Read: 1 Kings 2:1-12; 2 Sam. 23:1-7; 1 Chron. 29:26-30; Ps. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 & 11
David’s days are coming to an end and in his last instructions to Solomon he encourages him to have courage, be a man, and follow God’s commands and His ways. Then he and all who follow God’s words will be successful. Then David gave him some specific instructions. He asked Solomon to punish Joab by death for killing Abner and Amasa. He also told him to kill Shimei, the man who cursed him when he fled from Absalom. But in the middle of those death wishes he told Solomon to be kind to Barzillai of Gilead because of the kindness he showed to David in his time of flight.
David died having reigned over Israel for 40 years: 7 in Hebron and 33 in Jerusalem. Forty is the number of a generation. Seven is the expanse of God’s week which we are now in the last day. And, 33 is the number of years Christ lived on earth. David was a picture of God’s dealing on earth. Solomon is a picture of Jesus in millennium. It says of Solomon’s reign that his kingdom was firmly established. I can’t wait for that.
We see the heart of David and the heart of God in the Psalms David wrote. We see that in his weakness he always cries out to the Lord.
We join with David in saying, “O Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!”
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