Contents
- Saul and David as Types of Satan and Jesus Christ
- The Anointed Cherub
- Compare With the Life of Saul
- Two People Anointed at the Same Time
- Some People Make the Wrong Choice as to Follow the Wrong King
- Anointed King's Don't Kill Each Other?
- Hidden in Christ
- The Period of the Two Anointed Kings
- When Jesus will take the Kingship
Saul and David as Types of Satan and Jesus Christ Back to contents ↑
The extraordinary story of the battle between king Saul and king David has a propheting meaning for us today.
It explains why two kings currently rule the world, which king seems to have the current power position and which king will finally be king.
In the story of Saul and David, the people had to make a descicion on who to serve and the choice they made was a matter of life or death.
The Anointed Cherub Back to contents ↑
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In the Bible, when a person is anointed, it is an indication that he is blessed by God to be or become a King.
In Ezekiel 28, the Bible describes an anointed cherub, which matches Satan perfectly before his fall. Even though the king of Tyrus is mentioned here, the description given in this text is non-human:
“Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.”
In this description we see one perfect being in Eden, the perfect place in Genesis 2. That was all before he became full of sin: his heart was lifed up, meaning he became proud, and developed currupted wisdom where he demostrated violence and sin. Note that the 'thou hast sinned' shows that it was his own descision and that this leads to the punishment: 'therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee'.
Compare With the Life of Saul Back to contents ↑
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When Saul was anointed as king by Samuel, we read that he was perfect to look at:
“And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.”
He also was anointed as King:
“Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?”
However he became rejected by God, because he was rebellious, that is he didn't obey to the will of God.
“And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.”
Two People Anointed at the Same Time Back to contents ↑
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While Saul was rejected, he, was still officially in a position of power as king. Samuel in the mean time anoints David:
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.”
Note that the Spirit of the Lord was upon David. So, from that moment onwards until the death of Saul we see two people that were officially anointed simultanuously: Saul, who was officially rejected by God and David, who had the Spirit of the Lord upon him.
David having the Spirit of the Lord, reminds us of Jesus Christ who also had the Spirit of the Lord upon him:
“And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
And this Spirit stayed on Jesus:
“And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.”
Some People Make the Wrong Choice as to Follow the Wrong King Back to contents ↑
Key verses: Revelation 20:7-10
We have an intermezzo where David flees for his son Absalom for brief period of time and who took over the kingdom, which is decribed in 2 Samuel 15:13 - 17:22 (which is a prophecy of the time when satan will be released from the prison for a short time at the end of the thousand years reign of Jesus which is decribed in Revelation 20:7-10). While David flees, we meet Shimei who cursed king David and threw stones at him while David was walking with this people:
“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came. And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial: The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.”
The man was cursing David and David allowed it at least for a while. In de same way some people lead a rebellious life and seem to come away with it:
“Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head. And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?”
However, when Salomon reaches the throne, Simei is killed for his disobedience:
“And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath. And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath. And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good. Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with? The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head; And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever. So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.”
Anointed King's Don't Kill Each Other? Back to contents ↑
Key verses: 1 Samuel 24:1-8, 1 Samuel 19:10, Luke 4:9-11, Luke 22:3, John 19:19
David understood that couldn't kill his predecessor, because the first was anointed by God as well:
“And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold, David is in the wilderness of Engedi. Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats. And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt. And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the LORD. So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself.”
However, Saul attemped to kill David multiple times, as to secure his position. However this which was a sin, as David was also anointed:
“And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.”
In the same way Jesus never was physically violent against satan, but satan wanted his literal fall:
“And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”
and later satan had Jesus killed as to secure his own position on a cross by entering Judas, who betrayed Him:
“Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.”
“And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.”
Now, sin leads to death as explained in James:
“Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”
However, because Jesus never sinned in his life He had power to rise from the dead:
“No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.”
And because He has risen, He can physically rule this earth after the period of the tribulation.
The Period of the Two Anointed Kings Back to contents ↑
Key verses: Luke 10:18, 1 Peter 5:8, Luke 14:27
We currently live in a situation where we have 2 anointed kings. The one is anointed but rejected by God:
“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.”
but satan still hold to his position through violence:
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”
The other is anointed but didn't take the Kingship as of yet. We currently are to follow Him in the same way and can't claim power or force the Kingdom of God. An example of this is this text where Jesus calls us to suffer for His sake:
“And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.”
When Jesus will take the Kingship Back to contents ↑
Key verses: Revelation 20-1-6
There certainly will be a glorious future on the earth when satan will be bound and where Jesus will rule the whole earth. The ones that followed Him during their lives will be resurrected, the ones who opposed Him will be rejected.
“And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.”