KING...
Matthew 27 recounts the crucifixion of Christ...
The sign posted above his head read, “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS”
The question it generates is, “is He King of my life?”....
Does He have preeminence...is He the paramount chief...supreme authority....
He has all that and so much more...but, do I really acknowledge that...or is he just out there ruling and I don’t think about it ....
God asks Job, “ where you when... “ in Job 38-39..as LORD,
He is LORD, KING... and it behooves me to acknowledge that reality in every moment, every thing...
He alone saves...loves with unquenchable love...he alone sees my soul, heart and mind with clarity...he knows my every thought, heartache, joy, action...nothing is hidden...how can He not be King...
Thank YOU...words cannot describe the deep abiding thankfulness of Your kingship...so yes...YOU are KING ....
“King, noun
Definition of king
1
A
: a male monarch of a major territorial unit
especially : one whose position is hereditary and who rules for life
b
: a paramount chief
2
… to worship the King, the Lord of hosts …
— Zechariah 14:16 (Revised Standard Version)
3
: one that holds a preeminentposition”Merriam- Webster
Dictionary
Dictionaries - Smith's Bible Dictionary - King. King, [N] [E] "a chief ruler, one invested with supreme authority over a nation, tribe or country."
is in Scripture very generally used to denote one invested with authority, whether extensive or limited. There were thirty-one kings in Canaan ( Joshua 12:9Joshua 12:24), whom Joshua subdued. Adonibezek subdued seventy kings ( Judges 1:7). In the New Testament the Roman emperor is spoken of as a king ( 1 Peter 2:131 Peter 2:17); and Herod Antipas, who was only a tetrarch, is also called a king ( Matthew 14:9; Mark 6:22).
This title is applied to God ( 1 Timothy 1:17), and to Christ, the Son of God ( 1 Timothy 6:151 Timothy 6:16; Matthew 27:11). The people of God are also called "kings" ( Daniel 7:22Daniel 7:27; Matthew 19:28; Revelation 1:6, etc.). Death is called the "king of terrors" ( Job 18:14).
Jehovah was the sole King of the Jewish nation ( 1 Samuel 8:7; Isaiah 33:22). But there came a time in the history of that people when a king was demanded, that they might be like other nations ( 1 Samuel 8:5). The prophet Samuel remonstrated with them, but the people cried out, "Nay, but we will have a king over us." The misconduct of Samuel's sons was the immediate cause of this demand.
The Hebrew kings did not rule in their own right, nor in name of the people who had chosen them, but partly as servants and partly as representatives of Jehovah, the true King of Israel ( 1 Samuel 10:1). The limits of the king's power were prescribed ( 1 Samuel 10:25). The officers of his court were, (1) the recorder or remembrancer ( 2 Samuel 8:16; 1 Kings 4:3); (2) the scribe ( 2 Samuel 8:17; 20:25); (3) the officer over the house, the chief steward ( Isaiah 22:15); (4) the "king's friend," a confidential companion ( 1 Kings 4:5); (5) the keeper of the wardrobe ( 2 Kings 22:14); (6) captain of the bodyguard ( 2 Samuel 20:23); (7) officers over the king's treasures, etc. ( 1 Chronicles 27:25-31); (8) commander-in-chief of the army ( 1 Chronicles 27:34); (9) the royal counsellor ( 1 Chronicles 27:32; 2Sam 16:20-23).
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