ISAIAH 55:3 - "The Journey To The Throne"

"Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth: the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the people righteously." (Psalms 96:10) After David had slain Goliath, he was established as a 'Man of War'. In 1 Samuel 18:5, we see the Saul has set David over men of war, and had sent him out to do battle; and it says: "and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants". In verses 6 & 7, we see that David was now getting lifted above King Saul as the mightiest of the two: "Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands"; this was proclaimed in song by the women of Israel as David would return from battle. Which caused the heart of Saul to begin to change towards David; from this point forward Saul would fear David, and David would know to be careful around Saul. It says in verse 14, that David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him; this caused Saul to fear David all the more, because he could see that David was now taking on the character of a king. In verse 16, it says all Israel and Judah loved David. Then in verse 25, we see that Saul tries to get David killed by sending him out to get one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, for the hand of his daughter Michal. Then what does David do?; he brings back two hundred foreskins of the Philistines; and Saul feared him even more; why? David had established himself as a man of integrity, and a man of God. Saul could see that there was in David a heart that sought to do what was right, and was even willing to go above that which he was asked to do; which meant that David was not content with just normal, but was driven in his heart to be exceptional. In verse 29, it says: "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually". From that day forward Saul had tried to kill David, and David was pretty much on the run from Saul; but all the while, God was preparing his heart for leading the people as their King. He would continue his journey day by day, always seeking what the Lord would have him to do; sometimes doubting that he was even meant to be king, but always trusting that God would provide, deliver, and speak to him. The bottom line is that David never stopped believing that God was in control of everything, and that all he needed to do was wait upon the Lord. Seven years would pass from the time David had killed Goliath, until the time that he would be established as King in Judah; and eight years later he would be established as King in all Israel. For over seven years, there was war between Israel and Judah; because Abner, Saul's captain, took Saul's son Ishbosheth, and made him king over Israel; while David was made King over Judah, after Saul's death. In 2 Samuel 5:4 & 5, it gives a summary of the rein of David: "David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years. In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah. "And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him." (2 Samuel 5:10)