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chosen by God was foreshadowing Christ’s complete obedience to the father, even to death on a cross.
(Philippians 2:10). The promise of an everlasting kingship was also foreshadowing the eternal everlasting
kingdom of Christ to come or messianic hope. David as a just and righteous ruler was reflecting the
eternal everlasting Kingdom of the King of kings and Lord of lords, our Lord Jesus Christ.

(E) New Covenant
The Jews had a wrong concept of the coming child of David. They anticipated a physical deliverance, but
the Messiah was focused on their deliverance from the bondage of sin. Mathew 3:13-17, is a first
symbolism of the new covenant. Jesus is being baptized by the last prophet of the Mosaic order
(symbolism of oil). Like the custom entails, this king is chosen and anointed publicly and here we see the
heavens open and a voice from heaven says this is my beloved son. Indicating (Ps 2:7), “this is the one.”
This is indeed the new covenant because the long-awaited King is being anointed publicly.

Theological significance
As mentioned earlier, the Jewish expectation of the Messiah was now being fulfilled even though the
Messiah was somehow not according to their expectation. Jesus is the fulfillment of (2 Samuel 7) the
one who would be seated on David’s throne. His name “Emmanuel” is also a symbolism of God’s
cohabitation with mankind like in the Old Testament, tabernacle. This time God is no longer in the
tabernacle but came as God incarnate. Thus, “the God-man, Jesus Christ, has died for humanity, so that
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we the offspring of Adam and Eve might be born again to a second chance.” Jesus is humanities only
hope. In summary, “Jesus is prophet, priest, and king. He is the last Adam who defeats Eden’s curse; the
second Noah commissioned to save God’s people from the coming flood of his wrath; the seed of
Abraham; the new lawgiver who stands upon the mountain and amazes his audience by the authority
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with which he speaks; and he is the heir of David, indeed.” Jesus Christ fulfills all the promises of
God.

Covenants in the Old Testament

12 Sandra L. Richter, Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament (Downers Grove, Illinois: IVPress
Academic; illustrated edition, 2008), p. 216
13 Ibid, p. 217.
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