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"David My servant shall be king"

Text: Ezekiel 37:24

THE GREATEST KING OF ANCIENT ISRAEL

Israel had many kings. The greatest of the kings of Israel was David. He was one king who remained loyal to the Lord. He refused idolatry outright (Psalm 16:4). David became the yardstick to measure the kings of Israel by. In God’s plan to bring Israel back to its homeland, God promised them a Messianic king, from the line of David.

“David My servant shall be king over them,
and they shall all have one shepherd;
they shall also walk in My judgments
and observe My statutes, and do them.
Then they shall dwell in the land
that I have given to Jacob My servant,
where your fathers dwelt;
and they shall dwell there, they, their children,
and their children’s children, forever;
and My servant David shall be their prince forever.”
Ezekiel 37:24-25

1. “David My servant”

a) He was called God’s servant.

b) He was anointed to be the shepherd of Israel.

2. “One Shepherd”

a) This will not be David resurrected.

b) This is a reference to a Messianic prophecy.

c) The Messiah would be the prophetic David mentioned here.

3. The new flock of Israel.

a) They will walk in the judgments of God.

b) They will observe His statutes.

c) They do what the Lord commands in faithful obedience.

4. Dwelling in the Promised Land.

a) This was first promised to Abraham.

b) This promise was repeated:

i) To Isaac.

ii) To Jacob (here called “My servant”).

c) Where their forefathers dwelt.

Israel would dwell in their homeland

d) The Promised Land of Israel.

i) It would be the possession of the descendants of Abraham.

ii) This will be their perpetual land.

e) The Messianic David would be the Prince of Peace forever.