 7: Appendix

As our Shepherd Christ takes care of us, including all our problems and responsibilities. He takes care of us not only in spiritual things but in all things related to our human needs. This means that, according to Psalm 23, He takes care of us in every aspect of our living.

Since the Lord Jesus is our Shepherd taking care of us, we should not worry about our problems or about our living. Instead, we need to learn to put our trust in Him. At the end of the day, it is very good to pray to the Lord as our Shepherd. Simply say, “Lord Jesus, I thank You that I am under Your care. Now I am going to sleep, and I ask You to come and take care of me.” Such a simple prayer is good enough.

When the Lord Jesus comes as the Shepherd, He comes also as the King. The issue of the Lord’s caring for us as our Shepherd is that we obey Him as our King and come under His kingship. The Lord is our Shepherd. On the one hand He shepherds us; on the other hand, He governs us. As we receive the Lord’s shepherding, we understand the Lord’s throne, kingdom, and authority. He is shepherding us with His care and supply so that we may be subject to His kingship and that He may set up His throne and His kingdom within us.

<Excerpts from “Life-study of Ezekiel”, Message 16, “God’s Recovery by Life”>

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Christ reigning in the tent of David signifies consolation, encouragement, and restoration. Today we are enjoying Christ as the King ruling not only in our heart but also in the tent of David. For Him to reign in us in the tent of David means that He reigns in us with a kingdom.

Isaiah 16:5 says, “Then will a throne be established in lovingkindness, / And upon it One will sit in truth / In the tent of David, / Judging and pursuing justice / And hastening righteousness.”.

Isaiah 16:5 shows that with Christ there is lovingkindness, truthfulness, faithfulness, justice, and righteousness. Today Christ reigns in us in the tent of David, bringing in the kingdom with lovingkindness, truthfulness, faithfulness, justice, and righteousness. If we are under His ruling, His reigning, we will be the same as He is in these virtues.

<Excerpts from “Life-study of Isaiah”, Message 41,

“The King Reigning In The Tent Of David, The Eternal Rock, A Savior —A Defender, And A Teacher”>

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