The New Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Student Workbook, SW13

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3. The Kingdom of God would come through the line of the Hebrew kings.

a. The kings of the Hebrews were rulers under the authority of God.

b. God’s Kingdom would come through the line of the Davidic kings (2 Samuel 7; Psalm 89).

c. Messiah is spoken of often in Old Testament Scripture as a “ son of David ” (cf. Isa. 9.6-7; Jer. 23.5-6; Psalm 2).

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d. Appearance of the Messiah would be the evidence that the Day of the Lord had come, and that the Kingdom had arrived.

4. The Kingdom of God , when it finally arrived, would bring about dramatic change.

a. It would produce deliverance of the nation of Israel from political oppression and domination .

b. It would result in the refreshing and renewing of all nature back to its Eden-like glory and splendor .

c. It would establish peace and righteousness with justice among all the nations, with Israel at its head.

d. It would produce global spiritual transformation , with all nations changed to serve and worship the true God, YHWH.