David was an unusal man for his times in so many ways, that I wonder if you understand the magnitude of his life. No king--before or after him--loved God as much... he was a man after God's own heart. And when he failed to please God and sinned, he was humble and contrite, begging forgiveness. But David was not only a king, warrior and ruler, he was also a prophet. In II Samuel 22:23, as David was about to die, he spoke these words: "The spirit of the Lord hath spoken by me and his word by my tongue." You may learn more about the importance of David and his reign from these 10 facts about his prophecies.1) David's prophecies are Messianic.
2) David's prophecies refer to the suffering of Christ.
3) David's prophecies refer to the persecution of Christ.
4) David's prophecies refer to the triumphant deliverance of Christ.
5) David's prophecies refer to the hereditary rights given Jesus by the Father.
6) David's prophecies were written 1,000 years before Christ, but many make reference to and foreshadow him.
7) David was a king after God's own heart; his qualities are of the Messiah.
8) Foreshadowing of Christ: David & Christ both born in Bethlehem; David's shepherd life points to Jesus, the Good Shepherd.
9) Both David and Christ were betrayed by friends and had to make a sad passage.
10) The Davidic Psalms are clearly typical of the future Messiah, of which David was a type.
In the Psalms, David speaks as a prophet, which his last words acknowledge. Many of the 100 direct references to Jesus in Messianic passages of the Psalms are quoted in the New Testament. They are used to explain the character and message of Jesus as Messiah and refer to all of the above. When we think of David, we should think of him as a man after God's own heart, and a type of the Messiah.
I hope everyone is having a good week.
Blessings...Mimi
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