In this sermon, we looked at God’s plan to raise up a better king for the nation of Israel. God reveals to Samuel that He is looking for a king who would be a man after His own heart. Through David’s story, we see that even though God is now going to place a man after His own heart on the throne of His people, he will still be a man with a deceitful heart and a sinful nature. Even though David is a better king than Saul, he is still not the ultimate King to sit on the throne of God’s people. In 2 Samuel 7, God promises to send a Messiah who will lead His people in righteousness. All of this was pointing to Jesus, the Son of God, who would come as the Lion of the tribe of Judah and the Root of David who will sit on the throne forever.
