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We cannot conclude without referring once again to Uriah the Hittite. Defrauded and
basely betrayed by David the man, he is nevertheless honoured and exalted by David as
the type of heaven's King.
And so we must conclude this all too meager survey of the reign of David over all
Israel. Let us sum up the various points so that their prophetic import may be the better
realized.
(1)
David is anointed King over all Israel.
(2)
The Jebusite is overthrown.
(3)
The Ark ascends to its place in the city of David.
(4)
God promises David "a house", and David catches a glimpse of "the law of the
Man" that is to come.
(5)
David at last, with all enemies subdued, sings a Psalm of Praise.
(6)
David gives his "last words" regarding the future kingdom.
(7)
The mighty men who shared with David in his distress now share with him in his
triumph.
May every reader be able to enter into the realization of the prophetic import of these
seven items.
The Books of CHRONICLES.
#7. The Divine survey of the history of the kings
in relation to the House of God,
as indicated by an examination of the Book of Chronicles.
pp. 206 - 212
If our intention were to study the record of each king of Israel and Judah in turn, our
next book would be the First Book of Kings, and our theme the closing days of David and
the accession of Solomon. This, however, is not our purpose. As we have already
explained, what we are attempting to do is to present to the reader a sort of bird's
eye view of the whole period covered by the reign of these kings, so that the light that
their history throws upon the purpose of the ages may be seen. With such a task before
us, we may well ask "Who is sufficient for these things?"
Most readers are probably aware that the ground covered by Samuel and the two
books of Kings, is traversed again in the two books of Chronicles. Upon examination,
however, we soon perceive that this is no mere repetition. The essential fact about the
books of Chronicles is that they view history from the Divine standpoint. To be
convinced of this, one must investigate for oneself, but the earnest student will find a
good deal of the spade work already done for him by Girdlestone, in his Deuterographs,
a book still obtainable at second hand. Appendix 56 of the Companion Bible also
supplies the parallel references, without the actual text. As an example, let us take the