FALSELY
ACCUSED
Seventh
of twelve in Lamb of God Parallel Bible Series
Psalm
35:11, Matthew 26:59-61
Psalm
35:11: “Ruthless witnesses came
forward; they question me on things I know nothing about.”
Matthew
26:59-61: “The chief priests and the
whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they
could put Him to death. But they did not
find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward and declared, ‘This
fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God
and rebuild it in three days.’”
No one understood what Jesus meant. But of course, the chief priests and
Sanhedrin jumped on His statement—that’s all they had to claim that He deserved
to die! Who could rebuild a temple in
three days? (Of course Jesus was talking
about His resurrection from the dead).
Christians pick up on the code,
“three days”. Ancient peoples, though,
had no clue that what the Son of God predicted would certainly come true.
This parallel Bible series includes
passages in Psalms—of which David wrote most.
Many of them, including Psalm 35, show corresponding situations that Jesus
also faced in His earthly life. Not only
is David Jesus’ ancestor, but also chosen by God (“A man after My own heart.” 1
Samuel 13:14).
Jesus and the Father are one (John
14:10).
The similarities between the two men
are uncanny. Both were born in Judea’s Bethlehem
to humble circumstance. David was a
shepherd servant. Jesus, born in a stable,
came to serve, AND to give His life as a ransom for many (Mark 10:45).
Both men were instruments of God’s
will. David helped spread the word of the
Living God throughout Israel and Judah.
"The Lord swore an oath to David, a sure oath that He would not revoke: 'One of your own descendants I will place on your throne...forever.'" (Psalm 132:11-12). Jesus’
life and ministry inspired the Gospels—spread around the world. He was labeled King of the Jews (Matthew 2:2
and 27:37)…King of kings and Lord of lords in the eternal kingdom (Revelation
19:16).
Jesus fulfilled every Messianic prophesy
when on earth.
Both David and Jesus had
enemies. David first defeated Goliath,
the Philistine. Then Saul, who lost
God’s favor, sought David’s life. Jesus’
rivals were the Pharisees. They needed to shut Jesus up, before losing
authority over the Jews.
The lesson linked below shows more
ways that David was falsely accused
Take Home Nugget
One
last parallel described here is pardon.
King David spared Shimei’s life, and
invited Saul’s grandson eat to eat at his table (2 Samuel 19:23, 28). Jesus pardoned those who hung Him on the
cross (Luke 23:34), and also the thief on a cross next to Him (Luke
23:42-43).
One difference between the two is one where David cannot compete: Jesus is God.
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