Throne of David

Pastor Martin continues his sweep through the Old Testament period of preparation, showing how God added bolder strokes to the prophetic portrait of the coming Messiah-King. Beginning with the Davidic covenant in 2 Samuel 7, he traces the king motif through Psalm 2, Psalm 110, Isaiah 9, Micah 5, Jeremiah 33, Daniel 7, and Zechariah 6 and 9, demonstrating that the Old Testament builds inexorably toward a king from David's seed who would also be the mighty God, who would build God's true house, sit as priest upon his throne, ride lowly upon a donkey, and reign in righteousness to the ends of the earth. The Jews were inexcusable for missing such a king of grace.

Pastor Martin moves from the Old Testament period of preparation to the period of manifestation in the Gospels, showing that from the very first verse of the New Testament Jesus is presented as the rightful King who fulfills the promises to Abraham and David. He examines Matthew 1:1, Gabriel's annunciation in Luke 1, the visit of the Magi in Matthew 2, and Nathanael's confession in John 1, demonstrating that Jesus' kingship was openly declared at his conception, his birth, and the beginning of his public ministry. He pointedly rejects the dispensationalist view that Christ's enthronement is postponed until a future earthly reign.