The Red Cloud chief., 1903-10-09

- ' . s'i'r us 80 49, ~ fNf'''
! Development of His K~ingdom-Vs. -.
The Kingdom was now fairly launCn,d,
with favoring wind aud tide, To move ui
to ats fitness of usefulness and RluIN
The king. with Il noble longing FOR the
| good of his people and the honor of God.
desired tn build Il temple that would
worthily express the nations feelings to
ward their God and strengthen their -.
ilgious and moral life. Accordingly he cuu-
suited with Nathan the prophet. tn
proposal struck the prophet favorally
ana he babe him GOdspccd, fur God APP
proved of II.
II. A Seeming Denial: with a Review
Of the Past Which Sire ngthon David
Faith.-Vs. Ill. 4 Seeming DENIAL. 4.
That the samc) might. IN"
word of the Lord came unto Nathan" by
u vision q. IL. The prophet was right
In the assurance that the object Of D..
yid'S desire was pleasing to God, but there
was need of light upon the best way uc
| accomplishing It. cod had a better ar.
swcr to David's prayer h hc imagined.
8. Shalt thou build me an house fer
me 10 dwell in?' This expression is
equivalent to- a negative. and implies that
he shall not build the house. as - stated
In ! Chron. ia. 1t t. quite rpSs!tlc that
David laid too much stress on The building
NJ the outward temple. and thpi' was
danger of not emphasizing the religious
life for which the temple stood, David
was not essential. but Cod was.
s. II took thee Ills life was a plan
OF God hitherto, and from the past David
was to learn lessons of trust for the fu-
ture. All David's greatness had its source
in God. His life was controlled Nv God.
as the life of a child Is guided by his
father. From the shcepcote," /. O., fold.
God exalted the shepherd boy 10 be king.
10. II Will appoint" or prepare (hettcr.
have appointed. as some render III, "a
place That Is, bH subduing their en-
emies he made room for "A safe. uncn-
dangered expansion In the promised land.
And will plant them. AND move no
more" Better. shall he disturbed no more.
Neither shall the children of wickcdn,Ss
afiitct them any more" They might at
tack Israel. as some of them did after
this. but they could not conquer and OPP
press them.
Practical. God often answers our pray
crs I'm the way he David's de
sire to build the temple; when II rs not
best to grant the exact thing We desire
he gives uS something better in ito place,
I'LL. The rhrcefold Fulnlmcnt 81 Da-
Nid's Desire. Gods Covenant with David.
VS.. ll-l6. Prof. Henry II. smith I.-
garns vs. SIG leNcept V. III "a rhythmi-
cal. and puts them in poctical form.
First Specification of Thus Covenant.
The House of David to BE Established
Forever Tvs. II. II. lGJ.
He will make thee an house 4 fam
lily. Il race of persons OF one stock. II
VIII set up thy seed after thee" pavhI's
descendants should continue the succts.
sion. and l will establish ,makc firm
and onduringD his kingdom" The lin.
OF descendants shall never cease.
So v. l6. "rhy kingdom shall he cstab-
nshed for ever The dynasty of David
Is an everlasting dynasty"
The Fulilment. % In Solomon. his SON
| anu successor, who rppDvplzeG IN. fulll-
ment OF this promise In his elevation to
the throne q Kings S:l5-2O). 80 In the
succession of kings. after the destmc-
tion OF the temple and the extinction of
i'avlos dynasty III Jerusalem, the writer
III CHRONICLES and the post-cNilian proplI-
cts regard the promise as stilI in force.
ana stiil In process Of fulflment to the
seed or David. with no limit Ia is eternal
operation 90 The complete fuinlmeut
was IN Jesus Christ. great David's great
tf SON. In the words of Kcil. The pos
tority OF David could only last forever by
running out In a person who lives for
ever; thht Is by eliminating In the Mes.
sihn' WHO Hes forever. and of who's.
ElilSdom there is no end" Tho New res
'hHeit repeatedly speaks OF Jesus as tho
son OF David, and inheritor of the prom
lses ll.ukc 1878; 20:il-4i; Acts ga
81; 1922. 80.
Second Specification of the Covenant.
DaVIds Seed Should Build the Temple
". 49,.
IL. He shall build an housc for my
hahne' Inc glorious temple that David
desired to build was quilt by his son SOL
omon. while David himself had the priv
'leSe OF making great preparations for
ms temple. at least one hundred and
nity million dollars in gold. bes'd,s vast
quantities OF other material
But this temple was but one EXPRESSION
ana symbol OF Gods spiritual temple.
pu'lt upon the foundation of the apostles
ana prophets, Jesus Christ himscii being
.he chief cornerstone: In whom all the
building, ftly framed together. rroweth
unto an holy temple in the Lord. in vhom
We also are huilded together for an hnbita-
non or God through the Spirit" ,cph.
E'sV-.2)' God built for David "A house
wen n temple-hS the incarnation Of
,hfist' VINO came from his seed. Fol-
.hrIsl 'aitS his own body, which ne tool .
from me LlcSScd Virgin Mary. a.; The seed
or David, a temple: Destroy This t,mnIe
ana IN TIRE" days | Mil build IL VI again.
lie Slake OF the temple OF his body'"
'John .:2D.-Thcodorot. Thus DnvId'4
son solomon built the temple al Jcrus.
ni'in' i'aIld $ greater Son built the spir-
ituai temple Of the whole world.
The Third Specification. rho Relation,
OF SohShlp Established Tvs. II. lO.
~ l VIII lac his father, ana no shalL.
po my SOL Israel ut the Exodus had
oceh taken IN into the relation Of sonship
w ',n'''H' Now this relation of
soisiilP Is applied To David am, his sc,3
III q peculiar and higher sense" "a IL
appi's 10 Solomon "who by his historical
transactions This temple, his Wild king.
uorn, ms siorics, mis- sufferings) points
~ way 70 me ultimate realization in the
messiah This relation of sorshin IN.
Noiv's two special phases, chastisorncnt
ana mercy. The chaStiscmont ~ on ne.
count oi sin, and in order To it's removal
IL Is chastiscmcnt by paternal love.
But u Is a chastiscInont of redcmp,ion g..
Professor Briggs.
10 ISL my mercy shall moi ,,,part
AWAY from him, AS | took IL from saul f."
IN Sanis case, not only was he himself
pnniSned' hut the kingdom WAS t,k.u
rom ms family. This relation OF sonshiI,
applied to Israel during her whot, his
toTS' winch ~ the best commentary an.
,heSc verses This promise was compIclc-
~ iuIhiicd only IN Jesus Christ. In Jesus
the son OF God, is Gods fatherhood brst
nade known, and through him TO an who
love and obey MIN WV
why Christians Should Be joyful,
br' X. A. Torrey. speaking of IN,