ATTRIBUTES OF DAVID IN ISAIAH: THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Attributes Of David In Isaiah
a) Although David's name is written only ten times in all the book of Isaiah, his memory was highly honored in Isaiah’s time. King David had established the throne in Jerusalem almost three centuries earlier. He was the patriarch and hero of Jerusalem’s royal family.
b) Here is one of the seven attributes of David mentioned in Isaiah, and what it signifies for us.
2. The Tabernacle Of David
Isaiah 16:5
1. Attributes Of David In Isaiaha) Although David's name is written only ten times in all the book of Isaiah, his memory was highly honored in Isaiah’s time. King David had established the throne in Jerusalem almost three centuries earlier. He was the patriarch and hero of Jerusalem’s royal family.
b) Here is one of the seven attributes of David mentioned in Isaiah, and what it signifies for us.
2. The Tabernacle Of David
Isaiah 16:5
5 A throne will even be established in loving-kindness,
And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David;
Moreover, he will seek justice
And be prompt in righteousness.
a) The kingship of Christ is combined with his high priesthood. Just as the throne of David had foreshadowed Christ’s kingship, the "tabernacle of David" symbolized Christ’s priesthood (Hebrews 9:1-15).
b) The word "tabernacle" means a temporary or portable dwelling such as a tent. The house of worship in David's time was still a tabernacle. David wished to build a more substantial house for God, but God would not let him. It was David’s son who built the great temple to replace the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 17:1-12). In Isaiah’s time this great temple dominated Jerusalem. Even in Isaiah’s prophecies and heavenly visions "the house of the Lord" was a temple (Isaiah 2:2-3, 6:1-4). Isaiah sorrowfully foretells the destruction of this temple (Isaiah 64:8-12).
c) Likewise, centuries later in the time of Christ, Jerusalem boasted a brand new temple. The disciples of Jesus admired it, yet Jesus told them to see those beautiful buildings as something destined for complete destruction (Matthew 24:1-3).
d) By building a glorious temple, man is liable to patronize God rather than being humble before him. Through Isaiah the Lord points this out most clearly (Isaiah 66:1-2).
e) As a symbol of Christ's priesthood, the "tabernacle of David" is more fitting than any of the temples. For Christ "humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:5-8). By this he "offered one sacrifice for sins for all time" (Hebrews 10:9-12).
f) The Hebrew writer, after describing the tabernacle, says, "Christ did not enter a holy place made by human hands, a copy of the true one, rather he entered heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Hebrews 9:24).
The End ...
And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David;
Moreover, he will seek justice
And be prompt in righteousness.
a) The kingship of Christ is combined with his high priesthood. Just as the throne of David had foreshadowed Christ’s kingship, the "tabernacle of David" symbolized Christ’s priesthood (Hebrews 9:1-15).
b) The word "tabernacle" means a temporary or portable dwelling such as a tent. The house of worship in David's time was still a tabernacle. David wished to build a more substantial house for God, but God would not let him. It was David’s son who built the great temple to replace the tabernacle (1 Chronicles 17:1-12). In Isaiah’s time this great temple dominated Jerusalem. Even in Isaiah’s prophecies and heavenly visions "the house of the Lord" was a temple (Isaiah 2:2-3, 6:1-4). Isaiah sorrowfully foretells the destruction of this temple (Isaiah 64:8-12).
c) Likewise, centuries later in the time of Christ, Jerusalem boasted a brand new temple. The disciples of Jesus admired it, yet Jesus told them to see those beautiful buildings as something destined for complete destruction (Matthew 24:1-3).
d) By building a glorious temple, man is liable to patronize God rather than being humble before him. Through Isaiah the Lord points this out most clearly (Isaiah 66:1-2).
e) As a symbol of Christ's priesthood, the "tabernacle of David" is more fitting than any of the temples. For Christ "humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross" (Philippians 2:5-8). By this he "offered one sacrifice for sins for all time" (Hebrews 10:9-12).
f) The Hebrew writer, after describing the tabernacle, says, "Christ did not enter a holy place made by human hands, a copy of the true one, rather he entered heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us" (Hebrews 9:24).
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