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David's typifying the suffering Christ is revealed in Psalms 22, 109, and 110:
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In Psalm 22 we see the suffering David typifying the suffering Christ passing through His death—vv. la, 6-21.
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Psalm 109 is a prayer offered by David about his sufferings:
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Here David is a type of Christ, and David's sufferings typify Christ's sufferings.
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David's prayer concerning his sufferings typifies Christ's prayer.
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The prayer in Psalm 109 is answered in Psalm 110:
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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.
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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.
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David also typifies Christ in his last words—2 Sam. 23:1-7:
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David, a type of Christ, ruled among men righteously with the fear of God—v. 3b.
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David, a type of Christ, was like the light of the morning when the sun rises without clouds—v. 4a.
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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"—v. 4b.
Morning Nourishment
Psa. 110:1-3 Jehovah declares to my Lord, Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies Your footstool. Jehovah will send forth the scepter of Your strength from Zion: Rule in the midst of Your enemies. Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your warfare, in the splendor of their consecration. Your young men will be to You like the dew from the womb of the dawn.[Psalm 110:2 indicates that] from [the] heavenly Zion God will send out the scepter of Christ’s power to rule over all the nations…. Today the nations are His enemies.
[Verse 3 indicates] some kind of fighting is raging on. Today is still a time of fighting because Christ still does not have a footstool. Hence, this ministry is engaged in a constant struggle. We stand against and annul every kind of improper ground concerning the church,…and this causes opposition and fighting.
Although the church has become degraded, throughout the centuries there has been a line of those who have offered themselves willingly to the Lord in the splendor, the beauty, of their consecration. Giving up everything on earth, thousands have offered themselves freely to Christ, and with this offering there was the splendor of consecration. (Life-study of the Psalms, pp. 433-434)
Today’s Reading
“Your young men will be to You / Like the dew from the womb of the dawn” (Psa. 110:3b). This indicates that…Christ likes to see the splendor of our consecration; on the other hand, He desires the dew that comes from the womb of the dawn. Christ enjoys seeing the splendor of those who offer themselves to Him as freewill offerings, but, even more important, He still needs some dew to water Him. Even Christ needs the watering. He needs us to be the dew that waters Him.According to the poetry here, this dew comes from “the womb of the dawn.” We need to enter into this womb to be conceived as the dew with which to water Christ. I believe that this involves the morning watch. If we do not rise up early in the morning, we will miss the opportunity to enter into the womb of the dawn to be made dew for Christ’s watering. Instead of being watered, He will be dry and we also will be dry. I hope that we all, especially the young people, will see that here Christ likens Himself to a plant that needs the mild, soft, gentle dew. May we respond to Him by saying, “Lord Jesus, I want to be the dew conceived and produced by the womb of the dawn for You to be watered.”
“He will drink from the brook by the way; / Therefore He will lift up His head” (Psa. 110:7). While Christ is fighting, He will be thirsty. Needing some water to drink, He will drink from “the brook by the way.” This brook is the overcomers. Those who offer themselves in the splendor of consecration are the dew of the morning to water Christ, and the overcomers are the brook to quench His thirst. As Christ is taking the lead to fight through to the end, He will need water to drink, and this water will be the overcomers.
When Christ drinks from the brook, “He will lift up His head.” This means that He will be victorious. To lower our head is a sign of defeat, but to lift up our head is a sign of victory, of triumph. Those who lift up their head are the ones who overcome all the enemies. (Life-study of the Psalms, pp. 434-436)
In 2 Samuel 23:1-7 we have the last words of David…. Verse 3b says that David, typifying Christ, ruled among men righteously with the fear of God.
Typifying Christ, David was like the light of the morning when the sun rises without clouds, as when the tender grass sprouts up from the earth at the sun’s shining after a rain (v. 4). 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. (Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, pp. 243-244)
Further Reading: Life-study of 1 & 2 Samuel, msg. 38; Life-study of Isaiah, msg. 41