Matthew 1:6
6 and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
With this being the Scriptures - surely this is a nicety. Happy Family. No problems we could relate to. Except the Scriptures are the Road Map of Life. And real events are related establishing our return to Father God as His prodigal child. Our map to the Path of God.
Jesse is a father of 8 sons and this is good for the family survival and prosperity. Jesse is a sheep farmer. Of the Tribe of Judah - where the Book of Judges never really cleared out all of the land allotted to the Tribe of Judah. Like Israel, this family is getting along well, but it's not the Land of Milk and Honey the slaves of Egypt had hoped for.
David is just a little bit overlooked in the herd. Samuel the Prophet (overwhelmed with all the potential trouble did not want to even go to Bethlehem to anoint a son of Jesse's) travels from Shiloh. Jerusalem is not a City of David yet. Jerusalem is waiting for David to grow up to be held by Jews. The Nation of Israel is like David - unaware - it is underdeveloped. Doing well but not being the land of milk and honey the Exodus was going to be.
And David is frankly abused.
When Samuel - The Samuel, High Priest, Prophet, talented to hear the Voice of God like Abraham - asks to see Jesse's sons - Jesse should have leaped to do what God wanted. Jesse has raised David to know the honor, the Love, the Mercy, the History of God's Promises to their tribe, to themselves individually and the Nation of Israel. Jesse holds back the hireling - his own son - David.
Astonishing to 8 sons and Jesse - David is said to now anointed of God to be future King of Israel one day. And how does this The change to David's life? Jesse is probably wondering about this - and David we see in 1 Samuel 17 is - now - after being anointed of God by His High Priest and Prophet Samuel - David is now - tending the sheep. Jesse is probably still wondering what to do for David. So David is sent to the war lines where his oldest 3 brothers will need to be fed and given supplies. The Army of Israel is fed by the families. Probably this was the best opportunity Jesse could think of for David. And God starts David working and fighting and playing music for Saul. Jesse was probably - relieved. Whew. On the Path. And now part of the Royal Court. Whew.
And soon all of Israel knows David is on the run from Saul who is increasingly an angry and violent, murdering priests, man. And if you'd been Jesse - would you have had a different plan for your anointed 8th son? Would you have brought David home earlier? Jesse wouldn't have king lessons available from a sheepherder.
David - left to fend at erratic Saul's Court - is now fully on the run. Realizing he has to do something for his family - probably about the time the priests were murdered by Saul for helping David. David makes a statement about David - he places his family in safety.
Years go by. 23 years of no success. Near Success. And after Saul and Jonathan die - 3 or more other sons were crowned. David is crowned part of King of Israel 3 times. Life hands David the horror of being a criminal. Right goal - goes horribly awry. Captain of the Unhappy. Mercenary. Success is a Very Hard Road.
And how does David handle this? David is built to make the unhappy - happy. He has been Captain of the Unhappy for mercenary trips. David has become a trainer of men.
So David has Won The Super Bowl - where will David Go?
David has Arrived. David is pulling in from business and now equality contacts. He has the Phoenicians, former employers, now working to provide supplies and be allies and teach workmanship. David is building a David Palace. He does this so well that as Jeremiah is predicting the fall of David's Temple, City and Palace - Jeremiah is imprisoned in David's Palace. 500 years later.
Does the building ego satisfy? Probably not.
Maybe the 4 Story Palace would Satisfy?
Not exactly.
Maybe the View would Satisfy?
...Not exactly.
Many wives satisfy?
Not exactly.
More children.
Not exactly.
What has placed David in Matthew 1:6?
David realized God loved David's best efforts which David kept providing.
David could anticipate God's Love.
When David fell down and failed, The Prophet Nathan was going to explain to David in terms David could love and appreciate. The Word of God reached to David with Love and Mercy and Power.
David knew he had not been the best father at all. And God moved to tell David his life had not been wasted. God was going to parent David's children forever. David could once again anticipate and behold and count on God's Mercy. Everlasting. Mercy.
2 Samuel 7
18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?
19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God. You have spoken also of your servant's house for a great while to come, and this is instruction for mankind, O Lord God!
20 And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God! 21 Because of your promise, and according to your own heart, you have brought about all this greatness, to make your servant know it.
22 Therefore you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears. 23 And who is like your people Israel, the one nation on earth whom God went to redeem to be his people, making himself a name and doing for them great and awesome things by driving out before your people, whom you redeemed for yourself from Egypt, a nation and its gods?
24 And you established for yourself your people Israel to be your people forever. And you, O Lord, became their God.
25 And now, O Lord God, confirm forever the word that you have spoken concerning your servant and concerning his house, and do as you have spoken. 26 And your name will be magnified forever, saying, ‘The Lord of hosts is God over Israel,’ and the house of your servant David will be established before you.
27 For you, O Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, have made this revelation to your servant, saying, ‘I will build you a house.’ Therefore your servant has found courage to pray this prayer to you.
28 And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant. 29 Now, therefore, may it please you to bless the house of your servant, so that it may continue forever before you. For you, O Lord God, have spoken, and with your blessing shall the house of your servant be blessed forever.”
Abba,
We ask Your Blessing of Jesus upon ourselves, the ones we Love, the people You have given us. This Nation. Peace for all. God wants to save the world in Jesus Christ.
Romans 12:2
Be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart
Our Amen is in Jesus.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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