For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross. But I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them., Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord,When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;And He will reign as king and act wiselyAnd do justice and righteousness in the land. You adulterous people! L According to the faithful mercies shown to David. Then he set the carved image of Asherah that he had made, in the house of which the, There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the, There I have set the ark in which is the covenant of the. God will always be faithful to His friends. Salem Media Group. Uzzah Touches the Ark 7 And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying, Thus says the. For the ministry of this service is not only supplying the needs of the saints but is also overflowing in many thanksgivings to God. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. And David avoided out of his presence twice. I will make a covenant of peace with them and eliminate harmful beasts from the land so that they may live securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods. You shall therefore obey the voice of the Lord your God, keeping his commandments and his statutes, which I command you today.. And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. However, I will not tear away all the kingdom, but I will give one tribe to your son for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem which I have chosen.. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. B I am the good shepherd. He wants us to view the cross as an affection-filled sacrifice for friends. 20:7; Isa. If David then calls Him Lord, how is He his son? No one was able to answer Him a word, nor did anyone dare from that day on to ask Him another question. Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Abide in my love. Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, Why has the Lord done thus to this great city?read more.Then they will answer, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord their God and bowed down to other gods and served them., Therefore thus says the Lord concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah, He shall have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body shall be cast out to the heat of the day and the frost of the night. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. Young David, shepherd boy of Israel, had a cause. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. It is a most remarkable bond between a human being and the all-powerful Creator God. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. And he said, Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. And he said to him, Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise., But he replied to the man who told him, Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? And stretching out his hand toward his disciples, he said, Here are my mother and my brothers! But if you will not obey these words, I swear by Myself, declares the Lord, that this house will become a desolation., But if you or your sons indeed turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. There I have set a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord, which He made with our fathers when He brought them from the land of Egypt., Now the Lord has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in the place of my father David and sit on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. 22Saul sent this message to Jesse, Please let David stay with me because I have grown fond of him.. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,On the throne of David and over his kingdom,To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousnessFrom then on and forevermore.The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand hima threefold cord is not quickly broken. All rights reserved. And a branch from his roots will bear fruit. For to which of the angels did God ever say, You are my Son, today I have begotten you? 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? He will again have compassion on us; he will tread our iniquities underfoot. Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, keep with Your servant David, my father, that which You have promised him, saying, You shall not lack a man to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your sons take heed to their way, to walk in My law as you have walked before Me. Now therefore, O Lord, the God of Israel, let Your word be confirmed which You have spoken to Your servant David. - The soul of all the people was grieved. . Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse. Font Size. 11Are these all the sons you have?, Theres still the youngest one, Jesse answered. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the Lord our God is to us, whenever we call upon him? Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him; the Lord protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you do not give him up to the will of his enemies. Jesus chose us as friends, he died for us as friends, he caused us to trust him as our friend, and he will remain our friend for the endless ages to come. even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. The Lord said, Go ahead, anoint him. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? And our obedience doesnt earn, but rather, proves, our friendship with him. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father's who sent me. For I will defend this city to save it for My own sake and for My servant Davids sake., Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Because you have prayed to Me about Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard you.. Selah Lift up your heads, O gates! TopicalBible In Hebrew the name David means "beloved." David is the only person in the Bible whose epitaph reads "a man after God's own heart "(1 Samuel 13:14, Acts. As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?read more.And they will say, Because they forsook the Lord, the God of their fathers who brought them from the land of Egypt, and they adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this adversity on them., So the Lord said to Solomon, Because you have done this, and you have not kept My covenant and My statutes, which I have commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom from you, and will give it to your servant. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. He was the youngest of Jesse's sons and an unlikely choice for king, humanly speaking. He is described as handsome and ruddy with beautiful eyes (1 Samuel 16:12). The Apostle Paul was a friend of God, and suffered many things that God's Word might be spread throughout the world. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promise" ( Ps. Jesus tells us to obey him; we never tell him to obey us. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. The Legacy of Jonathan in the Bible. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. Painful as they are, all our deaths and endings hold lessons we cannot live wisely without. If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and thrown into the sea, and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Yet they did not listen to Me or incline their ear, but stiffened their neck; they did more evil than their fathers. If your sons will keep My covenantAnd My testimony which I will teach them,Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forever.. But to his son I will give one tribe, that My servant David may have a lamp always before Me in Jerusalem, the city where I have chosen for Myself to put My name. Y We could so emphasize his authority that we dont enjoy his affection. GODS WORD Translation (GW). One of the most outstanding examples of a friendship in the Bible is the relationship the patriarch Abraham cultivated with God. You are My friends if you do whatever I command you. Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. Nevertheless I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand, but I will make him ruler all the days of his life, for the sake of My servant David whom I chose, who observed My commandments and My statutes; but I will take the kingdom from his sons hand and give it to you, even ten tribes. '" The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham: Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them a question: What do you think about the Christ, whose son is He? They *said to Him, The son of David. He *said to them, Then how does David in the Spirit call Him Lord, saying,read more.The Lord said to my Lord,Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet? A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your life as a prize of war, because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.. He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. You are my friends if you do what I command you. J For the sake of David Your servant,Do not turn away the face of Your anointed. then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. That which we have seen and heard we proclaim also to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. And who shall stand in his holy place? As it is written, He has distributed freely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness. A Maskil of the Sons of Korah. They are by nature poor, and mean; but God chooses them, and brings them near unto Himself. then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them, and the house which I have consecrated for My name, I will cast out of My sight. However, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sons always. But I will restore their fortunes and will have mercy on them., Behold, the days are coming, declares the. Verse 6. 20 Jesse took six bushels of bread, a full wineskin, and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul. How much would change if we knew that the one who loves us so deeply is with us so constantly? Arise, O Lord, to Your resting place,You and the ark of Your strength. Footnotes 2 Gen. 49:4-5 cf. For thus says the Lord, David shall never lack a man to sit on the throne of the house of Israel; The Lord has sworn to DavidA truth from which He will not turn back:Of the fruit of your body I will set upon your throne. To the choirmaster. Let love be genuine. . But does relating to Jesus as a friend diminish his authority in our lives? He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. But why was David described this way? Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness. If you have any questions, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@biblegateway.com. Yet they did not obey or incline their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward and not forward. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, Where is your God? These things I remember, as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. And what, exactly, does it mean? And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. Read these Top 5 Bible verses and one bonus quote about becoming a friend of God. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore! 21 David came to Saul and served him. C But King Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the Lord forever.. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother., And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.. (but he will have one tribe, for the sake of My servant David and for the sake of Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel). As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and uprightness, doing according to all that I have commanded you and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, just as I promised to your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel., As for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, even to do according to all that I have commanded you, and will keep My statutes and My ordinances, then I will establish your royal throne as I covenanted with your father David, saying, You shall not lack a man to be ruler in Israel., For if you men will indeed perform this thing, then kings will enter the gates of this house, sitting in Davids place on his throne, riding in chariots and on horses, even the king himself and his servants and his people. The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. You may unsubscribe from Bible Gateways emails at any time. 10So Jesse brought seven more of his sons to Samuel, but Samuel told Jesse, The Lord has not chosen any of these. Yet most assuredly I will make you like a wilderness. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. W Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. And Jesus began to say, as He taught in the temple, How is it that the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David? Saul loved him very much and made David his armorbearer. Nevertheless I will not do it in your days for the sake of your father David, but I will tear it out of the hand of your son. While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and . A man after God's own heart. Discover more Bible verses about the friend(s) of God in this collection of scripture quotes. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.. 23Whenever Gods spirit came to Saul, David took the lyre and strummed a tune. In this Bible Story, we witness the continued bravery of David even into old age. John 15:15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. He testified concerning him: 'I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. Not at all, because when he calls us friends, he still remains our King. But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, Where are you?. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,The spirit of wisdom and understanding,The spirit of counsel and strength,The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. Do you not know that the Lord God of Israel gave the rule over Israel forever to David and his sons by a covenant of salt? Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy. And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by will be astonished and hiss and say, Why has the Lord done thus to this land and to this house?read more.And they will say, Because they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore the Lord has brought all this adversity on them., But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them, then I will uproot you from My land which I have given you, and this house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. 10 Reasons David Is Called "A Man After God's Own Heart" By Ron Edmondson April 10, 2014 Church 38 Comments Share Acts 13:22 says, " After removing Saul, he made David their king. 4. You shall not give up to his master a slave who has escaped from his master to you. Then the King will say to those on his right, Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 19 Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.". Brethren, I may confidently say to you regarding the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. And he would send his Spirit to ensure that all future disciples would hear these words (John 14:26; 16:1215). Genesis 21:33. My covenant I will not violate,Nor will I alter the utterance of My lips. But Jesus offers himself to us as both our cosmic ruler and our closest friend. When the evil spirit from God comes to you, hell strum a tune, and youll feel better., 17Saul told his officials, Please find me a man who can play well and bring him to me., 18One of the officials said, I know one of Jesses sons from Bethlehem who can play well. Then I will set over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them; he will feed them himself and be their shepherd. Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation Then Moses and the Levitical priests said to all Israel, Keep silence and hear, O Israel: this day you have become the people of the Lord your God. He said, "You are my friends if you do what I command you" ( John 15:14 ). Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. One of my sweet friends is a missionary to China. But their story specifically pictures how we can be friends with the Christ, the messianic King. We wont continue until he gets here.. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org, So David said to Michal, It was before the, And build up your throne to all generations., even from the day that I commanded judges to be over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. It was Abraham 's faith that entitled him to be called the friend of God. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. He said, You are my friends if you do what I command you (John 15:14). The. Noah walked with God. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And when he had removed him, he raised up David to be their king, of whom he testified and said, I have found in David the son of Jesse a man after my heart, who will do all my will.. But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Yet Jesus confers a greater honor. I will not leave you or forsake you. And so, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne, he looked ahead and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did His flesh suffer decay. Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. M I To the choirmaster. Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. Samuel thought Eliab, David's oldest brother, was surely the anointed one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.. How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God? The Bible phrase Friend of God is found in James 2:23, And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousnessand he was called a friend of God.. By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. James 2:23 Context. But, as is often the case with those in distress, from grief they turned to anger, and sought relief for their feelings by venting their rage upon the innocent. David himself said in the Holy Spirit,The Lord said to my Lord,Sit at My right hand,Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet. David himself calls Him Lord; so in what sense is He his son? And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.