Reading John 11, it struck me how similar David and Jesus’s situations were to each other.
David | Jesus |
David’s enemy- Saul | Jesus’s enemies – Pharisees |
The king (Saul) was worried David would take away his kingdom. | In John 11:48 the Pharisees were worried that if they didn’t do something about Jesus the Romans would take away their kingdom. |
Saul plotted and planned to kill David. | The Pharisees and other Jewish leaders took counsel to put Jesus to death. (John 11:53) |
David had to go on the run and escape from Saul by moving from place to place. | Jesus had to keep from walking openly among the Jews. (John 11:54) |
Saul commanded his servants that they should take David and kill him or tell him where David was. | The chief priests and Pharisees gave commandment that anyone having information about where Jesus was should tell them so they could catch him. (John 11:57) |
David had some of the Israelites betray where he was to Saul, even though he helped them. | Jesus had people who saw his miracles who informed on him to the Pharisees. (John 11:45-46) |
It sounds to me like David’s life in many respects was a type of the kinds of difficulties Jesus would have.
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