大卫王的预备

Our last guest may be the most important and influential. As disciples, we should all know how important it is that Yeshua is a son of David. That title is what allows for him even to be considered a candidate for Messiah, but why is that? This is due to the covenant that God made with David that he and his sons would rule on the throne forever. David did not live a perfect life, but the Scriptures famously remember him as, “A man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will” (Acts 13:22). David replaced Saul as king of Israel and established God as the true King over Israel.

Many important and deep parallels can be made between David and his ultimate son, Yeshua. One important connection is David’s desire to build a Temple for God here on earth. David wanted God’s presence to be permanently placed in his chosen house and usher in ultimate peace and prosperity. As we know, he was allowed only to prepare for this reality and was not permitted to build the Temple.

Similarly, our Master Yeshua desired to usher in the Messianic Kingdom and establish God’s rule on earth and usher him in as the King of the world. Sadly, this did not occur. We are still waiting for this to happen. But like David prepared the way and raised up Solomon to carry out his plan, our Master Yeshua took care of the important element of sin’s hold and sent his disciples to prepare the way for his return. He will undoubtedly return and truly bring fulfillment to God’s plans. As Sukkot represents the culmination of the festivals and a shadow of the Messianic Era, on this last day, let us welcome King David and King Yeshua and ask God to send his Son to bring to pass all that he has promised.

       我们最后一位客人，可能是最重要和最具有影响力的人。作为门徒，我们应该知道耶稣是大卫的子孙是多么重要的事情，这件事情甚至让他成为弥赛亚候选人。这是为什么呢？这是因为上主与大卫王所立的约--他和他的子孙将永远坐在统治的宝座上。大卫的生活并不美满，但是经上却被称为“他是合我心意的人、凡事要遵行我的旨意。（使徒行传13:22）”大卫代替扫罗成为了以色列的王，使得上主成为统治以色列的真正的君王。

       大卫与他的子孙耶稣之间有着很多极为重要的相似之处。一个重要的联系在于大卫希望在地上为上主建立一座圣殿。大卫希望上主能够永远的住在他所建的圣殿中，以致上主带来最终的繁荣与和平。众所周知，大卫只被允许为建圣殿做准备，却不能由他建立这个圣殿。

       同样的，众人期待我们的主耶稣迎来弥赛亚的王国，并重建上主在地上的秩序，并成为世界的王。可悲的是，这些事情尚未发生。我们依然等待他的发生。但是正如大卫所预备的，并由所罗门来执行。我们的主耶稣除去罪的辖制，差遣他的门徒来预备他的降临。毫无疑问的他必定会降临，真正的成全上主的计划。在住棚节的高潮和弥赛亚时代，在住棚节的最后一天，让我们迎接大卫王和我们的王耶稣，并祈求上主差遣他的儿子成全他所应许的。