But not long from now we’ll begin to get glimpses of his sin, his failures, his shortsightedness. Since we began reading, we’ve largely explored how David is like the Messiah. And the author wants us to see both of these things, clearly. The author has made a point of setting David apart, distinct from the faithlessness of Saul, distinct from the faithlessness of Israel. To this point we’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on David’s righteousness, his breathtaking zeal, his faithfulness and covenant loyalty. And the Scriptures reflect reality perfectly. Reality is more messy than these stories. These sort of categories are simple, clean, unambiguous. White Knight versus Red Dragon, the brave hero versus the wicked villain. That’s why children’s stories are often simple. We like things to be squared away, black and white, good and evil. We’re about to encounter more nuance than we’re often comfortable with.I want you to remember the most important moments vividly. When that happens, I want you to be prepared for it.
#Antetype bible full
Now the camera pans and we are introduced to the full scene. To this point the author has focused our attention on only a few moving pieces. Pagan alliances and foreign wars and lies and destruction and plunder. Witches and spirits and betrayal and treason and murder. Armies chasing armies through wilderness and villages, over mountains and through valleys. The story is about to become complex in a way we haven’t yet experienced.
A lot of our time has been spent reflecting on aspects of the story of Samuel and the story of David, and then looking forward to see how the shape of these stories might remind us of the work of Christ, the true King of Israel, the better son of David.
#Antetype bible series
We decided early on that this series would be called, “Tracing the Shadows of the King.” And that’s what we’ve tried to do. And I think a good place to start is the shadows. Let’s take a minute to stop, get out a roadmap, and evaluate our surroundings. So I think it’s worth pausing for a moment today to take a breather.
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Today, for instance, we’ve likely not even thought about the life of David for a month, and in between this point and that most of us have traveled and all of us have celebrated Christmas with our friends and families - itself often an overwhelming experience. Part of the difficulty with studying long books is that life happens in between the chapters, and you can easily lose your grip on a lot of the most important takeaways. But look, it would have taken John Piper about two decades to work through 23 chapters, so I don’t want to hear it.Īnyway, I don’t know what it’s been like for you, but in my family we’ve celebrated 10 birthdays since we started this series. We began to study Samuel 532 days ago- the July before last.
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