They are by nature poor, and mean; but God chooses them, and brings them near unto Himself. The Lord also will save the tents of Judah first, so that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem will not be magnified above Judah. 14Now, the Lords Spirit had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. Only grace explains the sovereign King welcoming sinners as his friends. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me. N What Does It Mean That There Is No One Holy Like God? To the choirmaster. Then I will set over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd. Selah Lift up your heads, O gates! 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. 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? 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. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord God, and not rather that he should turn from his way and live? By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. And they shall know that I am the Lord their God with them, and that they, the house of Israel, are my people, declares the Lord God. It is a most remarkable bond between a human being and the all-powerful Creator God. David, the son of Jesse, was not the head of the nations, but only the head of the nation of Israel, nor did other nations serve him. U And what great nation is there, that has statutes and rules so righteous as all this law that I set before you today? Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! 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. If your sons will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.. And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? For David said, The Lord God of Israel has given rest to His people, and He dwells in Jerusalem forever. You adulterous people! 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Blessed is the one who considers the poor! Reverence, respect, and fear of God are essential to abiding in Him. Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? David was born in 1040 BC and was the youngest son of Jesse (1 Samuel 16:10-11). Font Size. Behold, I stand at the door and knock. 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.. The Apostle Paul was a friend of God, and suffered many things that God's Word might be spread throughout the world. Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 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. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life. 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. Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 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 another comes in his own name, you will receive him. 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. The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends. He brings us even closer. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother., And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.. Incline your ear and come to Me.Listen, that you may live;And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,According to the faithful mercies shown to David. He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 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. He draws near in our suffering, and he remains committed even in our stumbling. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.. He doesnt just justify us and then nudge us aside; he welcomes us into his deepest heart. In Isaiah 41:8 God refers to the nation of Israel as "My servant," but then surprisingly . Praise the Lord! And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. 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. And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! Then I will set over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd. Saul got relief from his terror and felt better, and the evil spirit left him. As we read, receive, and remember Gods word, we hear him address us as friends. Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 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. In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him; the Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. Blog, A Amos 3:3. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! The Lord also declares to you that the Lord will make a house for you. Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. - The soul of all the people was grieved. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse,And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 8 Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. David's life was marked by seasons of great peace and prosperity as well as times of fear and despair. 21David came to Saul and served him. Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? 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. Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt. Consider how he is the greatest friend to great sinners. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out the prisoners to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a parched land. Publisher: OpenBible.info. Footnotes 2 Gen. 49:4-5 cf. 4:22 3 Deu. According to the faithful mercies shown to David. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.. In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the one who is feeble among them in that day will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them. "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 ). For thus says the Lord concerning the house of the king of Judah:You are like Gilead to Me,Like the summit of Lebanon;Yet most assuredly I will make you like a wilderness,Like cities which are not inhabited. 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.. Jesus chose us as friends, he died for us as friends, he caused us to trust him as our friend, and he will remain our friend for the endless ages to come. Jesus stood up and said to her, Woman, where are they? You were made for friendship with God. 20 Jesse took six bushels of bread, a full wineskin, and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul. 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. Genesis 21:22. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. A Psalm of David. Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?read more.Then they will answer, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God and bowed down to other gods and served them., Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning, What does Scripture say about the Friend of God? Your house and your kingdom shall endure before Me forever; your throne shall be established forever.. 4w; View 15 more comments No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question. So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, Lord, is it at this time You are restoring the kingdom to Israel?. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 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.. 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? There I have set the ark in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with the sons of Israel.. We could so emphasize his authority that we dont enjoy his affection. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. It is based on this chapter that three times in Scripture Abraham is called the friend of God, once by God Himself* ( 2 Chron. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? M Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. 10 Reasons David Is Called "A Man After God's Own Heart" By Ron Edmondson April 10, 2014 Church 38 Comments Share Acts 13:22 says, " After removing Saul, he made David their king. David himself calls Him Lord; so in what sense is He his son? And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe. But Samuel said, The Lord has not chosen this one either., 9Then Jesse had Shammah come to Samuel. He wants us to view the cross as an affection-filled sacrifice for friends. The Holy Rosary is already a scripture-rooted prayer. But I will not break off My lovingkindness from him. Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood. As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. Or again, I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son? He *said to them, Then how does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying, Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet, If David then calls Him Lord, how is He his son?. 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? You are my friends if you do what I command you. He was the youngest of Jesse's sons and an unlikely choice for king, humanly speaking. He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. 10So Jesse brought seven more of his sons to Samuel, but Samuel told Jesse, The Lord has not chosen any of these. Since the day that I brought My people Israel from Egypt, I did not choose a city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house that My name might be there, but I chose David to be over My people Israel., but I have chosen Jerusalem that My name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over My people Israel.. So Israel will become a proverb and a byword among all peoples. We wont continue until he gets here.. Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them. 20:7; Isa. Seeking the Gospel in Malachi, the Last Book of the Old Testament. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. And I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David will be prince among them; I the Lord have spoken. And when David called on Jonathan to demonstrate faithfulness, he responded, Whatever you say, I will do for you (1 Samuel 20:4). Im sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem because Ive selected one of his sons to be king., 2How can I go? Samuel asked. 19 Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.". I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.. Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. J For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant Davids sake., Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.. Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness,And let Your godly ones sing for joy. V On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness. And in that day I will set about to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh. Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs. Unless otherwise indicated, all content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. Jonathan Edwards urges us to Let it be [our] first love to enter into an everlasting friendship with Christ that never shall be broken (WJE Online Vol. However, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always. 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. Col. 1:18 2 Exo. But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. For I will set apart destroyers against you,Each with his weapons;And they will cut down your choicest cedarsAnd throw them on the fire. Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. 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. That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 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. Z. 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul. When your days are complete and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come forth from you, and I will establish his kingdom. Abraham, "the friend of God". God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The Legacy of Jonathan in the Bible. 11Are these all the sons you have?, Theres still the youngest one, Jesse answered. You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. David himself said in the Holy Spirit,The Lord said to my Lord,Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet. David himself calls Him Lord; so in what sense is He his son? And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him. 6When they came, he saw Eliab and thought, Certainly, here in the Lords presence is his anointed king., 7But the Lord told Samuel, Dont look at his appearance or how tall he is, because I have rejected him. get to know the Bible better! The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. H 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. Perform the ceremonies to make yourselves holy, and come with me to the sacrifice. He performed the ceremonies for Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. A Psalm of David. All rights reserved. And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. Jonathan's friendship with David in 1 . Born with the potential to be one of Israel's greatest kings, he knew God had anointed David to the throne instead. Obviously, Jesus was more than a friend as the Son of God and being divine himself. Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. Yet most assuredly I will make you like a wilderness. And he began to say to them, Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. But do you view him this way? Start FREE. And the Scripture was fulfilled which saith, "Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness"; and he was called the friend of God. B How Daniels Prophecy of 70 Weeks Connects to the End Times. And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear. 214 views, 7 likes, 2 loves, 3 comments, 1 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Galatia Baptist Church: Galatia Baptist Church was live. Not at all, because when he calls us friends, he still remains our King. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. But Jesus offers himself to us as both our cosmic ruler and our closest friend. He calls us friends. James 2:23 Context. For thus says the Lord, David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; The Lord has sworn to DavidA truth from which He will not turn back:Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. While a master doesnt tell his servant what hes doing, Jesus revealed his Fathers will to us. And this cause was emphasized when Samuel, the Lord's prophet, anointed David to be a future king of Israel. Salem Media Group. 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. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. I will also punish him and his descendants and his servants for their iniquity, and I will bring on them and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the men of Judah all the calamity that I have declared to thembut they did not listen.. Second, the cross proves his friendship. And our obedience doesnt earn, but rather, proves, our friendship with him. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. 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 then we pray we thank him, we confess our sins to him, and we share our burdens with him. Since the day that your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets, daily rising early and sending them. Labs Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him . Jonathans friendship with David in 1 Samuel gives us a clear parallel. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and thrown into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Yet for some, friendship with Jesus seems to diminish his glory. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. John 15:14-15. You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. A truth from which He will not turn back: Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. O He also chose David His servantAnd took him from the sheepfolds; So David said to Michal, It was before the Lord, who chose me above your father and above all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the Lord, over Israel; therefore I will celebrate before the Lord. KJ21. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 44). Geocoding 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. David is believed to have been twelve to sixteen years of age when he was anointed as the king of Israel. For less than $5/mo. TopicalBible 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. 21 David came to Saul and served him. The Bible phrase Friend of God is found in James 2:23, And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousnessand he was called a friend of God..