Restitutio

Have you heard of the Integrity Syndicate? No, not a crime syndicate, the Integrity Syndicate--the online ministry of Theophilus Josiah, my guest today. Abused and neglected by his parents and raised in a California orphanage, Josiah met God in his youth resulting in a new course for his life. Through a series of providential events, he went to college and became a mechanical engineer. His career included working on devices to aid hearts in their work to pump blood throughout the body. Now, he's bringing his analytic mind and passion to disseminate truth throughout the body of Christ via his 27 websites, his YouTube channel, and his conversations on Discord.

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

https://youtu.be/qqtVn1OxU_Y

—— Links ——

Last time we looked at Solomon's glorious reign as an archetype. Today Pastor Victor shows five parallels between Solomon's golden era and Christ's coming kingdom.

This last episode of this Son of David class ties together everything nicely, providing us with a wonderful description of the Christian hope in the age to come. As it turns out, in every category the ultimate Son of David outperforms the original Son of David.

Download the notes for this session

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——

In many ways, Solomon was the greatest Israelite king of all time. Abundance, security, and vastness characterized his long reign. Pastor Victor surveys Solomon's prodigious reign, tying it in to both the promises God made to Abraham before him and those he made regarding a future son of David after him. Solomon's fabulous wealth, unrivaled wisdom, and magnetic reputation serve as an archetype for the greater son of David whose reign will outshine even Solomon's majesty.

Download the notes for this session

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——

As we saw last time, Solomon's coronation set a precedent as the first son of David. By learning to recognize this archetype, we can spot intentional enactments later on. In this episode, Pastor Victor explores the striking parallels between Solomon's anointing and Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Next he considers how the first coming of our Lord into Jerusalem in peace on a donkey differs from his second coming, which will be on a war horse, ready for battle.

Download the notes for this session

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——

Today we begin looking at the original son of David--Solomon. Although his brother, Adonijah had crafted a master plan to take the throne, he was not God's choice. As a result, Bathsheba acted quickly to impose upon her elderly husband so that Solomon would be anointed. Pastor Victor shares the story of how this all happened, ending with the son of David riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with crowds shouting "Long live the king."

Download the notes for this session

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——

This is part 2 of the class, Son of David.

Today our focus is on Jesus. What do terms like “son of God,” “Christ,” and “messiah” mean? How does Jesus fit into the promises God made to King David a millennium before his birth? Victor Gluckin answers these questions through copious texts from the New Testament, driving home the point that Jesus’ primary identifier is messiah, God’s anointed one to rule on the throne of David.

Download the notes for this session

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——

This is part 1 of the class, Son of David.

Today we're beginning a new class called "Son of David," which explores the rich biblical parallels between Solomon and Jesus. Our teacher is Victor Gluckin, pastor of Living Faith Christian Church in Warwick, Rhode Island. Over more than two decades of friendship, I've been repeatedly impressed by Gluckin's ability to bring scripture alive when he teaches. Truth be told, he's one of my favorite preachers of all time. You can find out more about him at his church's website: livingfaithri.org.Today our focus is on the covenant God made with David to be a father to one of his descendants and to establish his throne forever. This seminal promise shaped Israelite history in good times and bad until ultimately Jesus came on the scene in the Gospels.

Download the notes for this session

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——

Did you know that scholars who work on Jesus divide starkly into two major camps? On the one hand, the evangelicals do such great work on the existence of God, the historicity of the resurrection, and the reliability of Scripture. But, then they read the Gospels through the filter of their theological commitments, always coming away with a Jesus that looks suspiciously like the second person of the Trinity. On the other hand, liberal scholars tend to get the message of Jesus about the kingdom right, but then due to their anti-supernatural presuppositions, deny the resurrection and end up with a failed prophet.In this presentation, recorded way back in 2008, I share about my own quest to benefit from both evangelical and liberal scholarship to identify the genuine Jesus of the first-century.

If you'd like to delve deeper into this, you can get the paper here.

Listen to this episode on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

—— Links ——