Lecture 3 Davidic Jerusalem (Pt. 2)

     In 1 Chronicle 11 we get the mention of Joab, a commander in David's army, climbing up a shaft to get into the Jebusite city. The current city of Jerusalem has Warren's shaft, a possible natural cave, and tunnel to the Pool Tower, so it was used to access the natural water source in the city. The Siloam Channel are undergound channels in the city thought to have brought water from the southern end of the City of David. So all these structures were used to bring water in the city, which was fundamental for the city to grow. The city may have had the Gihon spring, but that would not have helped the city to grow and maintain if there wasn't a way to bring water directly to the city and the inhabitants.
      We can see that water played a major role in the city for survival, but also as a sacred object. In 1 Kings 1 we read of the anointing of Solomon in order to become king. The account mentions how the Gihon played an important part in the coronation ceremony, with Solomon riding on a donkey to the spring. We later get another account of the Gihon as part of a ceremony in Mathew 21. It mentions Jesus riding a donkey through the city on his way to the Gihon spring. The writer is making a reference to the Israelite coronation ceremony, claiming Jesus to be royalty as the King of Israel and the Jews.
     Before David takes over Jerusalem, the Ark of the Covenant was believed to be the presence of God, but once David rules the city, he wants to build his Lord a house, or temple, to reside in, but his Lord tells him not to. And in 2 Samuel 7 we get one of the most important verses in the Hebrew Bible, especially for the establishment of Christianity. God tells David to not build him a temple, but instead the Lord will make him a promise of building David a house. The word house in Hebrew can also mean dynasty. Thus God is making David an eternal promise that the Davidic line will never pass away and that there will be always be a ruler on the throne. But in 586 the Temple is destroyed, and God's followers interpret the passage differently believing a king will eventually come back, and we see that with Jesus Christ, when he is named the son of David. A descendant of David, and thus he will rule forever under the promise of God.

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