Studies in the Lives of David and Solomon E-Book

Dr. Brian J. Bailey

• Herausgeber: Zion Christian Publishers
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Studies in the Lives of David and Solomon is an insightful and illuminating journey through an important and critical era of Israel’s history, the lives and reigns of the two great kings, David and Solomon. As you read through this exceptional composition of twelve sermons based on the lives and times of these two men, you will find on every page the Holy Spirit’s power to convict, wash, and prepare God’s people to rule and reign with Him as kings and priests.
 

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STUDIES IN THE LIVES OF

DAVID AND SOLOMON

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“Studies in the Lives of David and Solomon”

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Acknowledgements

Editorial Team: Carla Borges, Betsy Caram, Paul Caram, Paul Garrett, Linda Halicy, Cathy Heisey, Sarah Humphreys, Justin and Sarah Kropf, and David Kropf.

We wish to extend our thanks to these dear ones for without their many hours of invaluable assistance, this book would not have been possible. We are truly grateful for their diligence, creativity, and excellence in the compilation of this book for the glory of God.

Dedicated

To the glory of God, and my wife, Audrey, who helped and inspired me to draw closer to King David’s greater Son, the One who is greater than Solomon – the Lord Jesus Christ.

Brian J. Bailey

EDITOR’S REMARKS

Our sincere thanks to all who have faithfully supported us in prayer as we began this important project. Studies in the Lives of David and Solomon originally began in New Zealand as a series of articles printed in a magazine called, “The Life of Christ.”

Due to the importance of the subject matter, and its relevance to the Church in this critical time of history, we felt compelled to bring these magazine articles back to life in the form of a book.  The twelve powerful messages contained in this volume are expressed with such an anointing and such clarity that believers on every level, young and old, are able to easily grasp what God is saying to His people today.

With marvellous prophetic vision and unction, Brian Bailey has not only unveiled what God has ordained for the Church in the near future, but he has also ably defined and declared where the Church of today is, and how to prepare for God’s next dramatic move among His people.

Personally, we have never found material anywhere that could open up so clearly the lives of King David and King Solomon.  We think you will agree with us after you have finished the last page.  My wife and I count it a real joy and privilege to have been given the opportunity to shape and remake these exceptional articles into a polished, finished product that we believe has few equals.

The Editors,

Paul and Betsy Caram

ABOUT THE BOOK

STUDIES IN THE LIVES OF DAVID AND SOLOMON is an insightful and illuminating journey through an important and very critical era of the Old Testament.  Throughout this book, Brian Bailey ushers forth Old Testament truths so clearly and profoundly that your journey brings you into a world of New Testament reality where you are able to see, not only yourself, but also the Church of Jesus Christ in the lives of these two great kings.

STUDIES IN THE LIVES OF DAVID AND SOLOMON is a book about enemies – enemies of God, enemies of kings, enemies of leaders, and enemies of the human heart.  It is a story of victory, hidden within the shadows of defeat.  It is about a world where light penetrates darkness, where good triumphs over evil, where obstacles become stepping stones, and where true kings are “made” only as they yield their ambitions, desires, gifts, and talents to King Jesus, the One who alone is worthy to rule and reign in the hearts of men.

STUDIES IN THE LIVES OF DAVID AND SOLOMON does not flow like a novel.  It is designed for study.  As you read through this exceptional composition of twelve sermons based on the lives and times of these two men, you will find on every page the Holy Spirit’s power to convict, wash, and prepare God’s people to rule and reign with Him as kings and priests.

“And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth”  (Rev. 5:10)

PREFACE

The History of Israel could be divided into the following Periods:

The times of the Patriarchs covering the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph

The journey of the children of Israel from Egypt to the river Jordan under Moses

The times of Joshua and the judges, including the life of Samuel

This is followed by the Monarchical Period, which starts with the life and reign of Saul, David, and Solomon who all reigned over the United Kingdom of Israel

Then comes the time of the Divided Kingdom of Judah and Israel

We have divided these into three separate books:

David and Solomon

Kings of Judah

Kings of Israel

I would like to preface this series with a few factual remarks on the next page concerning the kings of the United Kingdom of Israel—Saul, David, and Solomon. These represent certain types of leaders in the Church Age.

KING SAUL

•  Anointed twice – by Samuel, then by Israel’s elders when he was placed into office. He started well but failed through disobedience.

•  Smitten by the Lord with the spirit of jealousy.

•  Typifies natural Israel who disobeyed the commandments of God, and for their sin were provoked to jealousy by a nation that is no nation, the Gentile Church (see Rom. 10:19).

•  Typifies a leader in the Church who, because of disobedience to the Lord, has lost his anointing and is replaced by a man after God’s own heart.

KING DAVID

•  Fully followed the Lord.

•  Fought the battles of the Lord and brought Israel into the inheritance God had promised.

•  A type of the Early Church (see Amos 9:11; Acts 15:16).

•  His Tabernacle was on Mount Zion. Zion speaks of the Holiness of the Lord.

•  He is a summary of Christ as prophet, priest, and king.

•  He is like the Early Church which went forth as that royal priesthood to battle and to conquer the world for Christ.

•  David depicts the Church of our day doing battle with the powers of the enemy and winning nations to Jesus.

a.  A stage when the Church is coming into its God-ordained inheritance and position in the Spirit.

b.  The Church in that period of spiritual warfare.

•  In the final act of David’s life, he was given the pattern for the temple. Today we see the Lord speaking in so many places concerning revival, multitudes, and the great harvest. God is speaking of the need for very large buildings. Why? I believe the era of Solomon as Baal Hamon, “the Lord of the Harvest,” “the Lord of the Multitudes,” “the Prince of Peace” is being ushered in.

KING SOLOMON

•  If David’s life and ministry is depicted by the fullness of Pentecost in the Early Church or the early rain, then Solomon’s life is governed by the latter rain, the Feast of Tabernacles, that is celebrated after the completion of the temple. It is a place where the glory of God is manifested.

•  It is very important that we grasp the thought of Solomon’s reign. His reign typifies the Last Day Church in all its fullness before the coming of the Lord. It is the temple that the Lord will suddenly come to (Mal. 3:1). “Who will abide in His presence, for He will come as a refiner to purify the sons of Levi that they may offer to the Lord an offering in righteousness?” (Paraphrase).

•  In the lives of these three kings is the Church of our day. Saul—disobedient, pushed out of the way; David—who brings the Church into its inheritance; and, Solomon—who brings the Church into the temple, into its real place of rest, and into the glory of the Feast of Tabernacles.

STUDIES IN

THE

LIFE OF DAVID

OUTLINE OF DAVID’S LIFE

He is known for:

A. His Godly Virtues and Achievements

1. A Man After God’s Own Heart (1 Sam. 13:14)

2. Sweet Psalmist of Israel (2 Sam. 23:1)

3. Prophet (2 Sam. 23:2)

4. Priest (Ps. 40)

5. The King Who Received Three Anointings

a. Called as a shepherd boy

b. Chosen as king of Judah

c. Faithful as king of Israel

6. Types of Christ

7. The Warrior King Who Brought Israel into Rest (Heb. 4:7; 2 Sam. 7:1,7)

B. His Adultery and the Consequences

1. The Reasons

a. Kept not the laws for kings (Deut. 17:17)

b. Should have been in battle, but he tarried at home (2 Sam. 11:1)

c. Should have respected the sanctity of marriage (2 Sam. 11:3)

2. The Judgment

a. Wound, dishonour, reproach (Prov. 6:32-33)

b. His daughter defiled (2 Sam. 13:1)

c. His son Ammon slain (2 Sam. 13:29)

d. His son Absalom betrays him (2 Sam. 15:1)

3. His Restoration

a. Genuine acknowledgment of sin (Ps. 51:3,4a)

b. Acceptance of God’s judgments (Ps. 51:4b; Lev. 26:41)

c. Forsaking of sin (Ps. 51:10; Hos. 14:2)

d. Humble waiting upon God for deliverance (Ps. 40:1)

* Note: The lives of Saul and David are so interwoven that we included much of Saul’s life with this section on David.

PART ONE

David and Goliath

I. DAVID AND GOLIATH

A. GOLIATH—THE PHILISTINE

B. DAVID—THE MAN OF GOD

1. His Genealogy—The Tribe of Judah

2. His Mission—Deliverance and Victory

a. Defeating Goliaths

b. Received ten loaves

c. Faithful in responsibilities

d. Attitude of submission

e. He spoke faith constantly

f. Received preparation to be king

g. He knew the battle was the Lord’s

h. To bring victory to a nation

C. PERSONAL GOLIATHS

1. Represents Bondage

2. An Evil Spirit

3. A Picture

One of the most famous battles in Scripture, if not in all of history, is the battle between David and Goliath. There are lessons to be learned from this battle which are applicable to churches, to families, and to individuals. At times, a spiritual Goliath (or enemy) stands and opposes God’s people. From the account in 1 Samuel 17 of the battle between David and Goliath, we can learn about the nature of the enemy and the path to victory.

A. GOLIATH—THE PHILISTINE

Goliath, we are told, was a champion of the Philistines. According to the law of first mention, the Philistines speak of envy and jealousy (see Gen. 26:12 16). Often this obstacle of envy stands in the way of each one of us. It has to be brought down! An axe must be laid to the root of the trees (see Mt. 3:10).

From 1 Samuel 17:4-7, we see that in the description of Goliath there is a constant repetition of the number six. This typifies “the flesh,” and it is a type of the Man of Sin (666—Rev. 13:18). It can also represent an evil spirit. Thus, Goliath has a double connotation of the works of the flesh and the works of an evil spirit.

Another point to note about Goliath is that he was a giant. He represents an enemy that could not be overcome by natural forces, whether by human strength, by natural wisdom or ability, or even by weight of numbers.

Goliath held a whole army and nation in fear and trembling. And in our day it is still possible for spiritual “Goliaths” literally to bind cities, nations, families, and individuals. Scripture tells us that Goliath appeared for forty days, morning and evening. He did not give up his unrelenting opposition, intimidation, and mocking of Israel. He just kept coming, making his presence felt by the whole nation. I therefore believe that Goliath speaks of a bondage of which people are very conscious.

From the account in 1 Samuel 17, it is evident that the elected leaders of Israel, and even the God-appointed ones such as Saul, were unable to bring deliverance. Nor was Israel, acting as a united body of people, about to deliver themselves from this bondage. But we must not forget that God said in Psalm 108:9, “Over Philistia [the Philistines] will I triumph.” This shows that the Goliaths who come against us, however big they are, are ordained to become the victims of God’s people.

B. DAVID—THE MAN OF GOD

David, who had the key to victory over Goliath, was the eighth son of Jesse, and eight speaks of a new life, a new beginning. It is the Davidic mantle that is able to bring down any spiritual Goliath, and this is one of the reasons why it is important to study David’s life.

Christ humbled Himself to be called the Son of David because in the life of David, especially as described for us in the Psalms, we see so much of the life, nature and character of our Lord Jesus Christ which is not revealed in the Gospels. David, like the Lord Jesus, is an example to us.

Another important point about David is that he will be resurrected and will be the king who will rule and reign in Jerusalem during the millennium. In this way David typifies those who will take part in the first resurrection and be “kings and priests” with the Lord throughout the millennial reign.

A point of particular importance is that it was David who found favour and grace in God’s sight. He is a type of those who enter into the promises of Romans 5:17: who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness “and who are able to rule and reign” in this present life. This is the calling God has for us— to rule and reign in this present life. God intends for us to win the battles that are ahead so that we may enter into all that God has purposed for us.

1. His Genealogy

David was of the tribe of Judah, and therefore he inherited the promises of that tribe. In Genesis 49, Jacob called together his sons and said, “Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days” (v.1). In Genesis 49:8, Jacob spoke of Judah, “...Thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies...” In other words, “You will defeat your enemies.” Jacob also said in verse 10, “The sceptre (ruler’s staff) shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet.” This certainly applied to David, who ruled Israel as the greatest king they ever had. He held the sceptre and typified the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

David inherited the promises God had given by the patriarch. In our personal life, and also in relation to the congregations to which God has joined us, it is important that we know and understand the promises God has given to us. Some of these promises may have been given a long time ago, but God will honour them. David was aware of his genealogy and his inheritance, and he moved into all that God provided and promised.

As individuals, it is a good thing to get to know the negative features of our genealogy. My wife and I have seen many people who have had no victory in their lives, and under the anointing of the Spirit of God, the Lord has revealed that the reason for the lack of victory is found in past generations. For example there are bondages that have been passed from father to son. When these bondages have been revealed, acknowledged, and brought out into the light, it has been the means of setting these dear ones free. Genealogies, therefore, are significant both in relation to the positive points and also the negative ones because these can be overcome by the power of God and turned to good.

2. His Mission—Deliverance and Victory

There are a number of important points the Holy Spirit would reveal to us from the life of David, particularly from his encounter with Goliath. We can summarize these as follows:

a. He knew that he was able to defeat Goliath because of the anointing of the Lord.

b. He received ten loaves (1 Sam. 17:17) and ten cheeses (v.18). Ten loaves speak of the law and ten cheeses speak of the word that God spoke to him. David was a man who obeyed both the law and the word that God spoke to him. He walked in the light of what God revealed to him.

c. When he left his sheep, he left them in charge of a keeper. This speaks volumes concerning his character. He was concerned with and was faithful to his present responsibilities. He did not go and tackle something new or more challenging — Goliath. He made sure that everything was in order before he went against the giant.

d. David acted in obedience to his father in an attitude of submission (1 Sam. 16:19-23).

e. He spoke faith constantly, and God wants us to constantly speak faith. David confessed what his God could, and would, do!

f. David had received the necessary preparation to enter into the king’s presence, and he was commissioned by the king because of his past victories over the lion and the bear. In other words, David had experienced victories in small areas (that came through the anointing of the Spirit of God), and this helped equip him to go against Goliath. The small victories help enable us to come against our Goliath. So often we become bogged down in the small battles and neglect the preparation God is working in us for future victories.

g. David discarded Saul’s armour. He did not take equipment that he had not proven. He took the weapons he was accustomed to — the sling and the stone. But his trust and confidence was in what God would do, not in his own strength or abilities. David cried out to Goliath, “Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give you into our hands” (1 Sam. 17:45-47). This is the attitude that God wants us to have as we go into battle against the spiritual “Goliaths” that come against us.