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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:
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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 Sam. 16:12; 2 Sam. 16:5-6:
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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.
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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; 2:26-27.
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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.
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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:
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"They will serve Jehovah their God and David their King, whom I will raise up for them"—Jer. 30:9.
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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; Rev. 20:4, 6.
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"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 My Servant David will be a Prince among them"—Ezek. 34:23-24:
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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.
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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.
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"My Servant David will be King over them, and they all will have one Shepherd"—Ezek. 37:24:
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This refers to Christ our Shepherd, who is the real David.
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In relation to Israel the prophecy given here will be fulfilled in the millennium, the age of restoration, and in eternity, in the new heaven and new earth.
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"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:
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David their King is Christ in the millennium.
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The last days refers to the age of restoration—Matt. 19:28.
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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—6:13; Isa. 32:1, 16-18; 35:1-2, 5-7.
Morning Nourishment
Ezek. 34:23-24 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. And I, Jehovah, will be their God, and My Servant David will be a Prince among them. I, Jehovah, have spoken.Jer. 30:9 But they will serve Jehovah their God and David their King, whom I will raise up for them.
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. 34:24, footnote 1)
As typified by David, Christ is the fighting King, who has won the victory over all enemies, who has gained the land, and who has prepared all the materials for building up the church as the temple of God. (The Conclusion of the New Testament, p. 470)
In relation to Israel the prophecy given in Ezekiel 37:24 will be fulfilled in the millennium, the age of restoration, and in eternity, in the new heaven and new earth. (Ezek. 37:24, footnote 1)
Today’s Reading
[“My Servant David” in Ezekiel 34:23-24 refers] to Christ, who is the real David (Matt. 12:3), the real Shepherd of God’s flock (Psa. 23; John 10:11; Heb. 13:20) and the King (Ezek. 34:24) of God’s people (Isa. 9:7; Hosea 3:5; Micah 5:2; Luke 1:32-33). (Ezek. 34:23, footnote 1)[“David their King” in Jeremiah 30:9 refers] to Christ, who is the real David (see footnote 1 on 2 Sam. 7:16) and who will be the King in the restoration, that is, the millennium (Isa. 32:1; Rev. 20:4, 6). David was a type of Christ as the King. (Jer. 30:9, footnote 1)
In the kingdom Christ will be the Son of Man. Matthew 13:41 says, “The Son of Man will send His angels, and they will collect out of His kingdom all the stumbling blocks and those who practice lawlessness.” After Christ comes back, He will set up the kingdom of God on earth. Then in the kingdom He will still be the Son of Man. God’s enemy, Satan, rebelled against God’s authority (Isa. 14:13-14). For dealing with him God created man and gave man dominion to rule over the earth (Gen. 1:26). After man was seduced by Satan to follow him (Gen. 3:1-6), God became a man by the name Jesus to undo the works of the devil (1 John 3:8) and destroy him (Heb. 2:14), that He might reclaim the earth to be His kingdom (Rev. 11:15; 12:10). In this upcoming kingdom, which Christ as the Son of Man will bring in (Dan. 7:13-14; Luke 19:12-15), He will surely be the Son of Man, not only as a sign of God’s victory and glory but also as a sign of Satan’s defeat and shame.
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; 2:26-27). As the coming King, He will be the Head and the center in the upcoming kingdom of God in the millennium. This will be the fulfillment of Isaiah 32:1, Jeremiah 23:5, and Zechariah 14:9 and 17. As Christ has redeemed the earth and all its peoples (Col. 1:20) to be the sphere and components of His kingdom, as He has sold all to buy the kingdom (Matt. 13:44), and as He has rescued the earth with all its peoples from the usurpation of Satan (Rev. 20:2-3), He will have the full right to be the King of the restored earth and the restored nations. In His upcoming reign God’s authority and glory will be fully manifested (Matt. 6:13), 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, 16-18; 35:1-2, 5-7). (The Conclusion of the New Testament, pp. 355-356)
Further Reading: The Conclusion of the New Testament, msg. 32