The Kingdom of God: 2 - David, Solomon and the Suspended Kingdom
1. In History In I Samuel 15:28 we read that the kingdom is torn from Saul and given to David, a youthful shepherd who has built up an association with the King of Kings out on his slope, while keeping the rush (Psalm 23). Such a man is fit to govern the general population of God, since God's lead will move through him. More than that, it is his family, the tribe of Judah, of the heritage of Abraham, that had some time before been brought the Christ into the world. Instantly the Spirit of the Lord exchanges from Saul to David, I Samuel 16:13, demonstrating to us the "convergence" of Heaven and earth afresh in this Kingdom matter. Let nobody reveal to us today that a "natural" kingdom can't likewise be a "wonderful" one. Israel is God's kingdom. Israel is loaded with God. It is superb and it is natural. 2. In Covenant II Samuel 5:12, David realized that it was the LORD who had built up Him, and that HE had commended the Kingdom for Israe...