Thursday, July 13, 2023
“And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever” (2 Samuel 7:12,13 KJV).
Let us search the Scriptures to see how Solomon is a type of the antitype Jesus….
The Book of Proverbs is God’s insight written through King Solomon (see Proverbs 1:1-6). As prudent Solomon governed Israel, so another wise and virtuous son of David will arise to reign. This is Messiah/Christ Jesus, fully capable of leading the Jewish people as their King throughout the endless ages to come. Also note how Christ’s occupation of David’s throne will embody justice and righteousness (Psalm 45:6,7; Hebrews 1:8,9)—exactly as Solomon’s rule did in 1 Kings 3:16-28.
“And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse [David’s father], and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins” (Isaiah 11:1-5).
In addition to wisdom, God also gave Solomon great material riches and honor (1 Kings 3:13). Read 1 Kings 4:20-28. “And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon” (verse 25). This prosperity of individuals points toward the Lord Jesus Christ’s earthly reign yet future from us (Micah 4:4; Zechariah 3:10). Solomon symbolizes Jesus in even more ways….
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