British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 1:
Published 20260104 -:- Revised 20260108--p
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 2: - Israel DEMANDS A King!
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 3: - God Tells David His Long Term BIG PLAN
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 4: - Confirmation in Prophecy Of David’s Continuous Royal Line
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 5: - The Decline Of David’s Line
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 6: - British Israel Becomes A Faith Message
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 7: - Melchizedek And Jesus
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 8: - The Eternal Role Of Christ
British Israel - David’s Royal Line Parts 1-8
Aim
In this lesson I would like to look into the origin of the throne of David, in other words it’s first mention.
Introduction
In my humble opinion, I believe there are 6 Basic messages in the bible. (If you can think of more drop me a line in the comments). But these messages tend to go "hand in glove" and seem to be inter-related or inter-dependant! For example, you can't have a kingdom unless you have land over which your kingdom can spread! You can’t have a king on a throne, without a kingdom and people over which he can govern! Anyway that’s food for thought; here is my basic list of bible messages: -
The Salvation Message: That is the gospel message of salvation to the individual.
The Message to the Church: Its Conduct and Gifts, most often explained in Paul's epistles.
The Kingdom Message: That is ‘The Kingdom that is Not of this World', and your authority in Christ.
The Throne of David Message: The Eternal Promise to David and his family line, culminating with Christ.
The House of Israel Message: Their Worldly Inheritance and their role as God’s clean up force, refer Jer 51:19-23
The House of Judah Message: They are the Custodians of The Word of God.
King In Israel, ‘FIRST Mentioned’
Stretch you memory a bit, where can you recall the first mention that there would be a king in Israel? When you think about it, God is The King of the universe on His Glorious Throne in heaven; we know this from all the visions described by the prophets. Also the things in heaven are usually foreshadowed on earth. For example God tells Moses to build a tabernacle, the type and shadow of the temple, that he was shown in heaven. Exo 25:8-9 “According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle". And all through the Revelation there are references to ‘the temple ‘ in heaven. So it was not really mans idea to have a king to rule over them in Israel. God already hand that plan up his sleave. So where do you think the first mention of a king appeared? Would you believe it goes back as far as Abram in Geneses chapter 17?
Kings Through Abraham
Gen 17: 4 “As for Me, behold! My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations. [There is the starting point for ‘A Kingdom’ over many nations!] :5 Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham. For I have made you a father of many nations. :6 And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, greatly so, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you. :7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.”
This is telling us that it was God’s plan that the kingdom is going to be everlasting! Also if we go to 1 Samuel chapter 8 where the prophet Samuel was asked by the leaders of Israel to choose a king to lead them, and Samuel was reluctant to have any part in the idea. Read verse 7 “And Jehovah said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.” So God knows the begging from the end, or visa versa. Therefore it is clear in the verse above, in Geneses 17:6, that God had already planed to have a king, on an earthly throne, to rule over this everlasting kingdom!
Kings Through Sarah [Isaac's Birth Promised]
Skip down to: - Gen 17:15 where God renamed Sarah, then verse 16 “And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations, kings of people shall be from her. :17 And Abraham fell upon his face and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him that is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear? :18 And Abraham said to God, Oh that Ishmael might live before You! :19 And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed. And you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him." So here we have from Sarah, she had only one child Isaac, and he would be the progenitor of an everlasting kingly line!
This bit in Geneses 17, where Abraham laughed, I think it shows the wonderful relationship between God and Abraham. Refer Isa 41:8 "But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend". But in the next chapter when Sarah laughed, Gen 18:12 “Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, …:13 And Jehovah said to Abraham, Why did Sarah laugh….? :15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I did not laugh; for she was afraid. And He said, No, but you did laugh.”
Other Kingly Lines?
Back it up a bit, Kings will come through Abraham!? You have Ishmael to think about with possible kingly lines. BUT don’t forget that Abraham later took a second wife after Sarah died. So do kings continue through his second wife as according to Geneses 17 verse 6 above? Refer: - Gen 25:1 “Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah. :2 And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. :3 And Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim. :4 And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. :5 And Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. :6 But to the sons of the concubines which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son while he still lived, eastward to the east country.” So we have seven more sons through Abraham, Ishmael plus six through Keturah. For them you can do your own study to see if ‘Kings’ came up through them. But the key issue is that God said, “you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him!" And we know that the royal line of David came down through Isaac.
The Land
You can’t have a kingdom without a land! Gen 17:8 “And I will give the land to you in which you are a stranger, and to your seed after you, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God. :9 And God said to Abraham, And you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you in their generations.” Then God goes on to describe the covenant of circumcision. BUT what was The area in sq km of the ancient land of Canaan? Well Google tells me; “The area of the ancient Land of Canaan was approximately 6,600 to 8,000 square miles (around 17,000 to 20,000 sq km) for the land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea." Which was a HUGE sized property for God to give to an old bloke like Abraham who just turned a hundred. In comparison the biggest cattle station in Australia is the Anna Creek Station, and it covers approximately 23,677 square kilometres. Therefore Canaan is about 80% the size of Anna Creek Station! But these days we have helicopters and 4X4’s to round up cattle. In Old Abraham’s day it was all done on foot! And being such a huge area for Abraham, it’s no wonder that he said to his nephew Lot, “You take half and I’ll take the other half”, Genesis 13:9.
The Covenant [The Title Deed!]
This is very interesting because it indicates who can be a part of this land of Israel, and they DO NOT need to have any bloodline link to the line of Abraham. Gen 17:10 “This is My covenant, which you shall keep, between Me and you and your seed after you. Every male child among you shall be circumcised. :11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. And it shall be a token of the covenant between Me and you. :12 And a son of eight days shall be circumcised among you, every male child in your generations; he that is born in the house, or bought with silver of any stranger who is not of your seed. :13 He that is born in your house, and he that is bought with your silver, must be circumcised. And My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. :14 And the uncircumcised male child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.” WOW!
Let’s go to Part 2; British Israel - David’s Royal Line Part 2: - Israel DEMANDS A King! In that lesson see how Israel ‘Demanded' a king from God, and the ups and downs of the kingdom through to the ascension of David to the throne.
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