This current study looks at the Israel dynasty of the early days and the two kings Saul and David, this especially shows David as the idealized king and the historical David under the influence of the theology of sin, and points out David as the arche...
This current study looks at the Israel dynasty of the early days and the two kings Saul and David, this especially shows David as the idealized king and the historical David under the influence of the theology of sin, and points out David as the archetype of the ideal king Jesus Christ. Furthermore the purpose of this present study is to make Jesus Christ known as the ideal king who is righteousness and loving-kindness, who is central to redemptive history and the fulfillment of the covenant and is Messiah in the New Testament. Accordingly we stress that the dual concepts of the blessings, God's righteousness and loving-kindness, have to be blended with and proclaimed by the church, that God hated and raged at David for his sin but mercifully forgave and redeemed him from his sin.
On perspectives in canonical context, redemptive history and progressive development of the covenant, Israelite kingship rose up and prospered through God's divine loyalty despite of the covenanted kings', Saul and David, transgressions against the law, and especially on the preparation of kingship and the rise of the kingdom in accordance with Deut. 17:14∼20. Therein we can see God's sovereign grace of righteousness and loving-kindness beyond Israel's sins of disobedience.
From above, Israelite prophets concentrated their attention on the ideal king(Isa. 9:1∼7; 11:1∼9) and the shepherd of Israel(Eze. 34:1∼31) who will resolve the problem of sin as Sovereign, as the ideal king David. He came into the world not on his own, but he was sent from God(Jn. 8:42) in accordance with Deut. 17:15. He and Only He, who came from the Father for the salvation of sinners, is the unique leader and king whom God was well pleased with.
P. House warns us not to overestimate the idealized David by quoting David's defects from R. A. Carlson and David's fall from W. Brueggmann(2 Sam. 21∼24). Bon Hoeffer says that forgiveness without confession of sins and resurrection without death is 'cheap grace'. Accordingly we cannot understand God's grace and love without pointing out total depravity and without serious consciousness of sins and without repentance of sins. Because God favors us a new ministry, His Goodness, based on our repentance after failure.
The New Testament convinces us that Jesus Christ in the genealogy of David fulfilled all the requirements(Matt. 1:1∼17). In addition, Jesus is confessed as God's Son by quoting from Ps. 2:7(Ac. 13:33; Heb. 1:5; 5:5) and also is declared as King of Kings and Lord of Lords(Rev. 19:16). In conclusion, the writers in the New Testament believed that Jesus Christ as Messiah satisfies all the requirements in the Old Testament, roots out all sins and fulfills any conditions of the covenant for mankind.
Therefore, not the historical David to take the blame for one's sins, but Jesus Christ only as our ideal king, and his righteousness and loving-kindness has to be proclaimed by churches.