Wanna know why the Jewish people have historically had a difficult time dealing with their image of David?
There are three reasons.
First, they view him as the exact type of Messiah they are to expect.
Second, they see their Messiah as having to be perfect (understandably so).
Third, because of their understanding that the Messiah has to be without sin, they undertake some amazing theological gymnastics to show that David was perfect.
In the past, we’ve gone over some of the fascinating gyrations Orthodox Judaism makes of the whole Bathsheba affair.
It literally spins David’s glaring flaws into pious virtues.
However, for those born-again believers in Yeshua, we understand that as much as God loved David, he could never qualify to become a Messiah.
Don’t get me wrong.
King David is definitely a precursor to the Messiah.
And that from his bloodlines, the true Messiah would be born.
In David’s life, we also witness some absolutely inspiring examples that foreshadow who the true Messiah would be.
But at the same time, his life amply demonstrated that he was not a perfect, obedient son of God, which the Jewish people understand the Messiah has to be.
I think you can see where I’m going with this.
I ain’t saying that the Messiah had to literally be God as the trinitarians assert.
That would be blasphemy of the highest order.
But I am saying the Messiah had to be a man who was so fully empowered by the Spirit that he lived his life in complete obedience to the Torah.
So moving forward, we’re gonna be encountering a lot of parallels or similarities between David and Yeshua.
Yet we’re also gonna see some significant differences.
I will say this, however.
If there is one character trait that sets David apart from your average man, it’s his zeal and burning passion.
Despite falling flat on his face over and over again, he always remained dedicated to the God of Israel.
He may have failed to be guided by his father in heaven at times (something Yeshua never did).
Yet his undying love for God never wavered.
So the takeaway is this.
If there’s any one character trait of David we should emulate…
It’s his undying passion…
His burning love…
His stubbornness to remain dedicated to the God of Israel…
No matter what…
And despite his repeated tragic failures.
Done.
CONNECTING THIS TEACHING TO THE NEW TESTAMENT
“For we do not have a high priest who
is unable to empathize with our weaknesses,
but we have one who has been tempted
in every way, just as we are—
yet he did not sin.”
-Hebrews 4:15
“For just as through the disobedience of
the one man the many were made sinners,
so also through the obedience of the one
man the many will be made righteous.”
-Romans 5:19
“So it is written:
‘The first man Adam became a living being”;
the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.“
-1 Corinthians 15:45
It’s a shame that you don’t amplify the New Testament in RED at the bottom of your messages, where the true Torah is fulfilled in us being Born Again and Spirit-filled! You should study the Epistle to the Hebrews, where the change has already taken place, and be not left behind in the Wilderness. Somewhere in your Christian experience, you turned your eyes from the NT and lost sight of the Cloud and Ark/Jesus who has brought us in!
The true Torah is only what was handed down by God to the Israelites at Sinai.
It’s the same Torah Yeshua said he never abolished.
In fact, one could say Yeshua was the most Torah-obedient man who ever walked the face of the earth.
He was the Torah (the Word) become flesh.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. 19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.-Matthew 5:17-19
But I guess we’ll be getting into this more in our upcoming Zoom call.
Shalom.