In that day I will raise up the fallen booth of David, then I would reject the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise.. Font Size. But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself, declares the. Now therefore, O God of Israel, let Your word, I pray, be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant, my father David. I have made a covenant with My chosen;I have sworn to David My servant, I will establish your seed foreverAnd build up your throne to all generations. Selah. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. As such, David was a man after God's own heart in that he was committed to God's ways and demonstrated fidelity to God's Law. And our obedience doesnt earn, but rather, proves, our friendship with him. Then he put the carved image of the idol which he had made in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. So Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples. As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. American King James Version ). but My lovingkindness shall not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you. Verse Concepts. "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness"and he was called a friend of God. You were made for friendship with God. The Lords Spirit came over David and stayed with him from that day on. Then the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. And this cause was emphasized when Samuel, the Lord's prophet, anointed David to be a future king of Israel. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. "I wash my hands in innocence, and go about your altar, O LORD, proclaiming aloud your praise and telling of all your wonderful deeds" ( Psalm 26:6-7 ). So I will establish his descendants foreverAnd his throne as the days of heaven. Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the descendants of David, and from Bethlehem, the village where David was?, He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end., I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. It also calls us to enjoy him as our friend. So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?. Then he set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the, There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the, There I have set the ark in which is the covenant of the. On the other hand, we could so emphasize Jesuss kingship that we neglect his companionship. While a master doesnt tell his servant what hes doing, Jesus revealed his Fathers will to us. A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David; and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.. Abraham was not the only friend of God in the Bible as whoever served the Lord and believed in Him were granted His blessings of love and prosperity. As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel., As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel., For if you men will indeed perform this thing, then kings will enter the gates of this house, sitting in Davids place on his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, even the king himself and his servants and his people. 4:22 3 Deu. get to know the Bible better! And I will provide for them renowned plantations so that they shall no more be consumed with hunger in the land, and no longer suffer the reproach of the nations. Start FREE. How then can we live? Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel? For less than $5/mo. Labs Salem Media Group. Now this is fulfilled in the case of all Christians. Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. . Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. 9 That day David feared the LORD and asked, "How can the ark of the LORD ever . He is described as handsome and ruddy with beautiful eyes (1 Samuel 16:12). He wants us to view the cross as an affection-filled sacrifice for friends. H Not at all, because when he calls us friends, he still remains our King. Samuel thought Eliab, David's oldest brother, was surely the anointed one. Copyright 1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by Gods Word to the Nations Mission Society. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. Publisher: OpenBible.info. then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. Finally, lets prove our friendship through obedience. It is based on this chapter that three times in Scripture Abraham is called the friend of God, once by God Himself* ( 2 Chron. Jesus gathered his disciples one last time, on the night before his death, to prepare them for the next day and beyond. We are closer to his heart than anyone has ever been to ours. God does not see as humans see. For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one source. When the evil spirit from God comes to you, hell strum a tune, and youll feel better., 17Saul told his officials, Please find me a man who can play well and bring him to me., 18One of the officials said, I know one of Jesses sons from Bethlehem who can play well. Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. My covenant I will not violate,Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. For to which of the angels did God ever say, You are my Son, today I have begotten you? The Lord has not chosen this one either, Samuel said. Jesus stood up and said to her, Woman, where are they? of Ive often heard the sentiment, Jesus is not our friend; hes our King. But we dont have to choose, because both are true Jesus is our exalted king and he is our truest friend. 11Are these all the sons you have?, Theres still the youngest one, Jesse answered. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. Episode 111: In a moment of insecurity, David called in Joab, commander of his army, to go throughout the nation of Israel and take a census of the people. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. When Saul hears about it, hell kill me., The Lord said, Take a heifer with you and say, Ive come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3Invite Jesse to the sacrifice. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked., Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and perform your vows to the Most High, and call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me.. The Lord stayed behind and revealed to Abraham what He was about to do. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org, So David said to Michal, It was before the, And build up your throne to all generations., even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes; but I will take the kingdom from his sons hand and give it to you, even ten tribes. As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?read more.And they will say, Because they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them., So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David will be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken. A truth from which He will not turn back: Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. Jesus tells us to obey him; we never tell him to obey us. Relationships thrive with conversation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 12So Jesse sent for him. So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. That they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. My lovingkindness I will keep for him forever. Hes a courageous man and a warrior. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. He shall dwell with you, in your midst, in the place that he shall choose within one of your towns, wherever it suits him. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. T 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and . Noah walked with God. Saul loved him very much and made David his armorbearer. I Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. One of my sweet friends is a missionary to China. But I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them., Behold, the days are coming, declares the. When Jesus says, You are my friends if you do what I command you, lets respond, like Jonathan, Whatever you say, I will do for you.. 4. You shall not wrong him. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. In the healthiest churches, we find a holy conspiracy between pastors who gladly care for the sheep, and sheep who do what they can so that the pastors might serve joyfully. He brings us even closer. Or again, I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son? And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today? And call no man your father on earth, for you have one Father, who is in heaven. In this Bible Story, we witness the continued bravery of David even into old age. Is not his companionship itself one of the greatest deterrents to sin? concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh. Jesus answered him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. God does not just want us to know about him; he wants us to know him and to experience his friendship. While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and . Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. 10So Jesse brought seven more of his sons to Samuel, but Samuel told Jesse, The Lord has not chosen any of these. You shall fear the Lord your God. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. Truly is not my house so with God?For He has made an everlasting covenant with me,Ordered in all things, and secured;For all my salvation and all my desire,Will He not indeed make it grow? The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. G But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself, declares the Lord, that this house will become a desolation., But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.. Then Samuel left for Ramah. 21 David came to Saul and served him. For He has made an everlasting covenant with me, But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the. Im sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because Ive selected one of his sons to be king., 2How can I go? Samuel asked. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. And so, because he was a prophet and knew that, God had sworn to him with an oath to seat, he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that, He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did, As for the fact that He raised Him up from the dead, no longer to return to decay, He has spoken in this way: I. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Do not turn away the face of Your anointed. P Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? 21David came to Saul and served him. But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.. There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with our fathers when He brought them from the land of Egypt., Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in the place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. There I have set the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with the sons of Israel.. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in Jesus Christ. As Jonathan Edwards wrote, Whatsoever there is, or can be, that is desirable to be in a friend, is in Christ, and that to the highest degree that can be desired (Works, 19:588). But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them. And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?read more.And they will say, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore the Lord has brought all this adversity on them., But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. Hebrew, "was bitter." Their great sorrow is pathetically described in ver. What does it mean for him to be our truest friend, and how do we experience his friendship? 16The Lord asked Samuel, How long are you going to mourn for Saul now that I have rejected him as king of Israel? Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Outdo one another in showing honor. And our obedience doesn't earn, but rather, proves, our friendship with him. Jesus tells us to obey him; we never tell him to obey us. on 02/24/2021. When Moses turned again into the camp, his assistant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, would not depart from the tent. and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God. We need to avoid two errors: One error is flippantly calling Jesus a chum, buddy, or pal as though friendship is trivial.
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