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ETERNAL KINGDOM

The proverbs of Solomon referred to a faithful king who would establish an eternal kingdom. A key characteristic of this ideal king was fair treatment of the poor. This principle connects up with God’s promise to David that one of his descendants would establish a kingdom that lasts forever (2Sa 7:12 – 16). The problem was that Solomon and the rest of David’s descendants leading up to the time of Christ failed. Not one of them was the ideal king. Yet these disappointments only increased the expectation that someday a son of David would be the ideal king and establish an eternal kingdom. Isaiah 11:1 – 5 described that future king as the embodiment of Proverbs who is anointed with the Spirit of wisdom. The New Testament presents Jesus of Nazareth as that King. He is the Son of David who came ministering to the poor, and he was given the kingdom of David (Lk 1:32).

Jesus, thank you for your fairness. Thank you for caring for all of us, even the poor, even the weak, even the small. Amen.