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A Walk Through the Bible With Bro. Bill Parker

Praise Chapel Puget Sound. A Walk Through the Bible With Bro. Bill Parker. Lesson 7 The Monarchy Samuel, Kings & Chronicles. Two Basic Discoveries. The Bible consists of 66 separate books Penned by over 40 authors

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A Walk Through the Bible With Bro. Bill Parker

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  1. Praise Chapel Puget Sound A Walk Through the BibleWith Bro. Bill Parker Lesson 7 The Monarchy Samuel, Kings & Chronicles

  2. Two Basic Discoveries • The Bible consists of • 66 separate books • Penned by over 40 authors • Over a period of several thousand yearsthat are an integrated message system; • It can be demonstrated that the origin of this message is from outside of our dimensions of space and time.

  3. The Central Theme • The OT is an account of a Nation. • The NT is the account of a Man. • The Creator became a Man. His appearance is the Central Event of all history. • He died to purchase us and is alive now. • The most exalted privilege is to know Him. That’s what the Bible is all about.

  4. Solomon Saul David Exile The Monarchy The Nation Israel The Diaspora Genesis Rest of OT NT 400 yrs The Panorama of History Christ Israel Restored Fall of Man The Exodus Abraham Exile David Flood Creation 6,000 Years?

  5. The Rise & Fall of the Monarchy • 1st & 2nd Samuel(LXX: 1st & 2nd “Kingdoms”) • Samuel (Latin Vulgate: “Kings”) • Saul • David • 1st & 2nd Kings(LXX: 3rd & 4th “Kingdoms”) • David’s 40 year reign (Latin Vulgate: “Kings”) • Solomon • The Divided Kingdom • The Exile: Assyria and Babylon • 1st & 2nd Chronicles • Recap of the Southern Kingdom: Judah

  6. Samuel Saul David Solomon Southern Kingdom - Judah Northern Kingdom - Israel 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings 1 Chronicles 2 Chronicles The Monarchy Babylonian Exile Assyrian Exile Elijah Elisha

  7. The 1st Book of Samuel • Samuel – The Last of the Judges 1 - 7 • Birth and youth • Call and Office • Times and Acts • Saul – The First of the Kings 8 –15 • Appointment as king • Promising Beginning • Later Folly and Sin • David – The Greatest of the Kings15 – 31 • Anointing by Samuel • Service before Saul • Years as a fugitive

  8. Samuel • Equaled only by Moses • Ends the period of the Judges • Heads the order of the prophets • Founded the schools of the prophets • Places Israel’s first king on the throne • Later anoints David • Confronts Goliath • Flees Saul as a fugitive

  9. Philistine Threat • Oppressed Israel for 40 years • Samson had only tactical successes • Ark was lost to them briefly 1 Sam 4 • Defeated under Samuel’s leadership • Major nemesis for Saul • Ultimately subdued by David

  10. Self-Determination • People clamor for a king • To “go out before us to fight our battles.”1 Samuel 8:20 • Request born in a committee meeting, not a prayer meeting • And the LORD said unto Samuel, “Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them…”1 Samuel 8:7

  11. David • Goliath • 9 feet tall; professional combatant • David picks up 5 stones from the Brook • Why 5? • Goliath from a family of 5!2 Sam 21:18-21 • Public notice as a deliverer of Israel and chief of Saul’s men of war • Becomes devoted friend of Jonathan, Saul’s son

  12. Saul • Early promise • Striking physical superiority • Modest, direct, generous • Later decline • Irreverent presumption; Willful impatience • Disobedience and deceit • Failure to destroy the Amalekites • The Witch at Endor

  13. Samuel Saul David 1 Samuel 2 Samuel The Monarchy

  14. The 2nd Book of Samuel • David’s Triumphs1 – 12 • King of Judah (at Hebron) 7 yrs • King of All Israel (at Jerusalem) 13 yrs • David’s Troubles13 - 24 • In his Family • In the Nation

  15. David Accepted As KingOver All Israel • Human Kinship • “We are thy bone and thy flesh…” • Proven Merit • “Thou leddest out and broughtest in Israel” • Divine Warrant • “The Lord said unto thee: Thou shalt be a captain over Israel.”

  16. The Davidic Covenant2 Samuel 7 • Affects all that follows • in the Scriptures • in the history of mankind • Divine Confirmation of throne in Israel • Perpetuity of the Davidic Dynasty • Davidic Covenant is Unconditional • Messianic Implications

  17. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee a house. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee… and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 2 Samuel 7:11-16

  18. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee a house. And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee… and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever. I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men: But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away before thee. And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever. 2 Samuel 7:11-16

  19. Perpetuity Confirmed His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Psalm 89:29, 35-37

  20. Perpetuity Confirmed Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne; Acts 2:30

  21. Key Points • Divine Confirmation of throne in Israel • Perpetuity of the Davidic Dynasty • Davidic Covenant is Unconditional • Messianic Implications “Son of David, Son of Abraham” Matt 1:1 “Lion of the Tribe of Judah, Root of David”Rev 5:5

  22. The Scarlet Thread Continues • The “Seed of the Woman” Genesis 3:15 • The Race • Abraham Genesis 22:18 • The Nation • Jacob Genesis 49:10 • The Tribe • David 2 Samuel 7:11-16 • The Family

  23. David’s Zenith • Victorious Warrior, Clever General; • Subdues: • Philistines to the West (Saul’s nemesis) • Syrians and Hadadezer in the North • Ammonites and Moabites on the East • Edomites and Amalekites in the South • Constructive Administrator • “Judgment and justice to all the people” • Organizes Priesthood into 24 Courses • Major Poet, Song Writer: Psalms

  24. David’s Turning Point • His Great Sin • (Honesty of the Scriptures) • Adultery; then murder • Culmination of a Process • Prosperous ease • Self-indulgence • Accumulating wives forbidden Deut 17:17 • Remorse and Repentance Psalm 51 • “A man after God’s own heart…”1 Sam 13:14 Acts 13:22

  25. Years of Suffering • Remorse and Contrition did not obliterate the consequences • Incest • Fratricide • Intrigues • Rebellion • Civil War • Not allowed to build the Temple • (Yet he still prepaid most of the expenses…)

  26. Troubles in the Family“The sword shall never depart from thy house” 2 Sam 12:10 • 1st son by Bathsheba died • Loss of moral authority: • Amnon raped David’s daughter Tamar • Absalom killed Amnon • Absalom led a rebellion against David • Counseled by Ahithophel • Adonijah seized the kingship from Solomon

  27. Samuel Saul David Solomon Southern Kingdom - Judah Northern Kingdom - Israel 1 Samuel 2 Samuel 1 Kings The Monarchy Elijah

  28. The 1st Book of Kings“Discontinuance through Disobedience” • King Solomon40 years 1-11 • Accession • Temple Built • Zenith of Fame and Glory • Declension and Decease • Divided Kingdom80 years 12-22 • Accession of Rehoboam • Kings of Southern Kingdom (“Judah”) • Kings of Northern Kingdom (“Israel”) • The Prophet Elijah

  29. Solomon • Acceded when 15 years old; (Josephus) • Adonijah attempted to preempt, but was thwarted by Nathan; • David, on his deathbed, instructs Solomon to “clean house” of overdue punishments: • Joab (for Abner), • Shimei, et al.

  30. The Temple • Preparations • Cedars of Lebanon (vs. coarser sycamore) • Hiram’s friendship with David • Design given to David by God • 183,300 Workforce • 30,000 men (10,000/mo. shift) • 70,000 carriers • 80,000 hewers in the mountains • 3,300 supervision

  31. Shekinah Glory Mercy Seat Ark of the Covenant Altar of Incense Tables of Shewbread Lampstands Lavers of Bronze Molten Sea Holocaust Altar

  32. Shekinah Glory Mercy Seat Ark of the Covenant Altar of Incense Tables of Shewbread Lampstands Boaz Jachin Lavers of Bronze Molten Sea Holocaust Altar

  33. Personal Storage for Priests Shekinah Glory Mercy Seat Ark of the Covenant Altar of Incense Tables of Shewbread Lampstands Boaz Jachin Lavers of Bronze Molten Sea Holocaust Altar

  34. Shekinah Glory Mercy Seat Holy of Holies Ark of the Covenant Altar of Incense Holy Place Tables of Shewbread Lampstands Porch Boaz Jachin Lavers of Bronze Inner Court Molten Sea Holocaust Altar Outer Court

  35. Our Personal Architecture? • 7 Times declared:“Ye are the Temple of God” 1 Cor.3:9-17; 6:19; 2 Cor. 6:16; Eph. 2:20,21; Heb. 3:6; 1 Pet. 2:5; 4:17. • Appears to hold the key to our “software” architecture: • Heart? • Soul? • Spirit? • Mind?

  36. Shekinah Glory Mercy Seat Spirit Ark of the Covenant Altar of Incense Tables of Shewbread Heart Subconscious? Lampstands Willpower Boaz Jachin Lavers of Bronze Soul Molten Sea Holocaust Altar Body Holy of Holies Holy Place Porch Inner Court Outer Court

  37. And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. 1 Kings 7:23 Biblical Inerrancy?

  38. The “Molten Sea” 10 Cubits 5 Cubits

  39. A Mathematical Error? Circumference = p x diameterp = 3.14159265358979 Circumference = 3 x diameter?

  40. qere kethiv And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about. Atp'f.-d[; Atp'F.mi hM'a;B' rf,[, qc'Wm ~Y"h;-ta, f[;Y:w: Îwq'w>Ð ¿hwEq.WÀ Atm'Aq hM'a;B' vmex'w> bybis' lgO[' `bybis' Atao bsoy" hM'a;B' ~yvil{v. 1 Kings 7:23

  41. Hebrew Alphanumerics • a 1 • b 2 • g 3 • d 4 • h 5 • w 6 • z 7 • x 8 • j 9 • y 10 • k 20 • l 30 • m 40 • n 50 • s 60 • [ 70 • P 80 • c 90 • q 100 • r 200 • f 300 • t400 • $ 500 • ~ 600 • ! 700 • @ 800 • # 900

  42. A Spelling Lesson hwqkethiv (written variation) wqqere (marginal annotation) 111 106 q= 100 w= 6 h= 5 10 x 3 x 111/106 = 31.41509433962 cubits …with an error of less than 15 thousandths of an inch in a circumference of over 46 feet!

  43. Solomon • Personally • Brilliant, but lacked moral vigor • Excessively Self-indulgent • Historically • Peak of Israel’s prosperity • Visit of the Queen of Sheba • “Solomon in all his glory…” • Typically • Positive: Millennial Reign? • Hidden Negative? (Salary = 666; et al)

  44. The Zenith of the Kingdom • From the Mediterranean to the Euphrates • From the Red Sea and Arabia to Lebanon • Tributary states held in subjection • Canaanites became peaceable subjects or useful servants • Immense treasures won by David, supplemented with oppressive taxation

  45. The Literature of Success • The foundation of the Torah • The history of Moses to Samuel • The patriarchal teaching of Job • The theology of the Psalms • The practical wisdom of the Proverbs • The mystical suggestions of the Song of Songs • Solomon: 3,000 proverbs, 1,005 songs, celebrated natural history writings

  46. Solomon’s Failure • Israel’s kings should not multiply wealth, horses, or wives Deut 17:14-20 • Solomon did all three • Traded in chariots, horses • Indulged many foreign wives (700+300!) from the very nations warned against • Introduced false gods and false worship • Solomon’s self-life had its full swing • In the end, turning away sad and sick of it all • Ecclesiastes: “All is Vanity…”

  47. The Apostasy • His excessive taxation alienated the affections of his people • Led astray by his wives: Temples to • Chemosh, Baal-Peor, obscene idol of Moab • Moloch, the god of Ammon • Astoreth, goddess of Sidonians • Adversaries stirred up a rebellion • Ephraim became the center of disaffection

  48. Discontinuance thru DisobedienceKingdom to be rent in twain Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant. Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son. Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.1 Kings 11:11-13

  49. The Divided Kingdom • Rehoboam’s Folly • Ill-advised expansion of excessive taxation • Jeroboam’s “Opportunity” • Established alternative worship centers (to break Jerusalem’s hold on the people) • Dan in the North • Bethel in the South • The Nation split into two: • The Northern Kingdom under Jeroboam (“Israel”) • The Southern Kingdom under Rehoboam (“Judah”)

  50. Elijah(Last 6 chapters of 1st Kings) • Ministry to the Northern Kingdom • NT speaks of him more than any other OT prophet • Appears twice in NT: • Transfiguration Matt 17 • Two Witnesses Rev 11 • 8 Major Miracles • Suspension of rain for 3 ½ years 1 Kings 17 • Confrontation on Mt. Carmel 1 Kings 18 • Translated into Heaven 2 Kings 2

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