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 Old Testament Study - Part 9.
The promise of Christ through the throne of David. Part 9 of the
Old Testament review touched on King David this week and the “Davidic Covenant”. As was said in 2 Samuel 7:8 (KJV) “Now therefore so shalt thou say
unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel:” We
find David an important link in the line of our Savior. In Luke 1:30-33, we saw an angel tell Mary “And the
angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and
shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father
David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.” We are also reminded in Acts 13:22-23 (KJV) “And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be
their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will. Of
this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:” The lesson also touches on the very distinct geneology
found in 1 Chronicles.   Listen here to the lesson on April 2, 2006. You may also review all the
lessons on the Old Testament here.
 Passover - Part One.
The lesson on April 9th, 2006 begins a two part series on the Passover in
celebration of Christ’s resurrection at Easter. Palm Sunday is a celebration of Jesus entrance into
Jerusalem. The Passover is one of seven festivals or feasts established for Israel in Leviticus 23:4 (KJV) “These are the feasts of the LORD, even holy convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their
seasons.” The first was the Passover, then the Feasts of Unleavened Bread, next was the First
Fruits. Continue with the Blowing of Trumpets (Rosh Hashana) , Day of Atonement (Yom Kippor),
and the Feast of Tabernacles was the last in the seven feasts. The Passover was established in
Egypt when the Lord performed the 10th plague in Egypt to bring his people out of bondage ( It was
the promise that the death angel would pass over the houses with the stain of lambs blood over the
door and both door posts. The death angel was sent to kill all the firstborn in Egypt both man and beast. When it was
midnight, every house in Egypt was impacted and there was a great cry in Egypt and Pharaoh let Israel go.) We read in John 12:1 (KJV) ”Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead,
whom he raised from the dead.” Further, in John 12:12-13 (KJV) “On the next day much people that were come to the
feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him,
and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.” Wouldn’t you like to have been
there? The wish to have been there on any of the significant events in the life of Jesus brings many thoughts to mind. The
most important aspect of his life is the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. Just like He told Thomas in John 20:29 (KJV) “Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen,
and yet have believed.” God has given us the ability to become one of his sons by believing on Christ Jesus as savior towards the forgiveness of our sins. Click here to listen now. You should also check out the other lessons on the Resurrection here.
 Passover - Part Two.
The gospel of unbelief is perpetuated by the news media on two holidays in
the Christian faith - Christmas and Easter. Articles often come out explaining away those events in
scripture, or offering up alternative explanation of certain events that happened. The bashing of
Christianity is a product of sin. “ We’ve seen the enemy, and it is us!” We don’t want God in our lives
unless it’s something that we want to do. The obedience we find in Christ is to the will of the Father
is an example of how we should deny ourselves. The seven sayings of Jesus on the cross is an interesting study. The first saying is found in Luke 23:34 (KJV) “Then said Jesus, Father, forgive
them; for they know not what they do.” The second was spoken to the Malefactor in Luke 23:43 (KJV) “And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.” The
third was in Luke 23:46 (KJV) “And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy
hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.” The most important aspect
of Easter is to celebrate His death, burial, and resurrection. The idea of submission is demonstrated in Luke 22:42 (KJV) “Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.” Submission is
supposed to be present in marriage. But Christian submission is not necessarily an agreement but the yielding towards His
will instead of your own. God’s will is always there for you to follow and is one to follow willingly. Submission is the
thought of surrendering your way to His way. It’s easy to do what He wants when we are in agreement but when God
says something that is in conflict with our will do we surrender to him? A mature believer is one that submits to the will of God. Like Jesus who said in John 6:38-40 (KJV) “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of
him that sent me And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing,
but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son,
and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” The lesson on April 16, 2006
covers part two on the Passover and celebrates the wisdom of God in the life of Christ, and his role as our mediator who loves us. Click here to listen now. You may also want to listen to the other lessons celebrating the resurrection here.
 Old Testament Study - Part 10
. There is a great need that you have. The need is to know Christ.
E .W. Bullinger wrote a pamphlet called the “Christians Greatest Need” and it tells the very important
aspect of knowing Him. The word of God is given to us in a complete form and we are encouraged
to study to be approved unto God. The bible contains basic instructions before leaving earth. It says
in Romans 8:26-27 (KJV) “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we
should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because
he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”. Also in Ephesians 1:17 (KJV)
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom
and revelation in the knowledge of him:” Paul says in Philippians 3:10 (KJV) “That I may know him,
and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death”. Paul
was 30 years down the road from the Damascus event in his Christian walk when he wrote that in Philippians so don’t
think you know Christ and can’t get to know him better. You have to keep working at it. The old testament study is an
attempt to get you into the scriptures so you may know him better. The whole bible is the story of the redemption of man
through Christ. Abraham is the central figure in Genesis. Adam, Noah, and Moses would be on the good guy list. What
about the bad people in scripture? Cain gave us murder, Nimrod gave us world religion. Christ is presented in every book
in the Old Testament. In Genesis we find he is in the seed of the woman. The lesson on April 23, 2006 provides a recap
of the Old Testament study and continues with the series with the end of King David. 1 & 2 Kings covers David and
Solomon. David was a man after God’s own heart. We learn that David killed Goliath because he said the battle wasn’t his
, but God’s. If we only had that attitude in our walk. Click here to listen now or listen to all the
lessons in the Old Testament series.
 Old Testament Study - Part 11
. We see that the golden age of Israel was presented to us in the time of David and Solomon. The Egyptians were waning and the Assyrians and Babylonians were
not prominent yet so this was the prime time for Israel. The wisest man on earth, Solomon, had
been made King and the glory of Jehovah was in the temple. David was a solder and a gatherer but
he wasn’t allowed to build the temple. That job was given to Solomon and it was impressive but we
see that Solomon, in the end, did not keep the Lord’s commandments. Chronologically, this lesson
covers the time around 880 BC to 600 BC. The divided kingdom of Israel resulted after his death.
Solomon’s problem was when he followed after idols which was from the influence of all the wives he had With the
passing of Solomon, Rehoboam was presented with a situation when the people of Israel asked him if he would take it
easy on them instead of what his father had done. He asks two groups how to answer: The old men that had walked
with Solomon and young men that had grown up with him. He forsook the counsel from the old men and listened to his
“buds”. The advice of his “buds” was more grievous and the people rebelled and the kingdom split into two groups. The
northern kingdom of ten tribes under Jereboam is taken by the Assyrians. The two tribes of the southern kingdom were
under Rehoboam (Rehoboam was the son of Solomon). When we see passages addressing the house of Israel (the ten
northern tribes) and the house of Judah (the two southern tribes were of Judah and Benjamin), it is addressing these two groups. For instance, Jeremiah 31:31 (KJV) says “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:” Samaritans were the ten northern tribes (in Samaria).
The ten northern tribes and two southern tribes kept a line of Kings in both groups. Two kings down from Rehoboam you
find Abijam in 1 Kings 15:1. The northern tribes went to idolatry in Bethel and Dan to keep them away from Rehoboam.
The southern tribes once in a while served God but were off track as well. The history of the Kings in Israel is covered in this lesson. Click here to listen now. You may also refer to the entire Old Testament study here.
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